Saarland - Saar Protectorate
Issues of 1953-1954
The Saarland postage stamp shown above, at the left (Mi. #341, Sc. #246), was issued on March 23, 1953 to publicize the 1953 International Saar Fair held in Saarbrücken. The stamp depicts the emblem of the fair.
The 1953 Stamp Day commemorative shown above
center (Mi. #342, Sc. #247) was issued on May 3, 1953. The design features Bavarian and
Prussian mail carriers of 1900. These stamps were also issued in
miniature sheets of 10.
The charity stamp shown above, at the right (Mi. #343, Sc. #B95), was issued on May 3, 1953 to publicize Red Cross Week and to commemorate the 125th Birthday of Henri Durant (1828-1910). The portrait on the stamp is based on a photograph of Henri Durant from around 1860.
Henri
Durant was a Swiss businessman, social activist, and the founder of the
International Red Cross in 1863. He was also instrumental in the 1864
Geneva Convention, and in 1901, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
The annual Volkshilfe charity stamps for child welfare, shown above at the top (Mi. #344-46, Sc. #B96-98), were issued on November 16, 1953.
The
three stamps feature details from classical paintings that reflect the
theme of "children". The designs are as follows: "Clarice Strozzi" by
Titian (1488-1576), "Children of Rubens" by Rubens (1577-1640), and
"Portrait of Rubens' Son with a Bird" by Rubens.
The charity stamp, shown above at the bottom (Mi. #347, Sc. #B99), was issued on December 18, 1953 for the Benedictine Abbey of Tholey. The surtax went to the Abbey of Tholey.
The
design depicts St. Benedict of Nursia and St. Maurus of the Benedictine
Order, which is part of a fresco in the Monastery of Monte Cassino in
Italy.
The Saarland postage stamp shown above, at the left (Mi. #348, Sc. #248), was issued on April 10, 1954 to publicize the 1954 International Saar Fair held in Saarbrücken. The stamp design features a fountain and the fair buildings.
The 1954 Stamp Day
commemorative stamp shown above center (Mi. #349, Sc. #249) was issued on May 9. The design
features a postal coach and a postal bus in front of the Saarbrücken
City Hall circa 1920. These stamps were also issued in miniature sheets
of 10.
The charity stamp shown above, at the right (Mi. #350, Sc. #B100), was issued on May 10, 1954 to publicize Red Cross Week. The stamp design depicts a child and a large cross.
The beautiful set of Saarland stamps shown above (Mi. #351-53, Sc. #250-52) was issued August 14, 1954, to publicize Marian Year and the Centenary of the Promulgation of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception.
These
large format stamps feature classical paintings of the "Madonna and
Child" by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543), Raphael (1483-1520), and
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528).
The annual Volkshilfe charity stamps for child welfare shown above (Mi. #354-56, Sc. #B101-03) were issued on November 15, 1954.
The
three stamps feature details from classical paintings that reflect the
theme of "children". The designs are as follows: "Street Urchin with
Melon" by Murillo (1617-1682), "Maria de Medici" by Bronzino
(1503-1572), and "Baron Emil von Maucler" by Dieterich (1787-1846).
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