Courthouses (Palaces of Justice)

Hello stamp friends, I hope you are all well. Continuing our tour of courthouses around the world is a stamp from Brazil honoring the 120th anniversary of the Supreme Court of the state of Piaui. I hope all of my fellow American stamp friends have a peaceful and meaningful Memorial Day weekend.

Hi Jeffs, That would be great! Thank you so much. I do not have it. My mailing address is [removed by Admin for safety]. I see you collect OFS. Are you a member of the Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa (PSGSA). I collect the South African Homelands as well. I will check out your listings on eBay. Will

Hello stamp friends and happy Monday. First of all I want to thank JeffS for the International Court of Justice sheet, showing the courthouse at The Hague in The Netherlands. I have been doing some research and think that this field (international courts) might yield an interesting article for the newsletter. A little too early to say. Anyway, in keeping with that topic, here is a recent stamp from France, showing the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. It is an official stamp for use by the Council of Europe, which includes the court. Fascinating architecture.

I've been meaning to post this for a while, but hadn't yet gotten to it. This is a prestige booklet issued by South Africa in 2013 to mark 50 years since the Rivonia Trial. The text of the booklet is very informative, so I scanned it all, even though it will make for a (very) long post. But I hope you will enjoy the read.

Hello stamp friends and happy Sunday. The above post on Nelson Mandela got me thinking that a pretty interesting article could be written about his life on stamps and other postal history. One such item would be this commemorative envelope celebrating 75 years of the South Africa Prisons Service. Robben Island, where Mr. Mandela was imprisoned, is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There are many fascinating facts about Nelson Mandela. I always thought it was interesting that he used his time in prison to learn to read and speak Afrikaans. His purpose, and here I am paraphrasing, was to be able to understand a people you must read their history and literature and communicate with them. Also, many of the guards referred to him as "Mr. Mandela." 

Hello stamp friends. I send everyone my very best. I thought I would stay in southern Africa for a while. Here is a recent block of stamps from South Africa about the architecture of the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. It appears to be a very beautiful modern building.

Hello stamp friends, I hope all of you are having a pleasant weekend. Work has kept me away from stamps for a while. To continue with our tour of southern African courthouses, here is a first-day cover of the 1977 South African stamp celebrating the centennial of the Supreme Court of the Transvaal. 

Good morning! The prompt response by stamp friends on the Saar page has told us that the above stamp is NOT the courthouse in Saarbrucken. It is the old city hall. Oh, well. In recompense here is a 1968 stamp from West Berlin showing the state courthouse in Berlin. 

Well, friends, I spoke too soon. I was updating catalog listings for my legal topic when, low and behold, I found this 2011 stamp from Brazil, honoring the Fortaleza branch of the Labor Court, showing the courthouse! It is Scott 3176 and came with a label that could be personalized. Brazil has issued at least five stamps showing courthouses, so that could be a mini-topic. Now I feel better.

Hello stamp friends, Hope you are all well. It is warm out here in Los Angeles this weekend.

It is Columbus Day weekend here. In honor of Christopher Columbus and his patron, Queen Isabella of Spain, I offer a recent stamp from Spain celebrating the 25th anniversary of their Constitutional Court showing the very interesting courthouse. Take care everyone.

Hello stamp friends. I hope you are all well. Tomorrow is Veterans Day/Armistice Day. First of all, let me send my best wishes to all my fellos veterans (US Army - 1980-1985 - Germany and California). I have two military and World War I related courthouses today.

First up is Brazil, which declared war on Germany in October 1917 after the German resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare and the sinking of a Brazilian ship. It is Scott 862, issued April 1, 1958. The stamp honors the 150th anniversary of the Supreme Military Court. I believe it is one of the oldest standing military tribunals in the world.





On the other side of the conflict was Turkey, one of the Central Powers. My wife is Australian and I have attended several ANZAC Day ceremonies in Australia and in Los Angeles. They are always very moving. Shown is an FDC honoring the 100th anniversary of Turkey's Court of Military Appeals, issued on 06/04/2015. The court actually dates to 1914, meaning it began during World War I. Interestingly, the military court system in Turkey was abolished in 2017.





I hope everyone has a peaceful and meaningful day tomorrow. Will

Hello stamp friends. Hope you are all well. Sorry I have been out of touch, life took over for a couple of months. It has been rainy here in Los Angeles and I know many of you have been dealing with Winter weather. So, I thought it was time for a Caribbean vacation! Let's start 2022 with a nice stamp from The Bahamas celebrating their 25th year of independence and showing the Supreme Court building. It is Scott 912, issued July 10, 1998.

Hello stamp friends, I hope you are all well. Many of us use stamps to get away from the problems of the world, I am no exception. But the world will have a way of intruding itself. Today we turn to Ukraine. I was unable to find a Ukrainian stamp that shows any of their courthouses. However, I did find a 2019 stamp that commemorates the 60th anniversary of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. Several other nations also issued stamps showing that unusual courthouse.