Postage stamp featuring comic book hero Tintin in the Monegasque language
A new series of stamps from Monaco was recently released featuring a scene from the Tintin story 'The Treasure of Rackham the Red'. This stamp was issued in honor of the third Tintin album being published in the Monegasque language.In addition to Italian and French, Monegasque is spoken by several thousand people in Monaco, and to provide this group with a Tintin album in their own language, publisher Casterman has decided to expand the series in this language.
Tintin and the creator
Tintin, the brainchild of Georges Rémi (better known under the pseudonym Hergé), first appeared in the French language in 1929. Since then, a total of 24 different albums featuring Tintin's adventures have been published. The Tintin comics, in particular, introduced a new drawing style to the comic world known as 'the clear line,' characterized by sleekly stylized characters set against a realistic background. Famous followers of this style include Joost Swarte, Jijé (including Jerry Spring), Jacques Martin (Lefranc), Tillieux (including Gaston Lagaffe), Willy Vandersteen (including Suske and Wiske), Bob de Moor (including Tintin), Edgar P. Jacobs (Blake and Mortimer), and Theo van den Boogaard (Sjef van Oekel).Tintin on stamps
This comic book hero is gradually becoming a collecting area in its own right in the field of philately, as more Tintin stamps have now been issued than there are various comic albums. Most stamps naturally originate from French-speaking regions such as France, Belgium, Monaco, and even the Republic of the Congo. Below you will find an overview of stamps featuring this Flemish comic book hero.
This stamp from Belgium was issued in 1979 and was intended to promote youth philately.
Tintin stamps from the Netherlands from 1999 with scenes from the album 'Men on the Moon'
Tintin stamps France from 2000
These Tintin stamps were issued in Belgium in 2001. In honor of the 70th anniversary of the album 'Tintin in the Congo' (Tintin in Africa).
And in the Republic of the Congo in 2001 on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the album 'Tintin in the Congo' (Tintin in Africa)
Tintin stamps Belgium 2004 (Tintin and the Moon)
Tintin stamps France 2007 (Theme: Tintin's travels)
Tintin stamps France 2007 (Theme: Tintin's travels)
Tintin stamp Belgium 2007
Tintin on stamps Belgium 2007 with the album covers of the comic stories
Tintin on stamps Belgium 2011. The theme of these stamps is Tintin in the movies.
The Tintin stamp from Monaco from 2012 'the treasure of Scarlet Rackham'
Hergé is considered by many to be the leading European comic artist of his time, and it will not be long before a new stamp appears in honor of this artist. March 3, 2013, marks the 30th anniversary of Hergé's death; perhaps this will be a new occasion for a new stamp… You can find a nice overview of Tintin on stamps here.
Spirou was filled with good-natured, cartoon-style adventure strips such as 'Beard and the Baldy', 'Lucky Luke', 'Johan and Pirrewiet', and 'The Smurfs' – long-running serials of which two pages appeared every week.
There are quite a few more countries worth mentioning where attention has been paid to Tintin, such as Switzerland (two postcards), Guinea-Bissau (minisheet featuring famous Belgians including Hergé and Tintin), Romania (postcard), and indirectly Singapore as well. In the list, I miss stamp booklets from the Netherlands and France, but also the French PAPs. I do not understand Lenore C. Frederick's comment. He certainly does not know all of Hergé's work. Take a look at the antics of Quick and Flupke, too.