Collecting By Engraver

Austrian Reconstruction set continued

Since it's that season again, here are some Austrian engraved
Christmas stamps of the past.

We had a thread last year on SCF about Austria's first Christmas stamps.http://goscf.com/t/11100

Christmas 1983, 1984 and 1986 were all engraved by Maria Magdalena Laurent.

Printing : line engraving combined with photogravure.






Christmas 1985

Engraver : Rudolf Toth




Christmas 1987

Engraver : Wolfgang Seidel






Christmas 1989

Engraver : Gerhart Schmirl

Jacques Gauthier (1931- ) designed and engraved postage stamps for France, former French colonies, and other countries. Here are images of five examples of his work; all stamps were designed (except as noted) and engraved by Gauthier.

- nethryk

Two stamps issued by Mauritania on April 12, 1966 to publicize the first World Festival of Negro Arts, held in Dakar, Senegal, Scott Nos. 204 & 205.

Music and dance


Movie camera and huts


Seaside promenade and Rainier III, designed by Mulder, and issued by Monaco on June 1, 1966 to celebrate the centenary of Monte Carlo's founding, Scott No. 635.


Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932), Brazilian pioneer of aviation, semi-postal stamp issued by France on May 26, 1973 to celebrate his birth centenary, Scott No. B465, Y&T No. 1746.


Georges Bernanos (1888-1948), French author, semi-postal stamp issued on February 18, 1978, Scott No. B506, Y&T No. 1987.

Nethryk, it looks like you and me are the only ones posting again.

Perhaps the thread has been around too long and has become old & stale.


Here is an 1980 Austrian set commeorating the 200th Death Anniversary of the Empress Maria Theresia

Designed : Adalbert Pilch (1917–2004)
Engraver : Rudolf Toth (1918–2009)

Empress as a young lady.






Empress with Stephans crown







Empress in widow weeds.

lithograving - Well, at least this thread is now at least twice as good as when I was the only one posting! And judging by the number of times it has been read, this thread is still far and away the most popular one among all of the SCF topical threads. Besides, there are still many more deserving stamp engravers whom we have not yet mentioned here. - nethryk

Giuseppe Verdelocco engraved stamps for Italy and Vatican City during the 1970s and 80s. Here are images of six examples of his work.

- nethryk

Niccolo Tommasso (1802-1874), writer and Venetian Education Minister, after a statue by Italian sculptor Ettore Ximenes (1855-1926), engraved and lithogravure, issued by Italy on July 19, 1974, Scott No. 1157.


Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594), Italian Renaissance composer of sacred music, issued by Italy on June 27, 1975, Scott No. 1195.


Basilica and cupola, St. Peter's and sacristy, stamp designed by Italian artist Lino Bianchi Barriviera (1906-1985), engraved and lithogravure, and issued by Vatican City on November 23, 1976, Scott No. 604.



Two stamps, with connecting label, depicting Italian civil engineering works abroad, issued by Italy on June 26, 1981, Scott Nos. 464 & 465.

Sao Dimao Power Station, Brazil


High Island Power Station, Hong Kong


Francesco Guicciardini (1483-1540), Italian historian and statesman, issued by Italy on March 5, 1983, Scott No. 1543.

Jaroslav Goldschmied (1890-1977) was another fine stamp engraver in the great Czechoslovakia tradition. Here are images of six stamps that Goldschmied engraved for his native land.

- nethryk

Runners, designed by Czech artist Mario Stretti (1910-1960), and issued on April 24, 1954, Scott No. 642, SG No. 828.


Slovak partisan, designed by Czech artist Maria Medvecká (1914-1987), and issued on August 28, 1954, Scott No. 663, SG No. 836.


Janko Jesenský (1874-1945), Slovak poet and writer, designed by Czech painter Karel Stika (1898-1975), and issued on November 25, 1954, Scott No. 671, SG No. 846.


Young woman decorating a Soviet soldier, designed by Czech painter and artist Zrlenék Brdlik, and issued on May 5, 1955 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Liberation, Scott No. 688, SG No. 865.


