Compass roses also appear in the designs of postage stamps. Here is a list of postage stamps which contain compass roses, eventually with pictures.
1967 was declared the International Tourist Year by the UN. The ITY emblem - which is present in each of these stamps - includes an eight-point compass rose.
|
Stamp (Scott Catalogue Number) |
Issue Date | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan #749-750 | May 11, 1967 | |
| Algeria #372-373 | April 29, 1967 | |
| Belgium #682 | February 11, 1967 | |
| Brazil #1070 | November 22, 1967 | |
| Bulgaria #1585 (also #1586-1587?) | June 12, 1967 | |
| Cameroun #470 | August 14, 1967 | |
| Cayman Islands #193-196 | December 1, 1967 | |
| Ceylon #409 | August 15, 1967 | |
| Chile #C278 | November 22, 1967 | |
| Congo, People's Republic of #165 | July 5, 1967 | |
| Cyprus #304-307 | October 16, 1967 | |
| Czechoslovakia #1443-1446 | February 13, 1967 | |
| Egypt #719 (also #720?) | June 7, 1967 | |
| Egypt #760-800 | May 25, 1969 | Africa Day; each stamp contains the flag of an African country and the ITY emblem |
| Ethiopia #488-491 | November 20, 1967 | |
| Gabon #212 | February 15, 1967 | |
| Gambia #232-234 | December 20, 1967 | |
| Hungary #1827 | May 6, 1967 | |
| India #447 | March 19, 1967 | |
| Iran #1442 | June 6, 1967 | |
| Italy #972-973 | October 23, 1967 | |
| Japan #930 | October 2, 1967 | |
| Kuwait #366-367 | June 4, 1967 | |
| Lebanon #448-452 | 1967 | |
| Libya #317-319 | May 1, 1967 | |
| Mali, Republic of #98 | May 15, 1967 | |
| Montserrat #189-192 | December 29, 1967 | |
| Morocco #160 | August 9, 1967 | |
| Nepal #204-205, C2 | October 24, 1967 | |
| New Caledonia #355 | June 19, 1967 | |
| Niger #195 | April 28, 1967 | |
| Pakistan #232 | January 1, 1967 | |
| Romania #1937 | June 29, 1967 | |
| Russia #3314 | March 10, 1967 | |
| Ryukyu Islands #162 | September 11, 1967 | |
| Senegal #292 | October 7, 1967 | |
| Seychelles #237-240 | December 24, 1967 | |
| Spain #1476 | July 26, 1967 | |
| Sudan #197-199 | August 15, 1967 | |
| Syria #C388-C391 | September 2, 1967 | |
| Thailand #489 | September 15, 1967 | |
| Yugoslavia #876-881 | July 17, 1967 |
There is an eight-point compass rose in the emblem of the World Meteorological Organization, which is included in each of these stamps.
|
Stamp (Scott Catalogue Number) |
Issue Date | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria #351 | March 23, 1966 | World Meteorological Day; an eight-point compass rose |
| Brunei #345 | April 30, 1986 | Admission of Brunei into the World Meteorological Organization |
| Burkina Faso #93 | May 4, 1961 | First World Meteorological Day |
| Burkina Faso #95 | March 23, 1962 | UN 2nd World Meteorological Day |
| Burkina Faso #107 | March 23, 1963 | 3rd World Meteorological Day |
| Burkina Faso #130 | March 23, 1964 | 4th World Meteorological Day |
| Burkina Faso #C21 | March 23, 1965 | 5th World Meteorological Day |
| Burkina Faso #C28 | March 23, 1966 | 6th World Meteorological Day |
| Burkina Faso #C35 | March 23, 1967 | 7th World Meteorological Day |
| Burkina Faso #C52 | March 23, 1968 | 8th World Meteorological Day |
| Burkina Faso #C63 | March 24, 1969 | 9th World Meteorological Day |
| Burma #275 (also #276?) | March 23, 1980 | World Meteorological Day |
| Cambodia #234 (also #235-236?) | September 21, 1970 | World Meteorological Day |
| Cameroun #572 | September 1, 1973 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation |
| Central Africa #C18 | March 23, 1964 | World Meteorological Day |
| Central Africa #C27 | March 23, 1965 | 5th World Meteorological Day |
| Central Africa #C115 | October 20, 1973 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation |
| Chad #100 | March 23, 1964 | 4th World Meteorological Day |
| China, Republic of #1337-1339 | 1962 | World Meteorological Day, March 23 |
| China, Republic of #1651-1652 | March 23, 1970 | 10th World Meteorological Day |
| Congo, People's Republic of #111 | February 23, 1964 | 4th World Meteorological Day |
| Dahomey #C188 | September 25, 1973 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation |
| Dominican Republic #711, C208 | August 10, 1973 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation |
| Dubai #121-124 | March 23, 1970 | 9th World Meteorological Day |
| Egypt #C96 | May 23, 1962 | 2nd World Meteorological Day |
| Egypt #C106 | May 23, 1965 | 5th World Meteorological Day |
| Egypt #C220 | May 23, 1997 | World Meteorological Day |
| El Salvador #781-782 | March 25, 1968 | World Meteorological Day |
| Ethiopia #661-663 | September 4, 1973 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation |
| Iraq #703-704 | November 15, 1973 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation |
| Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania #259-262 | March 5, 1973 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation |
| Korea #858 | March 23, 1973 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation |
| Kuwait #272 (also #273-274?) | March 23, 1965 | 5th World Meteorological Day |
| Kuwait #577-579 | September 4, 1973 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation |
