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How bad a nicely engraved design can be damaged!



At the left the stamp engraved by René Cottet, at the right its modification:






The screen points still had been nicely "engraved" - or rather etched photomechanically

Rein - Your Luxembourg stamp's "modification" is indeed shocking.

Here are images of a stamp, also nicely engraved by René Cottet, that features an exotic critter. Giant Pangolin (a scaly anteater) was issued for use in French West Africa on May 2, 1955, Scott No. 63.

- nethryk

The poor man's recess!

The Swiss stamps printed by Nederlandsche Rotogravure Maatschappij in Leiden, The Netherlands, in photogravure without screen [main design] or screened [blue background, Red Cross]; 1927 and 1928 Pro Juventute 30rp:

April 2010

lithograving wrote:Yes keep those beauties coming.

Here are a couple of recent Canadian engraved examples which I find very well done.

Canada Post has issued very few engraved stamps in the last 20 years even though Canadian Bank Note (one of the 2 Canadian security printers) apparently bought a new printing press specifically for multicolour intaglio a couple of years back. Since CBNC also prints banknotes I suppose it is mainly used for that purpose.

Without a doubt.. my favorites of them all.

KevinHedley - Here are some images of another Andorra stamp I'm pretty sure you will like, too. Golden Eagle was engraved by Pierre Forget (1923-2005), and issued on May 27, 1972, Scott No. 212.

- nethryk

US 1956 Wheatland issue. Home of James Buchanan

US Parcel Post 1913 "City Carrier"

Déjà vu stamps, part one: bathing beauties.

- nethryk



Swimmer, engraved by Pierre Munier, issued by Monaco on July 1, 1948, Scott No. 208. Note also that this stamp was designed by Pierre Gandon.



Woman swimmer, engraved by Ladislav Jirka, issued by Czechoslovakia on April 24, 1954, Scott No. 644.

US, "Ben Franklin taking Electricity from the sky" 250th Anniversary 1956

Allegorical art: Mural of Labor, designed by V.S. McCloskey, Jr. from original artwork by Lumen M. Winter, engraved by Richard M. Bower and Charles A. Brooks (vignette), and J.S. Edmondson (lettering), and issued by the USA on September 3, 1956, Scott No. 1082, SG No. 1084.

- nethryk

More allegorical art: The Bountiful Earth, designed by Denver Gillen, engraved by Charles A. Brooks (vignette) and J.S. Edmondson (lettering), and issued by the USA on March 15, 1958, Scott No. 1100, SG No. 1102.

- nethryk

United States Navy issue of 1936 - 1937

1¢ John Paul Jones & John Barry



2¢ Stephen Decatur & Thomas MacDonough
Designer: Alvin R. Meissner
Engravers: John Eissler & Carl T. Arlt (vignette) · E. M. Weeks (lettering)



3¢ Admirals David G. Farragut & David D.Porter
Designer: A. R. Meissner
Engravers: L. C. Kauffmann & Carl T. Arlt (vignette) · Wm. B. Wells (lettering)



4¢ Admirals William T. Sampson, George Dewey & Winfield S. Schley
Designer: A. R. Meissner
Engravers: J. Eissler (vignette) · Wm. B. Wells (lettering)



5¢ Seal of US Naval Academy and Naval Midshipmen
Designer: A. R. Meissner
Engravers: F. Pauling (vignette) · Wm. B. Wells (lettering)

US Treasury Department proofs.

90¢ Commodore O.H. Perry



6¢ Abraham Lincoln

US George Rogers Clark issue, 1929. The Surrender of Fort Sackville

Designers: C. A. Huston - Engravers: L. Schofield (vignette) - E. M. Hall (lettering)

While I realize that I may be just a wee bit tardy in mentioning Ludwig van Beethoven's 240th birthday (December 16, 2010), how else was I to introduce these engraved beauties that were issued in honor of his 200th?

- nethryk



Beethoven, designed and engraved by Pierre Gandon, and issued by Monaco on December 15, 1970, Scott No. 777.



Beethoven, engraved by Ladislav Jirka, and issued by Czechoslovakia on February 17, 1970, Scott No. 1668.

Nethryk, I know most people here seem to regard Slania as the greatest Engraver and his works are absolutely beautiful. But every piece I see by Pierre Gandon I believe is in the same class as the Slania pieces. The Monaco Beethoven to me is another example of why IMHO he is every bit as talented as any Engraver I have seen. Please keep them coming...

US Parcel Post, 1913 Mail Train and Mail bag on Rack.

Engravers: C. Chalmers, E. M. Hall, J. Eissler and E. Myers

US Airmail, 1933 Century of progress issue.
Graf Zeppelin, federal Building at Chicago exposition and Hangar at Friedrichshafen.
Designed by Victor S. McCloskey Jr.

stallzer - Nice looking Baby Zepp!

Here are images of a couple of allegorical art stamps designed and engraved by Pierre Gandon, and issued by France to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of World War I.

- nethryk



Victory and the White Tower of Salonika, Greece, issued on September 28, 1968, Scott No. 1221, Y&T No. 1571.



Victory and the Arc de Triomphe, issued on November 9, 1968, Scott No. 1226, Y&T No, 1576.

It's not immediately obvious from the scan that this stamp is partly recess-printed, but it really is, although I had to check the stamp itself time and again to really convince myself that it is.



This is a 1972 UN airmail stamp, printed in litho and recess (red spiro [is that a word?] bits) by the Government Printing Works in Tokyo.
My SG catalogue only mentions the designer (Lyell Dolan, of Australian banknote portraits fame), so could anybody maybe, hopefully, tell me who actually engraved it?

About time I made a contribution to this thread.

I am glad you did

manfaefife - Good one! This thread definitely needs more representation from the British Commonwealth. I will try to do my part in future posts.

The shape of the boat's sail on your stamp reminded me of this masterpiece: Arrival of Sainte Dévote at Monaco, designed and engraved by Pierre Gandon, and issued by Monaco on January 27, 1944, Scott No. B84, SG No. 301.

- nethryk

I agree completely, that really is a masterpiece.

Here is a US Treasury Department Official stamp plate proof, Edwin M. Stanton

US Parcel Post, 4¢ 1912, Rural Carrier

Engravers: M. W. Baldwin, E. Myers, E. M. Hall, J. Benzing and H. Charlton,

Whoops... almost forgot about the smaller images!

AKPhilately wrote: My SG catalogue only mentions the designer (Lyell Dolan, of Australian banknote portraits fame), so could anybody maybe, hopefully, tell me who actually engraved it?

Michel describes the engraver as "unknown".

jugoslavija_post - Now that's what I'm talking about. Very sweet.

Your Arms of Jamaica stamps reminded me of this one: President Nord-Alexis, engraved and printed by M.E. Côte, Paris, and issued by Haiti in 1904, Scott No. 101, SG No. 141. (Also, the gal on the right kind of reminds me of a certain free-spirited young lady friend I once took to a Caribbean island-themed fraternity party back in my university days.)

- nethryk