Landscapes
The very idea of trying to depict some of Earth’s most breathtaking, grandiose landscapes on tiny squares of paper might seem almost mad, but many countries have tried to do exactly that—some with incredible success. In this exhibit, Philosateleia’s editor shares his personal collection of stamps and postal cards picturing landscapes.
- 13 Mile Woods - New Hampshire, USA
- Abel Tasman National Park - South Island, New Zealand
- Acadia National Park - Maine, USA
- Acadian Forest - Canada
- Adam’s Peak - Sri Lanka
- Agawa Canyon - Ontario, Canada
- Ahuriri River Clay Cliffs - South Island, New Zealand
- Ailsa Mountains - South Island, New Zealand
- Almsee - Upper Austria, Austria
- Alpine National Park - Victoria, Australia
- Alpnachersee - Nidwalden/Obwalden, Switzerland
- Amanohashidate - Kyōto Prefecture, Honshū, Japan
- Amazon River - Amazonas Department, Colombia
- Ambua Falls - Papua New Guinea
- American Landscapes - USA
- Andes - Bolivia
- Androscoggin River - New Hampshire, USA
- Annandale Falls - Grenada
- Aoraki/Mount Cook - South Island, New Zealand
- Arenal Volcano - Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
- Ashtamudi Lake - Kerala, India
- Astypalaia - Greece
- Aurora Australis - Southern Hemisphere
- Austrian Forest - Austria
- Badlands National Park - South Dakota, USA
- The Balconies - Victoria, Australia
- Bald Rock Creek - Queensland, Australia
- Bavarian Forest National Park - Bavaria, Germany
- Bay of Fundy - New Brunswick, Canada
- Beach of Aphrodite - Cyprus
- Beach - Cayman Islands
- Beach - Arcachon, Gironde, France
- Bear Glacier - Alaska, USA
- Beech Forest - Germany
- Beech Trees - Belgium
- Belukha - Altai Republic, Russia
- Berekhat Ram - Syria
- Bermudan Landscape - Bermuda
- Birch Trees - Romania
- Bischofsmütze - Salzburg, Austria
- Black Mesa - New Mexico, USA
- Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge - Maryland, USA
- Blockheide-Eibenstein Nature Park - Lower Austria, Austria
- Blowholes - Cayman Islands
- Blowholes - Christmas Island
- Blue Basin - Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
- The Bluff - Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands
- Blutkuppe - Namibia
- Bornholm - Denmark
- Boti Falls - Eastern Region, Ghana
- Bourke’s Luck Potholes - Mpumalanga, South Africa
- Bovbjerg - Nordjylland, Denmark
- Bridal Veil Falls - Zimbabwe
- Brisbane Botanic Gardens - Queensland, Australia
- Broken Bay - New South Wales, Australia
- Brook - New Hampshire, USA
- Bryce Canyon - Utah, USA
- Bundi Falls - Zimbabwe
- The Bushveld - South Africa
- Byron Bay - New South Wales, Australia
- Cambridge - North Island, New Zealand
- Camps Bay - Western Cape, South Africa
- Canola Field - Germany
- Cape Kidnappers - North Island, New Zealand
- Cape Reinga - North Island, New Zealand
- Cape Sounion - Attica, Greece
- Cape Tribulation - Queensland, Australia
- Cape York - Queensland, Australia
- Carson Valley - Nevada, USA
- Carters Lake - Georgia, USA
- Cascada de la Caprichosa y Baño de Diana - Aragon, Spain
- Castle Hill - South Island, New Zealand
- Cathedral Rock - Arizona, USA
- Catskill Mountains - New York, USA
- Caves of Han-sur-Lesse - Namur, Belgium
- Champagne Beach - Espíritu Santo, Vanuatu
- Champagne Pool - North Island, New Zealand
- Cherry Orchard - Wisconsin, USA
- Cherry Trees - Germany
- Chimanimani Mountains - Zimbabwe
- Chinese Landscape - China
- Chiselcombe - Exmoor, England, United Kingdom
- Cimarron River - Oklahoma, USA
- Cliff - Réunion
- Cliffs - Alderney
- Coastline - Costa Rica
- Coconut Tree - Cayman Islands
- Coconut Trees - North Efate Islands, Vanuatu
- Codri Nature Reserve - Moldova
- Congolese Landscape - Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Coo Waterfall - Liège, Belgium
- Cooks Bay - North Island, New Zealand
- Coonawarra - South Australia, Australia
- Coral Island - Red Sea, Egypt
- Corals - Canada
- La Corbière - Guernsey
- Côte d’Azur Varoise - Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur, France
- Cradle Mountain & Dove Lake - Tasmania, Australia
- Cranberry Bog - Massachusetts, USA
- Crater Lake - Oregon, USA
- Daintree Rainforest - Queensland, Australia
- Dandenong Ranges - Victoria, Australia
- Danish Landscape - Central Denmark Region, Denmark
- Delicate Arch - Utah, USA
- Desert - Potosí Department, Bolivia
- Desert - South Africa
- Desert - Arizona, USA
- Devils Marbles - Northern Territory, Australia
- Devils Tower - Wyoming, USA
- Diamond Rock - Martinique
- Dolly Beach - Christmas Island
- Doubtful Sound - South Island, New Zealand
- Doubtless Bay - North Island, New Zealand
- Drina - Bosnia & Herzegovina/Serbia
- Dynjandi - Iceland
- East Cantons - Liège, Belgium
- Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park - Finland
- Eiríksjökull - Iceland
- En Gedi - Southern District, Israel
- Erma Gorge - Pernik Province, Bulgaria
- Erzgebirge - Czech Republic/Germany
- Everglades - Florida, USA
- Fergusson Island - Papua New Guinea
- Fields - Canada
- Fir Trees - Germany
- First Boca - Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
- Flat Lake - Louisiana, USA
- Flinders Ranges - South Australia, Australia
- Forest - Canada
- Forest - British Columbia, Canada
- Forest - Dominican Republic
- Forest - India
- Forest - Russia
- Four Mile Beach - Queensland, Australia
- Fox Glacier - South Island, New Zealand
- Fraser Island - Queensland, Australia
- French River - Ontario, Canada
- Gariwerd (Grampians National Park) - Victoria, Australia
- Girraween National Park - Queensland, Australia
- Grampians National Park (Gariwerd) - Victoria, Australia
- I’Inzia Falls - Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Mount Cook (Aoraki) - South Island, New Zealand
- Port Douglas - Queensland, Australia
- Tasmanian Wilderness - Tasmania, Australia
Published 2018-06-17