| Kuwait #1132-1134 | March 23, 1990 | World Meteorological Day |
| Libya #276-278 | March 23, 1965 | 5th World Meteorological Day |
| Libya #359 | March 21, 1969 | An eight-point compass rose in the World Meteorological Organization emblem |
| Libya #817-819 | March 23, 1979 | World Meteorological Day; an eight-point compass rose with rockets, satellites, and stars |
| Malagasy Republic #C116 | September 3, 1973 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation |
| Mauritania #175 | March 23, 1964 | UN 4th World Meteorological Day |
| Mauritius #405 | November 27, 1973 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation |
| Mexico #C323 | March 23, 1967 | World Meteorological Day; the WMO emblem? |
| Mongolia #C35 | February 1973 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation |
| Morocco #102-103, C10 | March 23, 1964 | UN 4th World Meteorological Day |
| Morocco #274 | February 23, 1973 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation |
| Mozambique #946 | March 23, 1985 | World Meteorological Day |
| New Caledonia #523 | March 20, 1985 | 25th World Meteorological Day |
| New Caledonia #C39 | March 23, 1965 | 5th World Meteorological Day |
| Niger #393 | March 23, 1977 | World Meteorological Day |
| Niger #C41 | March 23, 1964 | 4th World Meteorological Day |
| Niger #C55 | March 23, 1966 | 6th World Meteorological Day |
| Niger #C71 | April 28, 1967 | 7th World Meteorological Day |
| Niger #C105 | March 23, 1969 | 9th World Meteorological Day |
| Niger #C214 | May 7, 1973 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation |
| Nigeria #209-210 | March 23, 1967 | World Meteorological Day |
| Nigeria #311-312 | September 4, 1973 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation |
| Oman #349 | March 23, 1992 | World Meteorological Day |
| Pakistan #338 | March 23, 1973 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation |
| Qatar #347-353 | July 1973 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation |
| Rhodesia #321-323 | July 2, 1973 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation |
| Romania #2422 | June 15, 1973 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation |
| Saudi Arabia #456-460 | July 1967 | World Meteorological Day |
| Saudi Arabia #670 | May 8, 1975 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation (in 1973) |
| Senegal #766 | March 15, 1988 | World Meteorological Day |
| Switzerland #8O10-8O13 | August 30, 1973 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation |
| Syria #470-471 | March 23, 1965 | 5th World Meteorological Day |
| Syria #665 | September 12, 1973 | Centenary of international meteorological cooperation |
| Syria #1206 | August 28, 1990 | World Meteorological Day |
| Syria C452-C453 | March 23, 1970 | 10th World Meteorological Day |
Each of these stamps features the NATO emblem (see "Symbolic Compass Roses").
|
Stamp (Scott Catalogue Number) |
Issue Date | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Albania #2755-2756, 2757 | November 28, 2004 | 5th Anniversary of NATO in Kosovo |
| Belgium #531-532 | April 3, 1959 | 10th Anniversary of NATO |
| Belgium #720 | May 31, 1969 | 20th Anniversary of NATO |
| Belgium #866 | April 20, 1974 | 25th Anniversary of NATO |
| Belgium #1028 | March 31, 1979 | 30th Anniversary of NATO |
| Canada #1809 | September 21, 1999 | 50th anniversary of NATO |
| Czechoslovakia #3086 | March 12, 1999 | Czech Republic's entry into NATO |
| Denmark #867 | March 16, 1989 | 40th anniversary of NATO membership |
| Estonia #491 | June 28, 2004 | Estonia's admission to NATO |
| France #937 | December 12, 1959 | 10th anniversary of NATO |
| Germany #2032 | March 11, 1999 | 50th anniversary of NATO |
| Italy #766-767 | April 4, 1959 | 10th anniversary of NATO |
| Lithuania #627 | March 27, 1999 | 50th anniversary of NATO |
| Luxembourg #349-350 | April 3, 1959 | 10th anniversary of NATO |
| Luxembourg #452-453 | June 13, 1967 | NATO Council meeting, Luxembourg, June 13-14 |
| Luxembourg #481 | September 8, 1969 | 20th anniversary of NATO |
| Luxembourg #684 | March 7, 1983 | 25th anniversary of NAMSA (NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency) |
| Luxembourg #1001 | December 7, 1998 | 40th anniversary of NAMSA (NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency) |
| Luxembourg #1007 | March 8, 1999 | 50th anniversary of NATO |
| Moldova #142 (also #143?) | November 8, 1994 | Moldova's entrance into NATO |
| Netherlands #377-378 | April 3, 1959 | 10th anniversary of NATO |
| Netherlands #520 | September 10, 1974 | 25th anniversary of NATO |
| Portugal #846-847 | March 2, 1960 | 10th anniversary of NATO (in 1959) |
| Portugal #1421-1422 | April 4, 1979 | 30th anniversary of NATO |
| Slovakia #456 | May 1, 2004 | Slovakia's admission to NATO |
| Slovenia #559 | April 2, 2004 | Slovenia's admission to NATO |
| Spain #2899 | July 8, 1997 | NATO summit, Madrid |
| United States #1127 | April 1, 1959 | 10th anniversary of NATO |
The emblem of the Customs Cooperation Council - which is included in each of these stamps - is based around an eight-point compass rose.
