- This list contains items that feature any kind of bear
anywhere on the envelope, postal card, or other form of postal stationary
- I do not include "maximum cards" on the list.
- Note that it is difficult to obtain postal stationary information for
countries other then the US because the Scott Catalogs do not list postal
stationary items. I will try to update this list as I come across possible
issues, but I cannot guarantee that anything listed is "genuine" and valid for
postage.
Postal Stationary
Last Updated December 24, 2007
What's New:
December 24, 2007 Update:
* Romania - added 2007 postal card with a polar bear on card design
and penguins on the stamp design [from polar fauna issue]
October 1, 2007 Update:
* Russian Federation - added 2008 B-rate postal card with two teddy
bears, small Christmas tree [for New Years Day issue, Catalog Number - Order
#2007/092]
August 4, 2007 Update:
* Estonia - added 2007 13e postal card with a bear that resembles Winnie the Pooh,
and a scenic background on the card
design
* Germany - added 2005 55+25c envelope with polar bear and other zoo
animals on envelope design [for 100 years anniversary of
Tierparks Hagenbeck Zoo]
July 3, 2007 Update:
* China - added a few more items to the list which may be "private
issue" items. If you are familiar with Chinese stationary issues and can
tell me which items should not be on the list, please contact me me via the
address on the PDF list.
June 9, 2007 Update:
* Canada - I've added some catalog numbers from the Unitrade Canada
catalog. I've also added information about several varieties of the brown
bear and black bear cards that are already on the list. Please see the PDF
list or the Canada stationary page for more information (too many to list!)
* China - added several items (too many to list here) but I am not sure if
they are "official" items or "private issue" items.
* Germany Democratic Republic - I removed the spectacled bear item
from the list. I have a copy of the Michel postal stationary catalog for
Germany and I can't find anything with a spectacled bear on it for any year. I
will re-add this issue at a later date if I can find more information on it.
May 2, 2007 update:
* Finland - added 2007 letter sheet with a brown bear envelope design
* Lithuania - added 2007 (?) envelope with a teddy bear holding a heart on
envelope design [not sure if this is a valid issue or not, more information to
follow]
March 18, 2007 Update:
* Romania - added 2007 cave bear on envelope design [from Emil
Racovita issue]
* Russian Federation
- added 2006 envelope with brown bears on
envelope design [from Fauna/Bears issue], order # 176840
- added 2006 envelope with a brown bear on
enlarged stamp (on envelope design), man [from 135th Anniversary of County
Mail issue] order # 2006-187
- added 2007 6.5r envelope with two brown bears riding
a bicycle and other animals on envelope design (order #2006-203)
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