Monday, January 12, 2026

Titeuf : 2004 - Switzerland

2004 Switzerland

Titeuf (known sometimes as Tootuff in English) is a Swiss comic series created by the Swiss comic-book creator Zep in 1992. In 2001 it was adapted into an animated TV series and in 2011 into a film. The series also appears in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Tchô!

Geneva Book Fair

Sunday, January 11, 2026

Calvin & Hobbes : 2010 Sunday Funnies

2010-Jul-16 Columbus OH

Bill Watterson was born in Washington, D.C., in 1958. His love of art began at an early age, and early influences included Charles Schulz ("Peanuts"), George Herriman ("Krazy Kat"), and Walt Kelly ("Pogo").
Watterson's numerous daily comic ideas were all rejected until he created "Calvin and Hobbes," the engaging chronicle of a 6-year-old's psyche. The strip was signed by Universal Press Syndicate and debuted on Nov. 18, 1985. By the end of its run on Dec. 31, 1995, the award-winning "Calvin and Hobbes" was carried in more than 2,400 newspapers. Watterson became the youngest person to win the prestigious Reuben Award for "Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year" from the National Cartoonists Society. He won the award again in 1988. GoComics
Commemorative postmark used 2010-Jul-16 California State Fair Sacramento CA

Friday, January 9, 2026

Disney 100th : 2023 Australia

2023-Oct-03 Sydney

Generations of Australians have grown up with Disney. In this exciting collaboration between Australia Post and Disney, four postage stamps have been issued to celebrate a century of our favourite iconic animated characters. Inspired by Disney’s timeless magic, these stamps have been designed to embrace Disney’s history, but with a decidedly Aussie flavour. In these vignettes we see popular Disney characters explore the wonders of our big, beautiful continent, from the tropical north to the southern coast – Australia Post

Nemo in Sydney Harbour, NSW (Finding Nemo ©Disney/Pixar)
Ariel at the Great Barrier Reef, Qld.(The Little Mermaid ©Disney)
Mickey and Minnie Mouse on the Great Ocean Road, Vic. (©Disney)
Kanga and Roo in the Red Centre, N.T. (©Disney - ©2023 Disney. Based on the “Winnie the Pooh” works by A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard)

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Francisque Poulbot : 1979 France

1979-Mar-24 Paris France

Francisque Poulbot (1879-1946) was a French affichiste (literally, "poster designer"), draughtsman and illustrator.

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Porco Rosso - Jean Reno

Jean Reno autograph

I still enjoy writing to performers from various fields to request an autograph. When I can, I provide a related sketch on the first day cover and request an autograph. As a fan of the animation Porco Rosso I took the opportunity to write to actor Jean Russo, who graciously signed the cover

Jean Reno is a French and Spanish actor. He established himself as a leading man of French cinema through his collaborations with director Luc Besson. He is a three-time César Award nominee - Best Actor for Les Visiteurs (1993) and Léon: The Professional (1994), and Best Supporting Actor for The Big Blue (1988). 
Porco Rosso is a 1992 Japanese animated adventure fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on his 1989 manga Hikōtei Jidai. The plot revolves around an Italian World War I ex-fighter ace, now living as a freelance bounty hunter chasing "air pirates" in the Adriatic Sea. However, an unusual curse has transformed him into an anthropomorphic pig. Once called Marco Pagot (Marco Rossolini in the American version), he is now known to the world as "Porco Rosso". Jean Reno voiced the English dubbed version of the film

Monday, January 5, 2026

Little Hero (Mikros Iros) : 2024 Greece

2024-Oct-23 Greece

Spithas – The Crazy Biker - Little Hero, issue 785, March 19, 1968
Τhe Trumpeting of Victory - Giorgos Thalassis, Little Hero, issue 9, April 21, 1953
All for Greece - Giorgos Thalassis, Little Hero, issue 5, March 24, 1953
Τhe Greek Flag Flies - Giorgos Thalassis, Little Hero, issue 87, October 19, 1954 -

Rarely has a magazine left such a mark on the hearts and minds of its readers as ‘Little Hero’ (Mikros Iros), written by Stelios Anemodouras from 1953 to 1968 under the pseudonym Thanos Astritis, and illustrated by Byron Aptosoglou. Rarely has a children’s magazine of its kind reached the mythical number of almost 800 issues without a break, written every week by the same author. Rarely has a magazine of children’s stories cultivated so many values ​in the minds of its young readers. These are values ​​that they absorbed and still talk of with pride, not hesitating to say that they learned them and built on them by reading Little Hero. - Giorgos Vlachos – Hellenic Post


Sunday, January 4, 2026

Chlorophylle : 1996 Belgium

1996-May-05

Chlorophylle is a Belgian comics series and Raymond Macherot's best known work, alongside Sibylline. It is a fantasy comic about anthropomorphic forest animals, including the title character Chlorophylle, who is a dormouse. Chlorophylle is set in a European forest, more specifically in the animal kingdom of Coquefredouille. It's a world in itself and a mini anthropomorphic version of human society.

