Collecting By Engraver

History of France, designed and engraved by Albert Decaris and issued by France on October 28, 1968:

Philip IV (1268 – 1314), called Philip the Fair (French: Philippe le Bel), was King of France from 1285 to 1314. By virtue of his marriage with Joan I of Navarre, he was also King of Navarre as Philip I from 1284 to 1305, as well as Count of Champagne.

Bertrand du Guesclin (c. 1320 – 1380), was a Breton knight and an important military commander on the French side during the Hundred Years' War. From 1370 to his death, he was Constable of France for King Charles V.
The stamp design is after a painting by Jean Fouquet ( c.#8201;1420–1481) shows the death du Guesclin at Châteauneuf-de-Randon while on a military expedition:

Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc, c.#8201;1412 – 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War. Claiming to be acting under divine guidance, she became a military leader who transcended gender roles and gained recognition as a savior of France.
The stamp shows Jeanne d'Arc left Vaucouleurs with a small escort provided by Robert de Baudricourt, beginning her journey to her leading French forces during the Hundred Years' War.

Air mail set issued for use in French Togoland, designed and engraved by Pierre Gandon (except the last one) and issued on January 15, 1959:



Great Egret (Casmerodius albus):

This stamp designed by J. Picolet and engraved by Jacques Combet:

French Togoland (French: Togo français) was a French colonial League of Nations mandate from 1916 to 1946, and a UN trust territory from 1946 to 1960 in French West Africa.

François-René de Chateaubriand (1768 – 1848) was a French writer, politician, diplomat and historian who influenced French literature of the nineteenth century. Descended from an old aristocratic family from Brittany, Chateaubriand was a royalist by political disposition. In an age when large numbers of intellectuals turned against the Church, he authored the Génie du christianisme (The Spirit of Christianity) in defense of the Catholic faith. His works include the autobiography Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe ("Memoirs from Beyond the Grave"), published posthumously in 1849–1850.

Chateaubriand and scenes from his famous books, designed by Pierrette Lambert and issued by Monaco on December 12, 1968:

Chateaubriand, based on the painting "Chateaubriand Meditating on the Ruins of Rome" (ca.1810s) by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, engraved by Michel Monvoisin:

The Spirit of Christianity, engraved by Michel Monvoisin:

René, engraved by Pierre Forget:

The Last of the Abencerrages*, engraved by Louis-Norbert Hanniquet:

The Martyrs, engraved by Robert Cami:

Atala, engraved by Claude Haley:


*Abencerrages - Moorish tribe of the Abencerrages who held high position in the kingdom of Granada.

Drawings by Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), semi-postal stamps issued for use in Saar on December 10, 1955:

Dürer's mother at age 63, engraved by Raoul Serres:

Praying hands, engraved by Charles Mazelin:

An old man of Antwerp, engraved by Jean Pheulpin:

The French engravers always did outstanding work on Saar stamps.

Here is Dürer's Praying Hands on Canada's 1966 Christmas issue.

Yves Baril engraved the picture and Gordon Mash engraved the lettering.
Canadian Bank Note Co was the printer.

CANADA 1966
Scott 451 & 452



Baril did a pretty good job but no comparison to Mazelin.
Then again the Canadian stamps where a much smaller size.

Festival of Saint Dévote, a set of nine stamps issued by Monaco on January 27, 1944, the feast day of Saint Dévote:

Sainte Dévote, designed by Pierre Gandon, engraved by Charles Mazelin:

Procession of Sainte Dévote, designed by Pierre Gandon, engraved by Emile Henri Feltesse:

Procession of Sainte Dévote, designed by Georges-Léo Degorce, engraved by Pierre Munier:

Festival in Church Saint Dévote, designed and engraved by Georges-Léo Degorce:

Combustion of Symbolic Boat, designed by Pierre Gandon, engraved by Antonin Jean Delzers:

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The rest stamps in the Saint Dévote Monaco set:

Blessing of the Sea, designed by Georges-Léo Degorce, engraved by
Gabriel-Antoine Barlangue:

Church Saint Dévote, designed and engraved by Georges-Léo Degorce:

Conviction of Saint Dévote, designed and engraved by Georges-Léo Degorce:

Arrival of Saint Dévote in Monaco, designed and engraved by Pierre Gandon:

PANAMA 1936
IV Congreso Postal Americano-Español.
Printed by American Bank Note Co.

Engravers:

Vignette: Clifford Dawson (1884-1944)
Frame/Ornaments: Joseph Keller (1903-1987)
Lettering: T. Hartman

Ecuador 1939
In commemoration of the First "Olimpiadas Bolivarianas" of 1938.

Printed by American Bank Note Co.
Engravers :
Vignette : William Fraser Ford (1895-1963)
Frame and lettering : T. Hartman

Panama - 1942
Anniversary of the Settlement of the Costa Rica-Panama border dispute.
Printed by American Bank Note Co.

Engravers:
Vignette (coats of arms): Wesley Jerndal (1914-1942)
Frame/Lettering; Horning
Flags (red and blue) printed in offset/litho.
Wesley Jerndal died on January 18, 1942. A few months before the issue of this stamp (April 25, 1942). It was his last work.

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Hi lithograving
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I know Ramon's blog but I haven't written in it.

Panama 1915
Sc.206
Balboa taking possession of the South Sea (Pacific Ocean)
Printed by American Bank Note Co.
Engravers:
Vignette: William J. Brown
Frame & Lettering: George Henry Seymour (1852-1943)

Canada - 1939
Sc.246
Royal Visit - Princess Elizabeth and Margaret Rose
Printed by Canadian Bank Note Co.
Engravers:
Vignette: Sydney F. Smith (1901-1942)
Frame & Lettering: William Hartwick Maple (1872-1949)

HAWAII - 1883
Sc.49
Queen Kaleleonalani aka Queen Emma.
Printed by American Bank Note Co.
Engravers:
Vignette: worked up by George Frederick Cumming Smillie (1854-1924) and engraved by Alfred M.Jones (1819-1900).
Frame & Lettering: Douglas Stewart Ronaldson (1825-1902)