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...
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.
Sunday, June 14, 2026
Diabolik - Comic Fest : 2012 Italy
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Godzilla - World Stamp Festival : 2001 Japan
Friday, June 12, 2026
Bédéciné International Festival of Comics : 2014 Illzach France
Illzach is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Disney - Mail A Smile : 2012
The U.S. Postal Service® presents the second of two issuances featuring beloved Disney•Pixar characters. Following up on Send a Hello, which was issued in 2011, Mail a Smile includes five different designs that spotlight Flik and Dot from A Bug’s Life (1998); Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) and Dashiell “Dash” Parr from The Incredibles (2004), with “Dash” also shown running in the background; Nemo and Squirt from Finding Nemo (2003); Woody, Bullseye, and Jessie from Toy Story 2 (1999); and Boo, Mike Wazowski, and James P. “Sulley” Sullivan from Monsters, Inc. (2001). Art director William J. Gicker worked with Disney•Pixar to design the stamp art.
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Tintin : 2007 Belgium Railways
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Pixies - Faroe Islands : 2025
Monday, June 8, 2026
The Frog King : 1966 Germany
The Frog King or the Iron Henry (often told as The Frog Prince) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 in Grimm's Fairy Tales (KHM 1). Traditionally, it is the first story in their folktale collection. A version of the Frog Prince has also appeared in their various publications








































