HEAD OF STATES STAMPS

A collection of postal covers on "Head of States" by Johnny Lowis, a Singaporean philatelist. I try my best to include all the worldwide countries. As I started this collection quite late, somewhere in 2000, so some of the earlier leader were missed out such as Saddam Hussein, Muamar Gadaffi, Shah Pahlevi, etc..... All the stamps in this collection are genuine and each cover is dedicated to a single person only. If I miss out your country, please let me know. Thank you for visiting this site.

Mongolia

Genghis Khan
Чингисхан

(1155 - 1162)

Genghis Khan, born as Temujin, was the founder and

first Great Khan and Emperor of the Mongol Empire,

which became the largest empire in history after

his death.

He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic

tribes in Northeast Asia. He launched the Mongol

invasions that conquered most of Eurasia, Middle

East, Central Asia and China. Genghis Khan is often

considered to be the greatest conqueror of all time.

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Present-day Mongolians regards him as the founding
father of Mongolia. Genghis Khan died in August

1227, during the fall of Yichuan. The exact cause

of his death remains a mystery.

Genghis Khan as portrayed in a 14th-century Yuan

era painting,now located in the National Palace

Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.

Gengghis Khan sitting on his throne.

Genghis Khan built his Mongol Empire began
on the vast grasslands of northern Asia.

Genghis Khan on horse back leading his troops.

Genghis Khan leading his troops in action.

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Mongolia

Kublai Khan

ᠬᠤᠪᠢᠯᠠᠢ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ - Хубилай - 忽必烈

(1215 - 1294)

Kublai Khan was the fifth emperor of the Mongol
Empire, reigning from 1260 to 1294. He was a
grandson of Genghis Khan. He also founded
the Yuan dynasty in China in 1271, and ruled as
the first Yuan emperor until his death in 1294.

Kublai the last of the great Mongol rulers, died of
illness caused by his repeated over indulgence
in food and alcohol, in 1294 at the age of 79.

Kublai Khan, the emperor of Yuan dynasty.

Egypt

Tutankhamon

(1341 BC - 1337 BC)

Also known as Tutankamon, was an Egyptian Pharaoh
of the 18th dynasty, ruled from 1332 -1323 BC.
Tutankhamon was nine years old when he became
Pharaoh, and he reigned for about 10 years.
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Tutankhamon's fame is primarily the result of his
well-preserved tomb and the global exhibitions of
his associated artifacts. He has since the discovery
of his intact tomb, been referred to
colloquially as King Tut.

The well preserved mask of King Tutankamon

can be seen on these issue.

Mongolia

Ögödei Khan
Өгэдэй хаан

(1186 - 1241)

Ögödei was the third son of Genghis Khan and
second Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, succeeding
his father. He was the first ruler of the Mongols to
called himself khagan (great khan).
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Ögödei's accomplishments included building a new
capital Karakorum, and defeating the Jin state of
northern China. Expanding his empire across
Central Asia and Eurasia.
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Ögödei died during a drinking bout, and his troop
called off their intended invasion of western Europe.

People's Republic of China

Mao Zedong
毛泽东

(1893 - 1976)

Mao Zedong also known as Chairman Mao, was a
Chinese communist revolutionary who became the
founding father of the People's Republic China, which
he ruled as the chairman of China from 1949
until his death in 1976.
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Mao is regarded as one of the most important and
influential individuals in modern world history.
In 1972, Mao welcomed U.S. President Richard Nixon
in Beijing, signaling the start of a policy of opening
China to the world.

Great Britain

Queen Elizabeth II

(1926 - 2022)

Elizabeth was Queen of the United Kingdom and head

of the British Commonwealth countries. She became

queen on February 6, 1952.
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Throughout her reign, the Queen has made hundreds
of state visits to other countries and tours of the
Commonwealth; she is the most widely travelled
head of states.
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Her reign of 70 years and 214 days is the longest-

reigning monarch in British history as well as the

world's longest-serving female head of state.

She died at aged 96 at Balmoral Castle, and was

succeeded by her eldest son, Charles III.

Australian stamps depicting Her Majesty

from different periods.

Australian stamps in commemorating

Her Majesty's Birthday 2018

The Queen at her 40th anniversary of the Accession

Queen Elizabeth "MACHIN" Definitives.

Great Britain

Queen Victoria

(1819 - 1901)

Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of

Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her

death. On 1 May 1876 she adopted the

additional title of "Empress of India".

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Victoria was the daughter of Prince

Edward. She inherited the throne at the

ageof 18 and ruled for 63 years.

Australian stamps potraying the Coronation

of the young Queen Victoria.

Stamp-on-stamps with Queen Victoria bust

from Singapore various issue.