|
Stamp (Scott Catalogue Number) |
Issue Date | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil #1855 | May 5, 1983 | 30th anniversary of the Customs Cooperation Council |
| Cameroun #727 (also #728?) | January 1, 1983 | 30th anniversary of the Customs Cooperation Council |
| Central Africa #1025 | January 26, 1993 | 40th anniversary of the Customs Cooperation Council |
| Congo, People's Republic of #665 | January 26, 1983 | 30th anniversary of the Customs Cooperation Council |
| Jordan #1436 (also #1437?) | January 26, 1993 | International Customs Day |
| Korea #1321 | January 26, 1983 | First International Customs Day |
| Libya #1056-1058 | January 15, 1983 | 30th anniversary of the Customs Cooperation Council |
| Luxembourg #686 | March 7, 1983 | 30th anniversary of the Customs Cooperation Council |
| Mauritania #533 | June 25, 1983 | 30th anniversary of the Customs Cooperation Council |
| Senegal #605-606 | December 23, 1983 | 30th anniversary of the Customs Cooperation Council |
| Sri Lanka #656-657 | January 26, 1983 | Customs Cooperation Council and First International Customs Day |
Here are various other stamps which contain compass roses.
|
Stamp (Scott Catalogue Number) |
Issue Date | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan #1018? | November 24, 1982 | TB Bacillus Centenary - Robert Koch; an eight-point compass rose? |
|
Angola #386 (also #387-393?) |
August 1955 | An eight-point compass rose to the lower left of the map of Angola |
| Angola #417 | June 25, 1960 | 500th anniversary of the death of Prince Henry the Navigator; a 32-point compass rose over the map of west Africa |
| Angola #548 | August 29, 1969 | 500th Anniversary of the Birth of Vasco da Gama; a 32-point compass rose |
| Anguilla #95 | August 10, 1970 | 40th Anniversary of Anguilla Boy Scouts; a 16-point compass rose to the right of the map of Anguilla |
|
Anguilla #199 (also #200-204?) |
August 27, 1974 | UPU Centenary; an eight-point compass rose |
| Anguilla #361-366? | 1979 | Anguilla's Outer Islands |
| Antigua #221 | August 1, 1969 | Centenary of the Redonda phosphate industry; a four-point compass rose |
| Argentina #677 | July 12, 1958 | International Geophysical Year (1957-1958); an eight-point compass rose over the map of Antarctica |
| Argentina #785 | October 30, 1965 | Federal Police Day; a 16-point compass rose in the emblem of the Federal Police |
| Argentina #2062 | June 12, 1999 | Carrier pigeon |
| Argentina #2280c | June 5, 2004 | Cabo Virgenes Lighthouse; an eight-point compass rose with the map |
| Argentina #B105a | April 28, 1984 | International Stamp Show; a 15th Century 32-point compass rose |
| Argentina #C68 | September 14, 1957 | 1957 International Congress for Tourism; an eight-point compass rose |
| Ascension #289-293? | May 22, 1981 | Old maps of Ascension |
|
Ascension #536 (also #537-539?) |
February 18, 1992 | World Columbian Stamp Expo '92, Chicago, Genoa '92 International Philatelic Exhibition, 500th Anniversary of the Discovery of America; an eight-point compass rose |
| Australia #227 | November 28, 1949 | John Forrest (1847-1918), explorer and statesman; a 16-point compass rose to the left of the portrait |
| Austria #1189 | September 25, 1981 | 75th Anniversary of the South-East Fair, Graz; a 16-point compass rose |
| Austria #B306-B313 | July 20, 1964 | Vienna International Philatelic Exhibition (WIPA 1965) |
| Bahamas #335 | June 27, 1972 | 20th Olympic Games, Munich |
| Bahamas #343 | November 1, 1972 | Tourism Year of the Americas |
| Bahamas #629 | June 2, 1987 | Map of the Bahamas; a 12-point (?) compass rose |
| Bahamas #810? | July 5, 1994 | First recipients of the Order of the Caribbean Community; a 16-point compass rose |
|
Barbados #428 (also #429-431?) |
December 17, 1975 | 350th Anniversary of the first settlement - 17th Century sailing ship; a 16-point compass rose around the denomination (4c) |
| Barbados #470? | March 1, 1978 | 350th Anniversary of the founding of Bridgetown - Gibson's map of Bridgetown |
| Barbados #598 | March 14, 1983 | Commonwealth Day - map and globe |
| Barbuda #17 | November 19, 1968 | Map of Barbuda; a four-point compass rose |
| Bermuda #380-384? | May 14, 1979 | Old maps of Bermuda |
| Bermuda #892 | January 13, 2005 | Map of Bermuda and compass, the face of which contains a 32-point compass rose |
| Brazil #966 | September 20, 1963 | 8th International Leprology Congress; a four-point compass rose over the map of Brazil |
|
Brazil #1239 (also #1240-1241?) |
August 26, 1972 | 4th Inter-American Philatelic Exhibition, EXFILBRA, Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 26-Sept. 2; several compass roses |
| Brazil #1426 | February 2, 1976 | Centenary of the Naval Hydrographic and Navigation Institute; several compass roses on the nautical map of the South Atlantic, 1776 |
| Brazil #2463? | March 4, 1994 | Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460) |
| Brazil #2530-2532? | April 28, 1995 | Famous men |
|
British Indian Ocean Territory #34? |
July 10, 1969 | ? |
|
British Indian Ocean Territory #82 (also #83-85?) |
November 8, 1975 | 10th anniversary of the British Indian Ocean Territory; an eight-point compass rose |
| Bulgaria #2282-2287? | December 15, 1975 | Historic ships |
| Bulgaria #2431-2436? | August 29, 1977 | Historic ships |
| Bulgaria #2700-2705? | July 14, 1980 | Historic ships |
| Bulgaria #2739L-2739N? | April 15, 1981 | Centerary of Bulgarian shipbuilding |
| Bulgaria #3196-3201? | November 20, 1986 | Ships |
| Bulgaria #3688-3689? | April 24, 1992 | 500th anniversary of the discovery of America |
| Bulgaria #4338 | March 23, 2005 | Polar explorers Admiral Robert Peary and Roald Amundsen; two 16-point compass roses, one for each pole |
|
Bulgaria #C112 (also #C113-C119?) |
March 31, 1969 | Means of communication; a 16-point compass rose to the upper left of the three-master |
