May 21 is International Tea Day so put the kettle on, shake out your favourite tea leaves and raise a cup. 

“And the tiger drunk all the milk in the milk jug and all the tea in the teapot.”  Judith Kerr The Tiger Who Came to Tea

The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Issued by Jersey Post June 14, 2023
Artist: Judith Kerr 
(More stamps below)

This year, International Tea Day highlights women and their role in the tea sector. It is also an opportunity to celebrate the cultural heritage, health benefits and economic importance of tea, while working to make its production sustainable “from field to cup” ensuring its benefits for people, cultures and the environment continue for generations. International Tea Day | United Nations

I can’t post all the hundreds of stamps devoted to tea, tea services and tea pots, so here’s a sampling from around the world. 

Centenary of United Planters’ Association of Southern India
Issued by India Post March 26, 1994 
Designer: Sankha Samanta

Soil Conservation Year
Issued by Rwanda Post December 31, 1980

Tea Culture
Issued by Türkiye May 15, 2024

Tea Taster
Part of the 150 Years of Ceylon Tea series
Issued by Sri Lanka July 13, 2017

Tea seller
Part of the Scenes of Daily Life in the Past IV series
Issued by Macau Post March 1, 2007

Blending Tea Leaves
Part of the Hong Kong Milk Tea series
Issued by Hong Kong July 25, 2023
Designer: Li Yiying

Miao Yu makes tea
Part of The Dream of The Red Mansion series
Issued by China (PR) Post April 22, 2018

Tea Kettle with Fish Design
Part of the Traditional Crafts series
Issued by Japan Post August 8, 1985

Samovar
Part of the Red Crescent 1979
Issued by Morrocco May 16, 1979

Teapot with Squared Spout (XIX c.)
Part of the Toreutic Art of Uzbekistan
Issued by Uzbek post October 25, 2005
Designed by R. Egamberdyev

Marianne Brandt Tea Pot & Infuser
Issued by German Post August 20, 1998
Designer: Ingo Wulff

Milk bar “La Giralda”
Part of the Cafés of Buenos Aires series
Issued by Argentina’s Post office April 30, 1999