Sharing My 1934 National Parks Issues. Have A Look.

Many thanks to those here who helped me learn to make good scans. I was really lost. This is probably my favorite set in my collection. Engraving is a lost and unsung art form that is easy to view with stamps and a strong magnifier. I consider these engravings to be the best. You won't find the names of those who engrave stamps often I don't think, and that is sad. So I looked these guys up, whoever they were, and for whatever it's worth.

Engravers:
Scott 740 - 1¢ El Capitan at Yosemite - J. C. Benzing
Scott 741 - 2¢ The Grand Canyon - L. S. Schofield
Scott 742 - 3¢ Mirror Lake at Mount Rainier - J. C. Benzing
Scott 743 - 4¢ Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde - C. T. Arlt
Scott 744 - 5¢ Old Faithful Geyser at Yellowstone - C. T. Arlt
Scott 745 - 6¢ Wizard Island at Crater Lake - L. S. Schofield
Scott 746 - 7¢ "The Great Head" at Bar Harbor - J. C. Benzing
Scott 747 - 8¢ "The Great White Throne" at Zion - C. T. Arlt
Scott 748 - 9¢ Mount Rockwell at Glacier - C. T. Arlt
Scott 749 - 10¢ The Great Smoky Mountains - L. S. Schofield


























Thanks for viewing
-IBFS

Nice stamps.

You know, I never noticed it before until reviewing your large scans, but the 9-cent Glacier stamp has a very unique way of inserting the "O" in "POSTAGE" ... sort of at an angle. A bit unusual looking, but probably just another case of artistic license by the designer, I suppose.

Yes this is probably the best US post classical set and superbly engraved.

Thanks for showing them, I always enjoy looking at engraved
stamps.

Love em'! Great stuff. I always loved this stuff and still snap up the special printings (follies) when I see em too!

Great Display I Brake For Stamps. Good observation on the "O" wt1. I noticed it before in my own collection but didn't pay any attention to it. Really neat though.

I have this collection also. Always nice to view it again.

More info on the designers and the frame and lettering engravers.

1¢ Design by Victor S. McCloskey, Jr. The vignette was engraved by J. C. Benzing and the frame and lettering by W. B. Wells.

2¢ Design by Victor S. McCloskey, Jr. The vignette was engraved by L. S. Schofield, frame and lettering by W. B. Wells.

3¢ Design by Victor S. McCloskey, Jr. The vignette was engraved by J. C. Benzing, frame and lettering by W. B. Wells.

4¢ Design by Victor S. McCloskey, Jr. The vignette was engraved by C. T. Arlt, frame and lettering by E. H. Helmuth.

5¢ Design by Victor S. McCloskey, Jr. The vignette was engraved by Carl T. Arlt, frame and lettering by W. B. Wells.

6¢ Design by Victor S. McCloskey, Jr. The vignette was engraved by L. S. Schofield, frame and lettering by D. R. McLeod.

7¢ Design by Victor S. McCloskey, Jr. The vignette was engraved by J. C. Benzing, frame and lettering by D. R. McLeod and E. L. Helmuth.

8¢ Design by Victor S. McCloskey, Jr. The vignette was engraved by C. T. Arlt, frame and lettering by D. R. McLeod.

9¢ Design by Victor S. McCloskey, Jr. The vignette was engraved by C. T. Arlt, frame and lettering by W. B. Wells.

10¢ Design by Miss Esther Richards. The vignette was engraved by L. S. Schofield, frame and lettering by E. H. Helmuth.

The designs and the engraving are superbly done. I am a photographer; these are more beautiful than photographs.

Thanks for sharing a great set.

A great set but having recently moved to Arizona I am partial to the Grand Canyon!

Really nice and vintage stamps! I wish I had all but only have 6 cents Crater Lake

To my horror, I have found that my set is not complete. I saw that there is at least one other imperf out there.

Thanks to all who viewed , and for the nice comments.

-IBFS

Love that set too

Thanks so much for the info I Brake For Stamps and Russ. My imperforate, ungummed set of these is a real favorite of mine. It's nice that you guys took the time to identify the previously unknown artists (at least to me) whose work I've spent an incredible amount of time admiring.

Great set - I also collect anything from these sets

All the values of the Parks set come both perf and imperf plus there are souvenir sheets of the one and three cent. The imperfs were issued ungummed but collectors with full sheets could send them to the BEP for gumming, so they do exist gummed.