The six pointed star and the crescent

Contemporary Crescent and six pointed Star in the old City of Jerusalem.in Arabic this crescent emblem is called hilal.

Photo: Ze'ev Barkan

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It is interesting to notice that the origin of the famous Islamic symbolof the five pointed star and the crescent was not Islamic but Sassanian, and atfirst it had six points.  The fivepointed star and the crescent actually became a symbol of Islam only during the19th century, sporting on the Ottoman flag from 1793. It entered the TurkishFlag in 1923 and then it had been adopted by other Muslim countries.  Actually the Crescent and six pointed Star appearalready on a roman Denarius minted by Augustus (27 BC-CE 14)

  

Photo from Wikipedia entry: File:Augustus_denarius_coin_star_crescent

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Coin of King Juba II of Numidia 
52/50 BC – CE 23

King Juba II was a close friend of Augustus 

And on byzantine Drachma from  52-42BCE

Michael G. Morony‏in his book Iraq after the Muslim conquest p. 40 writes that the star and thecrescent were combined for the first time on the coins of Khosrau I the twentieth Sassanid Emperor (alsocalled Chosroes I, and Anushirvan  (r. 531–579.Hurmizd IV replaced the six pointed star in some of his coins with a fivepointed star. This tradition continued on coins of the seventh century.  After the conquest of Iraq the MuslimGovernment accepted  these coins as well.This tradition lasted until 695 or 696, when coins were minted without anyimages.

Picture from Wikipedia entry: Khosrau I

Yoel Natan in his book Moon-o-theism: religion of a war and moon godprophet Vol. 2 p. 434 wrote that  "Inottoman times the crescent and the star became emblems on Muslim battle flagsand royal standards.

Chief Hizir Hayreddin (Barbarossa) was the Great Admiral of the navy ofSuleiman the Magnificent from 1534 until his death on 1546. Now the flag is atthe Naval Museum of Istanbul.

Picture is copied from Wikipedia

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Christian Star surrounding Muslin Crescent in a Mosaic Pavement at the 8th century Monastery of St. Euthymius in Mishor Adumin. The Monastery  was built by members of an Arab Tribe whichlived nearby.

Photo by Sakra (c) 2011

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Provisional - 1915 overprint on 1892 Turkish stamp

Picture from Wikipedia entry Postage stamps and postal history of Turkey

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1923 Riffan Banknote
The Republic of the Rif  (North Morocco) was created in 1921
Image from Wikipedia entry Rif Republic 

Photo and text From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_and_crescent

"Before the 14th century, the crescent and star does not seem to havebeen associated with Islam at all, and appears in Christian iconography. Miniature illustrating the victory of the Mongols (left) over theMamluks (right) at the Battle of Homs (14th-century illustration from amanuscript of the History of the Tatars). The flag of the Mamluks is shown as ablack star and crescent on a red field. The crescent is facing the hoist, andthe star is shown as a six-pointed mullet".

See Also an article in French
http://www.ouarzazate-1928-1956.com/pour-memoire/petite-histoire-dune-etoile-a-six-branches.html

Cancel shape (mail)

Source:

Russian Postmarks, An Introduction and Guide by Kiryushkin and Robinson 

Between 1880 and 1905

St Petersburg Post Office used different shapes for the cancellation of their postage stamps

  including the six pointed star shape. In 1905 these cancellations  were replaced by machine postmarks

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USA Cancellation stamp

Joint Georgia-Israel stamp 2001

  Star of David on a Joint Georgia-Israel Souvenir Leaf issued in 2001

Thanks to Stephanie Comfort for referring me to this stamp

Macedonia Stamp 2011

Star of David and the Hebrew word Shalom on 

a Macedonian  Stamp issued on 2011

Thanks to Claude Wainstain for referring me to this stamp

Familistere

Six pointed star on a gift-coupon by 

Familistere -   a chain of groceries

Thanks to

 Dr Claude WAINSTAIN

Saint-Mandé

FRANCE

for referring me to this artifact

British Jews Magen David Cancellation

2010 -  Logo of Board of Deputies of British Jews

 with Magen David

 on Cancellation

Scanned by

Dr Claude WAINSTAIN
Saint-Mandé
FRANCE

Bosnia and Herzegovina Stamp

Right stamp sports a Solomon’s Seal pattern

Michel #309-10 (interior painting on Mosque, Hadzi Sinan Tekija, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Muslim part, issue from 2003).

Sent to me by Chastven Miloje (c) From Ashdod, Israel

Hexagram on Costa Rica stamp

Hexagram on a Costa Rica stamp

Courtesy of Stephanie Comfort (c)

Barbed wire Star of David on an Iranian anti occupation stamp

2008 Barbed wire Star of David

on an Iranian anti occupation stamp

Courtesy of stephanie Comfort (C)

Six pointed star in a new Slovakia stamp

Slovakia stamp (March 30 2010) celebrating 400 years for the Jilina synod the Hebrew letters for God (tetragrammon) and the word Halleluia. (apart of the six pointed star).

Thanks to Dr Claude WAINSTAIN Saint-Mandé FRANCE for sending me this picture.

