Flying the Flag

From 1989  to the present there have been regular issues of the Canadian flag fluttering in front of diverse scenes from that vast country on everyday mail. This one flies against the  backdrop of a Newfoundland iceberg

The Toronto skyline at sunset with the ferry on Lake Ontario. Next to the land of Ann of Green Gables, a winter scene on Prince Edward Island. 

Lastly a dog sled under winter skies in the St Elias mountain range, Yukon. I seem to have subconsciously chosen winter scenes, must be because we are in the middle of summer.

So to a country with snowy mountain peaks - Nepal. Their uniquely shaped flag and map of the country on a stamp issued to commemorate the first general elections to parliament in 1959

One of the major turning points of the history of Europe was the Great Siege of Malta in 1565 when the  Knights Hospitallers and the civilian population held the island for three months against the vastly superior forces of the Ottoman Turks. The stamp, apart from showing a lot of fighting (which was very bloody) has a flag showing the famous Maltese Cross and the cross of the Knights.  Lets turn  to a more peaceful Europe.

The UK flag shown as part of a jigsaw of Europe when we joined what was then the European Community in 1973 and today is the European Union. Lastly not forgetting flags have to be made by someone 

here is a group of women having a good chat while sewing the Vietcong flag, part of a set entitled 'Life in Liberated Areas', issued by the Provisional Government of the National Front for Liberation in 1971.  The stamps were printed in Hanoi and used in NFL occupied areas in the south.

An entry to Viridian Postcard's Sunday Stamps theme of Flags or patriotic stamps