Stamps

Dance on Postage Stamps

A world-wide program of the International Dance Council CID

This programme aims at encouraging young dancers to collect postage stamps depicting dance.

In this way they will:

familiarize themselves with the infinite variety of dances around the world
acquire a pleasant and educating pastime, not requiring much time or expenditure
make friends by exchanging stamps from their collection
get inspiration for creating new dances or costumes
get satisfaction by exhibiting their collection in their environment

Show some dance stamps to your pupils. You can also have enlarged photographs printed or make enlarged photocopies.
Commend them in class to show the rich potential of dance expression.
Use them to illustrate a dance history course.
Plan an exhibition of the stamps to be collected.
Plan a lecture with slides of the stamps and information on the dances depicted.

You will need an album to put your stamps in, a pair of pliers and probably a magnifying glass
Advanced collectors need a catalogue, but you can consult it in a library
Most of the stamps are cheap, especially if they are obliterated. Prices vary of course, but to have an idea you can count on less than half a Euro or half a dollar per stamp.

Once you have a stamp, you can look for information on the dance depicted. This you can
find by corresponding with collectors or dancers from the issuing country.
You can also collect postcards, photographs or posters with dances. Other people collect
newspaper clippings, performance programs, flyers or autographs.
If you need more information, send a letter to the National Dance Council of your country, or
directly to the CID who will forward it to them.
For advanced information, send an email message to the CID philatelic consultant Mr. Pantelis Leoussis, at p_leoussis@hotmail.com