Metal Casting On Stamps?

North Korea:
Furnacemen.

That second stamp is kind of disturbing!

Pouring ladle and Iligan Steel Mills, printed by photogravure, and issued by Philippines on January 20, 1970, Scott No. 1052.

- nethryk

Dear Rileysan

I am a topic related with the ironmaking & steelmaking, industry where I worked during 24 years. May be we can change some ideas.
Best wishes

Thank you for sharing, Casselo! Most of my ideas for this topic have come from other SCF members who have posted on this thread. I look forward to seeing more of your collection!

Here I some I found:

Forgot one.

Your SAAR is a great one,
I'd suggest the German do not qualify,
that is metal "working" not casting.

Here are images of the six stamps in an "Iron Mining" booklet issued by Sweden on August 27, 1991, Scott Nos. Facit Nos. 1691-1696. All six stamps were engraved by Martin Mörck.

- nethryk

The Spetal mine, Norberg, (mine map), designed by Swedish painter Ulf Wahlberg (1938- ), after an original drawing by Swedish iron mining leader Carl David af Uhr, (1770-1849).


A Walloon forge at Forsmarks mill, after original artwork by Swedish artist J.W. Wallander (1821-1888).


Bar iron forging at Svartå, Närke, designed by Ulf Wahlberg.


Welding at the rolling mill at Smedjebacken, designed by Ulf Wahlberg after original artwork by Swedish "work" painter Johan Ahlbäck (1895-1973), whose father worked at this mill.


Dannemora Mine, designed by Ulf Wahlberg after an original painting by Swedish artist Elias Martin (1739-1818).


The blast furnace at Pershyttan, Nora, designed by Ulf Wahlberg.

Thanks Rod222 for letting me know. Will have a look for the real
ones.
The Swedish stamps are beautiful!

Surprised no one has posted this handsome US stamp from 1957

fifia - Thanks!

jamesw - Agreed, the Steel Centennial USA stamp is a real beauty. It was designed by American illustrator Antonio Petruccelli (1907-1994), and engraved by Richard M. Bower, and previously posted by me on May 20, 2011, page 12 of the "Collecting by Engraver" thread.

- nethryk

Great stuff. I've picked up a few Sweden panes based on items posted on SCF, even though they are way outside my era, and I may have to go find the iron mining pane, too.

Thanks to all for the great scanning.

Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting a pouring ladle to represent industry, along with various symbols of agriculture, stock breeding, mining and archaeology, designed by "Zeiter," printed by Harrison & Sons, London (Scott says lithogravure, but SG says photogravure; I would agree with SG) and issued by Peru on September 7, 1962 to celebrate the centennial (in 1961) of Pallasca Province, located in the northern Ancash region, Scott No. C181, SG No. 865.

- nethryk

Jamesw: thanks for putting that US Scott#1090 (American Eagle and Pouring Ladle) on the thread. It took me by surprise in that I don't remember having seen it before - even checked my collection. Don't even remember it from flipping pages in my old 1975 black and white catalogue but there it was.