Bigfoot - Sasquatch

1948 Bigfoot TX - Cachet of a big foot with a stamp to honor those who served in the armed forces during the World War II. Courtesy of the Lew Anvil Collection (TSHA)

2021-Aug-20 Palmer AK - Alaska State Fair

Bigfoot, also commonly referred to as Sasquatch, is a large, hairy, mythical humanoid creature said to inhabit forests in North America, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. Bigfoot is featured in both American and Canadian folklore, and since the mid-20th century has become a cultural icon, permeating popular culture and becoming the subject of its own distinct subculture. 

The Yeti, also commonly referred to as the Abominable Snowman in Western popular culture, is a large, hairy, mythical humanoid ape-like creature purported to inhabit the Himalayan mountain range in Asia.

Pixies - Faroe Islands : 2025

2025-Oct-20

If you are patient and very quiet, you might even see two small pixies sitting on a rock, playing Christmas music.

Artist: Janus á Húsagarði

In the Nordic countries, pixies have been known for hundreds of years. The first written mention dates to the 14th century, and the oldest known drawing of a pixie appears in a book by Olaus Magnus from 1555. Pixies are small-around 20 to 30 centimetres tall-and are usually dressed in green or brown clothing, with a long, pointed hat.

In the Faroe Islands, pixies usually live high up in the mountains, where few people ever go. There, they care for sheep, birds, and hares in distress. If you are lucky enough to have a pixie living nearby, you must take great care not to upset it. It is important not to shout at or annoy the pixie-and above all, to remember to leave out a bowl of porridge at Christmas. In return, the pixie will protect your home and bring good fortune.

Christmas is the highlight of the year for all pixies. They bustle about, bake treats, enjoy themselves, and help Father Christmas deliver gifts to the children. During the festive season, it is sometimes possible to see pixie footprints in the snow. And if you are up very early, you might be lucky enough to glimpse one darting under a stone or into a hiding place. But if you are patient and very quiet, you might even see two small pixies sitting on a rock, playing Christmas music outside the house where the children are fast asleep.

The Frog King : 1966 Germany

1966-Oct-05

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

Water Spirit - Folk Tales : 2011 Slovenia

2011-May

In Slavic mythology, vodyanoy (Russian); vodník (Czech and Slovak); vodyanyk (Ukraine) Wassermann (German) is a water spirit. He may appear to be a naked man with a pot belly (and bald-headed) wearing a hat and belt of reeds and rushes, conflicting with other accounts ascribing him green hair and a long green beard. The varying look has been attributed in commentary to his shape-shifting ability. When angered, the vodyanoy breaks dams, washes down water mills, and drowns people and animals. Consequently, fishermen, millers, and also bee-keepers make sacrifices to appease him. Thevodyanoy would sometimes drag people down to his underwater dwelling to serve him as slaves

Fairy Tales - Liechtenstein : 1968

Designed by Louis Jaeger, stamps depict The Treasure of St Mamerten (Auf St Mamerten Der Schatz 30r), The Goblin in the Bergerwald (Der Kobold im Bergerwald 50r), The Three Sisters (Die Drei Schwestern 80r)