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15 February 2026

Sunday Stamps | C Is for Circus

France, 2024. Booklet of 8 stamps on the theme of Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin and the theater of the same name. 


Netherlands, 2011. From a set of stamps commemorating the 100 Years of Circus Herman Renz.


Spain, 2018. Stamp commemorating 250th anniversary of the circus. The stamp reproduces an engraving from 1768 entitled: Horse Riding Exercise, by Bernardo Albiztur y Tornaria, currently held in the National Library of Spain.


USA, 1980. 100th birthday of William Claude Dukenfield - W.C. Fields (1880 - 1946).


USA, 1993.


A comment on this post made me think of circus as the C theme for this round of A-Z Sunday Stamps. 

This is a favourite theme, and I had already published some circus stamps. For example, here (EUROPA stamps 2002), here (Barnum and Bailey Circus), here (White clowns) and here (Circus stamps and postcards from Monaco).

17 comments:

  1. FinnBadger15 February, 2026

    Great celebrity of stamps today!

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  2. Joy15 February, 2026

    Attractive collection of Circus stamp in contrasting styles. I've never known or, I must admit, thought about, the full name of WC Fields. He always makes me laugh.

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    1. Mail Adventures15 February, 2026

      I never knew about him prior to getting this stamp.

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  3. Kristiina K 15 February, 2026

    Such great stamps. I like the first one the most.

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  4. marina15 February, 2026

    wow! Impressive collection: so many circus stamps. I don't think I have any..... (which is fine bc I do not like the circus: I always think of the animals...)

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    1. Mail Adventures15 February, 2026

      These are vintage stamps. I do not think there are animals in curcus nowadays. Not around here, in any case.

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  5. viridian15 February, 2026

    Thanks for sharing the wide variety of circus stamps!

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  6. Lisa15 February, 2026

    Those are fun stamps! My only circus is the older US clown. Not as fun. I like the second one's poster look.

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    1. Mail Adventures15 February, 2026

      Thanks. I got quite a few. It is a nice theme for stamps: lots of possibilities!

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  7. Bryon D15 February, 2026

    Timely! Later today I'm going to a Cirque de Soleil performance!

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  8. violet s15 February, 2026

    I'm glad you thought of this theme. Watching the ice dance (and pairs) figure skating has a bit of a circus feel, so I'm in the mood for some acrobatics.

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    1. Mail Adventures15 February, 2026

      You are welcome. I am glad you enjoy the stamps!

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