List of people on stamps (original) (raw)

Although many smaller countries will put a hodge-podge of international personalities on their stamps in an effort to make sales to collectors, countries with a more respectable issuing policy will more often feature people who have played an important role in the country's own history and culture.

What follows is a list by country (i.e. by stamp-issuing authority) of identified people on stamps with the year in which that person was first featured on the stamp. The extensive use of catalogue numbers has been avoided because of potential copyright problems. The Scott Publishing Co. in particular has a reputation for diligently protecting its copyrighted numbering system. A more practical reason for shunning catalogue numbers is that each of the four major publishers (Scott, Gibbon, Michel and Yvert) has its own system that is incompatible with all the others. The italic note after the country name is merely to indicate the extent that its stamps have been reviewed.

Abu Dhabi 1964-1972

• Gamal Abdal Nasser (1971)
• Shakbut bin Sultan (1964)
• Zaid bin Sultan al-Nahayan (1967)

This entity also issued many other stamps of dubious legitimacy; this gave it the reputation of being a "sand dune" country among philatelists.
Since 1971 Abu Dhabi has used the stamps of the United Arab Emirates.

Aden 1937-1965, all

• Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1953)
• Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1937)
• George VI of the United Kingdom (1937)

also for Kathiri State of Seiyun

• Hussein al-Kathiri (1954)
• Ja'far bin Mansur al-Kathiri (1942)

also for Qu'aiti State of Shihr and Mukalla

• Saleh bin Ghalib al-Qu'aiti (1942)

Also for Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut

• Awadh bin Saleh al-Qu'aiti (1963)

Before 1937 Aden used the stamps of India.
By 1965 all parts of Aden were using the stamps of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

Aitutaki 1903-1932

• James Cook (1920)
• Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1911)
• George V of the United Kingdom (1916)
• Te Po (1926)

Between 1932 and 1972 Aitutaki used the stamps of the Cook Islands.

Angola 1870-1938+

• Afonso de Albuquerque (1938)
• Mousinho de Albuquerque (1938)
• Sebastian Jose de Carvalho e Mello, Marquis de Pombal (1925)
• Charles I of Portugal (1893)
• Saint Gabriel the Archangel (1913)
• Vasco da Gama (1913)
• Henry the Navigator (1938)
• Louis I of Portugal (1886)
• Manuel II of Portugal (1912)

Angra 1892-1905, all

• Charles I of Portugal (1892)

Used stamps of Azores from 1906.

Anjouan 1892-1912, all

No persons were featured on the stamps of Anjouan.
Anjouan used the stamps of Madagascar from 1912 until 1950,
and those of Comoro Islands since then.

Annam and Tonkin 1888-1892, all

No persons were featured on the stamps of Annam and Tonkin.
From 1892 Annam and Tonkin used the stamps of Indo-China.

Antigua 1862-1951+

• Alice of Athlone (1951)
• Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1937)
• Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1903)
• George V of the United Kingdom (1913)
• George VI of the United Kingdom (1937)
• Horatio Nelson (1932)
• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1862)
• Thomas Warner (1932)

Argentina (1858-)

See

List of people on stamps of Argentina

Australia (1913-)

See List of people on stamps of Australia

Austria (1859-)

See List of people on stamps of Austria

Azores 1868-1930+

• Matias de Albuquerque (1928)
• Teresa de Albuquerque (1925)
• Alfonso I of Portugal (1926)
• Brites de Almeida (1927)
• Saint Anthony of Padua (1895)
• Luiz Vaz de Camoens (1898)
• Sebastian Jose de Carvalho e Mello, Marquis de Pombal (1925)
• Camillo Castello-Branco (1925)
• Charles I of Portugal (1906)
• Joao de Cruz (1925)
• Mariana de Cruz (1925)
• Saint Gabriel the Archangel (1898)
• Vasco da Gama (1898)
• Joana de Gouveia (1928)
• Henry the Navigator (1894)
• Joao das Regras (1927)
• John I of Portugal (1926)
• John IV of Portugal (1926)
• Louis I of Portugal (1868)
• Manuel II of Portugal (1910)
• Gon�alo Mendes da Maia (1927)
• Gualdim Paes (1928)
• Joao Pinto Ribeiro (1927)
• Filipa de Vilhena (1926)

