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Belgian cartoonist Hergé created Tintin almost 100 years ago. His debut in comic book happened on January 10, 1929. Today we’ll talk about Tintin and see some interesting Belgium Tintin-related stamps.
Belgium gave us some of the iconic comic books and cartoons. Some of them are: Asterix by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, The Smurfs (Les Schtroumpfs) by Peyo, Spirou and Fantasio by André Franquin, Lucky Luke by Morris. The one that is also very important, and the one we’ll talk about today is Tintin by Hergé.
Youth Philately 1979 – Tintin & Snowy
First Tintin stamp
Belgium – 1979/10/01
8 fr (Belgian franc)
Tintin magic started in 1929. It follows the adventures of intrepid young reporter Tintin and his dog Snowy. They travel all over the world solving different mysteries and do what reports do. We had to wait for 50 years since Tintin appeared in the comic book, to see him on the stamp too. Of course, the credit for this goes to the Belgium.
After the first stamp we had to wait less time, just 20 more years for the next Tintin stamp. Again, the credit goes to Belgium. The beautiful 9-stamps sheet had been issued.
Youth Philately 1999 – Comic Strips Souvenir Sheet
TinTin Moon Rocket (stamp in the middle)
Belgium – 1999/10/02
17 fr (Belgian franc)
The Belgium Post (bpost) 1999 Comic strips souvenir sheet used motifs from 9 famous comic books. There are:
In 2001 we got 2 more stamps as a join Belgium – DR Congo issue. This issue is related to “Tintin in the Congo” –the second volume of The Adventures of Tintin. The motifs used on the stamp are the ones from the comic book.
Comics – Kuifje – Tintin
“Tintin in the Congo”
Belgium / DR Congo joint issue – 2001/12/31
17 fr (Belgian franc)
Comics – Kuifje – Tintin
“Tintin in the Congo”
Belgium / DR Congo joint issue – 2001/12/31
34 fr (Belgian franc)
It’s hard to write about these stamps, especially the one above, and not to mention what is today considered racist depiction of Africans (fat-lipped, childlike savages). Unfortunately, at the time this comic book had been created, in 1931, this was the usual view many had about Congo and Africans. Hergé himself was not happy with the work. The court decided that "It is clear that neither the story, nor the fact that it has been put on sale, has a goal to... create an intimidating, hostile, degrading or humiliating environment" (www.bbc.com).
Also, "the new edition of 'Tintin in the Congo' contains a preface explaining the colonial context of the time it was released, in 1931" (www.lemonde.fr).
The last set of stamps we’ll see today is the bloc “Tintin on the black screen” from 2011. We have to thank Belgium Post (bpost) once again.
Tintin on the Black Screen
Belgium – 2011/08/29
1 Inland º (No Face Value)
On August 29, 2011, Belgium Post (bpost) issued 10 Tintin-related stamps (10 stamps bloc Tintin on the black screen), depicting scenes from movies and albums:
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