Lovrenc Košir

male, deceased (1879)
postagestamp, Austrian, ljubljana, aeroplane, Philately, airmail
Lovrenc Košir, also Laurenz Koschier (29 July 1804 in Spodnja Lusa, Austria (now Slovenia) – 7 August 1879 in Vienna) was an Austrian public ser...

Jeremy Black

male, 54 years old
I.B. Tauris, St John's College, Oxford, Merton College, Oxford, merton, postagestamp, university of exeter…stamp
Jeremy Black (born 30 October, 1955) MBE is British historian and a Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He is a senior fellow at the...
Luc-Olivier Merson

Luc-Olivier Merson

male, deceased (1920)
Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia, Church of the Holy Trinity Rittenhouse Square, Gothic architecture, Académie des beaux-arts, Exposition Universelle, Prix de Rome…Stamp designer, postagestamp
Luc-Olivier Merson was a French academic painter and illustrator also known for his postage stamp and currency designs. Born Nicolas Luc-Olivier...

Robert Daniel Murphy

male, deceased (1978)
postagestamp, chargé d’affaires, bern, diplomat, dwight eisenhower, American
Robert Daniel Murphy was an American diplomat Murphy had begun his diplomatic career in 1917 as a member of the American Legation in Bern,...
John Edward Gray

John Edward Gray

male, deceased (1875)
Employee of the British Museum, Royal Entomological Society of London, reptile, Philatelist, British, zoology…postagestamp, stamp collector
John Edward Gray (February 12, 1800 - March 7, 1875) was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of George Robert Gray and son of the...
Raimu

Raimu

male, deceased (1946)
toulon, postagestamp, Le Blanc et le Noir, Jules Auguste Muraire, Folies Bergere, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Raimu was the stage name for the French actor Jules Auguste Muraire. Born in Toulon in the Var département, he made his stage debut there in 1899. A...
Piotr Naszarkowski

Piotr Naszarkowski

male
Stamp designer, postagestamp, polish, martial law, banknote, engraver
Piotr Naszarkowski is a Polish engraver. He has been living in Sweden since 1989. He has engraved on many supports : book illustrations, banknotes,...
Aminah Assilmi

Aminah Assilmi

female
Southern Baptist, Eid ul-Fitr, Former Protestant, eid, Scholar, American…postagestamp
Aminah Assilmi is the director of the International Union of Muslim Women. Her organization successfully lobbied for the Eid postage stamp. She is...
Cleng Peerson

Cleng Peerson

male, deceased (1865)
Norwegian migration to North America, Tysvaer, Sloopers, America letter, Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Stavanger, Norway…postagestamp
Cleng Peerson (17 May 1783 - 16 December 1865) led the first group of Norwegians to emigrate to the United States, traveling on the sloop...
Pierre Albuisson

Pierre Albuisson

male, 57 years old
Macon, mali, Stamp designer, postagestamp, French, engraver
Pierre Albuisson is a French postage stamp engraver and designer. 1970's he studied in the École des Beaux-Arts in Mâcon. He was quickly awarded wi...