The "Ovidiu Oana" private bell collection
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Anno sante MCML - Portughese India, issued 1953
India - Anno sante MCML
Ireland - St. Patrick's bell shrine issued in Ireland in 1990
Ireland - St. Patrick's bell shrine
Bethlehem bells, Israel maxi card issued in 1966
Israel - Bethlehem bells
Israel - Torah Finials (rimmonim), stamp issued in 1990



The bells of Torah crowns and finials, which would chime like a carillon as the Torah was carried in procession during religious services, may recall the bells adorning the hem of the robe of the high priest of the ancient Temple.
Israel - Torah Finials
Dotaku stamp issued in Japan in 2008
Japanese Dotaku
Stamp representing Japanese Peace Bell issued 1981
Japanese Peace Bell
Korea - King Songdok Bell stamp 100 won, issued in 1964.

Celebrating The Bell of King Seongdeok, a large bronze bell, the largest extant bell in Korea. The full Korean name means "Sacred (or Divine) Bell of King Seongdeok.

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King Seongdeok Daewang (reigned 702–737) was the thirty-third king of the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla.
King Songdok Bell
Reklamemarke Gutach, Kunst-Ausstellung der Schwarzwaldmaler, Knabe in Tracht mit Glocken
Knabe in Tracht mit Glocken
Exposition Universelle et Internationale 1910, läutende Glocken, rot
Läutende Glocken 1910
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