Holiday Stamps from around the World

ISSUE 149 - May 5, 2023 - Stamp News Online Magazine

Famous May Birthdays

Each of the stamps shown below depict a famous person or their accomplishment whose birthday is in May. Learn about these famous people born in May from links
to lucasfilm.com, marycassatt.org, whitehouse.gov, pbs.org, biography.com, worldgolfhalloffame.org, evitaperon.org and other websites. Famous birthdays for May include: Audrey Hepburn, Manfred von Richthofen (Red Baron), Orson Welles, Florence Nightingale, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Martha Graham, and John Fitzgerald Kennedy to name a few. Scroll over each link to see website source of information for each person.

Kamehameha I, Five cent Stamp, King of Hawaii

May 1, 1907 - Kamehameha I

Kamehameha I, One dollar Stamp, King of Hawaii

May 1, 1907 - Kamehameha I

Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen [The Red Baron] Stamps

May 2, 1892 - Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen

Bing Crosby 29 cent stamp, USA

May 3, 1903 - Bing Crosby

Audrey Hepburn Stamp, 37 cents, USA

May 4, 1929 - Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn Stamp

May 4, 1929 - Audrey Hepburn

6 Karl Marx Stamps, Deutsche

May 5, 1818 - Karl Marx

Karl Marx Stamp, brown 40, blue 60 and red 1

May 5, 1818 - Karl Marx

Nellie Bly, [Elizabeth Cochran Seaman] 1st day of issue cover

May 5, 1865 - Nellie Bly [Elizabeth Cochran Seaman]

Nellie Bly stamp, 37 cents USA

May 5, 1865 - Nellie Bly, [Elizabeth Cochran Seaman]

Orson Welles first day cover and stamp

May 6, 1915 - Orson Welles

Orson Welles Stamps, Guine-Bissau

May 6, 1915 - Orson Welles

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Stamp, Deutsche 80, Swan Lake

May 7, 1840 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Stamp, Monaco

May 7, 1840 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Eva Peron-Duarte Stamp, Argentina, 1 Peso

May 7, 1919 - Eva Peron-Duarte

Harry Truman First Day Cover, USA

May 8, 1884 - Harry Truman

Harry Truman Stamp, 8 cents, USA

May 8, 1884 - Harry Truman

Francis Quimet First Day Cover

May 8, 1893 - Francis Ouimet

Francis Quimet Stamp, 25 cents, USA, US Open Champion 1913

May 8, 1893 - Forgotten Great Swings: Francis Ouimet - Video

Dante Alighieri Stamps, Vatican Post

May 9, 1265 - Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri Stamps, Italian Post

May 9, 1265 - Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri Stamp, 5 cents, USA, 100th Anniversary

May 9, 1265 - Dante Alighieri

John Wilkes Booth First Day Cover, USA

May 10, 1838 - John Wilkes Booth

Bono [Paul Hewson] U2 Rocker Stamp

May 10, 1960 - Bono [Paul Hewson]

Bono [Paul Hewson] Stamp

May 10, 1960 - Bono [Paul Hewson]

Martha Graham First Day Cover, USA

May 11,1894 - Martha Graham

Martha Graham Stamp, 37 cents, USA

May 11,1894 - Martha Graham

May 11, 1904 - Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali Stamp, Guine-Bissau, 2001

May 11, 1904 - Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali Stamp, Bulgaria

May 11, 1904 - Salvador Dali

Florence Nightingale First Day Cover, FDC

May 12, 1820 - Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale Stamp, Australia

May 12, 1820 - Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale Stamp, Belgium

May 12, 1820 - Florence Nightingale

Stevie Wonder Stamp, Burundi

May 13, 1950 - Stevie Wonder

George Lucas First Day Cover

May 14, 1944 - George Lucas

Star Wars Stamps, 41 cents, USA

May 14, 1944 - George Lucas

Katherine Anne Porter Stamp, 39 cents, USA

May 15, 1890 - Katherine Anne Porter

William H. Seward Stamp, USA

May 16, 1801 - William H. Seward

May 16, 1904 - Lily Pons, Lily Pons video

Alfonso XIII Stamp, Spain, 15 centavos

May 17, 1886 - Alfonso XIII of Spain

John Paul II Stamp

May 18, 1920 - John Paul II

Johns Hopkins Stamp, 1 dollar, USA

May 19, 1795 - Johns Hopkins

Ho Chi Minh Stamp, India

May 19, 1890 - Ho Chi Minh

Ho Chi Minh Stamp, Vietnam

May 19, 1890 - Ho Chi Minh

Jimmy Stewart Stamp, USA, 41 Cents

May 20, 1908 - Jimmy Stewart

May 20, 1946 - Cher [Cherilyn Sarkisian]

Albrecht Durer Stamp

May 21, 1471 - Albrecht Durer

Albrecht Durer Stamps

May 21, 1471 - Albrecht Durer

Andrei Sakharov Stamp

May 21, 1921 - Andrei Sakharov

Mary Cassatt Stamp, 23 cents, US Postage

May 22, 1844 - Mary Cassatt

Mary Cassatt Stamp, 5 cents, US Postage

May 22, 1844 - Mary Cassatt

Arthur Conan Doyle Stamp, Alderney

May 22, 1859 - Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle Stamp, Monaco

May 22, 1859 - Arthur Conan Doyle

Anatoli Karpov Stamps, Liberia

May 23, 1951 - Anatoli Karpov

George III, King of Great Britain First Day Cover

May 24, 1738 - George III, King of Great Britain

King George III Stamps, Australia and England

May 24, 1738 - George III, King of Great Britain

Rachel Carson First Day Cover, Author of Silent Spring

May 25, 1907 - Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson Stamps, Block of 4, 17 cents USA

May 25, 1907 - Rachel Carson

John Wayne Sheet of Stamps, 37 cents, USA

May 26, 1907 - John Wayne

John Wayne Stamp, 37 cents, USA

May 26, 1907 - John Wayne

Julia Ward Howe First Day Cover, The Battle Hymn of the Republic

May 27,1819 - Julia Ward Howe, The Battle Hymn of the Republic

Julia Ward Howe Stamp, 14 cents, USA

May 27,1819 - Julia Ward Howe

Wild Bill Hickok First Day Cover, Legends of the West

May 27, 1837 - "Wild Bill" Hickok, [James Butler]

Wild Bill Hickok Stamp, 29 cents, USA

May 27, 1837 - "Wild Bill" Hickok [James Butler]

Wild Bill Hickok First Day Cover, Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane

May 27, 1837 - "Wild Bill" Hickok [James Butler], Calamity Jane

James Francis Thorpe, 20 cents, USA

May 28, 1888 - James Francis Thorpe

James Francis Thorpe Stamp, 32 cents, USA

May 28, 1888 - James Francis Thorpe

May 29, 1736 - Patrick Henry

May 29, 1736 - Patrick Henry

5/29/1917 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy Stamp, 5 cents, USA

May 29, 1917 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy

May 29, 1917 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy

May 30, 1888 - James A. Farley

May 30, 1909 - George Headley

May 30, 1909 - George Headley

May 31, 1861 - Emily Perkins Bissell

May 31, 1861 - Emily Perkins Bissell