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Italian Greyhound Stamps As we search the world for dog stamps, we often start with just a couple of each breed, but with luck, we are able to get enough of a single breed to give them their own pages. These Sighthound breeds have moved on to their own pages: (just click on the breed name to go there) Afghan Hounds, Borzoi, Greyhound, Irish Wolfhound, Saluki, Scottish Deerhound, Whippet. The other, more rare Sighthounds can probably be found on the Sighthound page.


This brand new Italian Greyhound stamp was issued by Buriatia in 1999. Buriatia is in southern Siberia near Lake Baykal on the Mongolian border and such most Buryat people are Buddhists as well.
Italian Greyhound Buriatia Stamp... $5.95 each


The collapse of the Soviet Union has created a gold mine for stamp collectors. The local governments have issued some wonderful stamps in an effort to sell them to the world market and not even have to provide the associated service of mailing letters with them. This is a real boon when you see such lovely examples as this stamp on the left put out by Buriatia in 1999. Some sources identify it as a Whippet and others as an Italian Greyhound; I will let you decide.
The stamp on the right is called a Russian overprint. Inflation has gotten so out of hand in the former Soviet Union, that stamps previously printed are no longer worth enough to mail a letter. So to fill the gap, they took old stamps in blocks of five and overprinted the images that they would later use for new stamps, added a new price and issued them temporarily for mailing letters. These will rapidly become collectors items, since there were very few of them issued and only on a one time basis. The ones that we have come in a set of five stamps of different colors, with the same overprint on them. This set is from Chuvashia and it is the image that was later used on the Buriatia stamp.
Chuvashia borders both of Russia’s European and Asian regions along one of the major tributaries of the Volga River. Chuvashia’s hops production and the locals’ love of beer has earned the republic the nickname of "Russia’s Bavaria." Chuvash people are Turkish; strangely they are not Muslim but Christian orthodox.
Italian Greyhound Buriatia Stamp(left)... SOLD OUT
Italian Greyhound Overprint From Chuvashia(right)... $12.95 each set of 5 colors


Davaar is an island off the edge of Scotland. There seem to be three or four of these whose major source of income is issuing topical stamps for sales around the world. This set that included the nice Italian Greyhound was issued in 1984.
Italian Greyhound Davaar, Scotland Stamp... $5.95 each


Guinea-Bissau is in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea on the south and Senegal on the north. In 1994, 20 years after independence from Portugal, the country's first multiparty legislative and presidential elections were held. An army uprising that triggered a bloody civil war in 1998, created hundreds of thousands of displaced persons. Guinea-Bissau's transition back to democracy will be complicated by a crippled economy devastated by civil war and the military's predilection for governmental meddling.
Italian Greyhound Guinea-Bissau Stamp... $5.95 each


Hungary issued a set of Sighthound stamps in 1972. It is quite possible that this is actually an Hungarian Agar, but other sources have it as an Italian Greyhound as well.
Hungary is located in Central europe, northwest of Romania. The climate is temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers. The terrain is mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border. The main religion is Roman Catholic 67.5% and the language is Hungarian 98.2%. The capital is Budapest.
Italian Greyhound Hungary Stamp... $5.95 each


This is a brand new stamp that was issued by the local Russian state of Karalia. Karelia is on the northwest corner of Russia, bordering Finland, to which it once belonged. The Russian economy is in pretty sad shape and the local areas are issuing some very attractive stamps for the topical market in the hopes of selling them around the world and not having to provide the accompanying postal service. Whatever the reason, it is wonderful to have the new stamps that are as nice as this one of an Italian Greyhound. The overprint for it was issued a year earlier by Yakutia. Most people know Yakutia from the game of Risk along with Kamchatka and Irikutz.
Italian Greyhound Karelia Stamp... $6.95 each


The Komi Republic is situated in the extreme North-East part of Russia. It is a multinational state, since the population of Komi Republic is estimated at 1.2 million citizen and consists of 100 nationalities. The Komi Republic is now a democratic legal state included into the Russian Federation. The republic has unique stocks of mineral resources thanks to their location, diversity and quality.
Italian Greyhound Komi Stamp... SOLD OUT


The Italian Greyhound is finally starting to be recognized with stamps of its own. This one is from Madagascar, an island off the easter coast of Africa. This stamp was issued in 1983 and the dog is listed as a Lavrette.
Italian Greyhound Madagascar Stamp... $5.95 each


As far as I know, Pabay is not a country. It is one of three uninhabited islands off the coast of Great Britain -- no doubt they make some of their money off of issuing topical postage stamps. Anyway, it is nice that they did a good stamp of an Italian Greyhound!
Italian Greyhound Paday Stamp... SOLD OUT


Para Timor produced this lovely body pose and headstudy in 2000.
East Timor is an area of Indonesia that recently voted to become independent. There is much unrest still since the current government does not want to give up power.
Italian Greyhound Para Timor Stamp... $5.95 each


Sharjah is the third largest of the seven states, which forms the United Arab Emirates that became fully independent in 1971. From that time, it has attracted attention -- first because of its oil reserves and its strategic location but now in addition to those, because of its program of economic and social development. In the last quarter of the twentieth century, the UAE has witnessed the creation of a truly modern welfare state. Education, health care and social services are available to all citizens.
Italian Greyhound Sharjah Stamp... $5.95 each


This interesting stamp is from Sao Tome E Principe. It was issued as part of an art collection and is seldom found in dog collections. It is also more than 20 years old and not easy to find.
Sao Tome E Principe was discovered and claimed by Portugal in the late 15th century, the islands' sugar-based economy gave way to coffee and cocoa in the 19th century - all grown with plantation slave labor, a form of which lingered into the 20th century. Although independence was achieved in 1975, democratic reforms were not instituted until the late 1980s. Though the first free elections were held in 1991, the political environment has been one of continued instability with frequent changes in leadership and coup attempts in 1995 and 2003. The recent discovery of oil in the Gulf of Guinea is likely to have a significant impact on the country's economy. Located in Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon. It is more than 5 times the size of Wahington, D.C. The climate is tropical; hot humid; one rainy season (October to May).
Italian Greyhound Sao Tome E Principe Stamp... $9.95 each


Tatarstan is one of the former Russian states along the Volga River. It has been independent since 1994, but even a thousand years ago, it was known as Islam's Northern Mecca. The set of stamps that this Italian Greyhound is from was issued in 2001 and was just the first of several new sets from that country.
Italian Greyhound Tatarstan Stamp... $5.95 each


What an impressive stamp this is of a Levier Italien from the Republic of Togoland in Africa. The Togolese Republic is in West Africa, bordered by Ghana and Benin. This stamp was issued in 1999 and definitely deserves to be in any IG collection!
Italian Greyhound Togoland Stamp... $8.95 each


Zambia become an independent nation in 1964, but this is the first set of dog stamps that they have issued. This is one of the prettiest portraits that we have for just about any breed in my opinion.
Italian Greyhound Zambia Stamp... SOLD OUT

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* Truly one of the cheapest unique treats for yourself or a friend (great for club trophies as well!)

* It is absolutely true that you will often find some of these stamps at very reasonable prices -- some can be had for under a dollar. On the other hand, if you add in the gas, hours, and hassles that it has taken to find them, you may find it easier to just get them from us while we have them :*) I don't always count on getting more in the near future. I get them when I can find them and the stock is not always constant.

* I do have other breeds available. Let me know and perhaps I can do a page for your breed.

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