Costa Rica Yellow Badge new Stamp

Costa Rica issued in 2010 a new Stamp to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. The stamp shows a large Yellow Badge made from barbed wire that reminds us of the death camps which were surrounded by barbed wire. The background shows stripes that allude to the uniforms of the prisoners in those camps.

Thanks to Dr Claude WAINSTAIN, Saint-Mandé, FRANCE who referred me to this new stamp.

Yellow Badge on a Nazi Propaganda Stamp

Article About Stamps in a French Magazine

Dr Claude Wainstain, who lives in  Saint-Mandé France, just published (in French) in the "Echo de la Timbrologie" of May 2009 an article titled: Sous le signe de l’etoile [under the sign of the star] which includes dozens of examples of philatelic items that show a hexagram. 

Khadafi Solomon Seal Postage stamp

Philatelicum, manager of an eBay Store, sent me a video response (to my "Non-Israeli Star of David Postage Stamps") showing twelve "Khadafi" postage stamps issued in January 1st, 1986 that were withdrawn from circulation after two hours because there was discovered a rank in the shape of the Star of David (Muslims call it Solomon’s Seal) on Khadafi’s shoulder. 

Non-Israeli Postage Stamps with Six-pointed Stars

The following list includes postage stamps with six-pointed stars and NOT:

Cancellations, over-prints, six-pointed stars on envelopes etc, and NOT six-pointed stars on the Israeli flag, which is an independent symbol even though the Star of David is part of it.

The first part of this list includes stamps I published either on this blog or on my Picasa File.

Albania, Holocaust, 06/07/1999

Argentina, 50 years to Israeli Independence, 05/09/1998

Australia, Christmas stamp, 27/11/1967

Austria, Herzl's 125 years birthday, 07/05/1985

Barbados, Nidhe Israel Synagogue 3-stamps, 1987

Barbados, Freemasonry in Barbados 1740-1990, 1990

Barbados, Barbados centenary of cadet corps 5-stamps, 19/07/2004

Belgium, Yvonne Feyerick Nevejean saved Jewish children, 30/04/1995

Birobijan, "Israel-Palestine" 10 stamps, 13/09/1993

Brazil, First Synagogue in America, Recife, 21/10/2001

Brazil, Jewish Christian and the Arab year counting system, 2001

Bulgaria, Zodiac, 2003

Canada, Yellow badge memorial of the Jewish holocaust, 1995

Congo, Religion day with other symbols, 20/01/2007

Czech, Ganz tomb , 22/05/1967

Denmark, Christmas Seal (Julemaerke), 1904

Dominican Republic, Refugees, 1960

Dominican Republic, 50 years of Israeli independence, 1998

Ethiopia, Coronation stamp, 1930

Ethiopia, on map of Ethiopia stamp, 1972

Ethiopia, On King’s throne, 1966

Ethiopia, On King’s throne, 1961

Ethiopia, On King’s throne, 1967

Ethiopia, Ethiopian Empress, 1926

Ethiopia, Lion, 1944

Finland, Christmas stamps, 2000

France, Cemetery, 23/03/1963

Germany, Christmas 2 stamps Berlin, 1983

Germany, Synagogue, Munich, 01/03/2007

Germany, Hamburg 100 years since first Hamburg Stamps, 01/05/1959

Germany, Nazi Propaganda Stamps 3- series, 1937

Germany, Kristallnacht White MD as yellow badge, 13/11/1988

Germany, Kristallnacht DDR yellow badge, 08/11/1963

Holland, Cemetery, 1985

Holland, Synagogue, 1985

Holland, Christmas –2 stamps, 12/11/1995

Holland, Yellow badge, 05/05/1985

Holland, 25 years of Israel philately, 1978

Holland, Peace promoting stamp

Hungary, 60 years since the Holocaust, pebble, 16/04/2004

Hungary, Budapest Synagogue, 2000

India, Centenary of the Theosophical Society, 1975

Iran, World children's day breaking Zionist window, 1991

Iraq, Sabra and Shattela, 1983

Italy, Holocaust, 50 years yellow badge barbed wire, 1993

Jamaica, Christmas, 2001

Luxemburg, Madonna, 1945

Luxemburg, , 25/10/1999

Macedonia, New millennium- symbols of the main religions, 16/02/2000

Morocco, Tanger, 1896

Morocco, Tetouan set 1895/6 local postage services (created by Jews) 03/1896

Nepal, Founder of the first public schools in Nepal, 23/121994

Norfolk Islands, Christmas, 1964

Northern Ireland, 4 stamps

Poland, On a horse, 16/06/1955

Portugal, 100 years - Covilha city emblem 2 stamps, 1970

Portugal, Cervera Bible, 20/05/2004

Russia, Holocaust, yellow badge, 05/05/2000

Samoa, Sisifo Christmas set of 3, 29/01/1976

Senegal, Shylock, 26/02/1972

Serbia, Anti-masonry 3 stamps, 01/01/1942

South Korea, Cemetery stamp, 1960

Spain, Generalissimo Franco - o aid disabled soldiers in North Africa 29/11/1939

Spain, History Building Jewish Castle Caminos De Sefarad –3 stamps, 23/11/1998

Spain, Marruecos

Sri Lanka, World religion day, 20/01/1985

St Helena, Atlantic medal

Sweden, Red-riding hood, 1985

Switzerland, Christmas, 2008

Togo, Friendship with Israel, 1965

Tonga, Round stamp half Koala

Trinidad, 5 shillings

Uruguay, to mark the Jewish sport games Maccabiah, 1991

Uruguay, Commemorating 800 years since Moses Maimonides, 2004

Uruguay, Herzl, Theodore, 100 years to the first Zionist world congress, 17/07/1997