Bahamas 1859-1951+

• Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1937)
• Christopher Columbus (1942)
• Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1902)
• George V of the United Kingdom (1912)
• George VI of the United Kingdom (1937)
• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1859)

Bahrain 1933-1951+

• Saint George (1950)
• George V of the United Kingdom (1933)
• George VI of the United Kingdom (1938)

Bangkok 1882-1885, All

• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1882)

Barbados 1852-1952+

• Alice of Athlone (1951)
• Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1937)
• Charles I of England (1927)
• George V of the United Kingdom (1912)
• George VI of the United Kingdom (1937)
• Horatio Nelson (1906)
• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1882)

Barbuda 1922, 1968-1969+

Used the stamps of the

Leeward Islands between 1922 and 1968

• Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1968)
• George V of the United Kingdom (1922)
• Andrea Orcagna (1969)
• Raffaello Santi (1969)

Basutoland 1933-1966,All

• Winston Churchill (1966)
• Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1947)
• Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1937)
• George V of the United Kingdom (1933)
• George VI of the United Kingdom (1937)
• Princess Margaret (1947)
• Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (1959)

With independence subsequent issues were produced as Lesotho from 1966.

Batum 1919-1920, All

• Peter I of Russia (1919)

Used stamps of Russia from July 1920.

Bechuanaland 1886-1897, All

• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1887)

Used stamps of Cape of Good Hope from 1897.

Bechuanaland Protectorate 1888-1966, All

• Winston Churchill (1966)
• Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1904)
• Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1947)
• Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1937)
• George V of the United Kingdom (1912)
• George VI of the United Kingdom (1937)
• Princess Margaret (1947)
• William Shakespeare (1964)
• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1888)

With independence subsequent issues were produced as Botswana from 1966

Belgian Congo 1886-1950+

• Albert I of Belgium (1934)
• Astrid of Belgium (1936)
• Auguste Lambermont (1947)
• Leopold I of Belgium (1935)
• Leopold II of Belgium (1886)
• Leopold III of Belgium (1935)
• Henry Morton Stanley (1928)

Belgium (1849-)

See

List of people on stamps of Belgium

Bermuda 1848-1956+

• Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1953)
• Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1937)
• George V of the United Kingdom (1910)
• George VI of the United Kingdom (1937)
• William B. Perot (1949)
• George Somers (1953)
• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1865)

Bolivia 1867-1930+

• Esteban Arce (1909)
• Adolfo Ballivian (1901)
• Jos� Ballivian (1897)
• Manuel Belgrano (1909)
• Miguel Betanzos (1909)
• Simon Bolivar (1897)
• Eliodoro Camacho (1901)
• Narciso Campero (1901)
• Tomas Frias (1897)
• Jos� Miguel Lanza (1909)
• Jos� M. Linares (1897)
• Bernardo Monteagudo (1897)
• Ismael Montes (1909)
• Pedro Domingo Murillo (1897)
• Andres Santa Cruz (1901)
• Hernando Siles (1928)
• Antonio Jos� de Sucre (1897)
• Ignacio Warnes (1919)

Bosnia and Herzegovina (1879-1918, 1993-)

See

List of people on the stamps of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil (1843-)

See List of people on stamps of Brazil

British Central Africa 1891-1907, all

• Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1903)

From 1908 British Central Africa used the stamps of the Nyassaland Protectorate.

British Columbia and Vancouver Island (1860-1871)

See People on stamps of Canadian provinces

British East Africa 1890-1903, all

• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1890)

From 1904 British East Africa used the stamps of the East Africa and Uganda Protectorate.

