08 June 2025

Sunday Stamps | Fables & Tales

Four stamps from the Hong Kong 2015 series Chinese and Foreign Folklore:
The Tortoise and the Hare
The Wild Swans


The Old Man Who Moved Mountains
The Little Engine That Could


From Hungary, a 2021 stamp celebrating the 400th anniversary of Jean de La Fontaine:
The Ant and the Grasshopper

A 2003 stamps about Aldar Köse, a Kazakh folk fairy tale and name of main character:

Strega Nona, a children's picture book written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola, on a 2023 USA stamp:

Princess Aurora and the fairies Flora, Fauna and Sunshine: a Disney version of Sleeping Beauty. on a 2008 USA stamp:

From the 2025 UK series Myths and Legends, the Loch Ness Monster:


10 comments:

  1. Très belle série, le premier timbre de Hong Kong fait référence à la fable de Jean de La Fontaine "le lièvre et la tortue " c est une des plus enseignée à l'école avec celle ci "Le corbeau et le renard"

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  2. Fairy tales would be a good theme to collect, these illustrations are all so different, yet the tales are so familiar the world over.

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  3. Oh....how whimsy!! Great stamps, love the Strega Nona and Ant and Grasshopper!

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    1. The Strega Nona is a new character for me!

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  4. I like the hare chilling out with the peace sign matching his ears. A nice variety of stamps, folk tales are one of my favourite subjects.

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    1. These are beautiful illustrations, aren't they?

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  5. I'm envious that you have received the Loch Ness monster stamp

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Thank you for coming. All your comments make me extremely happy.