Germany 139 (issued 8-1921)

German stamps showing number 15 with background colored green.

Germany 540 (issued 2-11-1946)

City of York Rose

15 petals in City of York flower. Earth rotates 15o every hour.

Rotating Earth

Bart Starr uniform #15

Number 15 worn by quarterback Bart Starr. 15 Squares pattern with three 6-pointed stars.

6-pointed stars in 15 Squares pattern

Japan C24 Plane over Pagoda

15 yen stamp of plane over pagoda above 15 dinar stamp shows woman with dove.

Jugoslavia 434 Woman with Dove

U.S. 566: Statue of Liberty (issued 11-11-1922)

15¢ U.S. stamp Statue of Liberty, 15 centimos stamp with Don Quixote.

Spain 289 Don Quixote (issued 5-1-1905)

Sweden 269 (issued 4-8-1938)

15 öre Sweden stamp showing ships sailing, At 15, Confucius was bent on learning.

China 741 (issued 8-27-1947)

France 1173 (issued 7-1-1967)

Francis the First crowned King in 1515. 15 yen stamp of Maiden playing flute for the Queen.

Ryukyu Islands C9 (issued 8-1-1957)

Switzerland 272b William Tell (issued 1914)

Switzerland 147 William Tell's Son (issued 1909)

William Tell splits apple on son's head with arrow. 3x3 Magic Square adds to 15 in each row.

3x3 Magic Square with 15 each row, column, & diagonal

China C1 (issued 7-1-1921)

15 cents China airmails showing plane flying over the Great Wall.

China C11 (issued 8-29-1932)

Margaret O'Brien born 1-15-1937

Margaret O'Brien born on 15th day of the year. Francis Scott Key saw flag still standing there.

Francis Scott Key wrote "Stars Spangled Banner" 15-Stars & Stripes Flag (1814)

Zeus hurling thunderbolt from Mount Olympus

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

Uruguay C63 (issued 5-23-1935)

Quinceañera Latino girls' 15th birthday

Quinceañera celebrates Latino girls' 15th birthday. Messier 15 Galaxy is 36,000 light-years away.

Messier 15 Galaxy 36,000 light years away

Tao Te Ching Stephen Mitchell translation

Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching Verse 15— "The Master doesn't seek fulfillment. Not seeking, not expecting, she is present, & can welcome all things."

Lao Tzu (604 BC-517 BC) British Museum

France 357 (issued 12-8-1938)

Mercury with caduceus is a healing priest— Proverbs: 15:15 "a merry heart has a continual feast".

Proverbs 15:15 "continual feast"

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

400 billion stars in the Milky Way wishing you a "Happy 15th Birthday!"

Animated Gifs from funimada.com

Peter Y. Chou
Mountain View, 6-3-2022