USA, 1879 USA newspaper stamp, 1879

USA, President Garfield, 1882

USA, Bernard Revel  - 100th anniversary of Yeshiva University, 1986

USA, Anti- German boycott stamp, 1933

USA, Wallenberg, Raoul yellow badge, 24/04/1997

USA, Commemorating the Liberation of the Nazi Camps, 1995

Yugoslavia, Anti-Masonic anti-Semitic 3 stamps, 22/10/1941

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Non-Israeli Postage Stamps with Six-pointed Stars 

Part-2

The following list includes postage stamps with six-pointed stars that I heard about but didn’t see with my own eyes. Including a list of Dr Claude Wainstain from France, and a list of Stephen H. Olson that Dr Claude Wainstain sent me.

Argentina 06/07/1996

Argentina 08/05/2008

Argentina 18/03/2001

Argentina 18/05/1996

Argentina 07/05/1981

Argentina 09/11/2004

Argentina 06/09/2003

Argentina 20/11/2003

Argentina 26/10/2000

Argentina 26/10/2000

Argentina 27/01/2006

Argentina 25/09/1982

Australia 1988

Barbados 15/05/2007

Brazil 18/11/1997

Brazil 22/06/2001

Canada 1962

Chad 1990

Chile 1984

Costa Rica 17/05/1996

Czech 1968

Czech 1970

Czech 16/08/1947

Dominican Republic 1960

Dominican Republic 09/12/1988

Dubai 1968

Ethiopia 1909

Ethiopia 1930

France 13/10/1990

France 01/12/1997

France 13/10/1990

France 26/06/1993

France 01/12/1997

France 23/03/1963

France 29/04/1963

Gambia 13/09/1996

Georgia 03/09/2001

Gibraltar 31/08/2006

Gibraltar 18/04/2006

Gibraltar 04/05/1999

Gilbert 22/09/1975

Gilbert 22/09/1975

Guiyana 26/07/1993

Haiti 1972

Haiti 1973

Hungary 16/06/2002

Hungary 05/08/1995

Hungary 19/09/2000

Hungary 26/07/1997

India 2007

India 09/03/1982

Iran 1984

Iran 1986

Iraq 1982

Italy 29/09/2002

Italy 05/02/2007

Italy 09/03/2007

Italy 02/11/1991

Italy 28/01/2001

Italy 07/03/1997

Italy 28/09/2007

Italy 05/05/1996

Italy 14/05/2008

Italy 13/04/1986

Italy 12/06/2003

Italy 07/06/2007

Italy 27/01/2004

Italy 28/03/1999

Italy 18/04/2004

Italy 09/11/2003

Italy 24/01/2004

Italy 14/05/1998

Jordan 1984

Kuwait 1986

Kuwait 1984

Luxemburg 09/09/1982

Luxemburg 25/10/1999

Marshall Islands 16/11/1998

New Found land 24/04/1964

Nicaragua 1970

Nille 05/06/1967

Norfolk Islands 14/05/2008

Panama 1962

Paraguay 1985

Poland 1940

Poland 01/11/2002

Poland 9/04/2008

Portugal 1970

Portugal 20/05/2004

Portugal 20/05/2004

Portugal 20/05/2004

Romania 29/01/2007

Romania 31/12/2002

Romania 29/12/2000

Romania 28/04/2000

Romania 21/09/2004

Romania 22/12/2004

Romania 21/08/1993

Romania 21/04/2000

Romania 14/08/2003

Romania 14/06/2003

Romania 10/09/2004

Romania 06/06/1998

Romania 15/05/1998

Russia 05/05/1965

Salvador 29/05/2008

Slovakia 09/09/2001

South Korea 1983

Spain 29/11/1997

Spain 29/11/1997

Spain 08/12/2001

Spain 29/11/1997

Spain 29/11/1997

St Domingo 30/04/1998

Sweden 1987

Sweden 1980

Switzerland 31/08/1997

Togo 1970

Tonga 20/10/1995

Turkey 25/05/2000

UN 1986

UN 1983

Uruguay 09/05/1976

Uruguay 19/05/1997

USA 02/09/2003

USA22/08/1982

USA10/10/2002

USA12/12/1986

USA28/11/1986

USA 16/11/1997

USA 23/10/1996

USA 20/10/1996

USA 06/02/1998

USA 24/10/2000

USA 11/07/1998

USA 08/11/1997

USA 14/05/2008

USA 19/02/1978

USA 02/12/1978

USA 23/10/1996

USA 23/03/1985

USA 27/11/1994