What ONE stamp best exemplifies your home country?

No politics here - Canada is well known for its allegiance to the Queen but the 1st stamp had nothing to do with the Monarchy

 
Unitrade Spec Canada Catalog/Scott/etc....

# 1 the Beaver !! our symbol..

Thanks, JeffS.  I agree that this is an interesting idea for a thread, but it also seems like it may be a bit self-limiting the way it is set up.

I am from the US, of course, and you have now made a nice post for the US, so there it is.... not much left for me to contribute, unless I want to post some other US stamp.  It's too bad, because I can imagine other stamps that I see as quintessentially associated with particular countries, but as I am not actually from any of those places, there's really nothing more I can contribute on the subject and be consistent with the stated theme of the thread.

So, I will sit on the sidelines and observe what others post about their countries of origin. 

Ok - here’s my entry

The First Man on the Moon Stamp exemplifies the best of America. This event was the culmination of the work of the brilliant immigrant minds that fled Europe after the war, of amazing women of color like mathematician Katherine Johnson, of the quiet engineers with their pocket protectors, of the best of the best from our universities, of thousands of our finest scientists, of our military who trained the pilots who became astronauts and of tens of thousands of American workers. The basic research needed to achieve this goal catapulted our scientific and technical knowledge ahead by decades and we are still benefiting even today. 

THIS is what America can achieve when we set aside politics and focus on science and engineering and (literally) reach for the stars. 

Yo! Ad Astra! 

I have chosen the stamp issued by Israel Post on 31st March 1949. It celebrates the 1st year of Independence, and depicts the Flag of the State of Israel.
Someone who knows nothing about a country must first learn about it's Flag !   (Being a Flag collector I may be a little biased !!).

The centre of the Flag shows the 'Shield of David' (Magen David) a Jewish symbol for over 700 years.
The Blue and white bands derive from the Prayer Shawl, the 'Tallit'.
The design has Zionist origins, the Nationalist movement being at the forefront for the establishment of a Jewish State.
The flag was adopted after Independence in May 1948.

I have chosen this specific stamp NOT ONLY for the reason of learning. But also for the reason of understanding........of understanding that something may be missing.

So my interpretation of this stamp goes further. The missing bar of the 'E' in Israel should symbolize that something is still has to be achieved.
Peace with our immediate neighbours.
Only then can we replace the missing bar in that 'E'.

Londonbus1

A tough question! As with Chris (Beryllium Guy), for me the concept of "home country" is somewhat ill-defined. I have lived long-term in seven countries, am a citizen of two, and have not spent more than 1/3 of my life in any of them. Every day I go to work, I cross into an international enclave where we forget our national identities and work together to the "benefit of all mankind" (quote from our founding treaty). So I consider myself a citizen of the world, and my home "country" is the worldwide scientific enterprise. So my choice is the United Nations 15c stamp issued for Expo'67 in Montréal (both aspects which also have special meaning for me) and depicting "Truth" which associates itself best with the goals of science:

I do not live in England now but always consider it my home.As Londonbus1 says,there are so many stamps and topics to choose from---so much history and tradition.I have chosen the set of British Design Classics showing various British icons...although some may disagree with the term classic for some of the items!!

Jeff - I have to congratulate you on this thread - Posts, up to now, have been quite interesting and  I hope more members participate
Thanks again !

René

I quoted your post, Alex, since it touched  points for my rebuttal:

1) Canada, as a Country, has way less guns and shooting(s) than our neighbors to the South and the term North American is rarely used here LOL ! We just finished "Moose hunting week" (very popular)
2) I like the target cancel on my "beaver stamp" and thanks for pointing this out
3) Finally, since I have no rebuttals, I like your "humor" side as you are in general a very serious person 

www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/official-symbols-canada.html

Hoping not to receive a scolding by ADMIN (for the  quote), Thanks !

Here is one of my favourites, the 20¢ Harvesting Wheat definitive (issued December 4, 1930) overprinted for the Grain Exhibition and Conference in Regina, Saskatchewan, issued on July 24, 1933. Canada was, and still is the breadbasket to the world. Wheat was a major crop back then & is still widely grown. Different plants are grown all over the Prairies now, and shipped to many countries around the world.

But if I interpret "home country" to mean "the place where you come from", and since like cursus, I've had some independency militancy in my past, then I must describe QUEBEC, for which I choose the 1934 Jacques Cartier issue from Canada. Because this is Jacques Cartier discovering the St-Lawrence, the cultural lifeblood of the province, and claiming the area for France, which is so critical to the identity (some might even say "distinct") of the region:

Geeze!