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

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

Wallace & Gromit - Christmas : 2010 UK

2010-Nov-02

 

Operation Asterix : 1992 Guernsey

1992-Sep-18

"Operation Asterix" refers to the 1980s project to raise a 3rd-century Roman shipwreck, nicknamed the "Asterix" after a comic character, from St. Peter Port harbor in Guernsey. The operation, supervised by Dr. Margaret Rule, involved salvaging the vessel between 1985 and 1986, with the timbers later sent to the Mary Rose Trust for conservation in Portsmouth. The preserved wreck was returned to Guernsey in 2015.

The Snowman : 1993 Great Britain

1993-Feb-02 Edinburgh UK

Raymond Redvers Briggs CBE (1934 – 2022) English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author. Achieving critical and popular success among adults and children, he is best known in Britain for his 1978 story The Snowman, a book without words whose cartoon adaptation is televised and whose musical adaptation is staged every Christmas

Garfield : 2010 Sunday Funnies

2010-Jul-16 Columbus OH

 

James Robert Davis is an American cartoonist, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known as the creator of the comic strips Garfield and U.S. Acres. Published since 1978, Garfield is one of the world's most widely syndicated comic strips. Davis's other comics work includes Tumbleweeds, Gnorm Gnat, and Mr. Potato Head.

Garfield was originally published locally as Jon in 1976 (later changed to Garfield in 1977), then in nationwide syndication from 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, Odie the dog, and their owner Jon Arbuckle. As of 2013, it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals; the comic held the Guinness World Record for being the world's most widely syndicated comic strip.

Commemorative postmark used at California State Fair Sacramento CA

Lucca Comics & Games : 2016 Italy

2016-Oct-28 

Lucca Comics & Gaming is an annual comic book and gaming convention  held in Lucca, Italy. The International Congress of comics was started in 1965, with the first convention being held in Bordighera, Liguria, Italy. In 1966 the convention moved to Lucca. The stamp features art by Michele Rech (Zerocalcare), writer and illustrator of 'The Armadillo Factory', illustrator for the magazine 'Liberazion' and other periodicals. 2014 drew a Marvel variant cover for 'Guardians of the Galaxy'. Rech wrote and directed the Italian adult animation 'Tear Along the Dotted Line'. He did the art for the 2016 Lucca convention

 

Superhjältar (Superheroes) : 2011 Åland

2011-Sep-05 Mariehamn Åland

Åland is an autonomous archipelago that is part of Finland

The Arrow - The Arrow (Ralph Payne) is a superhero created during the Golden Age of Comic Books. He was the first superhero published by Centaur Publications in 1938. A military intelligence agent who uses his archery skills to fight crime. He delivers messages via arrow, both to criminals and the police, and uses his bow to kill the evildoers.

Fantom of the Fair - The Fantom of the Fair is one of the earliest published Golden Age superheroes. He debuted in Centaur Publications' Amazing Mystery Funnies - July 1939. His early adventures are set fighting threats at the 1939 New York World's Fair. He lives in a subterranean chamber under the Fair, and he travels via secret trap doors placed around the fairgrounds. Created by Paul Gustavson

The Spider - The Spider, in reality was Tom Hallaway, a rich playboy who had grown tired of seeing criminals have their own way harassing and murdering honest citizens, so he adopted the guise of The Spider, and arrow wielding heroe, to settle the score. Created by Paul Gustavson - 1940

Gundam : 2023 Japan

2023-Nov-05 Odawara

Japan’s first collection of Gundam-themed manhole covers were installed in the city of Odawara, within the Kanagawa prefecture. As part of the new Gundam Manhole Project, the first set of covers have been installed there because it is the birthplace of Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino. The project plans to install more Gundam-themed manhole covers nationwide, which will feature a different mecha on each one posing with local landmarks.

Two commemorative postmarks were used to mark the first anniversary of the covers installation.

Nero : 1989 Belgium

1989-Jul-10

The Adventures of Nero or Nero was a Belgian comic strip drawn by Marc Sleen (1922-2016) and the name of its main character. The original title ranged from De Avonturen van Detectief Van Zwam in 1947 to De Avonturen van Nero en zijn Hoed in 1950, and finally De Avonturen van Nero & Co from 1951. It ran in continuous syndication until 2002. From 1947 until 1993 it was all drawn by Sleen himself. From 1992 until 2002 Dirk Stallaert took over the drawing while Sleen kept inventing the stories.

Big Stars from the Small Screen : 1996 UK

1996-Sep-03 UK

Troy Tempest - Stingray (Gerry Anderson), Dangermouse

Mufin the Mule, Sooty, The Clangers

Celebration of 50 years of children's television

SuperTed - Edinburgh postmark

Additional available postmarks

Dennis the Menace : 2010 Sunday Funnies

2010-Jul-16 Columbus OH

Henry King Ketcham (1920 – 2001) American cartoonist who created the Dennis the Menace comic strip, writing and drawing it from 1951 to 1994, when he retired from drawing the daily cartoon and took up painting full-time in his home studio. In 1953, he received the Reuben Award for the strip, which continues today in the hands of other cartoonists.

Dennis the Menace made its debut on March 12, 1951 in 16 newspapers and was originally distributed by Post-Hall Syndicate. The full-color Sunday strip debuted in January 1952. The inspiration for the comic strip came from Dennis Ketcham, the real-life son of Hank Ketcham, who, at four years old, refused to take a nap and made a complete mess of his room.

Commemorative postmark used 2010-Jul-16 California State Fair Sacramento CA and

2010-Aug-21 Pine Bush NY

F.C. Knudde : 1998 Netherlands

1998-May-19 Netherlands

Toon van Driel is a Dutch cartoonist, comics writer and comics artist, best known for his comics series F.C. Knudde, about an incompetent association football team, and De Stamgasten, which features anthropomorphic animals telling corny jokes in a bar. He is the winner of the 1988 Stripschapprijs. Van Driel was also the original writer of Eric Schreurs' comic strip Joop Klepzeiker.

Graphic Novelists : 2024 Canada

2024-May-10

Graphic novelists tell rich stories by deftly interweaving words and images. Since emerging nearly a half-century ago, this narrative form – which can include anthologies, memoirs and other non-fiction works – has steadily grown in popularity and captivated readers around the globe. Canada Post is pleased to celebrate some of the most talented and influential authors of the genre in a set of stamps that includes Chester Brown, Michel Rabagliati, Seth and cousins Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki. Individually, these five graphic novelists have inspired readers at home and abroad and elevated the graphic novel form. Collectively, they have helped establish Canada’s reputation in the comic arts world – Canada Post Magazine