This study examines the representations of the disabled body by unpicking the messages
transferred through the artistic illustrations of disability found in 250 postage stamps. The …

States issue stamps that inform those inside and beyond their borders about an event, a
person, a recent concern or about a national or global topic of interest. The increased …

Of the thousands of stamps that are issued by states and territories every year, a miniscule
percentage (much less than one percent) are about women, their heritage and …

In this article we focus on the gendered national construction on Israeli stamps
commemorating renowned women over the course of Israel's history. We analyze gender …

Visualizing political culture is a major objective of states. These efforts include, for example,
organizing holiday events, constructing monuments and issuing postage stamps. Stamps …

In the early history of the US, postage stamps could have been described as paper pennies.
These days, they might be more aptly described as paper quarters. Looking at them more …