Paul Calle, Postage Stamp Designer, Is Dead at 82

Paul Calle, a commercial artist whose most famous work was no bigger than a postage stamp, died on Thursday in Stamford, Conn.

Mr. Calle, one of the most highly regarded stamp designers in USA, was 82.

A longtime Stamford resident, Mr. Calle designed more than 40 United States stamps, licked by generations of postwar Americans. He was best known for the 10-cent stamp, commissioned by NASA and issued in 1969, commemorating the Apollo 11 moon landing that year.

His other stamps include ones honoring Gen. Douglas MacArthur (1971), Robert Frost (1974), the International Year of the Child (1979), Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan (1980), Frederic Remington (1981), Pearl S. Buck (1983), the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (1984) and folk-art carousel horses (1988 and again, with new artwork, in 1995).

Mr. Calle's work has been exhibited at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City and elsewhere.

With his son Chris, he designed two 1994 stamps - a 29-cent first-class stamp and a $9.95 express-mail stamp - commemorating the moon landing's 25th anniversary. Father and son also collaborated on stamps for Sweden, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and the United Nations.

New Zealand Post's Year of the Rabbit Stamps

Join in the New Year celebrations with the third in New Zealand Post's Chinese lunar stamp series. The Year of the Rabbit issue features a vibrant range of stamp products that pay tribute to the co-existence of the Chinese and New Zealand cultures.

60c – Year of the Rabbit
Through one of the oldest styles of calligraphy, the 60c stamp features a Chinese character that reflects the awareness and alertness of the rabbit. Lunar celebrations have become more and more popular in recent years with festivities occurring all over New Zealand.

$1.20 – Paper-cut Rabbit
The distinctive art of Chinese papercutting dates back to the 6th century when women pasted gold and silver foil cuttings onto their hair at temples. Today, paper cutting is a pastime enjoyed by many young Kiwi children. A paper-cut rabbit appears on the $1.20 stamp conveying liveliness and peace.

$1.90 – Painted Rabbit
The Chinese meticulous painting technique is characterised by highly detailed brushstrokes. It is often vibrant in colour and depicts narrative subjects. The $1.90 stamp uses this technique to portray the well known Chinese story in which the rabbit jumps down from the moon (where the essence of the rabbit is said to have originated).

$2.40 – New Zealand Icon
Kites are an important part of the Chinese culture and appear at Chinese festivals around the world. The first Chinese kites were made using silk and bamboo more than 2000 years ago. The $2.40 stamp shows a traditional Chinese kite being flown above the Christchurch Cathedral in New Zealand.

Tanzania to issue new note family 01.01.2011

On 17 December 2010, the Bank of Tanzania announced it will introduce a new family of notes on 1 January 2011. The new notes are slightly smaller than the existing notes, which will continue to circulate in parallel. The new notes are protected by Motion windowed security threads, Spark patches, and watermarks with electrotype denominations, among other anti-counterfeiting features.

Philippines new note family reported

20 pesos
Orange. Front: Filipino as the National Language 1935; Manuel Luis Quezón; seal of Philippine president; bank seal; Malacañang Palace (presidential residence) and Pasig River in San Miguel, Manila. Back: Map; palm civet; Banaue rice terraces; Cordilleras weave design. Solid security thread. Watermark: Manuel Luis Quezón and electrotype 20. Printer: Unknown. 160 x 66 mm. 2010. Signature 19. Intro: 16.12.2010.


50 pesos
Red. Front: First National Assembly in 1907; Sergio Osmeña; US General Douglas McArthur during Leyte Landing in 1944; seal of Philippine president; bank seal. Back: Map; maliputo fish; Taal Lake; Batangas embroidery design. Solid security thread. Watermark: Sergio Osmeña and electrotype 50. Printer: Unknown. 160 x 66 mm. 2010. Signature 19. Intro: 16.12.2010.


100 pesos
Purple. Front: Central Bank of the Philippines headquarters building in Manila; Manuel Acuña Roxas; inauguration of the Third Republic on 4 July 1946; seal of Philippine president; bank seal. Back: Map; whale shark; Mayon Volcano in Legazpi City, Albay; Bicol textile design. Red-to-green windowed security thread with demetalized BSP100. Watermark: Manuel Roxas and electrotype 100. Printer: Unknown. 160 x 66 mm. 2010. Signature 19. Intro: 16.12.2010.


200 pesos
Green. Front: Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite; Diosdado Pangan Macapagal; Barasoain Roman Catholic church in Malolos City, Bulacan; seal of Philippine president; bank seal. Back: Map; tarsier; Bohol Chocolate Hills; Visayas design. Red-to-green windowed security thread with demetalized BSP200. Watermark: Diosdado Macapagal and electrotype 200. Printer: Unknown. 160 x 66 mm. 2010. Signature 19. Intro: 16.12.2010.


500 pesos
Yellow. Front: Crowd at EDSA People Power I in February 1986; Corazon C. Aquino; Benigno Simeon “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr.; Benigno Aquino Jr. monument; seal of Philippine president; bank seal. Back: Map; blue-naped parrot; Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park; Southern Philippines cloth design. Red-to-green windowed security thread with demetalized BSP500. Watermark: Corazon and Benigno Aquino and electrotype 500. Printer: Unknown. 160 x 66 mm. 2010. Signature 19. Intro: 16.12.2010.


1,000 pesos
Blue. Front: Crowd at independence centenial celebration in 1998; OVI of South Sea pearl in clam shell and BSP logo; José Abad Santos; Josefa Llanes Escoda, and Vicente Lim; Medal of Honor; seal of Philippine president; bank seal. Back: Map; South Sea pearl in clam shell; turtle; Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park; Mindanao design for Tinalak (Ikat-dyed abaca). Red-to-green windowed security thread with demetalized BSP1000. Watermark: Santos, Escoda, and Lim and electrotype 1000. Printer: Unknown. 160 x 66 mm. 2010. Signature 19. Intro: 16.12.2010.

United Arab Emirates new 5-dirham Banknote

B32 (PNL): 5 dirhams (US$1.35)
Brown. Front: Blue Souk in Sharjah; coat of arms. Back: Sparrow-hawk; Bay of Khorfakkan in Fujairah; tower. Solid security thread with demetalized UAE 5. Watermark: Sparrow-hawk head. Printer: Unknown. 143 x 60 mm. 2009 and ١٤٣٠ (AH1430). Signature 4.