Engraved Stamp Beauties

nethryk · Post by **nethryk** » 27 Feb 2011 13:48

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

KevinHedley · Post by **KevinHedley** » 27 Feb 2011 14:35

France, issued April 2010.

KevinHedley · Post by **KevinHedley** » 27 Feb 2011 14:37

This one issued by France just a week later.

jugoslavija_post · Post by **jugoslavija_post** » 27 Feb 2011 14:43

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

Thanks. Took the whole weekend to scan them! (i.e. I did them at the wrong dpi!)

nethryk · Post by **nethryk** » 27 Feb 2011 22:12

KevinHedley - I really like your Colmar Haut-Rhin stamp. In my opinion, Pierre Albuisson is one of the most talented stamp engravers on the current scene. Here are some images of another stamp designed and engraved by Albuisson that I admire: Nevers, issued by France on May 19, 2000, Scott No. 2773, Y&T No. 3329.

- nethryk

Rein · Post by **Rein** » 28 Feb 2011 07:59

nethryk wrote:KevinHedley - I really like your Colmar Haut-Rhin stamp. In my opinion, Pierre Albuisson is one of the most talented stamp engravers on the current scene. Here are some images of another stamp designed and engraved by Albuisson that I admire: Nevers, issued by France on May 19, 2000, Scott No. 2773, Y&T No. 3329.

- nethryk

Try:

https://www.pierre-albuisson.com/english/timbresFr.html

and

https://heindorffhus.motivsamler.dk/albuissonstamps/frame-EN-AboutAlbuisson.htm

nethryk · Post by **nethryk** » 28 Feb 2011 10:06

Rein - Yes, I've visited those websites (and other similar ones), but the quality of the images at them is typically quite poor, as they tend to use WAY too few kilobytes per image. My homemade 800x600 pixel images usually have 4-6 times as many kilobytes as theirs do. Also, I generally scan single engraved stamps at 1200 dpi (and even higher for detailed close-ups.)

For comparison to Pierre Albuisson's stamp above, here are some images of Danish chinaware on stamps engraved by Czeslaw Slania and issued by Denmark on May 22, 1975.

- nethryk

Flora Danica plate, Scott No. 567, Facit No. 589.

Flora Danica tureen, Scott No. 568, Facit No. 590.

Blue fluted china, vase and tea caddy, Scott No. 569, Facit No. 591.

KevinHedley · Post by **KevinHedley** » 28 Feb 2011 19:59

Czech Republic May 2010
Prague Castle in the Art of the Postage Stamp

Rein · Post by **Rein** » 28 Feb 2011 21:15

nethryk wrote:Rein - Yes, I've visited those websites (and other similar ones), but the quality of the images at them is typically quite poor, as they tend to use WAY too few kilobytes per image. My homemade 800x600 pixel images usually have 4-6 times as many kilobytes as theirs do. Also, I generally scan single engraved stamps at 1200 dpi (and even higher for detailed close-ups.)

For comparison to Pierre Albuisson's stamp above, here are some images of Danish chinaware on stamps engraved by Czeslaw Slania and issued by Denmark on May 22, 1975.

- nethryk

Nethryk,

OK, the general attitude of 60dpi is enough! I also do scan at 2400dpi and then select the details I want to display!

nethryk · Post by **nethryk** » 01 Mar 2011 00:36

KevinHedley - Such a great subject for an engraved stamp! Here are some images of another one depicting St. Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle, engraved by Josef Herčík, and issued by Czechoslovakia in 1965, Scott No. 1353.

- nethryk

paultalbot · Post by **paultalbot** » 01 Mar 2011 03:52

Abel Mignon was the engraver for 17 French stamps.

But the accomplished artist did not receive his first assignment from French postal authorities until he was 63 years old.

Mignon's first project was for the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs Modernes issue of 1925

This Mignon stamp was released in 1931. It depicts Marseille and the Notre Dame de la Garde Basilica. The basilica is on the city's tallest hill, a strategic location occupied by the Germans until the liberation of Marseilles in late August, 1944.

Mignon worked on stamps between 1924 and 1933. He engraved seventeen stamps for France. He also engraved stamps for the French colonies of Guiana, Dahomey, Madagascar, Morocco and Senegal, along with Czechoslovakia.

