Tintin on postage stamps

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In many countries across the world, though most often in Europe, postage stamps have been released that depict scenes from Hergés comic book series The Adventures of Tintin.

Contents 1 List of issues 1.1 Belgium, 1979 1.2 The Netherlands, 1999 1.3 Belgium, 1999 1.4 France, 2000 1.5 Belgium, 2000 1.6 Democratic Republic of Congo/Belgium, 2001 1.7 Belgium, 2004 1.8 Belgium, 2007 2 External LInks

[edit] List of issues

[edit] Belgium, 1979

A one-off stamp that was released on October 1st, 1979. The stamp featured Tintin and Snowy with a magnifying glass examining a stamp depicting Captain Haddock. The stamp would be used on the front cover of Harry Thompsons book, Tintin, Herge and his Creation.

[edit] The Netherlands, 1999

A set of two stamps was released in September 1999. Each showed a scene from the book Explorers on the Moon.

[edit] Belgium, 1999

Released on 15th October, it depicts a model of the moon rocket.

[edit] France, 2000

A one off stamp was released on March 11th.

[edit] Belgium, 2000

A one off depicting Tintin moving a puppet of Herge.

[edit] Democratic Republic of Congo/Belgium, 2001

A joint issue that depicted scenes from Tintin in the Congo.

[edit] Belgium, 2004

In February 2004, the Belgian post office released a set of five stamps to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Tintin, the 50th anniversary of the book Explorers on the Moon and the 35th anniversary of neil Armstrongs moon landing.

[edit] Belgium, 2007

In 2007, the Belgian post office will release a series of 25 stamps, 24 of which will depict one of the album covers each, and the 25th showing a picture of Herge.

[edit] External LInks

• A look at some of the stamps

v • d • e The Adventures of Tintin and Hergé
Related Names	Bob de Moor • Edgar P. Jacobs • Fanny Rodwell
The Adventures of Tintin	Tintin in the Land of the Soviets • Tintin in the Congo • Tintin in America • Cigars of the Pharaoh • The Blue Lotus • The Broken Ear • The Black Island • King Ottokar's Sceptre • The Crab with the Golden Claws • The Shooting Star • The Secret of the Unicorn • Red Rackham's Treasure • The Seven Crystal Balls • Prisoners of the Sun • Land of Black Gold • Destination Moon • Explorers on the Moon • The Calculus Affair • The Red Sea Sharks • Tintin in Tibet • The Castafiore Emerald • Flight 714 to Sydney • Tintin and the Picaros • Tintin and Alph-art
Characters	Supporting • Minor • Complete
Television	Hergé's Adventures of Tintin (1958-62) • The Adventures of Tintin (TV series) (1991-1992)
Film	The Crab with the Golden Claws (1947) • Tintin and the Golden Fleece (1961) • Tintin and the Blue Oranges (1964) • Tintin and the Temple of the Sun (1969) • Tintin and the Lake of Sharks (1972)
Documentaries	I, Tintin (1976) • Tintin et moi (2003)
Video Games	Tintin on the Moon (1989) • Tintin in Tibet (1994) • Prisoners of the Sun (1997) • Destination Adventure (2001) • The Many Adventures of Tintin (2008)
Other Hergé books	Jo, Zette and Jocko • Quick and Flupke • Popol out West
Parodies	List • Tintin in Thailand • The Adventures of Tintin: Breaking Free • Yves Rodier •
Miscellany	Creation of a Tintin album • Tintin books, films, and media • Tintin on postage stamps • Ideology of Tintin • Marlinspike Hall • Karaboudjan • List of books about Tintin