British Guiana 1850-1966, all

• Alice of Athlone (1951)
• Winston Churchill (1966)
• Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1953)
• Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1937)
• George V of the United Kingdom (1913)
• George VI of the United Kingdom (1937)
• Walter Raleigh (1934)
• Wat Raleigh (1934)

From independence in 1966 stamps were issued as Guyana

British Honduras 1866-1973, all

• Alice of Athlone (1951)
• Giovanni Bellini (1969)
• Alessandro Botticelli (1970)
• Winston Churchill (1966)
• Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1902)
• Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1953)
• Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1937)
• George V of the United Kingdom (1913)
• George VI of the United Kingdom (1937)
• Arthur Hughes (1970)
• Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1972)
• Paolo Veronese (1969)
• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1866)

From 1973 British Honduras became known as Belize.

British Indian Ocean Territory 1968+

Brunei 1906-1970+

• Ahmed Tajudin Akhazul Khair Wad-din (1949)
• Winston Churchill (1966)
• Hassanal Bolkiah (1967)
• Omar Ali Saifuddin (1952)
• Pengiran Shahbandar (1969)

Bulgaria (1879-)

See

List of people on stamps of Bulgaria

Burkina Faso 1920-1931, 1959-1965+

No identified person on stamps as Upper Volta colony, 1920-1931.
Used stamps of French West Africa between 1931 and 1959.
Name changed from Upper Volta in 1984.

• Ouezzin Coulibaly (1959)
• Abraham Lincoln (1965)
• Maurice Yameogo (1960)

Burma (1937+)

See

People on the stamps of Myanmar

Burundi 1962+

• Dag Hammarskjold (1962)
• Mwambutsa IV of Burundi (1962)

Bushire 1915, All

• Ahmed of Persia (1915)
• Darius I of Persia (1915)

Cambodia 1951-1974+

• Ang Duong (1958)
• Chuon-Nath (1971)
• Lon Nol (1973)
• Norodom I of Cambodia (1958)
• Norodom Sihanouk (1951)
• Norodom Suramarit (1955)
• Kossamak Nearirat Serey Vathana (1955)

Cameroon 1897-1974+

• Ahmadou Ahidjo (1960)
• Marie Curie (1938)
• Pierre Curie (1938)
• F�lix �bou� (1946)
• John Ngu Foncha (1962)
• Armauer G. Hansen (1973)
• Henri Philippe P�tain (1941)
• Georges Pompidou (1971)

Cameroons 1960, all

This territory (with an "s") refers refers to the southern part of the United Kingdom trust territory that eventually voted in a referendum to join the Republic of Cameroun. Its stamps were overprinted Nigerian stamps, and none featured identifiable individuals.

Canada (1851-)

See list of people on stamps of Canada

Cape Juby 1916-1948, all

• Alfonso XIII of Spain (1916)
• Prince Asturias of Spain (1926)
• Beatrice of Spain (1926)
• Princess Maria Cristina of Spain (1926)
• Mulay Hassan bin al-Mahdi? (1935)
• Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain (1926)

Used stamps of Spanish Sahara from 1948.

Cape of Good Hope 1853-1904, all

• Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1902)

Chile (1853-)

See

List of people on stamps of Chile

China (1878-)

See List of people on stamps of China

Colombia (1859-)

See List of people on stamps of Colombia

Confederate States 1861-1863, all

• John C. Calhoun (1862)
• Jefferson Davis (1861)
• Andrew Jackson (1862)
• Thomas Jefferson (1862)
• George Washington (1863)

Used stamps of United States from 1865.

Costa Rica (1863-)

See List of people on stamps of Costa Rica

Crete 1898-1910, all

• Prince George of Greece (1900)
• A.T.A. Zaimis (1907) Used stamps of

Greece from 1913.