Three years after engraving his final stamp, Mignon died in Fontainbleu 1936.

nethryk · Post by **nethryk** » 01 Mar 2011 05:04

Unfortunately, not all of the stamps that Abel Mignon engraved for France were printed by the intaglio (recess) method; several were typographed. Here are images of the last stamp that Mignon engraved for France, along with images of another engraved stamp that should please my building-loving friends here on Stampboards.

- nethryk

Le Puy en Valey, issued by France in 1933, Scott No. 290, Y&T No. 290.

Old Treasure House and Tribunal, Tangier, issued for use in French Morocco in 1933-34, Scott No. 125.

nethryk · Post by **nethryk** » 01 Mar 2011 06:43

Typo correction: the name of the final stamp Abel Mignon engraved for France is Le Puy en Velay.

And while we're on the subject of typos, I'm going to take the liberty of sneaking in this set of stamps engraved by Mignon, but printed by typography; Fachi woman is simply irresistible.

- nethryk

International Colonial Exposition, Paris, set issued by France 1930-1931, Scott Nos. 258-261, Y&T Nos. 270-273.

stallzer · Post by **stallzer** » 01 Mar 2011 07:48

US Treasury Dept. 15¢ Proof

nethryk · Post by **nethryk** » 01 Mar 2011 14:53

Happy St. David's Day!

--- Y Ddraig Goch ---

Caernarfon Castle, Wales, printed by Harrison & Sons, Ltd., and issued by Great Britain on October 18, 1988, Scott No. 1231, SG No. 1411.

- nethryk

KevinHedley · Post by **KevinHedley** » 01 Mar 2011 18:22

Monaco May 2010

nethryk · Post by **nethryk** » 02 Mar 2011 00:29

Baltic Sea Birds, designed by Martin Mörck, and issued by Sweden on October 3, 1992. This was a joint issue with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Note that although it is true that there is some lithogravure on this pane, the intaglio engraving work is superb.

- nethryk

Osprey, engraved by Martin Mörck, Scott No. 1975, Facit No. 1761.

Black-tailed godwit, engraved by Czeslaw Slania, Scott No. 1976, Facit No. 1762.

Goosander, engraved by Lembit Lõhmus, Scott No. 1977, Facit No. 1763.

Shelduck, engraved by Lars Sjööblom, Scott No. 1978, Facit No. 1764.

KevinHedley · Post by **KevinHedley** » 02 Mar 2011 17:01

In May 2010 Sweden and Canada presented a joint issue to celebrate marine life.

The stamps were designed by Martin Mörck and engraved by Mörck and Lars Sjööblom. Further details can be obtained from https://www.posten.se/img/cmt/PDF/webb_bulletin3_10_eng.pdf

The first stamp is the Sea Otter:

The similar Swedish stamp will be shown later.

nethryk · Post by **nethryk** » 03 Mar 2011 00:48

KevinHedley - Otterly fantastic! Here are images of more of our feathered friends on four stamps included in a booklet pane, Christmas Birds, also with a dash of lithography, but finely engraved by Lars Sjööblom and Czeslaw Slania, and issued by Sweden on November 29, 1984, Scott Nos. 1517-1520, Facit Nos. 1324-27.

- nethryk

Hawfinch_________________________________________________________Waxwing

___

Great spotted woodpecker__________________________________________Nuthatch

marcroxx · Post by **marcroxx** » 03 Mar 2011 04:13

Great looking stamps posted while I was away.
Just got back from the honeymoon. Took a cruise to Puerto Rico, St. Thomas and St. Maarten, it was amazing. Puerto Rico was the highlight.
So I'll be here more...since all is finalized.

stallzer · Post by **stallzer** » 03 Mar 2011 06:45

Glad to hear the Honeymoon went well, Is the Mrs. a Stamper by any chance ? Good to have you back !!

US 1929, Battle of Fallen Timbers, Gen. Anthony Wayne Memorial

nethryk · Post by **nethryk** » 04 Mar 2011 01:36

The Sporting Life, part one: images of two American "Babes" on stamps by the team of Gangel and Wallace.

- nethryk

Babe Zaharias (1911-1956), champion athlete, designed by Richard Gangel, engraved by John S. Wallace, Jr. (vignette) and Albert Saavedra (lettering), and issued by the USA on September 22, 1981, Scott No.1932.

