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Flying Hermes 

Bronze statue manufactured to the lost wax

Height: 22.5 cm - width: 6.5 cm - Depth: 9 cm

Weight: 0,9 kgs

Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna in Italian), born Jean de Bologne or Boulogne jehan is a Mannerist sculptor of Flemish origin born in Douai in 1529 and died in Florence on August 14 1608.la bronze sculpture by Giambologna was conducted between 1564 and 1580. the original bronze statue is at the Bargello in Florence. In Greek mythology, Hermes is one of the gods of Olympus. He is the god of commerce, the guardian of roads and intersections, travelers, thieves, who guides the heroes are lucky, the conductor of souls in Hell, the messenger of the gods (Zeus in particular) and the inventor of weights and corresponding mesures.il Mercury of the Romans, or MRSA armis among the Dacians, Scythians in arms, taaut to the Phoenicians, thot sarruma in Egypt and Anatolia.

Flying Hermes  Stamp Collection

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Greece 1901  

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Greece 1901  

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Greece 1901  

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Australia 1949  Hermes with the globe

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Uruguay 1928

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Australia 1948  Hermes with the globes

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Uruguay 1922

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Soviet union 1988

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Uruguay 1922

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Liberia 1918

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Dahomey 1970

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South Africa 1949   75th Anniversary of Universal Postal Union (U.P.U.)

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Colombia 1954  Intl. Fair and Exhibition, Bogotá 1954

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Korea South 1957 Treaty with USA

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Norway 2000 Oslo Stock Exchange

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South Africa 2013  Hermes, Amphiteatre for Union Building Centenary

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Guyana 1997   The 100th Anniversary of the Death of Heinrich von Stephan (1831-1897), founder of UPU

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Dominica 1997   The 100th Anniversary of the Death of Heinrich von Stephan (1831-1897), founder of UPU

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Grenada 1997   The 100th Anniversary of the Death ofHeinrich von Stephan (1831-1897), founder of UPU

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Cuba 1936   Flying Mercury for Opening of the free port of Matanzas  (Air Post Special Delivery)

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Belgium 1945   Flying Mercury postal paakage stamp

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Soviet Union 1969   Mercury with plane ANT-9

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Belgium 1951   Flying Mercury for 25 year Belgian railway company SNCF - NMBS

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Granada 1973    Hermes (Greek god) and "ATS-3" satellite for the Centenary of the World Meteorological Organization

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Greece 1933  Head of Hermes and sea plane Dornier Wal 8 t

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Costa Rica 1944   Mercury and Aircraft  for 100th Anniversary of San Ramón

Ecuador 1946   Flying Mercury with planes for national defense

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Monaco 1962   Mercury over the map of Europe 

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Hunary 1941    Flying Mercury  train and paddlesteamer - symbol of traffic  for the Birthday of István Széchenyi (politician)

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Argentina 1951    Head of Mercury and telephone for Five-year plan 1947 - 1951

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Austria 1917   Flying Mercury  printed matter express

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Netherlands Antilles 1931  Flying Mercury 

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Surinam 1930  Flying Mercury with the posthorn .150th anniversary of the penny black. stamp exhibition London

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Austria-Bosnia-Hercegovina 1916  Flying Mercury Military post.
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Austria 1917   Flying Mercury 

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Surinam 1930  Flying Mercury with the posthorn . Allegory of Flight

Austria 1908   Flying Mercury  Newspaper Stamp

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