Cuba 1855-1914+

• Ignacio Agramonte (1910)
• Alfonso XII of Spain (1876)
• Alfonso XIII of Spain (1890)
• Amadeo I of Spain (1873)
• Gertrudis G�mez de Avellaneda (1914)
• Christopher Columbus (1899)
• Benjamin Franklin (1899)
• Calixto Garc�a (1910)
• M�ximo G�mez (1910)
• Ulysses S. Grant (1899)
• Isabella II of Spain (1855)
• Andrew Jackson (1899)
• Antonio Maceo (1907)
• Bartolom� Mas� (1910)
• Jos� M. Rodriquez y Rodriquez (Mayia) (1910)
• Carlos Roloff (1910)
• Julio Sanguily (1910)
• Daniel Webster (1899)
• George Washington (1899)

Czechoslovakia (1918-)

See

List of people on stamps of Czechoslovakia

Danish West Indies 1856-1917, all

• Christian IX of Denmark (1905)
• Christian X of Denmark (1915)
• Frederik VIII of Denmark (1907)

The Danish West Indies have used the stamps of the United States since 1917.

Denmark (1851+)

See List of people on stamps of Denmark

Estonia (1918+)

See List of people on stamps of Estonia

Finland (1856+)

See List of people on stamps of Finland

France (1849+)

See List of people on stamps of France

Gabon (1886-1933, 1959+)

See List of people on stamps of Gabon

Germany (1872+)

See List of people on stamps of Germany

Guam 1899-1900, 1930, all

• Henry Clay (1899)
• Benjamin Franklin (1899)
• James A. Garfield (1899)
• Ulysses S. Grant (1899)
• Andrew Jackson (1899)
• Thomas Jefferson (1899)
• Abraham Lincoln (1899)
• Oliver H. Perry (1899)
• William T. Sherman (1899)
• George Washington (1899)
• Daniel Webster (1899)

Guam has used the stamps of the United States since 1901, except for a special "guard mail" issue of 1930.

Hawaii 1851-1899, all

• Sanford Ballard Dole (1894)
• David Kalakaua (1875)
• Emma Kaleleonalani (1883)
• Victoria Kamamalu (1871)
• Kamehameha I of Hawaii (1883)
• Kamehameha III of Hawaii (1853)
• Kamehameha IV of Hawaii (1861)
• Kamehameha V of Hawaii (1866)
• Kapiolani (1882)
• Matalo Kekuanaoa (1871)
• William Pitt Leleiohoku (1875)
• Likelike (1882)
• Liliuokalani (1891)
• William Lunalilo (1883)
• Lorrin Andrews Thurston (1896)

Hawaii has used the stamps of the United States since 1899.

Ireland 1922-1979

See List of people on stamps of Ireland

Lebanon 1924+

See List of people on stamps of Lebanon

Liberia

• George W. Bush (2000)

Lombardy-Venetia 1850-1865, all

• Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary (1858) Used stamps of

Italy from 1866.

Namibia 1990-1997

• Sam Nujoma (1990)

Natal 1860-1909, all

• Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1902)
• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1860)

Used stamps of South Africa from 1910.

Nauru (1916-)

See List of people on stamps of Nauru

Nepal (1881-)

See List of people on stamps of Nepal

Netherlands (1852-)

See List of people on stamps of the Netherlands

Netherlands Antilles (1873-)

See List of people on stamps of the Netherlands

Netherlands Indies (1864-1949)

See List of people on stamps of the Netherlands

Netherlands New Guinea (1950-1962)

See List of people on stamps of the Netherlands

Nevis (1861-)

See List of people on stamps of Nevis

New Britain 1914-1915, all

It previously used the stamps of German New Guinea, and is now a part of Papua New Guinea

No persons were featured on the stamps of New Britain.

New Brunswick (1851-1867)

See People on stamps of Canadian provinces

New Caledonia (1859-)

See List of people on stamps of New Caledonia

Newfoundland (1857-1949)

See People on stamps of Canadian provinces

New Guinea 1925-1939, all

• George VI of the United Kingdom (1937)

New Hebrides 1908-1980, all

• Alexander Graham Bell (1976)
• Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1968)
• Winston Churchill (1966)
• James Cook (1974)
• Charles de Gaulle (1970)
• Rowland Hill (1979)
• Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1972, 1978)

New Republic 1886-1887, all

No persons were featured on the stamps of the New Republic.