Babe Ruth (1895-1948), legendary baseball player, designed by Richard Gangel, engraved by John S. Wallace, Jr. (vignette) and Gary J. Slaght (lettering), and issued by the USA on July 6, 1983, Scott No. 2046.

stallzer · Post by **stallzer** » 04 Mar 2011 07:47

US, 1934 Maryland Tercentenary, "The Ark & The Dove"

Designer: A. R. Meissner - Engraver: J. C. Benzing

stallzer · Post by **stallzer** » 04 Mar 2011 08:08

US Louisiana Purchase exposition, 1904 William McKinley

Designers: Claire Aubrey Huston and G. F. C. Smillie (vignette) - Engravers: Robert Ponickau and G. Rose (frame)

KevinHedley · Post by **KevinHedley** » 04 Mar 2011 19:35

I think these next few posts should be dedicated to Mrs marcroxx.

In May 2010 Sweden and Canada presented a joint issue to celebrate Marine Life. The stamps were designed by Martin Mörck and engraved by Mörck and Lars Sjööblom.

Canada issued two stamps and the Sea Otter is shown in an earlier post. Here is the Harbour Porpoise:

KevinHedley · Post by **KevinHedley** » 04 Mar 2011 19:41

While Canada issued two stamps in May 2010, Sweden's set has four.

The engraving on the first two stamps are identical so I will only show those two in the smaller format:

KevinHedley · Post by **KevinHedley** » 04 Mar 2011 19:46

Joint issue Canada/Sweden May 2010

Blue Whale

KevinHedley · Post by **KevinHedley** » 04 Mar 2011 19:48

Joint issue Canada/Sweden May 2010

Ringed Seal

nethryk · Post by **nethryk** » 05 Mar 2011 00:28

This day in history: In 1933, Frances Perkins (1880-1965) became Secretary of Labor and the first female member of the United States cabinet. She and Interior Secretary Harold Ickes were the only original members of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's cabinet who remained in their offices throughout his entire presidency (1933-1945.)

- nethryk

Frances Perkins, designed by artist Ferdinand Ralph Petrie, engraved by Thomas R. Hipschen (vignette) and Robert G. Culin, Sr. (lettering), and issued by the USA on April 10, 1980, Scott No. 1821.

KevinHedley · Post by **KevinHedley** » 06 Mar 2011 19:27

France May 2010
Centenary of Birth of Mother Teresa

nethryk · Post by **nethryk** » 07 Mar 2011 00:19

Déjà vu stamps, part two: Solid Statesmen.

- nethryk

Johan Vilhelm Snellman, designed by A. Karjalainen from a statue by Finnish sculptor Emil Wikström, engraved by Birger Ekholm, and issued by Finland on May 12, 1956, Scott No. 339, Facit No. 459.

Abraham Lincoln, designed by Ervine Metzl from a bust by American sculptor Gutzon Borglum, engraved by Arthur W. Dintaman (vignette) and Howard F. Sharpless (lettering), and issued by the USA on February 27, 1959, Scott No. 1114.

paultalbot · Post by **paultalbot** » 07 Mar 2011 06:35

Jean Pheulpin worked on more than 600 stamps, mostly as an engraver, sometimes as a designer, and mostly with stamps of France and Laos.

His first stamp was a Comoro Island airmail released in 1949. Two years later his first French stamp was issued.

Pheulpin took on many of the more intricate assignments in the early years of the France art stamps.

Originally schooled as a metal worker, Pheulpin studied printmaking before his career as an art teacher. In 1950, he embarked on stamp engraving full time.

He also worked extensively on Laos stamps for 15 years.

Born in Valentigney in 1907, he passed away in Paris in 1991.

nethryk · Post by **nethryk** » 07 Mar 2011 12:11

Here are images of a classic airmail stamp designed and engraved by Jean Pheulpin: Scene near Bamananga, issued for use in Madagascar (Malagasy) on June 30, 1952, Scott No. C56, SG No. 330. And yes, those are indeed baobab trees (Adansonia grandidieri) in the background.

- nethryk

stallzer · Post by **stallzer** » 07 Mar 2011 13:38

Philippines Special delivery, 1947

nethryk · Post by **nethryk** » 07 Mar 2011 22:57

Happy birthday to Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850-1937), founder and first President of Czechoslovakia. Champion of Liberty stamps engraved by Richard M. Bower (vignette) and G.A. Payne (lettering), issued by the USA on March 7, 1960, Scott Nos. 1147 & 1148.

- nethryk

stallzer · Post by **stallzer** » 08 Mar 2011 05:38

Going through my Airmails, found this one I didn't even know I had.

