Postage stamps from the international women's year
What is Vermeer's milkmaid doing on a stamp from Rwanda?
About 250 stamps were printed worldwide in honour of International Women’s Year (1975).
The stamps feature extremely diverse images. To name just a few, the
dove of peace, symbol of the UN-declared International Women’s Year,
famous paintings that depict women, women at work, famous women. Or
slogans like ‘peace, development, equality’.
On this page, you’ll see a selection of stamps from the varied and curious collection.
On this page, you’ll see a selection of stamps from the varied and curious collection.
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