| Burkina Faso #C1? | March 4, 1961 | Plane over a map of Burkina Faso, and air routes |
|
Canada - Newfoundland #234 |
May 12, 1937 | A 16-point compass rose to the right of the map of Newfoundland |
| Canada #391 | February 8, 1961 | Development of Canada's Northland; a 16-point compass rose |
| Canada #446 | April 13, 1966 | Tercentenary of the arrival in Canada of Rene Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle; the profile of La Salle is in a 16-point compass rose |
| Canada #499 | August 15, 1969 | Bicentenary of Charlottetown as the capital of Prince Edward Island; an eight-point compass rose over the map of Prince Edward Island |
| Canada #540 | May 7, 1971 | Bicentenary of Samuel Hearne's expedition to the Copper Mine River; an eight-point compass rose to the upper right of the map of the Copper Mine River basin |
|
Cape Verde #277 (also #286?) |
February 24, 1952 | An eight-point compass rose with the map of the Cape Verde Islands |
| Cape Verde #664? | March 4, 1994 | Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460) |
| Chile #320 | August 27, 1959 | 400th anniversary of the Juan Ladrillero expedition to explore the Strait of Magellan (1557-1558); an eight-point compass rose to the lower right of the map |
| Chile #383, C298 | January 26, 1970 | 80th anniversary of the acquisition of Easter Island; a 16-point compass rose to the right of Policarpo Toro |
| Chile #882-883 | April 20, 1990 | 500th anniversary of the discovery of America (in 1992); a 16-point compass rose, split between the two stamps |
| Chile #1252 | September 10, 1998 | International Year of the Ocean; an eight-point compass rose to the left of the map |
| Chile #C125 | 1949 | 20th anniversary of the establishment of Chile's National Air Line; a 32-point compass rose in the emblem of the airline |
|
China, People's Republic of #2158? |
July 20, 1988 | 11th Asian Games (in 1990); a 16-point compass rose in the emblem of the games? |
|
China, People's Republic of #2300B? |
September 21, 1990 | Sportphilex '90, Beijing; a 16-point compass rose in the emblem of the 11th Asian Games? |
|
Christmas Island #44 (also #39-43, 45-54?) |
February 5, 1972 | An eight-point compass rose with the map of Christmas Island |
| Cocos Islands #3 | June 11, 1963 | A four-point compass rose with the map of the Cocos Islands |
| Cocos Islands #32 | September 3, 1979 | Inauguration of the Cocos Islands' postal service; an eight-point compass rose with the map of the Cocos Islands |
| Cocos Islands #218-221? | August 24, 1990 | Explorers and their ships |
| Colombia #748 | September 28, 1962 | Progress of Colombian railroads and the completion of the Atlantic Line from Santa Marta to Bogota; an eight-point compass rose with the railroad map of Colombia |
| Comoro Islands #C67 | February 23, 1975 | 70th anniversary of Rotary International, and 10th anniversary of the Moroni Rotary Club; four-point compass rose with the map of the Comoro Islands |
|
Congo, People's Republic of #191-192 |
October 20, 1969 | African Tourist Year; there is an eight-point compass rose in the emblem, which is similar to the ITY emblem |
|
Congo, People's Republic of #966 (also #967-970?) |
October 21, 1992 | Genoa '92; a 16-point compass rose behind the head of explorer Juan de la Cosa |
|
Costa Rica #169 (also #170-176?) |
January 29, 1936 | A 16-point compass rose to the lower right of the map of Cocos Island |
| Cuba #2818 | October 18, 1985 | EXFILNA '85; the top half of a compass rose below the map |
| Cyprus #798 | May 29, 1992 | 500th anniversary of the discovery of America; a 16-point compass rose with the map |
| Czechoslovakia #1691 | June 26, 1970 | 25th anniversary of the United Nations; a 64-point (128-point?) compass rose behind the United Nations headquarters |
| Czechoslovakia #2939 | January 2, 1995 | 20th anniversary of the World Tourism Organization; a 64-point compass rose |
| Denmark #751 | March 22, 1984 | Bicentenary of the Hydrographic Department; 16-point compass rose |
|
Dominican Republic #653-655 |
May 25, 1969 | 12th Congress of the Confederation of Latin American Tourist Organizations (COTAL); COTAL emblem is based around an eight-point compass rose |
|
Dominican Republic #C312-C313? |
August 26, 1980 | World Tourism Conference, Manila, Sept. 27; compass rose in conference emblem? |
| Ecuador #1718 | December 23, 2004 | America Issue - Environmental protection; 16-point compass rose around Buddha in center? |
| El Salvador #1191 | December 21, 1988 | 500th anniversary of the discovery of America (in 1992); two eight-point (16-point?) compass roses |
| El Salvador #1195-1196 | February 3, 1989 | Centenary of meteorology in El Salvador; an eight-point compass rose in the World Meteorological Organization emblem |
| El Salvador #1244 | July 30, 1990 | A 16-point compass rose with the map |
|
Equatorial Guinea #163 (also #164-165?) |
1991 | 500th anniversary of the discovery of America; an eight-point compass rose below the Nina, the ship of Vicente Yanez Pinzon |
|
Falkland Islands #318 (also #319-323?) |
May 22, 1981 | An eight-point compass rose to the lower right of the map of the Falkland Islands |
| Falkland Islands #1L38 | May 5, 1980 | A 16-point compass rose with the map of the Falkland Islands Dependencies |
| Faroe Islands #7, 9, 13? | January 30, 1975 | A compass rose with the map of the Faroe Islands? |
| Fiji #120? | April 5, 1938 | A compass rose with the map of the Fiji Islands? |
| Fiji #121? | May 19, 1942 | A compass rose with the map of the Fiji Islands? |
| Fiji #125? | April 5, 1938 | A compass rose with the map of the Fiji Islands? |
| Fiji #133? | October 1, 1940 | A compass rose with the map of the Fiji Islands? |
| Fiji #134? | January 6, 1942 | A compass rose with the map of the Fiji Islands? |
