Hidden Hitler head ?

Some people saw a Hitler face, hidden somewhere in the trees. To avoid further speculations, the stamp was redesigned a little bit later, but this time the top of the trees was carefully removed !

Hidden Jewish star ?

The Jewish engraver denied that he had hidden a Davidstar in the design of this stamp. Up to you to believe it or not !

Hidden relatives.

The engraver of this stamp hid the names of some of his family members and relatives in the lines of this cashbook.

Hidden Hitler ?

Turn this stamp upside down, look behind the legs of one of the men, and ... according to some people with probably too much imagination, you will see a Hitler face.

Hidden Royal sign ?

The stamp designer E. Blampied cunningly hid the forbidden Royal Cypher in the design of this stamp, in protest against the German occupation.

Hidden message.

This red 1d. stamp has in its corners minute letters AAAA. This was the way the designer of this stamp, Major N.V.L. Rybot, protested against the German occupation. AAAA means : AD AVERNUM, ADOLPH ATROX (to hell with you, atrocious Adolf) !

Hidden message.

This green 1/2d. stamp has in its corners minute letters AABB. This was how the designer, Major N.V.L. Rybot, protested against the German occupation. AABB meens : AD AVERNUM, BLOODY BENITO! (to hell with you, bloody Benito) !

Hidden king !

King Alexander was murdered in 1903. The murder had probably been ordered by Peter Karageorgevic, who succeeded him to the throne. When a first stamp with his picture was issued, the engraver hid the face of the dead king, somewhere in the stamp. To see it, the stamp has to be put upside down.

Hidden name

On a shop sign, in the Nobel prize winner Spritterler's home town, you will not find the genuinely Swedish name STINA BACKLUND. This person was closely connected to the stamp engraver, Arne Wallhorn

Hidden person ?

According to some rumors,which of course were denied, the designer of this stamp featured President Bush sr. Dressed as a postman.

Hidden name

On one of the ladies' dresses you will find the name ODZIA, said to be a female acquaintance of the engraver Czeslaw SLANIA.

Hidden initials

The initials LL on a tree are said to stand for Lennart Lundberg, former manager of the Swedish Post Office

Hidden person ?

In the starting field of the Wasa Ski Race, the engraver has pictured himself as one of the runners.

Hidden names

The designer covered the walls with the names of his family members and relatives.

Hidden Hitler ?

Some people with too much imagination discovered a Hitler face hidden somewhere in the roses.

Hidden map

The clouds and rocks are disposed to show the map of Bohemia, before it was invaded by the Nazis. The engraver was sent to a concentration camp, and a new stamp was issued.

Wrong representation

Egyptian hieroglyphies show a face in frontal view, whereas faces were always shown in profile. Some people claimed that the face shown was a caricature of Prince Charles.

Wrong registration number.

The registration number of this aircraft is not a real number, but he name of a pilot, CRAIU, who died some years before.

Wrong letters.

Those stamps were originally issued with the corner letters T-P and V-K, both impossible combinations, as the Black Penny stamps only carry letters between A-A and T-L. It appeared that the engraver Vladimir Koval saw the opportunity to make himself and his family famous by using personal initials of himself and family members. New correct stamps were printed and isssued.

Wrong letters.

Those stamps were originally issued with the corner letters T-P and V-K, both impossible combinations, as the Black Penny stamps only carry letters between A-A and T-L. It appeared that the engraver Vladimir Koval saw the opportunity to make himself and his family famous by using personal initials of himself and family members. New correct stamps were printed and isssued.

Hidden monkey

Visible on the stamp is the face of the publisher of 'La presse'. When the stamp is put upside down, the face of a monkey appears.

Hidden face ?

Some people with much imagination saw a hidden face somewhere in this stamp. I tried to find it, but did not succeeded. Can someone help me ?

Hidden signs

Bear with hidden 8 in leg, date in grass, and sky and grass color is made out of little bears.

Hidden letters

Background of the stamp is covered with the letter USP (United States Post)

Hidden illustrations

Hidden transportation methods in the triangel

Hidden murderer

Sheet composed by hundreds of little pictures, featuring the face of the american president Abraham Linclon. Somewhere near his left eye is hidden a photo of ... his murderer John Wilkes Booth.

Hidden in de clouds

Series of 5 stamps showing military airplanes. On each stamp, the face of the aircraft designer was hidden in the clouds.

Hidden year

A lot of Canadian stamps show the date or the initals of the engraver hidden somewhere in the design.

Hidden year

Hidden year anbd initials, azs it happens opten in Canadese stamps.

Hidden year

Year of issue and initials hidden somewhere in the stamp, as happens on many Canadian stamps.

Hidden number

Year of issue was hidden in the immatriculation plate of the car.

