Germany 542 Bluish Green (issued 2-11-1946)

Postage stamps showing number 16 with background colored green.

Hungary J216 Postage Due (issued 8-8-1953)

F-16 Fighter Falcon

F-16 Fighter Falcon flies at 1500 mph, 16 petals adorn a Rhapsody in Blue flower.

Rhapsody in Blue

Frank Gifford New York Giants

Number 16 worn by runningback Frank Gifford and quarterback Joe Montana, Hall of Famers and MVPs.

Joe Montana SF 49ers

Whitey Ford #16 NY Yankees

Whitey Ford wore uniform 16 pitching for New York Yankees, "16 Tons" is popular song by "Tennessee" Ernie Ford.

Ernie Ford's Album "16 Tons" (1955)

U.S. 821: Lincoln (issued 10-20-1938)

Lincoln Penny (minted 1909)

Lincoln appeared on 16 cents stamp & 1-cent penny, 16¢ U.S. airmail shows Curtiss Jenny.

United States C2 Curtiss Jenny Plane

U.S. Highway 16: 540 miles long

U.S. Highway 16 runs between South Dakota & Wyoming, Stanford Plaque 16 celebrates Class of 1916.

Stanford Plaque 16 celebrates Class of 1916

China 2689 Poetry ofCh'u Ts'u (issued 6-7-199)

$16 stamp of poet Ch'u Tz'u amidst natural landscape, and another showing a painted floral teapot.

China 741 Painted Floral Teapot (issued 1-18-1991)

Hungary B128 Symbolism of Art (issued 12-31-1940)

16 florin Hungarian stamp with symbolism of Art, 16 yen Japanese stamp of pheasant ready to depart.

Japan C9 Pheasant (issued 1-10-1950)

World on Wheels #16 1911 Pierce Arrow

World on Wheels #16 Back of Card

World on Wheels Card 16 is a Pierce Arrow. 4x4 Magic Square adds to 34 in each row.

4x4 Magic Square of Jupiter

Uruguay C37: Pegasus Indigo (issued 8-20-1929)

Pegasus carries thunderbolts for Zeus, creating springs for the poets' juice.

Uruguay C38: Pegasus Rose (issued 12-22-1930)

Sixteen Candles<>/A> Molly Ringwald's 16th birthday

Sixteen Candles film celebrates Molly Ringwald's 16th birthday. Messier 16 Galaxy is 5,700 light-years away.

Messier 16 Galaxy 5,700 light years away

Tao Te Ching Stephen Mitchell translation

Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching Verse 16— "Immersed in the wonder of the Tao, you can deal with whatever life brings you, and when death comes, you are ready."

Lao Tzu (604 BC-517 BC) British Museum

Sulfur Atom 16 protons & 16 electrons

Sulfur with 16 protons and 16 electrons in toll, Proverbs: 16:16 "better to get wisdom than gold".

Proverbs 16:16 "wisdom better than gold"

Canada 3103 Milky Way Galaxy (issued 6-29-2018)

400 billion stars in the Milky Way wishing you a "Happy 16th Birthday!"

Animated Gifs from funimada.com

Peter Y. Chou
Mountain View, 6-3-2023