| Fiji #135? | October 1, 1940 | A compass rose with the map of the Fiji Islands? |
| Fiji #150? | February 1, 1954 | A compass rose with the map of the Fiji Islands? |
| Fiji #154? | July 1, 1954 | A compass rose with the map of the Fiji Islands? |
| Fiji #1005 | February 27, 2003 | Xixuthrus Heyrovskyi, longest beetle in the world; a compass with a 16-point rose |
| Finland #297 | June 11, 1950 | 400th anniversary of the founding of Helsinki; an eight-point compass rose on Forsell's map of old Helsinki |
|
Finland - Aland Islands #31 (also #32-33?) |
June 4, 1988 | Sailing ships; an eight-point compass rose with the Ingrid, c. 1900 |
|
French Morocco #CB36 (also #CB37-CB39?) |
April 11, 1950 | A four-point compass rose with the map |
|
French Polynesia #534 (also #535-537?) |
March 14, 1990 | A four-point compass rose with the map |
|
French Southern and Antarctic Territories #21 |
December 26, 1961 | 25th anniversary of the death of Commander Jean Charcot (1867-1936), Antarctic explorer; an eight-point compass rose with the portrait of Charcot |
| French West Africa #C11 | March 24, 1947 | An eight-point compass rose with the map of French West Africa |
| French West Africa #C22? | March 15, 1958 | Two compass roses with the map of Gor้e Island? |
| Gabon #597 | June 16, 1986 | National Week of Cartography, Libreville, June 16-20; a 16-point compass rose with the map of Gabon |
| Gabon #C293 | October 12, 1992 | 500th anniversary of the discovery of America; an eight-point compass rose |
| Germany #696 | May 8, 1953 | 125th anniversary of the birth of Henri Dunant, the founder of the Red Cross, a 16-point compass rose |
| Germany #1772 | January 14, 1993 | 125th anniversary of the North German Naval Observatory, Hamburg; a 16-point compass rose with the map |
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Germany #2332 (also #2333?) |
March 3, 2005 | Postman on bicycle; the top half of an eight-point compass rose at the bottom of the stamp |
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German Democratic Republic #1232? |
September 15, 1970 | World Orienting Championships; a compass, but not a rose |
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German Democratic Republic #1388? |
August 8, 1972 | Society for Sport and Technology; a compass, but not a rose |
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Ghana #112? (also #113-114?) |
April 15, 1962 | Africa Freedom Day; a compass rose-like design over the map of Africa |
| Great Britain #278 | October 10, 1949 | 75th anniversary of the UPU (Universal Postal Union); an eight-point compass rose |
| Great Britain #291? | May 3, 1951 | Festival of Britain, 1951; a four-point compass rose in the festival symbol? |
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Great Britain - Guernsey #9 (also #18?) |
October 1, 1969 | A four-point compass rose with the map of the bailiwick of Guernsey |
| Grenada #1504 | April 27, 1987 | 500th anniversary of the discovery of America (in 1992); a 16-point compass rose with the map of Columbus' voyage |
| Grenada #3304b, 3306 | November 4, 2002 | Explorer Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) |
| Hungary #2757 | September 24, 1982 | AGROFILA '82 International Agricultural Stamp Exhibition, Godollo; an eight-point compass rose to the lower right of the map |
| Italy #947 | March 20, 1967 | Centenary of the Italian Geographical Society; an eight-point compass rose |
| Italy #2589 | February 12, 2004 | Genoa, 2004 European Cultural Capital; an eight-point (?) compass rose with the map |
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Italy #2617 (also #2618-#2620?) |
August 27, 2004 | Italian region of Liguria; a 64-point compass rose with the map of Liguria |
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Jamaica #406 (also #407-409?) |
March 12, 1976 | Maps of Jamaica; an eight-point compass rose through the map of Jamaica by Benedetto Bordone, 1528 |
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Kiribati #369 (also #370-372?) |
May 6, 1981 | An eight-point compass rose with the map of Abalang and Marakei Islands |
| Kiribati #509? | December 28, 1988 | A compass rose with the map? |
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Kiribati #742 (also #743-744?) |
July 12, 1999 | 20th anniversary of the independence of Kiribati; a 16-point compass rose with the map of Millennium Island |
| Korea #1954 | May 1, 1999 | Centenary of the opening of Kunsan port; an eight-point compass rose |
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Laos #1085? (also #1086-1090?) |
September 12, 1992 | Genoa '92; several compass roses with the map by Juan Martinez? |
| Libya #364-365 | July 1969 | African Tourist Year; there is an eight-point compass rose in the emblem, which is similar to the ITY emblem |
| Libya #721-722? | March 10, 1978 | Arab Cultural Education Organization; an eight-point compass rose? |
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Liechtenstein #615 (also #616?) |
March 10, 1977 | An eight-point compass rose with the map of Liechtenstein by J.J. Heber |
| Macao #383-390 | May 10, 1956 | An eight-point compass rose with the map of Macao |
| Macao #630-634 | October 9, 1990 | A compass roses from Portuguese charts; a 32-point compass rose from the chart of 16th Century cartographer Lazaro Luis on #630 |
| Macao #719? | March 4, 1994 | Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460) |
| Macao #930-931 | May 22, 1998 | The left half of an eight-point compass rose is on the right side of #930; the right half of that compass rose is on the left side of #931? |
| Mali, Republic of #113 | May 12, 1969 | Year of African Tourism; there is an eight-point compass rose in the emblem, which is similar to the ITY emblem |
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Mali, Republic of #C125 (also C126-C128?) |