France Airmail 1946, "Iris" Pierre Gandon

stallzer · Post by **stallzer** » 08 Mar 2011 05:43

Mozambique Company Airmails, 1935

stallzer · Post by **stallzer** » 08 Mar 2011 12:15

US Panama Canal issue, 1939. Theodore Roosevelt & George W. Goethals and Ship in Gaillard cut.

Designer: William Roach - Engraver: W. O. Marks

stallzer · Post by **stallzer** » 08 Mar 2011 12:36

US Pan-American Union. 1940. The Three Graces by Botticelli.

Designer: William Roach - Engraver: C. T. Arlt

nethryk · Post by **nethryk** » 08 Mar 2011 13:38

stallzer - Congratulations on posting your first Pierre Gandon stamp! A genuine beauty, too.

Tuesday, March 8 is Mardi Gras, everyone. Are your party masks ready? Here's mine. I think it makes me look like the monster Grendel in Robert Zemeckis's 2007 creepy film version of Beowulf.

- nethryk

Inuit cult mask, engraved by Czeslaw Slania, and issued by Greenland on September 6, 1977, Scott No. 105, Facit No. 103.

nethryk · Post by **nethryk** » 09 Mar 2011 22:44

Here are images of another splendid Madagascar airmail stamp depicting exotic flora: Madagascar palm (Pachypodium lamerei), and Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia splendens.) This stamp was engraved by Pierre Gandon, and issued for use in Madagascar (Malagasy) on September 20, 1954, Scott No. C58, SG No. 327.

- nethryk

stallzer · Post by **stallzer** » 11 Mar 2011 07:07

That is a Beauty, Gandon certainly had talent !

US Parcel Post, 1913 Harvesting.

Designer: C. Aubrey Huston, Engravers: C. M. Chalmers, M. W. Baldwin, E. M. Hall, F. Lamasure, and E. Myers

stallzer · Post by **stallzer** » 11 Mar 2011 07:18

US Airmail, 1949. Alexandria Bicentennial Issue showing the Home of John Carlyle, Alexandria Virginia Seal and Gadsby's Tavern.

Designed by Victor S. McCloskey jr. , Leon Helguera and William K. Schrage

nethryk · Post by **nethryk** » 12 Mar 2011 01:41

stallzer - Agreed! Pierre Gandon's artistic ability coupled with his engraving skill resulted in his producing some truly remarkable postage stamps.

Here are images of another airmail stamp I like: Great Bustard, designed and engraved by Claude Durrens, and issued for use in the Somali Coast on October 24, 1960, Scott No. C23, SG No. 294.

- nethryk

nethryk · Post by **nethryk** » 12 Mar 2011 04:13

Here are two engraved stamps produced by the Japanese Printing Bureau that seem appropriate to post now, following the terrible devastation caused by today's earthquake and tsunami. Both stamps depict the Phoenix Hall of the Byodo-in Buddhist temple in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. The ¥24 value was issued by Japan on March 19, 1957, Scott No. 636, SG No. 528, and the ¥30 value was issued on January 4, 1959, Scott No. 636A, SG No. 529.

Like the mythological phoenix, may the Japanese people find the strength to quickly arise from the ashes once again.

- nethryk

nethryk · Post by **nethryk** » 14 Mar 2011 10:16

And here are images of an elegant engraved stamp depicting Saint on Cloud, an 11th century wood carving within Phoenix Hall of the Byodo-in Buddhist temple in the city of Uji Temple, issued by Japan on March 25, 1977, Scott No. 1277.

- nethryk

stallzer · Post by **stallzer** » 14 Mar 2011 11:35

US Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904, James Monroe.

Designer: Claire Aubrey Huston - Engravers: G. F. C. Smillie (vignette) - Robert Ponickau and G. Rose (frame)

4 Down, 1 to go.

stallzer · Post by **stallzer** » 14 Mar 2011 12:06

And because it's that time of year again, Spring training is in full bloom and season opener is 3 weeks away !!!

US Centennial of Baseball, Cooperstown N.Y. 1939

Designer: William A. Roach - Engravers: Charles A. Brooks (vignette) · J. T. Vail (lettering)

nethryk · Post by **nethryk** » 14 Mar 2011 22:58

Happy birthday to Albert Einstein.

E = mc2

- nethryk

Einstein, engraved by John S. Wallace, Jr. (vignette) and J.C. Masure (lettering), and issued by the USA on March 4, 1979, Scott No. 1774.

Albert Einstein, engraved by Jerzy Miller, December 10, 1959, Scott No. 882, SG No. 1128.