Argentina

Eva Perón
"Evita"

(1919 - 1952)

Eva was the wife of Argentina Presiden

Juan Perón and First Lady of Argentina

from 1946 until her death in 1952. She

was usually referred yo as "Evita".

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In 1952, shortly before her death from

cancer at 33, Eva Perón was given the of

"Spiritual Leader of the Nation" by the

Argentine Congress. She was given a state

funeral upon her death, a prerogative

generallyreserved for heads of state.

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Eva Perón has become a part of international

popular culture, most famously as the subject

of the musical "EVITA" (1976).

Portugal

Maria II

(1819 - 1853)

Maria II also known as a "Boa Mãe" (the Good

Mother), reigned as Queen of Portugal from

1826 to 1828, and again from 1884 to 1853.

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From her first pregnancy, at the age of eighteen,

Maria II faced problems in giving birth, with

prolonged and extremely difficult labour.

On 15 November 1853, thirteen hours after the

onset of labour of the stillborn infant Euginio, her

eleventh child, Maria II died at the aged of 34.

Queen Maria II is remembered as a good mother

and a kind of person who always acted according

to her convictions in her attempt to help her

country. She was later given the nickname

"The Good Mother".

Stamps commemorating 200 years (1819-2019)

birth anniversary of Queen Maria II.

Austria

Charles V

(1500 - 1558)

Charles V was a Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke

ofAustria from 1519. He made 40 journeys, travelling

from country to country with no single fixed capital

city,and is estimated that he spent a quarter of

his reign on the road.
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In 1526, Charles married Isabella, the daughter

of the late king Manuel I of Portugal.
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In 1557, Charles retired to the Monastery of Yuste

in Extremadura and there died a year later.

Germany Reich

Adolf Hitler

(1889 - 1945)

Adolf Hitler was a German politician and leader of
the Nazi Party. He rose to power as chancellor of
Germany in 1933 and then as Führer in 1934.
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During his dictatorship from 1933 to 1945, he
initiated World War II in Europe by invading
Poland on 1 September 1939.
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At midnight on April 28-29 he married Eva Braun.
On April 30 he said farewell to Goebbels and his

staff, then retired to his suit and shot himself in the

head. His wife Braun, bit into a cynide capsule. In

accordance with his instructions, their bodies

were burned.

This cover on loan for presentation.

Egypt

Nefertiti

(1370 BC - 1330 BC)

Nefertiti was an Egyptian queen and the Great Royal
Wife of Akhenaten, an Egyptian Pharaoh. Nefertiti and
her husband were known for a religious revolution,

in which they worshiped one god only, Aten,

or the Sun disc.
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With her husband, she reigned at what was arguably

the wealthiest period of Ancient Egptian history.

Nefertitiruled as female Pharaoh (1351 - 1334 BC)

after her husband's death and before the accession

of Tutankhamon.
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She was made famous by her bust, now in
Berlin's Neues Museum. The bust is one of the
most copies works of ancient Egypt.

Greece

Alexander the Great
Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας

(356 BC - 323 BC)

Alexander the Great served as king of Macedonia from
336 BC to 323 BC. During his time of leadership, he
united Greece and conquered the Persian Empire.
By the age of thirty, he had created one of the largest
empires of the ancient world, stretching from Greece
to northwestern India.
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Alexander was undefeated in battle and is widely
considered one of history's most successful
military commanders.
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Alexander died of high fever in Babylon, on
June 13, 323 BC at the aged of 32.

Egypt

Hosni Mubarak
حسني مبارك

(1928 - 2020)

Hosni Mubarak is a former Egyptian military

and political leader who served as the

4th President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011.

He assumed presidency after the

assassination of president Anwar Sadat.

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Mubarak presidency lasted almost thirty years,

making him Egypt's longest-serving ruler

since Muhammad Ali Pasha. Mubarak

stepped down after the Egyptian

Revolution in 2011.

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In 2012, an Egyptian court sentenced Mubarak

to life imprisonment for the killing of peaceful

protesters during the revolution. He was

acquitted and released on March 2017.

China

Dr. Sun Yat Sen
孫文 / 孫中山

(1866 - 1925)

Dr. Sun was a physician and philosopher who

provisionally served as the first president of the

Republic of China, and the first leader of the

Kuomintang 國民黨 (National Party of China).

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He is referred as the "Father of the Nation"

in the Republic of China.

Cover with Taiwan issue

Philippines S/S in celebrating 150 years
birth annivesary of Dr. Sun Yat Sen.

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Austria

Maria Theresa

(1717 - 1780)

Empress Maria Theresa was the only female ruler of
the House of Habsburg. She started her 40-year
reign when her father, Emperor Charles VI,
died in October 1740 until 1780.
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Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I, had
eleven daughters and five sons. Of the sixteen
children, ten survived to the adulthood.