Pottery, Ceramics, Porcelain, And Other Clayware

Ireland
EUROPA - Handicrafts
July 1, 1976
The stamp set features Irish Delftware. The delftware industry in Ireland started in 1697.

Peru
UPAE - America Issue
December 28, 1989
Pre-Colombian pottery depicting medicine and surgery.

Malta
Definitive Issue - History of Malta
December 28, 2009
Set of 17 stamps, the 0.07 € stamp shows water pots from the Bronze Age.

Romania
Discover Romania - Oltenia
August 29, 2014
Horezu ceramics is a unique type of Romanian pottery that is traditionally produced by hand around the town of Horezu, close to the famous Horezu Monastery, in northern Oltenia.

Here are images of the four stamps in a set publicizing the Barbados pottery industry (respectively: potter's wheel; kilns; finished goods on Chalky Mount; and a market scene), printed by lithography, and issued by Barbados on March 1, 1973, Scott Nos. 380-83.

- nethryk

France
EUROPA - Handicrafts
May 10, 1976
Strasbourg Faience (18th Century)
Porcelain of Sevres (1787)

Poland
Polish Ceramics
June 15, 1981
Kwan Vase (18th Century)
Porcelain Cup and Saucer (1820)
Porcelain Jug (1820)
Portrait Plate (1880)
Vase (1900)
Porcelain Basket (1840)

Romania
Romanian Porcelain
February 20, 1992
Porcelain from Cluj Napoca and Alba Iulia.

Peru
Pottery - Vicús Culture
February 23, 1970
Vicús culture was an important early culture in Peru from 100 B.C. to 400 A.D. They lived in the Piura region in the northern Pacific coast of Peru. They were known for their work in ceramics, copper, and gold.

Thailand
Whorld Philatelic Exhibition Bangkok
January 9, 1993
The third series souvenir sheet features modern ceramic vessels.

Uruguay
UPAEP - America Issue
October 11, 1989
The stamps show a Pre-Columbian ceramic craft in the form of a Ñacurutu.

Hungary
Zsolnay Porcelain
March 31, 1998
Zsolnay (formerly Zsolnay Porcelain Manufacture), established in 1853, is a Hungarian manufacturer of porcelain, tiles, and stoneware. The stamp set showcases the New Art pieces from its factory in Pécs.

Spain
Spanish Ceramics
May 3, 1991
Talavera (XVII Century)
Buen Retiro (XVIII Century)
Seville (XIX Century)
La Moncloa (XIX Century)

Spain
Spanish Ceramics
February 18, 2010
The set of four stamps feature ceramic ware from Museo de Cerámica Ruiz de Luna, Talavera.

DDR (Germany)
Meissen Porcelain
November 6, 1979
Meissen porcelain is the first European hard-paste porcelain that was developed in 1708. The production of porcelain at Meissen, near Dresden, started in 1710. It produces tableware and a variety of decorative art pieces (watchcases and figurines for examples).
The set of eight stamps include:
5pf: a young lady
10pf: a coffee pot
15pf: a coffee pot
20pf: a deckelvase
25pf: a parrot
35pf: a harlequin
50pf: a florist
70pf: a sakeflasche