Pettson and Findus : 2011 Switzerland

 

2011-Mar-03

Children’s books featuring Festus and Mercury (Pettersson und Findus) have long enjoyed cult status in Switzerland. They are the brainchild of Sven Nordqvist, the Swedish illustrator, who first worked as an architect before fulfilling his dream of being an author and illustrator of children’s books and making his professional breakthrough.

Bédéciné International Festival of Comics : 2011 Illzach France

2011-Nov-19:20

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.

BD Comic Festival : 2018 Luxembourg

2018-May-15 Contern Luxembourg

Comic book artist Andy Genen designed Luxembourg’s 0.70 stamp issued May 15 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Comic Book Festival in Contern. Genen fell in love with American comics when he received his first Batman comic book at age 6.

Confetti : 2000-2003 Austria

Confetti (2000) Rolf (2001) Mimi (2002) Kasperl (2003)

Confetti is a 1990s Austrian Children's TV show utilizing puppets to do the story-telling. The star is Confetti,  a small yellowish fuzzy monster and his sidekick, Rolf Rüdiger the Rat.  Confetti could be annoying, whereas Rolf was a likable character. Confettis is known for his verbal shenanigans an his inability to correctly pronounce words. There were various side stories such as Confetti on Tour

Diabolik - Comic Festivals : 2014 Piacenza

2014-Jan-24 Piacenza - Kover Kollector

2014-Mar-21 Milan

2014-Oct-10 Castelvetro Piacentino

2014-Oct-10:12 Castelvetro Piacentro

TomTom - Thomas Kostron : 2003 Austria

2003-Sep-19

Thomas Kostron, also known as "TomTom," breaks rules on principle. The man who created the cartoon character of the same name has two official origin myths. On the one hand, he claims to have been born in 1512 as the son of Zeus and Aurora, abandoned in Arizona, and raised by Native Americans. On the other hand, he claims to be from the planet "Yoozq" and to subjugate humanity with his paintings, which he says contain subliminal messages.

As a student, Kostron had illustrated for magazines like "Ping Pong" ("completely absurd"), then for the youth section of the "Krone" and the "Kleine Zeitung." "That was frustrating because they always wanted something new after a year. But only then are you really familiar with your characters." So he looked for a motif for greeting cards. His unusual idea: black and white figures. In 1990, "TomTom," the little man with a bulbous nose and a hat, was created. TomTom quickly became the best-selling greeting card in Austria.

Loriot : Germany 2023

Bernhard-Viktor Christoph-Carl von Bülow (1923 – 2011 - Vicco von Bülow or Loriot), was a German comedian, humorist, cartoonist, film director, actor and writer. As an artist, he was almost exclusively known under his pen name Loriot, which is the French term for the oriole depicted as a crest in the coat of arms of the Bülow family.

He was best known for his cartoons, the sketches from his 1976 television series Loriot, alongside Evelyn Hamann, and his two movies, Ödipussi (1988) and Pappa Ante Portas (1991).

Suske en Wiske : 1997 Netherlands

1997-Mar-18

Suske en Wiske (Dutch) also known as Willy and Wanda (American) Spike and Suzy (UK) Luke and Lucy (2009 film and video game) Bob et Bobette (French) is a Belgian comics series created by the comics author Willy Vandersteen. It was first published in De Nieuwe Standaard in 1945 and soon became popular.

The books revolve around the adventures of the eponymous Suske en Wiske, two children, along with their friends and family. The stories combine elements of comedy, fantasy, and science fiction, such as talking animals, time travel and ghosts.Wiske! Wiske!... Come quickly with Pen's laundry basket! There was a whole pile of it in front of the door!

Globi : 1997 Switzerland

1997-Mar-11

Globi at the post office - Globi is a Swiss cartoon character occasionally referred to as Switzerland's Mickey Mouse. He is pictured as an anthropomorphic blue parrot with a yellow beak wearing a black beret and a pair of red and black checkered trousers. He was created by the Swiss cartoonist Robert Lips (1912-1975), as an advertising character for the Swiss department store Globus in 1932 for the company's 25th anniversary.

He initially appeared in a cartoon strip called Der Globi, and later appeared in a cartoon picture-book form called Globi's World Voyage in 1935. By 1944, the character gained so much popularity that Globus created a separate company for their mascot, and in 1948 Globi had sold over one million picture books. 

Animal Tales : 2006 Royal Mail

2006-Jan-10

Favorite Children's Book Animals - People have been telling animal tales for as long as people have been telling stories. this tradition lives on in the world of children's books where the art of the storyteller meets that of the illustrator.

The stamps designed by Rose Design, feature: Mark Inkpen's 'Kipper', The Tale of Jeremy Fisher' from Beatrix Potter's books, Roald Dahl's 'The Enormous Crocodile', Michael Bond's 'Paddington Bear', 'Comic Adventures of Boots' by Satoshi Kitamura, 'White Rabbit' from Lewis Caroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, Maisey's ABC by Lucy Cousins

Peter Pan : 1945 New Zealand

The 1945 stamps feature the statue of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, London. Peter Pan was chosen for its connotations of immortal youth. Designed and issued just a few months after the end of the Second World War, the stamps reflect a romantic image far removed from the reality of heavily bombed London. The stamps were designed by James Berry, himself an expatriate Londoner, who sent regular food parcels from New Zealand to friends and family throughout the war.

Kensington Gardens were laid out around 1728-1738 as the private gardens of Kensington Palace. Long after they had been opened to the public, the King asked his Prime Minister the possible cost of enclosing them again - the answer was "a Crown". Kensington Gardens is now most famous as the setting of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan books and stage play. In 1912 Barrie paid Sir George Frampton, a renowned sculptor and one of the original eight members of the British School of Sculpture to create the bronze statue.

Never Land cinderella stamp

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International Comic Art Exhibition : 2018 Spain

2018-Apr-27

April 27, commemorates the 25th annual International Comic Art Exhibition organized by the Quevedo Institute of Comic Arts.The single 3.30 stamp in the sheet depicts a caricature of Spanish poet, writer and satirist Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas (1580-1645). Drawn by Ricardo Martinez, the caricature appeared on the cover of the March 1997 issue of the graphic humor magazine Quevedos.Works of other artists are shown in the border surrounding the stamp.

Pacific Festival of Arts : 1980 Papua New Guinea

1980-Mar-26 Port Moresby

3rd Annual South Pacific Festival of Arts, held in Papua New Guinea 1908-Jun 30:Ju12

A singsing costume in Papua New Guinea is a vibrant, sacred ceremonial outfit made from natural materials like bird feathers, shells, leaves, and animal skins to showcase a tribe's unique heritage

The Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture (FestPAC) is the world’s largest celebration of indigenous Pacific Islanders, drawing artists, cultural practitioners, scholars and officials from member nations of the Pacific Community (SPC). FestPAC is held every four years in a different Pacific Island nation.