September 27, 1971 | Famous ships; the left half of a 16-point (48-point?) compass rose |
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Mali, Republic of #C426 (also #C427-429?) |
June 22, 1981 | 475th anniversary of the death of Christopher Columbus; the right half of a 32-point compass rose, the lower-left quarter of a 16-point compass rose |
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Malta #797 (also #798?) |
February 20, 1992 | 500th anniversary of the discovery of America; a 32-point compass rose at the lower right |
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Mauritius #444 (also #446, 451?) |
March 12, 1978 | Several compass roses on the 1519 map of Mauritius |
| Mexico #2077? | June 5, 1998 | 50th anniversry of the universal declaration of human rights; a 16-point compass rose? |
| Mexico #2176 | December 1, 1999 | Bicentenary of the scientific voyage of Alexander von Humboldt to the Americas; an eight-point compass rose |
| Mexico #C313 | June 4, 1966 | 4th anniversary of Father Andres de Urdaneta's return trip from the Philippines |
| Monaco #201 | December 13, 1946 | Franklin D. Roosevelt; an eight-point compass rose with the map of Monaco |
| Monaco #B112? | March 14, 1994 | Monegasque Committee to Fight Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases; a 16-point compass rose? |
| Morocco #464 | September 18, 1980 | World Meteorological Day; an eight-point compass rose (not the World Meteorological Organization emblem) |
| Mozambique #387-394 | October 15, 1954 | An eight-point compass rose to the lower right of the map of Mozambique |
| Mozambique #490 | August 29, 1969 | 500th anniversary of the birth of navigator Vasco da Gama (1469-1524); several compass roses on the map of Africa |
| Netherlands #736 | August 30, 1988 | Australia Bicentennial; an eight-point compass rose to the upper left of the map of Australia |
| Netherlands Antilles #643 | January 16, 1991 | 5th anniversary of express mail service; an eight-point compass rose |
| Nevis #728 | July 6, 1992 | A 32-point compass rose |
| New Caledonia #571 | October 10, 1988 | 200th anniversary of the disappearance of the La Perouse expedition; a four-point (eight-point?) compass rose with the map |
| New Caledonia #657 | October 23, 1991 | 150th anniversary of the first commercial harvesting of sandalwood; an eight-point compass rose with the map |
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New Caledonia #C114 (also #C115-C118?) |
September 4, 1974 | The discovery and exploration of New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands; an eight-point (16-point?) compass rose with the map of Grand Terre? |
| New Hebrides, British #78 | October 20, 1956 | 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Anglo-French Condominium; a 16-point compass rose |
| New Hebrides British #124? | September 26, 1967 | 25th anniversary of the Allied Forces' campaign in the South Pacific War Zone; a four-point compass rose with the map |
| New Hebrides, French #94 | October 20, 1956 | 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Anglo-French Condominium; a 16-point compass rose |
| New Hebrides French #140 | September 26, 1967 | 25th anniversary of the Allied Forces' campaign in the South Pacific War Zone; a four-point compass rose with the map |
| New Zealand #230 | January 2, 1940 | A compass rose on Captain Cook's map of New Zealand |
| New Zealand #330 | May 16, 1960 | Westland Centennial: The Explorer; an eight-point compass rose |
| New Zealand #618 | January 19, 1977 | 75th anniversary of the New Zealand Automobile Association; a four-point compass rose in the emblem of the Automobile Association |
| Nicaragua #2385 | September 12, 2002 | 500th anniversary of the discovery of Nicaragua |
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Nigeria #232-233 (also #234?) |
December 30, 1969 | African Tourist Year; there is an eight-point compass rose in the emblem, which is similar to the ITY emblem |
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Norfolk Island #517 (also #518-519?) |
February 11, 1992 | 500th anniversary of the discovery of America; a 36-point (?) compass rose around Columbus' coat of arms |
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Norway #1024 (also #1025?) |
April 21, 1992 | 500th anniversary of the discovery of America; a 32-point compass rose to the upper left of the sailing ship Restauration |
| Oman #454c | October 14, 2003 | Manuscripts; a 32-point compass rose (on an old map?) |
| Palau #302e | May 25, 1992 | The Age of Discovery; a compass rose with the map |
| Paraguay #C464 | July 19, 1978 | 250th anniversary of the birth of Capt. James Cook; a 16-point compass rose |
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Penrhyn Island - Northern Cook Islands #268 (also #269-286?) |
February 8, 1984 | An eight-point compass rose |
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Peru #397 (also #401?) |
February 1943 | 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Amazon River by Francisco de Orellana in 1542; an eight-point compass rose to the lower left of the 1542 map of South America |
| Peru #535-537? | July 27, 1970 | Peru's military colleges; an eight-point compass rose in the coat of arms of Chorillos College? |
| Peru #959 | September 18, 1989 | Centenary of the Geographical Society of Lima; several compass roses with the early map of South America |
| Philippines #610-612? | May 31, 1954 | 2nd Asian Games, Manila, May 1-9; an eight-point compass rose in the games emblem? |
| Poland #1510? | June 2, 1967 | 6th Congress of Polish Trade Unions; a 12-point compass rose? |
| Portugal #658-661? | December 37, 1945 | Centenary of the Portuguese Naval School; an eight-point compass rose? |
