Maps on a Cow

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     To promote Dutch products the Netherlands issued a stamp in 1995 with a Frysian cow whose spots are maps of Euopean countries. Among the products shown on the stamp are tulips, a wooden shoe, cheese, the cow and a Dutch flag. Three countries are easily identified: the Netherlands in the middle of the cow’s side, Great Britain, up and to the right of the Netherlands, and Italy, up and to the left of the Netherlands. I also think the spot at the throat may be France.

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