9th anniversary of President Ngo-dinh-Diem´s presidency; issued July 7th,1963; set of 4 stamps with the same design;
Issued Nov.1st,1966;from a set of 4,commemorating the third anniversary of the deposition (and murder) of president Ngo-dinh-Diem.
Surprised nobody has posted a very common stamp from Ireland I remember from kiloware when I was a young collector. The sword of light from Ireland. https://www.bmastamps2.com/stamps/e...-stamp-sword-of-light-stamp-eu-ire-65-1-used/
2000th anniversary of the battle in the Teutoburger Wald (forest), issued June 4th,2009.Two versions exist,one with water-activated gum and (shown) one self-adhesive. This battle,the exact location of it is not known,ended the advances of the Romans in Germania. The Romans,lead by Quintilius Varus were beaten by Arminius the Cherusk (Arminius´ identity is not historical proven) completely. The surviving Romans fled,Varus committed suicide by "throwing himself into his sword". The stamp shows a roman rider´s protective iron-mask of the time, the head of Augustus and the top of the Hermann-Monument, near the believed site of the battle. (Hermann = German,Arminius = Latin) The monument was dedicated in 1875.One of several huge monuments, that were built to celebrate the unification of Germany in 1871. The sword of Hermann is 7 meters long.
Here are some stamps from a set 2016 Guernsey/Alderney about the Battle of Hastings, leading to the death of King Harold ll and subsequently to new King, William l, "The Conqueror".
Monument (detail) for the soviet soldiers,what died in the Second World War in Berlin-Treptow. Issued April 15th,1955.
Rani Lakshmi Bai (1835-1858),heroine of the "Sepoy-Uprise" (against the British) of 1857/58. Issued Aug.15th,1957. (from a set of 2)
Chatrapati Sivaji Maharaj (1627-1680),Maharati (hindu) fighter against the (muslim) Moguls. Issued April 17th,1961.