I'm hanging on the public telephone theme for a while longer. This time a quick whizz around the globe to highlight another selection of philatelic phonebox curiosities.
First up is a lovely illustration of a roadside scene in Costa Rica that was depicted on its 1999 issue marking the Island's 50th Anniversary of its Electricity Institute. There's a distinct contrast between the rural setting, the pair of cows pulling a cart, and the modern looking phone booth - which is also in use. The stamp was designed by A. Suarez.
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| 75 ₡ - Costa Rican colón |
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| 15 din. - Yugoslav dinar |
Designed by R.Bojanic, a 2001 issue from Yugoslavia commemorates the centenary of telephone booths in Serbia, and the Ivory Coast's 1989 'Communication' stamp marks the 30th anniversary of CAPTEAO. It's a pity that the group of blue telephone boxes only gets a cameo appearance on the stamp itself.
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| 155 CFA - West African CFA franc |
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| British Design Classics, 2009 |
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| 0.63 € - Euro |
In 2019, Malta issued their 'Residential Houses' four stamp set. The K6 CARDPHONE is in the foreground of a building in the capital Valletta. The designer is Anthony Xuereb.
Terrence Millington was the designer of the British 63p stamp in the 1997 'Sub-Post Offices' set.
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| Issued on 12th August, 1997 |
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| 30 Botswana thebe |
One of a set of four stamps with the theme 'Telecommunications' commemorating the International Stamp Exhibition 'STAMPWORLD' which was held at the Alexandra Palace in London in 1990. The show marked the 150th anniversary of the introduction of the Penny Post in 1840. The stamp is subtitled 'talking', and was designed by M.Kahn.
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