Celebrating a Nation’s heritage on music stamps: Constructing an international community

Covington, Kate; Brunn, Stanley D.

doi:10.1007/s10708-006-0015-z

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“…Similar to what Covington and Brunn (2006) present, in their case with music stamps, these thematic categories make it possible to expand the analysis of religiously themed postage stamps along a number of dimensions.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Using data from the various postal services and from the World Association for the Development of Philately (WADP 2011), I compiled a database of stamps issued by the seven selected countries from 2006 to 2010. In determining what constituted a stamp issue, this study utilizes the methodology employed by Brunn (2001Brunn ( , 2011, Brunn (2005, 2008), and Covington and Brunn (2006), recognizing all visually distinct stamps that were issued, within the period from 2006 to 2010, with a monetary value and for the purpose of sending mail. "Visually distinct" is defined rather loosely, so as to reduce duplication within stamp issue totals.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Religious themes in Central European postage stamps, 2006–2010

Reeves

2015

Journal of Cultural Geography

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The countries of Central Europe present a suitable arena for studying the interplay of religion and nationalism. This study explores religious expressions of national identity through the issue of postage stamps, from 2006 to 2010, in seven Central European countries. While the national societies in question exhibit very different religious inclinations, as expressed through a variety of recent, comparable data, quantitative and qualitative analyses of the stamps they issued over a 5-year period enrich our understanding of the religious elements and traditions that form an integral part of Central European identities. As expected, states with higher relative numbers of religious adherents-Poland, Slovakia, and Austria-produce relatively more religiously themed stamps, particularly stamps that depict "living religion." Protestant or Catholic traditions can also be traced in the relative frequencies of stamp issues. The stamps demonstrate how states employ religious traditions and heritage to perpetuate a sense of national community.

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Religious themes in Central European postage stamps, 2006–2010

Reeves

2015

Journal of Cultural Geography

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“…The scholars and the studies mirrored in this analysis of Arctic postage stamps include Daniel Hammet's (2012) analysis of transitions in South African political-history postage stamps; Jack Child's (2008) analysis of dominant semiotics in South American postage stamps; Pauliina Raento and Stanley Brunn's (2005) analysis of stamps as messengers of "banal nationalism" in work on Finnish postage stamps; Kate Covington and Brunn's (2006) study on the visual community displayed through music stamps; Henio Hoyo's (2012) examination of nationalist narratives in Mexican centennial stamps; and Douglas Frewer and Hugo Dobson's (2010) study of Japanese postage stamps as social agents of national identity. The scholars and the studies mirrored in this analysis of Arctic postage stamps include Daniel Hammet's (2012) analysis of transitions in South African political-history postage stamps; Jack Child's (2008) analysis of dominant semiotics in South American postage stamps; Pauliina Raento and Stanley Brunn's (2005) analysis of stamps as messengers of "banal nationalism" in work on Finnish postage stamps; Kate Covington and Brunn's (2006) study on the visual community displayed through music stamps; Henio Hoyo's (2012) examination of nationalist narratives in Mexican centennial stamps; and Douglas Frewer and Hugo Dobson's (2010) study of Japanese postage stamps as social agents of national identity.…”

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Messages on Arctic Policy: Effective Occupation in Postage Stamps of the United States, Canada, and Russia

Wood-Donnelly

2017

Geographical Review

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The Arctic policies of the United States, Canada, and Russia have received considerable attention on the international stage in recent years, although engagement by these states with the region extends through many eras. Overlooked in analyses of Arctic policy and practice in the region are the messages communicated through postage stamps, noted in their importance as transmitters of government messages, as these states emphasize claims to sovereignty and the resources of the region. These Arctic states have issued a number of stamps depicting the Arctic throughout their engagement with the region, long before any formal policy documents were issued addressing contemporary geostrategic concerns. This article surveys all Arctic postage stamps issued by these three states and analyzes their messages for correlation with official Arctic policy in several periods, concluding that there is substantial relationship between the issued stamps and the practice and policy of these Arctic states as they demonstrate their effective occupation of the region.

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“…Some scholars (e.g. Brunn ; Covington and Brunn ) suggest that a useful context within which to consider the visual images used on stamps is the concept of ‘imagined community’ developed by Anderson ().…”

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“…Stamps are part a visual culture that today includes posters, comics, works of art, films, TV programmes, photo magazines and the World Wide Web (Frewer ; Covington and Brunn ). States recognize this with individual or sets of stamps depicting popular culture themes.…”

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The smallest ideological and political battlefield: depicting borders on postage stamps – the case of Israel

Limor

Mekelberg

2017

Nations and Nationalism

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There are few dozen areas in dispute around the world, where the borders have not been agreed by the involved parties or by the international community. The dispute over the Israeli border is particularly complex as it not only presents disagreement between the opposing sides in play but also in the international arena and within the Israeli political system and society. This paper examines one way in which the State of Israel is trying to define its borders through postage stamps. The argument raised is that Israel issues stamps that deal with disputed territorial areas in accordance with the ideology of the ruling party of a certain period, as well as the respective social consensus surrounding a particular area. Our findings support this argument and find three meta‐messages incorporated into the stamps, including the historical connection between the State of Israel and the land of Israel, unified Jerusalem, and the Christian connection to Jerusalem.

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Celebrating a Nation’s heritage on music stamps: Constructing an international community

Cited by 22 publications

References 18 publications

Religious themes in Central European postage stamps, 2006–2010

Religious themes in Central European postage stamps, 2006–2010

Messages on Arctic Policy: Effective Occupation in Postage Stamps of the United States, Canada, and Russia

The smallest ideological and political battlefield: depicting borders on postage stamps – the case of Israel

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