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Issued on 19 February 1970 for the 75th death anniversary of Munshi Newal Kishore           (India)



FDC shows printing presses




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Issued on 15 July 1953 for the centenary of "La Estrella de Panama" newspaper      (Panama)




The 0.10 B/. (Panamanian balboa) stamp was surcharged in 1953 to 1 c  (Panamanian centésimo)


The 0.05 B/. (Panamanian balboa) stamp was also surcharged on 1 January 1954 to 1 c (Panamanian centésimo)






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Issued on 30 September 1993 for the 75th anniversary of El Pais newspaper             (Uruguay)



Outline drawing of a Linotype machine on panel of stamp




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A selection of newspaper stamps from Egypt

Issued on 25 June 1976 for the The 100th anniversary of newspaper Al-Ahram



Issued on 26 November 2006 for the 130th anniversary Al Ahram





Issued on 15 June 2002 for the 50th anniversary of Al-Akhbar newspaper



Issued on 11 November 1994 for the 50th anniversary of Akhbar El-Yom newpaper



Issued on 24 December 1978    El Wakea el Masriya newspaper 



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Issued on 25 May 1992 for the International Conference on Surveying and Mapping         (Iran)
Stamp shows map printing plates, globe, map of Iran, surveying and satellite




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Issued on 4 February 2020   CMYK Printing           (Israel)



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Issued on 1 October 1997   Koran Printing House and Koran       (Iran)




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Newspapers on stamps from Argentina

Issued on 8 November 1969 for the centenary of the newspaper La Prensa



Issued on 30 October 1982 for the centenary of the newspaper Los Andes, Mendoza



Issued on 17 April 2004 for the centenary of the newspaper La Voz del Interior, Córdoba



Issued on 21 May 2005 for the centenary of the Mar del Plata newspaper La Capital



Issued on 13 February 2008 for the centenary of the newspaper El Cronista



Issued on 8 November 1969 for the centenary of the newspaper La Nacion



Issued on 4 December 2019 for the 150th Anniversary of the newspaper La Nacion



Issued on 11 November 1967 for the centenary of the newspaper La Capital, Rosario



Issued on 12 December 1998 for the centenary of the daily newspaper La Nueva Provincia, Bahia



Finally one showing a Linotype

Issued on 5 December 1998 for the centenary of the daily newspaper El Liberal, Santiago del Ester


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Newspaper stamps from Serbia

Issued on 14 October 2003 for the 50th anniversary of the newspaper Vecernje Novosti



Issued on 26 November 2019 for the 75th anniversary of the newspaper Jedinstvo



Issued on 26 January 2010 to celebrate 75 years of the weekly newspaper NIN




Issued on 15 November 2022 to celebrate 80 years of the Dnevnik Newspaper, Novi Sad



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Issued on 19 May 2022 for the St. George's Historical Society Centenary     (Bermuda)

Stamp shows a print shop



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Issued on 25 November 1981 on the 150th anniversary of the first books printed in Tonga

Of particular interest is the 32 ¢ (Tongan seniti) stamp showing type locked in a chase






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Issued on 16 May 2022 for the bicentenary of the first Faroese Language Book     (Faroe Islands)



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Issued on 14 March 2001 to celebrate the first book Printed in Ireland



FDC



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Three more newspaper stamps from Egypt

Issued on 7 December 2003 for the Al Joumhouriya newspaper



Issued on 15 April 1993 for the centenary of Le Progres Egyptien newspaper



Issued on 20 April 2010 to celebrate 130 years of the Egyptian Gazette


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Two from Mexico

Issued on 15 August 2016 for the 100th anniversary of Universal newspaper   
             


Issued on 24 June 1972 for the 250th anniversary of Gaceta De Mexico


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