| Portugal #1073 | September 16, 1970 | Expo '70 International Exposition, Osaka, Japan, Mar. 15-Sept. 13; a 32-point compass rose to the left of the EXPO '70 emblem |
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Portugal #1336 (also #1337?) |
June 8, 1977 | Camoens Day; a 64-point compass rose |
| Portugal #1987? | March 4, 1994 | Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460) |
| Portugal #1993 | June 7, 1994 | 500th anniversary of the Treaty of Tordesillas |
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Portugal #2187 (also #2188-2190?) |
October 9, 1997 | Portuguese Cartography; a 16-point compass rose |
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Portugal - Azores #316 (also #317-321?) |
September 17, 1980 | World Tourism Conference, Manila, Sept. 27; a 16-point (?) compass rose |
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Portuguese India #552 (also #553-559?) |
1957 | An eight-point compass rose to the lower left of the map of Damao and Nagar Aveli |
| Rio Muni #12 | October 1, 1961 | 25th anniversary of the nomination of Gen. Francisco Franco as Chief of State; an eight-point compass rose to the left of the map of Rio Muni |
| Romania #596? | September 5, 1945 | 50th anniversary of "Gazeta Matematica" mathematics journal; a 16-point compass rose? |
| Romania #2308 | December 20, 1971 | Ferdinand Magellan (1480?-1521), navigator; a 16-point compass rose |
| Romania #C95 | November 1, 1960 | Stamp Day; a 16-point compass rose |
| Russia #1884 | October 22, 1956 | Soviet Scientific Antarctic Expedition; an eight-point compass rose |
| Russia #3875 | July 14, 1971 | International Letter Writing Week; emblem is a 16-point compass rose |
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Russia #3930 (also #3931-3934?) |
December 15, 1971 | History of the Russian Fleet; a 16-point compass rose |
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Russia #5157? (also #5158-5161?) |
July 20, 1983 | An eight-point compass rose? |
| Russia #6504 | March 24, 1999 | 300th anniversary of the Russian Navy's use of a flag with St. Andrew's Cross; an eight-point compass rose with the map |
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Rwanda #52 (also #53-54, 54A?) |
May 4, 1964 | UN 4th World Meteorological Day; an eight-point compass rose behind the map of Rwanda |
| St. Helena #318 | August 14, 1978 | Wreck of the Witte Leeuw, 1613; an eight-point compass rose with the 17th Century engraving of St. Helena |
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St. Helena #349? (also #348, 350-352?) |
May 22, 1981 | A 32-point compass rose on John Thornton's 1700 map of St. Helena? |
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St. Helena #566 (also #567-569?) |
January 24,1992 | World Columbian Stamp Expo '92, Chicago, and Genoa '92 International Philatelic Exhibitions; a 16-point compass rose to the left of the STV Eye of the Wind |
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St. Kitts-Nevis #294 (also #295?) |
December 16, 1974 | Opening of Golden Rock International Airport; a 16-point compass rose with the map of St. Kitts-Nevis |
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St. Lucia #888 (also #889-891?) |
August 31, 1987 | First cadastral survey of St. Lucia; an eight-point compass rose to the left of the map |
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St. Pierre & Miquelon #300 (also #301-313?) |
1942 | A 16-point compass rose |
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St. Thomas and Prince Islands #367 (also #368?) |
1954 | Visit of Pres. Francisco H.C. Lopes; an eight-point compass rose with the map |
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St. Thomas and Prince Islands #372 |
500th anniversary of the death of Prince Henry the Navigator; a 32-point compass rose | |
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St. Vincent #515 (also #516-517?) |
January 31, 1978 | A compass rose to the lower right of the map of St. Vincent |
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St. Vincent #612 (also #611, 613-614?) |
December 4, 1980 | A four-point compass rose with the map of the north Atlantic |
| St. Vincent #1233 | August 31, 1989 | 500th anniversary of the discovery of the New World; an eight-point compass rose with the map of the Caribbean Sea |
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St. Vincent Grenadines #20 (also #21-24A?) |
May 9, 1974 | An eight-point compass rose with the map of Bequia |
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St. Vincent Grenadines #203? (also #204-208?) |
April 2, 1981 | A compass rose to the upper left of the map of the Windward Islands by R. Ottens, c. 1763 |
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St. Vincent Grenadines #222-238 |
January 28, 1982 | Ships; an eight-point compass rose |
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St. Vincent Grenadines #271 (also #272-274?) |
September 15, 1983 | Bicentenary of the Treaty of Versailles; a 16-point compass rose |
| Samoa #182 | August 29, 1939 | 25th anniversary of New Zealand's control of the mandated territory of Western Samoa; a compass rose to the upper right of the map |
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Samoa #291 (also #290, 292-293?) |
June 10, 1968 | 200th anniversary of the visit of Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729-1811) to Samoa; a 32-point compass rose to the right of the portrait of Bougainville |
| Senegal #C69 | 1969 | Year of African Tourism, 1969; there is an eight-point compass rose in the emblem, which is similar to the ITY emblem |
| Seychelles #284 | April 20, 1971 | Three compass roses on a map of Seychelles |
| Somali Coast #C20 | February 20, 1956 | An eight-point compass rose on the map of Djibouti |
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South Africa - Transkei #207 (also #208-210?) |
