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timbres667 - Thanks! I have found that doing background research on the subject matters of my stamps greatly enhances my enjoyment of them. Here is another one you might like, too. The impressive Craffe Gate into Nancy, France was built at the end of the 14th century as part of the walls encircling the town. The large twin towers flanking the gate were added on at the end of the 15th century and were used as prisons. The small lantern above the main gate dates back to the 17th century and contained a bell which rang out the hours of the day, the beginning of the curfew and informed the population of public executions. The Lorraine Cross on the facade is a reminder that the emblem was adopted after the victory of the Battle of Nancy. Here is an image of a stamp depicting the Craffe Gate, designed by Jean-Paul Véret-Lemarinier, engraved by Raymond Coatantiec, and issued by France on May 17, 1986, Scott No. 2012, Y&T No. 2419, plus a contemporary photo of the Gate. - nethryk   |
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Guatemala Earthquake ruins of Antigua !  |
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APS 070059 Life Member International Society of Guatemala Collectors I.S.G.C. #853 |
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Two West German definitives showing part of the Wallpavillion of the Zwinger palace in Dresden. Destroyed by air raids in February 1945 it was later rebuilt true to it's original form. The small version on the right was printed via letterpress or if you will typography, issued in 1964 The larger on the left was engraved, issued in 1966. For those interested, the designer was O. Rohse and engraved by Egon Falz West Germany/ Federal Republic of Germany Michel 490 + 454  The ruins  And now rebuilt.  |
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Before this one gets shipped out to become part of Rods expanding collection. An Algerian archway.  |
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Lovely presentation of the Dresden Stamps LithoG  Curious creatures we are, build it, blow it to bits, re build it.... |
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The Triumphal Arch of Orange is located in the town of Orange, France. The inscription on the arch indicates that it was probably built sometime during the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus (63BCE-14CE). Here is an image of a stamp depicting the arch designed and engraved by Pierre Munier, and issued by France on December 15, 1938, Scott No. 342, Y&T No. 389, plus a photo of the arch. - nethryk   |
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The The Triumphal Arch of Orange stamp is beautifully engraved and the actual arch isn't too bad either. We could even have a thread strictly about Roman arches.  Looking at the stamp and comparing Munier's style of engraving with Slania's work makes me wonder not as to who was the better engraver but which is more pleasing to my eye. Slania's work is sharper, crisper and uses fewer lines whereas Munier's is more cluttered, darker, more lines & dots more old style engraving. But what a great talent. Actually I like both styles. Different but each were master craftsmen. |
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lithograving - Glad you liked this one too. Pierre Munier is one of my favorite engravers. I am posting several more of his works on the "Collecting by Engraver" thread today. - nethryk |
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Temple of Horus EGYPT Scott C178  Temple of Karnak carved Capitals. Scott 1284  |
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Al Azhar University seen through arch. Very nicely designed. EGYPT Scott C105  |
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Mitwalli Gate, Cairo EGYPT Scott 608 & 896  |
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Here is an image of a stamp depicting ruins of the ancient Roman city of Glanum, including the Mausoleum of the Julii (c. 40 B.C), and the triumphal arch (10-25 B.C.), located in the outskirts of Saint Remy de Provence, designed by André Spitz, engraved by Raoul Serres, and issued by France on October 19, 1957, Scott No. 855, Y&T No. 1130, plus a couple of photos of these ruins. - nethryk    |
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Several obelisks were brought to Rome in imperial times, after the conquest of Egypt. Obelisk of St John Lateran Quote:
The so-called Lateran obelisk is the largest standing obelisk in the world. Its inscriptions state that while it was begun during the reign of Tuthmosis III, it lay in the craftsmen's workshops for 35 years and was finally erected by his grandson Tuthmosis IV. The only single obelisk ever put up in Karnak Temple (obelisks usually came in pairs), it was removed under the orders of the Roman emperor Constantine (A.D. 274-337), who hoped to raise it in his new capital at Constantinople. He died before the obelisk ever left Egypt, and his son and successor Constantius (A.D. 317-361) had it taken to Rome, where it was re-erected in the Circus Maximus.
At some unknown date and by some unknown cause, the obelisk fell. It was not until the 16th century that Pope Sixtus V ordered a search for the monolith. It was found, in three pieces, some 23 feet down in the former Circus Maximus. On August 3, 1588, after more than a year of effort, the Lateran obelisk was raised in the Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano, where it has stood ever since, a Christian cross at its apex. Courtesy of Nova onlineHeight : 105 feet Weight : 455 tons VATICAN Scott C35  Obelisk of St. Mary Major Scott C35  Obelisk in St. Peter's Square, Vatican, Rome Quote:
This obelisk, like two others in Rome, is uninscribed, and no one knows where it originally came from or who created it. It is known that Emperor Augustus ordered it erected in the Julian Forum in Alexandria, where it stayed until A.D. 37. That year, the Emperor Caligula had it removed to the Vatican Circus in Rome. According to the Egyptologist Labib Habachi, "Legend has it that in the Vatican Circus innumerable Christians, including St. Peter, were put to death and that the reason this obelisk was not later overturned as were all the others in Rome was that it was looked upon as the last witness to the martyrdom of St. Peter."
In the 16th century, the Pope Sixtus V directed the obelisk to be re-erected in the collonnaded square before the Basilica of St. Peter, where it remains to this day. Courtesy of Nova onlineVATICAN Scott C37  |
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