Metal Casting On Stamps?

Steelworker, designed by Swiss artist Hans Thöni (1906-1980), printed by photogravure (Courvoisier, S.A.), and issued by Switzerland on September 18, 1969 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the International Labor Organization, Scott No. 509.

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Forge in traditional Catalan gold iron works, a Europa stamp designed by French artist Odette Bailais after original artwork by P. Canturri, engraved by Cécile Guillame, and issued by Andorra (French Administration) on May 7, 1983, Scott No. 308.

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Sorry but, the previous stamp has nothing to do with gold. It shows the Catalan iron working techique, known as "Farga Catalana". On our mountains there's some iron, but nearly no gold. It's a pity!

Cursus - Thanks for the correction! The Scott Catalogue goofed again. As I was somewhat skeptical about that description, I guess I should have researched that stamp a bit more more before "forging" ahead with the post.

To make amends, here is an image of a Europa stamp depicting a Catalan forge, designed by Pierrette Lambert, engraved by Michel Monvoisin, and issued by Andorra (French Administration) on May 8, 1976, Scott No. 246.

- nethryk

PS: Sorry about the absence of gold in "them thar hills."

Thank you, but we don't regret not having gold. Our country, being poor in natural resources, but located on a very strategical place in SW Europe, has been heavily disputed for centuries. Imagine if we would had gold! Our gold, is our people.

Anyway, Farga Catalana or Catalan Farge, is a method for iron ore refining, tipical of the Catalan lands close to the Pyrenees; like Andorra and the Catalan town of Ripoll. There, iron was mainly used for gun (both, short and long) manufacturing up to the XIX century.

Pouring steel, LD-Stahlwerk, Linz, designed by Adalbert Pilch, engraved by Georg Wimmer, and issued by Austria on September 15, 1961 as one of a set of five stamps commemorating the 15th anniversary of Austria's nationalization of industry, Scott No. 671.

- nethryk

PS Note that fifia posted an image of this stamp in this thread on November 13, 2011 (see page 4), but unfortunately her image is so tiny that the stamp's fine detail cannot be fully appreciated, so I have taken the liberty of posting a magnified image of the stamp in this thread.

Happy Birthday to Jacob Aall (1773-1844), a Norwegian politician, historian, philanthropist, economist and industrialist. In 1799 Aall purchased the immense Næs Jernverk (ironworks) in the Arendal ore region, and subsequently he improved and expanded the ironworks to make it one of Norway's best. Here are images of the two stamps in a set featuring a portrait of Jacob Aall as a young man, designed and engraved by Knut Løkke-Sørensen, and issued by Norway on August 22, 1973 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Aall's birth, Scott Nos. 621 & 622, Facit Nos. 699 & 700.

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Forges, an airmail stamp designed and engraved by Michel Monvoisin, and issued by Cameroun on June 5, 1968 as one of a set of five stamps publicizing economic development, Scott No. C102.

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting a steelworker drawing the initials ECA (for the Economic Cooperation Administration), designed and engraved by Sem L. Hartz, printed by Joh. Enschedé, and issued by Luxembourg on May 9, 1960 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Schuman Plan, Scott No. 359.

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BRAZIL 1969

Furnace and molten metal.
Steel industry

Colombia 1954. Acerias Paz del Rio.

Leo Temprano catalog No.:

LT 806 COP 0.05 Regular Mail: 5.000.000 pcs.
LT 807 COP 0.20 Airmail: 400.000 pcs.
Printer: Thomas de la Rue Co.
F.D.C. 13.12.1954

Features the opening on October 13th 1954 of "Acerías Paz del Río" Colombia´s first fully integrated Steel mill.

I really enjoy the topical threads on SCF.

"Gold pouring," designed by Rose Rigden, printed by lithography, and issued by Zimbabwe on August 21, 1985, Scott No. 500.

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Egypt - 1958
SC.449

Iron and Steel Industry

Saar - 1949
Sc.204



Russia - 1965
Sc.3079