Hidden year

Year of issue and copyright hidden in the right bottom of the stamp, as happens in many Canadian stamps.

Hidden year

A lot of Canadian stamps show the date or the initals of the engraver hidden somewhere in the design.

Hidden year

A lot of Canadian stamps show the date or the initals of the engraver hidden somewhere in the design.

Morse message

Morse message around the stamp : Above/under : HEALTH Sides : NEW ZEALAND

Hidden name

This stamp was designed by Albert Hirschfeld, a cartoonist for the New York Times. He incorporated his daughters name NINA somewhere in the stamp.

Hidden name

Stamp designed by Albert Hirschfeld, who was a cartoonist for the New York Times. He incorporated his daughters name NINA in the design of the stamp.

Hidden signs

Copyright sign and date hidden in the registration plate of a car.

Hidden year

A lot of Canadian stamps show the date of the initals of the engraver hidden somewhere in the design.

Hidden date

Canadian stamps are well known for the information that is sometimes hidden in the design. Here the date in the right corner.

Hidden informatie

Canadian stamps are well known for the information that is sometimes hidden in the design. Here the date and engraver's initial in the right corner.

Strange natural resource

Natural resources of Canada : the fish however are sharks (see their tails) which are far to be natural resources, but more a destructive nuisance. Hidden date and initial.

Hidden year

A lot of Canadian stamps show the date of the initals of the engraver hidden somewhere in the design.

Hidden year

A lot of Canadian stamps show the date of the initals of the engraver hidden somewhere in the design.

Hidden year

A lot of Canadian stamps show the date of the initals of the engraver hidden somewhere in the design.

Hidden year

A lot of Canadian stamps show the date of the initals of the engraver hidden somewhere in the design.

Hidden year

A lot of Canadian stamps show the date or the initals of the engraver hidden somewhere in the design.

Hidden firstname

This stamp was designed by Albert Hirschfeld, a cartoonist for the New York Times. He incorporated his daughters name NINA somewhere in the stamp.

Hidden cross ?

Some people with much imagination saw a nazi-cross in the raised hand of Titov.

Forgery

Stamp with message FAUX below the bottom left corner, denoting forgery. At least a clear message.

Hidden date

A lot of Canadian stamps show the date and/or the initals of the engraver hidden somewhere in the design.

Hidden mouse

The small mouse hidden by the designer on a pole would have been frightened by the passing train and would have run far away.

Hidden message

As some people saw an hidden message against the authorities in the shading lines under 'Postes Ottomanes', the stamp was re-issued without the shading.

Stolen sky

Someone found the origine of the clauds in the upper right corner of this stamp : an inverted part of the sky from a painting of Jacob Van Ruysdael.

Hidden name

Between the legs of the horse, you will find the name IDA, which incidentally is the name of the grand daughter of the engrver Arne Wallhorn.

Hidden message

Message in Braille on the stamp : Hello

Hidden name

Valentin Hauy written in Braille

Hidden message

Representation of theletter D in deaf language.

Hidden message

Hidden sign : I love you

Hidden firstname

This stamp was designed by Albert Hirschfeld, a cartoonist for the New York Times. He incorporated his daughters name NINA somewhere in the stamp.

Hidden firstname

This stamp was designed by Albert Hirschfeld, a cartoonist for the New York Times. He incorporated his daughters name NINA somewhere in the stamp.

Hidden name

Stamp designed by Albert Hirschfeld, who was a cartoonist for the New York Times. He incorporated his daughters name NINA in the design of the stamp.

Too much

Ice crystals were made with the names of the cities of the Elfstedentocht. On the stamp they have eight branches, in reality only six.

Wrong code

The coded information on the left side of the stamp do not correspond with the weather picture on the stamp.

Wrong letters

This is not a valid Dutch registration number of a car, but probably the phone number of a friend of the designer.

Hidden lady

This stamp features Hjalmar Söderberg, who wrote about the Hearts incurable loneless. Is this way some people saw a scantialy dressed lady sitting on his lap.

Hidden switch

When illuminated with UV-light, the stamp shows an ON/OFF switch on the earth, emphasing the action against climate change by switching off the lights during one hour.

Text in figure

The design on this stamp is made from text of the universal human rights convention.

Publicity

The brand of the skis is visible, and this is against the rule that no publicity is allowed on stamps.

Hidden message

Written in Braille : FIAT LUX

Dangerous message

Be careful when using a stamp with this message on a letter. The recipient could take it personally and not not appreciate it.

Hidden dictator

Turn the stamp upside down and hide the left side : with a little bit imagination, Stalin's head will appear

Hidden year

Depending of how you look at the stamp, you will see 1999 or 2000.