2005 Chlorophylle post card

Friday, January 2, 2026

Tom Tirabasco : 2003 Switzerland

2003-Aug-05 Switzerland
20th International Comic Festival

Tom Tirabosco was born in Rome and followed art studies in Venice and Genève. He was among the winners of the Nouveaux Talents contest of the festival of Sierre in 1992. In 1997 he created the comic 'L'Émissaire' at the Swiss publisher Papier Gras. He also created some juvenile albums for another Swiss publishers, La Joie de Lire. His work has appeared in varying magazines, like Lapin, Libération, Jade, La Tribune de Genève, etc. He also created new albums, such as 'Cabinet de Curiosités' at Atrabile publishers and 'Le Colporteur' at Delcourt. Along with his friend and scenarist Pierre Wazem, he created 'Week-end avec Préméditation' in the Tohu-Bohu collection of Les Humanoïdes Associés. - Lambiek

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Philexfrance : 1989

1989-Jul-16 Paris - Youth and Comics day
Tintin cachet with Moebius stamp

Philexfrance is the name of the international philatelic exhibitions organized in France in 1982, 1989 and 1999. The exhibition is an opportunity for collectors to discover exhibitions of collections, to meet foreign postal administrations and stamp dealers; philatelic associations organize activities to introduce stamp collecting to young people and the general public. 

Additional days celebrated at Philexfrance were: Space, Science and Technology, World Posts

Monday, December 29, 2025

Valentina - Guideo Crepax : 2023 San Marino

2023-Oct-24 – 90th anniversary leaflet of the birth of Guido Crepax


Poste San Marino dedicates a sheet of 4 stamps to Guido Crepax to celebrate the 90th anniversary of his birth. 

Guido Crepas (1933 – 2003) better known by his pen name Guido Crepax, was an Italian comics artist. He is most famous for his character Valentina, created in 1965 and very representative of the spirit of the 1960s. The Valentina series of books and strips became noted for Crepax's sophisticated drawing, and for the psychedelic, dreamlike storylines, generally involving a strong dose of eroticism. His work was often politically motivated too, inspired by his Communist convictions.

Sunday, December 28, 2025

Archie : 2010 Sunday Funnies

2010-Jul-16 Columbus OH

Robert William Montana (1920 – 1975) American comic strip artist who created the original likenesses for characters published by Archie Comics and in the newspaper strip Archie. Montana worked in advertising and pulp magazine illustration before entering the comic book field. While freelancing at True Comics and Fox Comics, he created an adventure strip about four teenage boys and tried to sell it without success. He also worked as an assistant to cartoonist Rube Goldberg.

When Montana started working for MLJ Comics he was asked to work up a high-school style comic-strip story, featuring Archie Andrews. Montana and Harry Lucey collaborated on the first comic book story which was featured in Pep Comics (Dec. 1941), and its popularity led MLJ to assign Montana to draw the first issue of Archie (Nov. 1942)

Archies commemorative postmark used 2010-Jul-21 Rye NY and 2010-Aug-11 Mamaroneck NY
Commemorative postmark used 2010-Jul-16 Sacramento CA


Saturday, December 27, 2025

The Snowman and the Snowdog : 2014 Isle of Man

2014-Oct-23 Isle of Man
Designed by : EJC Design, after scenes from the Raymond Briggs tale The Snowman, remade as a video animation Snowman and Snowdog

The Snowman and the Snowdog is a 2012 British animated short film, based on the Raymond Briggs characters. It is the sequel to The Snowman, and was created to mark the 30th anniversary of the original short film. The Snowman and the Snowdog won the Televisual Bulldog Award 2013 in the Best Children's category. It was also nominated for the British Academy Children's Award for Animation in 2013

Friday, December 26, 2025

A Charlie Brown Christmas - 50th Anniversary : 2015


2015-Oct-01 marks the 65th anniversary of the “Peanuts” comic strip and December marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most popular holiday TV classics of all time — “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” To celebrate the holiday season and launch October as National Stamp Collecting Month, the U.S. Postal Service dedicated the A Charlie Brown Christmas Forever stamps at the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, CA.

A Charlie Brown Christmas: On their way to join their friends' ice skating on a frozen pond, Charlie Brown confesses to Linus Van Pelt that, despite all the things he likes about the Christmas season, he is still depressed. After Linus' reproach, and a put-down from Violet, he visits Lucy Van Pelt's psychiatric booth and tells her his problem. She suggests he direct the group's annual Christmas play to get involved, and he accepts.


Commemorative postmark:
2015-10-01 San Francisco CA – Charles M Schulz Museum
2015-10-02 Tucson AZ
2015-11-20 Jordan MT
2015-11-30 Oklee MN
2015-12-01 Alpena SD
2015-12-01 Gann Valley SD
2015-12-01 Wessington Springs SD
2015-12-02 Fosston MN
2015-12-02 McClusky ND
2015-12-02 Oakes ND
2015-12-03 Presho SD
2015-12-03 Sand Coulee MT
2015-12-04 Medora ND
2015-12-04 Stanford MT
2015-12-08 Killdeer ND
2015-12-09 Helena MT
2015-12-09 Malta MT
2015-12-10 Dodson MT
2015-12-11 Cut Bank MT
2015-12-11 Streeter ND