Comic FDC
Hand drawn or painted FDC (first day covers) have been done since the 1940s. Over the past few years I have begun combining my collection of comic character hand drawn sketches with FDCs. This blog is being maintained for the purpose of sharing my collection...
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Lucca Comics & Games : 1997 Lucca
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Bakelandt - Hec Leemans : 2002 Belgium
The Flemish comic artist Hec Leemans is best known as the creator of the historical series 'Bakelandt', and as the author of the 'FC De Kampioenen' comics. Hector Leemans was born in 1950 in Temse, and received his artistic education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dendermonde. After his studies, he entered the comics field as the co-worker of Sylvain Polfliet in 1969. Together, they made the espionage strip 'Brian Howell' in the daily newspaper Het Volk.
On 20 October 1975, Leemans achieved his breakthrough when his strip 'Bakelandt' was published in the Belgian newspapers Het Laatste Nieuws and De Nieuwe Gazet. Leemans created the comic in cooperation with scriptwriter Daniel Jansens, with whom he also produced some short stories for Kuifje. Lambiek
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Mister-X - Godeg Comic Show : 2014 Italy
Mister-X is an elusive masked gentleman thief with red tights. Seen as both a criminal and a defender of the weak, after each shot he leaves a business card. His arch enemy is a young cop named André Roux who works alongside sergeant Laredo in the homicide squad. Mister X has works with his fashionable girlfriend, Timy Lang. Mister X was significantly influence by Diabolik – Comic vine
Monday, June 22, 2026
Buzz Lightyear - Go Beyond : 2022
The United States Postal Service® issues the Go Beyond stamps in four designs, featuring the famed Space Ranger, Buzz Lightyear, as seen in Disney and Pixar’s 2022 film, Lightyear. Known until now as the coolest character in the toybox, the Buzz seen on these stamps is the hero whose origin story inspired the Toy Story action figure. Art director Greg Breeding, working closely with Pixar Animation Studios, designed the stamps using artwork provided by the studio. - USPS color digital postmark


AFDCS and Panda cachets
Sunday, June 21, 2026
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Pokemon - Philanippon : 2021 Japan
Friday, June 19, 2026
Fokke & Sukke : 2018 Netherlands
The stamps show different designs of Fokke and Sukke posing for selfies. Martin Majoor designed the stamps, using illustrations from the comic strip’s creators, Jean-Marc van Tol, John Reid and Bastiaan Geleijnse.
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Bédéciné International Festival of Comics : 1998 Illzach France
Bédéciné International Festival of Comics (BD - Bandes dessinées) Illzach Cultural Centre, is the must-attend event for comic book fans. More than meetings with many authors, numerous activities are also organized: exhibitions, drawing workshops, animations, stories, shows.
Illzach is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Vin the Penguin - Armenia : 2022
Monday, June 15, 2026
Princess Lillifee - Monika Finsterbusch : 2009 Switzerland
Lillifee, a princess with curly blonde hair, lives in a castle of flowers in her fairy kingdom of Pinkovia. She spends her entire day lovingly caring for all the animals and plants that live there. The Lillifee books are aimed at children aged four and above and focus on friendship, nature and animals.
Finsterbusch, author and illustrator worked as a fashion designer for many years before moving into toy design in the late 1990s. Princess Lillifee first appeared in a book in 2004 – dressed of course in pink plush decorated with lots of glitter and rose petals, complete with a little crown to wear. Young girls immediately fell in love with the book and its delightful drawings. A total of seven Princess Lillifee books have now been published, fascinating stories in which fables, fairytales and reality exist side-by-side. Lillifee has also appeared in animated film.