August 4, 1988 | A 16-point compass rose on the map |
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South West Africa #492 (also #491, 493-494?) |
May 28, 1982 | Discoverers of South West Africa; a 16-point compass rose to the right of Bartolomeo Dias |
| Spain #556 | October 12, 1935 | A 16-point compass rose on the map of the Amazon by Bartolomeo Oliva, 16th Century, |
| Spain #1791 | December 11, 1973 | 500 years of Spanish printing; a 16-point compass rose with the map of Spain and the Americas |
| Spain #1799 | January 26, 1974 | 50th anniversary of the Superior Geographical Council of Spain; an eight-point compass rose with the nautical chart of Western Europe and North Africa |
| Spain #1958 | June 25, 1976 | Visit of King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia to the Americas, June 1976; a 16-point compass rose with the map of the Americas |
| Spain #2065 | October 7, 1977 | ESPAMER '77 Philatelic Exhibition, Barcelona, Oct. 7-13, and bicentenary of regular mail routes to Central and South America; an eight-point compass rose with the map |
| Spain #2105 | June 23, 1978 | 500th anniversary of the founding of Las Palmas; a four-point compass rose with the 16th Century map of Las Palmas |
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Spain #2243 (also #2244?) |
July 8, 1981 | A 32-point compass rose with the map of the Balearic Islands |
| Spain #2296 | July 16, 1982 | Stamp Day; a 16-point compass rose with the map |
| Spain #2343 | September 12 1983 | 44th Congress of the International Institute of Statistics, Madrid, Sept. 12-22; an eight-point compass rose |
| Spain #2392? | September 26, 1984 | 1600th anniversary of the journey to the Holy Land by Sister Egeria; an eight-point compass rose? |
| Spain #2783 | June 7, 1994 | 500th anniversary of the Treaty of Tordesillas; a 32-point compass rose |
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Spain #B169 (also #B170-B172?) |
October 15, 1990 | 500th anniversary of the discovery of America (in 1992); an eight-point compass rose |
| Spanish Sahara #C16 | Novermer 23, 1950 | Diego Garcia de Herrera; an eight-point compass rose |
| Surinam #391? | October 27, 1971 | 300th anniversary of the first map of Surinam; a compass rose to the upper right of William Mogge's map of Surinam? |
| Surinam #482 | September 28, 1977 | Map of Paramaribo harbor and 1852 postmark; a 32-point (?) compass rose |
| Sweden #348-350 | April 15, 1944 | Tercentenary of the first Swedish marine chart; a 16-point compass rose |
| Sweden #1257 | September 5, 1978 | An eight-point compass rose on the 1769 map |
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Sweden #1861 (also #1862-1866?) |
November 30, 1991 | Several compass roses on the map, Carta Marina by Olaus Magnus, 1572 |
| Sweden #2233 | May 9, 1997 | 18th International Cartographic Conference; a 32-point compass rose from an 18th Century atlas |
| Sweden #2234 | May 9, 1997 | 18th International Cartographic Conference; a compass rose from a 1568 atlas |
| Switzerland #349 | March 15, 1954 | Fifty years of navigation on the Rhine; an eight-point compass rose on the map |
| Syria #528-530? | March 8, 1969 | 6th anniversary of the March 8 Revolution; the bottom half of a 32-point compass rose? |
| Thailand #553-556 | September 1, 1970 | 6th Asian Games, Bangkok; a 16-point compass rose |
| Thailand #567 | December 9, 1970 | Opening of the 6th Asian Games, Bangkok; a 16-point compass rose |
| Timor #280-287 | 1956 | An eight-point compass rose to the upper left of the map of Timor |
| Timor #334 | April 22, 1968 | Several compass roses on the map of Brazil by Lopo Homem-Rein้is, 1519 |
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Togo #641 (also #642-644, C91-C92?) |
April 26, 1968 | Inauguration of Lom้ Harbor; an eight-point compass rose |
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Togo #1016 (also #1017?) |
February 12, 1979 | 200th anniversary of the death of Capt. James Cook; an eight-point compass rose to the upper left of the map of New Zealand |
| Togo #O1-O9 | 1991? | An eight-point compass rose |
| Tokelau #182-185 | December 18, 1992 | 500th anniversary of the discovery of America |
| Turkey #1127 | April 4, 1954 | 5th Anniversary of NATO; a 14-point (!) compass rose to symbolize the 14 NATO member nations |
| United Nations #312-313 | October 5, 1979 | Namibia; an eight-point compass rose to the lower-left of the map of Namibia |
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United Nations - Offices in Geneva #86 |
October 5, 1979 | Namibia; an eight-point compass rose to the lower-left of the map of Namibia |
| United States #3065 | February 28, 1996 | 50th anniversary of Fulbright Scholarships |
| United States #U571 | October 13, 1975 | Bicentennial Era - The Seafaring Tradition; design is primarily an eight-point compass rose |
| Uruguay #1996a-d | February 14, 2003 | Explorers and maps of their voyages - Christopher Columbus, 4th voyage, 1502; Juan Dํaz de Solis, 1516; Sebastian Cabot, 1526-30; Hernando Arias de Saavedra, 1597-1618 |
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Wallis and Futuna Islands #C42 (also #C43-C45?) |
July 20, 1973 | An eight-point compass rose to the right of La P้rouse and his ship "La Boussole" |
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Wallis and Futuna Islands #C169? |
May 22, 1992 | World Columbian Stamp Expo '92, Chicago, Genoa '92' a compass rose on the map? |
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Wallis and Futuna Islands #C170? |
July 15, 1992 | World Columbian Stamp Expo '92, Chicago, Genoa '92' a compass rose on the map? |
This page (sio.midco.net/mapstamps/rose.htm), the first of two, has excellent descriptions of several stamps containing compass roses - with pictures.