St Bartholomew's Cathedral, Kolin, an exquisite 14th-century Gothic cathedral designed by the renowned German architect Peter Parler (1330(?)-1399), stamp designed by Czech engraver and graphic artist Jan Charles Vondrouš (1884-1970), and issued on December 23, 1957, Scott No. 785, SG No. 960.


Red deer (Cervus elaphus), designed by Slovak artist Jozef Baláž (1923-2006), and issued on September 25, 1959 as one of five stamps in a set celebrating the 10th anniversary of Tatra National Park, Scott No. 937, SG No. 1116.

Help... My Father was born in 1928 in London. His best friend was a man by the name of Alan Dow... my father has mentioned he went on to be an engraver of some recognition. In their early 20's Alan and my father rode their bicycles across half of Europe, just the two of them.

My Dad is 83 and was looking to catch up with him... I'm just trying to help him out. This group seemed like it might be up to the challemge of finding him... hopefully still with us.

Thanks... I'll keep my eye on the posts.

Ian

Ian - Nigel Alan Dow was born in London in 1929. After a 52-year career as an engraver, Dow retired in 1997. His last employer that I am aware of was De La Rue plc. You might be able to get some current contact information about Alan Dow from them: Email: group.communications@uk.delarue.com
Phone +44 (0)1256 605000 Fax +44 (0)1256 605004 Post: De La Rue plc, Jays Close, Viables, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 4BS If you are successful, please share with us the rest of the story. Good luck! - nethryk

Nethryk: while I'm waiting expectantly for these two old friends re-unite may I ask if "we" have any engraved stamps on here that can be attributed to Alan Dow? "Dow" is a difficult search word given the "dowager" queen, etc.

cynical - Yes, I posted images of several examples of Nigel Alan Dow's engraved stamps in this thread on July 30, page 31. - nethryk

Thank you so much for the info... I'll give it a shot and let you know what happens.

I found this board via google search because of the great examples nethryk posted earlier. The Fiji stamp is spectacular.

FYI... my Dad, Paul Davis, is 83 now. He left England in 1960 to work for Raytheon, he currently lives just outside of Boston.

Nethryk: thanks for providing that information. I missed those scans while I was "awol" during the summer season. I can see now what a great tool that index will be.

Ian: thanks for the personal note regarding your father. Its amazing how an aspect like that reinforces one's tie to a particular post or engraver, which in this case is your father.

Gilbert Aufschneider designed and engraved stamps for France, French colonies and former French colonies from the 1950s to the 70s. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate any reliable biographical information about Aufschneider. Here are five examples of his work, all stamps designed (except as noted) and engraved by Aufschneider.

- nethryk

Bicyclist mail carrier, postage due stamp designed by Raoul Serres, issued tête-bêche and se-tenant by People's Republic of the Congo on December 4, 1961, Scott No. J37.


Two animal stamps issued by Gabon on July 15, 1964, Scott Nos. 173 & 174:

Gorilla (Nice choppers)


Buffalo


General Post Office, Dakar, issued by Senegal on April 24, 1965, Scott No. 1246.


Throwing knives, airmail stamp issued by Gabon on July 10, 1970 to publicize the Museum of Arts and Traditions in Libreville, Scott No. C96.

Maria Adelma Cabrera engraved banknotes and postage stamps for Argentina from the 1960s to the 1980s. Here are images of four stamps Cabrera produced for the Argentine mint.

- nethryk

Red deer in the southern lakes forest, issued in 1966, Scott No. 829.


Leaping trout in the national parks, designed by H. Guimarans, and issued in 1968, Scott No. 829A.


Bartolomé Mitre Martínez (1821-1906), Argentine statesman (President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868), soldier, historian, and author, issued on November 4, 1972, Scott No. 981.


Basilica of the Our Lady of Itati Church, Corrientes, engraved and lithogravure, issued on September 18, 1982, Scott No. 1386.