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In February of 2001, two distinct sheets of 9 Superman stamps were issued under the names of the neighboring countries of Kirgistan and Tadjikistan. Similar sheets previously released under these names have included Looney Tunes, Pokemon, Ally McBeal, Michael Douglas, Simpsons, and other stamps of popular characters and themes.Kyrgyzstan Superman Stamp Sheet:
click on the stamp to see the original artwork
Tadjikistan Superman Stamp Sheet:
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sheet images courtesy of the Superman Homepage.The producers of these stamps downloaded easily obtainable images of fan artwork from assorted Superman websites (a good number of them from the Superman Through the Ages Fan Art Gallery) and turned them into stamps. They did this without the permission of the individual artists or the various Superman website administrators.
This inadvertently created a number of philatelic firsts:
- The first George Reeves stamp artwork by Mike Creasy
- The first Christopher Reeve stamp artwork by Randy Garrett
- The first appearance of Krypto, Supergirl, or Bizarro on a stamp artwork by David Morefield and Curt Swan
- The first appearance of Lana Lang on a stamp artwork by David Morefield and Kurt Schaffenberger
- The first appearance on a stamp of Superman in his electric-blue costume or with long-hair
- The first stamps by Curt Swan, Kurt Schaffenberger, Alex Ross, or Neal Adams - and the assorted fan-artists including Bill Galvan, David Morefield, Nathaniel Morgan, Larry Smith, Shaun College, Randy Garrett, "Steve," Mike Creasy, Cristián León, Hans Christian Vang, Michael L. Szott, and others
If you did the artwork on one of these stamps and would like your name listed here and/or a link back to your piece, please contact us.
Here are the descriptions:
- KIRGISTAN - Beautifully illustrated sheetlet of 9 stamps issued by Kirgistan to commemorate the greatest super hero - SUPERMAN! Each stamp features the cartoon hero in a different scene from his adventures. This is sure to be a collectors item. Perfect for mounting and framing. Makes a great addition to any new issue topical collection.
- TADJIKISTAN - Beautifully illustrated sheetlet of 9 stamps issued by Tadzhikistan to commemorate the greatest super hero - SUPERMAN! Each stamp features the cartoon hero in a different scene from his adventures. This is sure to be a collectors item. Perfect for mounting and framing. Makes a great addition to any new issue topical collection.
NOT VALID POSTAGE: Please note that stamps issued in the names of Terkmenistan, Kirgistan, or Tadjikistan are usually private issues and are not recognized by the Universal Postal Union.