New South Wales 1850-1907, all

• Charles Robert, Baron Carrington (1888)
• James Cook (1888)
• Arthur Phillip (1888)
• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1851)

Used stamps of Australia from 1913.

New Zealand (1855-)

See List of people on stamps of New Zealand

Nicaragua (1862-)

See List of people on stamps of Nicaragua

Niger (1921-)

See List of people on stamps of Niger

Nigeria (1914-)

See List of people on stamps of Nigeria

Niue (1902-)

See List of people on stamps of Niue

Norfolk Island (1947-)

See List of people on stamps of Norfolk Island

North Borneo 1883-1963, all

• George VI of the United Kingdom (1948)
• Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1956)

Norway (1855-)

See List of people on stamps of Norway

Nova Scotia (1851-1867)

See People on stamps of Canadian provinces

Obock 1892-1894, all

No persons were featured on the stamps of Obock.

Oltre Giuba 1925-1926, all

• Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1925)

Oman 1948-

• Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1952)
• George VI of the United Kingdom (1944)
• Sultan Qaboos bin Sa'id of Oman (1971)

Orange River Colony 1868-1908

• Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1903)

Used the stamps of South Africa from 1913.

Pakistan (1947-)

See List of people on stamps of Pakistan

Palau 1983-1990+

• John James Audubon (1985)
• Prince Lee Boo (1990)
• Captain Henry Wilson (1983)

Palestine 1918-1942, all

No persons were featured on the stamps of Palestine.

Panama (1878-)

See List of people on stamps of Panama

Papua New Guinea 1901-

See List of people on stamps of Papua New Guinea

Paraguay (1870-)

See List of people on stamps of Paraguay

Penrhyn (1902-)

See List of people on stamps of Penrhyn

Peru (1857-)

See List of people on stamps of Peru

Philippines 1854-1947+

See List of people on stamps of the Philippines

Pitcairn 1940-1985+

• John Adams (1940)
• Princess Anne (1973)
• Captain William Bligh (1940)
• Fletcher Christian (1940)
• Winston Churchill (1974)
• Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1952)
• George VI of the United Kingdom (1940)
• George Washington (1976)
• Simon Young (1961)

Poland (1918-)

See List of people on stamps of Poland

Ponta Delgada (Azores 1892-1905, all

• Charles of Portugal (1892)

Portugal (1853-)

See List of people on stamps of Portugal

Prince Edward Island (1861-1873)

See People on stamps of Canadian provinces

Puerto Rico 1873-1900, all

• Alfonso XII of Spain (1876)
• Alfonso XIII of Spain (1890)
• Amadeo I of Spain (1873)
• Christopher Columbus (1893)
• Benjamin Franklin (1899)
• Ulysses S. Grant (1899)
• George Washington (1899)
• Daniel Webster (1899)

Used the stamps of the United States from 1900

Queensland 1860-1909, all

• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1860)

Used the stamps of Australia from 1913.

South Australia 1855-1912, all

• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1855)

Used the stamps of Australia from 1913.

Switzerland (1843-)

See List of people on stamps of Switzerland

Tasmania 1853-1912, all

• Saint George (1863)
• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1855)

Used the stamps of Australia from 1913.

United Kingdom (1840+)

see List of people on stamps of the United Kingdom

United States (1847+)

see People on stamps of the United States

United States Offices in China 1919-1922, all

• Benjamin Franklin (1919)
• George Washington (1919)

Used stamps of China from 1922

Victoria 1850-1912, all

• Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1901)
• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1850)

Used the stamps of Australia from 1913.

Western Australia 1854-1912, all

• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1886)

Used stamps of Australia from 1913