Science Fiction - H.G. Wells : 1995 United Kingdom

1995-Jun-06 Royal Mail

Herbert George Wells (1866 – 1946) English writer, prolific in many genres. He wrote more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography. Wells is most known today for his groundbreaking science fiction novels; he has sometimes been called the "father of science fiction", a title that has also been given to Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback

Time Travels - The Time Machine (1895)

Space Travel - First Men in the Moon (1901)

Alien Invasion - War of the Worlds (1898)

Futuristic Society -The Shape of Things to Come (1933)

Köroglu : 2022 Europa Stories & Myths

2022-May-09 designed by Selçuk Ören

Köroğlu destanı as Rushen Ali, the son of the stableman Koca Yusuf lives in Dörtdivan under the service of the Bey of Bolu. One day, Yusuf comes across a filly which, to his trained eye, is an animal that will turn into a fine beast if well-fed. Yusuf wants to give good fillies to the Sultan as a present to repair their worsening relationship. Being a man of foul and easily provoked temper, the Bey suspects that he is being mocked and orders the poor worker to be blinded.

Köroğlu harbors an ever-increasing hatred towards the Bey in his heart as he grows up. The mare, which he names Kırat, grows up with him and indeed turns into an animal of legendary stature and strength.One day, Hızır shows himself to Yusuf in a dream and tells him that soon, the waters of the river Aras will flow briefly as a kind of thick foam and whoever drinks that foam will be cured of whatever physical problems that may be ailing him, including blindness and aging. Yusuf goes to the shore of the river with his son, but his son drinks the foam before he does. As this miracle can give everlasting health and youth to only one man, Yusuf loses his chance to see again; and dies a few days later, ordering his son to avenge him.

Walt Disney : 1970 San Marino

1970-Dec-22 San Marino

Philanippon - Anime : 2011 Japan

2011-Jul-28 Astroboy, Doraemon, Pocket Monster Pickachu (Pokemon), Hello Kitty and Rabbit design (sticker style)

The Japan World Stamp Exhibition (PHILANIPPON) 2011 was held at Yokohama City from July 28 to August 2, aiming to enhance philatelic activities in Japan, and to promote the spread o Japanese stamps abroad, and to encourage cultural relations and international goodwill.

Sunday Funnies : 2010

2010-Jul-16 Columbus OH

2010-Jul-16, Columbus, Ohio, the Postal Service issued a 44-cent, Sunday Funnies commemora-tive stamp in five designs, designed by Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, Maryland.

The Sunday Funnies stamp pane honors five of our most beloved comic strips: Archie, Beetle Bailey, Dennis the Menace, Garfield, and Calvin and Hobbes.

The Beetle Bailey stamp features Beetle, smiling calmly while Sarge loses his cool.

The Calvin and Hobbes stamp captures the precocious 6-year-old and his tiger pal making scary and ridiculous faces.

The Archie stamp features Archie sharing a chocolate shake with brunette Veronica Lodge on his right and blonde Betty Cooper on his left.

The Garfield stamp features the crabby tabby standing back to back with Odie, a carefree, energetic dog.

The Dennis the Menace stamp features 5-year-old Dennis, dressed in red overalls and striped shirt, running off to some new adventure.

USPS Bulletin PB 22287 June 17, 2010

Special Dedication Postmarks - Only the following pictorial postmark is permitted for the Sunday Funnies stamp. The word “Station” or the abbreviation “STA” is required somewhere in the design, because it will be a temporary station. Additional pictorial postmarks used at various Post Offices around the country can be found Pages: Classic Comic Stamps - 1995

Malta Comic Con : 2022 Malta

2022-Oct-29 Malta Comic Con

Selected artworks from 'Island Impressions' - published by (Heritage Malta) in collaboration with Wicked Comics.

The first stamp in the series, a shining dragon and a lone soldier preparing for battle, was designed by Malta postman Fabio Agios, a celebrated artist and comedian, co-founder of Malta Comic Con and co-author of The Golden Lizard - Malta's first comic novel.

The second stamp was designed by UK-based Lee Townsend, who has worked with some of the biggest names in comics, and his extensive production has had him design for Marvel, Disney and Dream Works. The Townsend style is largely inspired by the Gardjola at Fort Saint Angelo and there, it kicks off from the fortress with Salima in the background, a red and white muscular Maltese superhero!

Italian-born Mario Torresi is an artist established in the international comic art world and is currently pursuing his dream of working with some of the world's biggest comic publishers. Responsible for the nature who depicts the hunting couple with the grass of phoenix, drawing inspiration from sea, rock, old local costumes and carefree young people all in the face of the scorching sun – Malta Post

Spirou : 2006 France

2006-Feb-25 Paris France

Spirou is a Belgian comic strip character and protagonist in the comic strip series Spirou & Fantasio and Le Petit Spirou, and the eponymous character of the Belgian comic strip magazine Spirou.

The character was originally created by Robert Velter (Rob-Vel) for the launch of Le journal de Spirou (Spirou magazine) in 1938. Spirou was originally an elevator operator and bell-boy at the fictional Moustique Hotel. At some point he became a reporter for the eponymous magazine, though he remained dressed in his trademark red uniform.

Moebius - Communications : 1988 France

1988 Communications Moebius stamp, set of 12 different stamps focusing on forms of communication, including space travel, letters, smoke signals, mail.....

Jean Henri Gaston Giraud (1938 – 2012) French artist, cartoonist, and writer who worked in the Franco-Belgian bandes dessinées (BD) tradition. Giraud garnered worldwide acclaim predominantly under the pseudonym Mœbius for his fantasy/science-fiction work, and to a slightly lesser extent as Gir, which he used for the Blueberry series and his other Western-themed work.

Bandes dessinées, also referred to as Franco-Belgian comics (BD franco-belge), are comics that are usually originally in French and created for readership in France and Belgium.

faux Moebius postage stamp by Kihm Winship

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

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

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)

Francisque Poulbot : 1979 France

1979-Mar-24 Paris France

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

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

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

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