This stamp represents the milliner, an artisan who made hats in the last century. In this era hats were an everyday accessory.

The milliner was a hat maker.

Hats were still part of everyday clothing at the start of the 20th century,
 and milliners had a considerable influence on fashion at the time.

Each hat was a unique piece, and milliners stood out using their creative ideas, shapes, fabrics and other decorations.

The artist

Jacques Doppée has produced many stamps for Belgium, Luxembourg and Faroe Island. He is a painter, draughtsman, watercolourist, engraver.

Jacques Doppée is a specialist in medieval techniques. He is inspired by nature and has a preference for landscapes and beach scenes. He has also created stylised images of plants and insects represented in a graphic and meticulous way.

He was trained at the Académie royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels and at the Ecole des Arts in Ixelles (Belgium).

This stamp pays tribute a physically hard and difficult job in this era: farming. This job was frequently performed by women.

Female farmers helped to cultivate the land and to care for animals. They also looked after the children and took care of the whole farm.

The work of a woman farmer was physically demanding. In those days there were no farm machines to assist the families who worked in the fields.

The artist

Jacques Doppée has produced many stamps for Belgium, Luxembourg and Faroe Island. He is a painter, draughtsman, watercolourist, engraver.

Jacques Doppée is a specialist in medieval techniques. He is inspired by nature and has a preference for landscapes and beach scenes. He has also created stylised images of plants and insects represented in a graphic and meticulous way.

He was trained at the Académie royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels and at the Ecole des Arts in Ixelles (Belgium).

This stamp portrays an occupation that has completely disappeared today. The market gardener grew and cared for their plants before selling them at the market

Market gardeners grew and tended to high quality herbs, fruit and vegetables which were them sold at the weekly market.

The artist

Jacques Doppée has produced many stamps for Belgium, Luxembourg and Faroe Island. He is a painter, draughtsman, watercolourist, engraver.

Jacques Doppée is a specialist in medieval techniques. He is inspired by nature and has a preference for landscapes and beach scenes. He has also created stylised images of plants and insects represented in a graphic and meticulous way.

He was trained at the Académie royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels and at the Ecole des Arts in Ixelles (Belgium).