Lets See Your Souvenir Sheets!

This imperforate sheet depicts Houldsworth Hall in Manchester where the National Stamp exhibition was held in 1947.
The sheet is gummed and printed by Photolithography.



The sheet below was printed by Harrison & Sons in Photogravure for the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue Exhibition in 1965. The Centenary Exhibition was held at the Royal Festival Hall. The sheet, which depicts stamps in use in 1865, sold for 2/6d !



A couple of wannabees !





Just wanted to say that I have missed a lot of this thread and saw some beautiful sheets whilst browsing just now. Congrats to all.

Londonbus1

I just have this thing about Exhibitions and ..........

Londonbus1...

Well, since he brought this thread up, here are some nice sheets sent to me recently by the Bus his-self.

2 from my New Zealand collection

Here are images of a souvenir sheet and the stamp contained within it paying homage to the memory of Princess Grace (1929-1982), designed and engraved by Czeslaw Slania, and issued by Monaco on April 19, 1983, Scott No. 1367.

- nethryk

I like souvenir sheets and I will go for one every time. If it's not shown in the Scott book as the same as regular releases the temptation is even higher. I saw this for sale some time ago didn't know what it was. I could find no mention in the Scott book at all. the price was more than I thought it may be worth, the seller couldn't tell me anything about it, other than the price, but I moved ahead and bought it anyway. It took me a while to figure out what it was and even longer to find what it was worth. This was before the day of computer searches. Turns out, I think, it was a lucky find.

Here are images of a souvenir sheet, the stamps included in it, and an admission ticket to the PHILEX 82 Stamp Exhibition, held in Paris from June 11 to 21. The stamps in the souvenir sheet, designed and engraved by Albert Decaris, depict "Marianne," the personification of France, as conceived by French writer and artist Jean Cocteau (1889-1963). This souvenir sheet was issued by France on June 11, 1982, Scott No. 1821, Y&T No. BF8. The stamps are Scott Nos. 1821a & 1821b, Y&T Nos. 2216 & 2217.

- nethryk

Nethryk,

I don't collect Postally valid Exhibition items but those last French items are superb. France have issued some stunning Exhibition pieces.

The ticket however is another story.....and equally stunning !

Londonbus1 - Thanks!

Here is an image of another engraved exhibition souvenir sheet in my collection, reproducing a stamp depicting the 12th century Chapel of Our Lady of Meritxell (which burned down in 1972), engraved by Antonin Delzers, and issued by Andorra in 1933, Scott No. 52. The souvenir sheet was issued by Andorra (French administration) on August 21, 1982 to publicize the First Official Exposition of the Stamps of the Principality of Andorra, August 21 - September 19, Scott No. 298. Also, I am posting an image of the stamp contained in the sheet, plus an image of a stamp similar to the reproduced one, issued by Andorra on June 16, 1932, Scott No. 28. Sorry, no admission ticket this time around.

- nethryk

Lovely Andorrans.

I really didn't like the PhilexFrance stamps, but seeing your beautiful scans makes me reconsider them. They have a certain je ne sais quoi.

Cjd - Thanks!

As this is my 3,000th post at SCF, here is a special treat for all of my fellow fans of Czeslaw Slania's engraving work: An image of a souvenir sheet commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Monaco historical journal Annales monégasques, featuring portraits of eight famous people, engraved by Czeslaw Slania, and issued by Monaco on May 14, 1996, Scott No. 1999, plus images each of the eight stamps included in the sheet, Scott Nos. 1999a.-h.

- nethryk



Saint Nicholas of Myra (270-343), after a painting by Italian artist Ludovico (or Louis) Brea (c. 1450 – c. 1523)


Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918), French poet.


Jean-Baptiste-François Bosio (1764-1827), French painter, born in Monaco.


Baron François Joseph Bosio (1769-1845), French sculptor, and brother of Jean-Baptiste-François, also born in Monaco.


Hector Berlioz (1803-1869), French composer.


Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (1469-1527), Italian historian, politician and writer, after a portrait by Italian painter Santi di Tito (1536-1603).


Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954), French novelist (Gigi, 1944).


Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533-1592), French essayist.

That Slania sheet is super. Thanks for breaking out the individual images.

He had an amazing combination of technical prowess and an artistic eye. The technical ability to engrave as many as ten lines per millimeter, and the artistic ability to use very few, or none, when needed.

I only seek out modern stamps that are interesting to me, and many of those are Slanias.

Cjd - Thanks! If you like fine intaglio engraved stamps, Czeslaw Slania is certainly one of the very best; I have been collecting his work for decades.

Here are images of another engraved souvenir sheet which I intended to post a couple of weeks ago (for obvious reasons), but never got around to doing: Bicentennial of the French Revolution Souvenir Sheet, designed and engraved by French artist and engraver Jacques Jubert (1940- ), and issued by France on June 1, 1991, Scott No. 2259, Y&T No. BF13, and the individual stamps, Scott Nos. 2259a.-d., Y&T Nos. 2700-03.

- nethryk



Théophile Malo Corret de la Tour d'Auvergne (1743-1800), a French officer named by Napoleon the "first grenadier of France".


Liberty Tree


National Police Bicentennial


Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just (1767-1794), a military and political leader during the French Revolution.

Here are images of a souvenir sheet and of the four stamps contained in it depicting prehistoric tools, designed and engraved by Pierre Gandon, and issued by Chad on December 11, 1966 to publicize the Chad National Museum, in N'Djamena, Scott No. 137a, and Nos. 134-37.

- nethryk



Stone axe


Flint arrowhead


Bone harpoon


Sandstone millstone and grinder

Here are images of a postmarked souvenir sheet and the two stamps contained within it depicting war memorial statues located in Bratislava, designed by Czech artist Maximilián Schurmann (1890-1960), engraved by Jindra Schmidt and Jaroslav Goldschmied, and issued by Czechoslovakia on October 18, 1952 to publicize the National Philatelic Exhibition, held in Bratislava October 18 to November 2, Scott No. 556, 556a. & 556b.

- nethryk



"Peace by Defending Ourselves"


Monument to the Soviet Army