Definitives From Around The World

Norway Post Horns

STEEL ENGRAVING

First issued in 1962, the six below came out in 1978

Norway Post Horns

Showing the three printing processes. Beginning in 1997 they
are now being printed via Offset.

lithograving- very instructive and way cool.

I definitely agree with you James regarding the Canadian "caricatures"
definitives.

I rather like them and have since they were first issued mainly
because they do not fit the "normal" portraiture mold.

Similarly to these is the West German (also for West Berlin)famous personalities set issued in 1961
which I showed on page 6. These were far less complimentary than the Canadian ones

Gerhart Hauptmann the writer has the appearance of Scrooge at the moment he sees Marley's ghost.





Johann Wofgang von Goethe actually looks like he is Marley's ghost




And Beethoven looks like no depiction of him I've seen whether in life or death but he comes off better than the other two.




Beethovens's death mask .

Thanks Jkjblue.

I've learned a lot here on the forum and it's great when something
I post is even a tiny bit helpful in enjoying our fantastic
hobby.

I know in the past there have been many times when someone
had difficulty differentiating different printing processes.

What about this obviously newer 1 kr. It is green, silver (metallic) and I think brown and olive green on the postal horn. Just guessing at these last colours.
It appears to have aspects of a number of those processes.
The horn is halftone, as in photogravure and there are faint half tone dots behind the vertical lines in the centre.
The dark green oval is solid green, as in typography or photogravure. And it has those vertical shading lines as with typography and steel engraving.
My Scott's catalogue only goes up to 2003, and I think this is probably newer than that, so I can't find the process used.



Any ideas?

James that looks like the 1Kr multicolour Offset issued in 2001 Michel 1380. I don't have the Scott number, had to take them back to the library.


You can see them all at this site where it is #1421

http://home.online.no/~jdigrane/nor...thorn_08.htm

Ah I see. Offset lithography. That makes sense. Thanks Litho.

James, thanks for showing the offset version now we have examples of the four
different print processes.

Do you have any more. Like the bi coloured recess engraved ones?

...easy on the Germans....

Afraid not Litho. I have example of all the other three printing techniques, but not that.

Hope you don't mind James, I borrowed yours to make four.

As long as I get it back when you're done.

I'm not making fun of the Germans fifia but this definitive
set was so unpopular and disliked by the German public that
within 3 years it was replaced by the German Buildings series.

Besides Beethoven wasn't really German. His father was Dutch and
he lived most of his life and gained all his fame in Austria.
You could say he was just a Viennese, ein Wiener.

Litho...I am just joking. I enjoy your posts because I learn alot!
You post something, I get an e-mail!!

sorry...and Goethe was a Frankfurter!