The Crowned Heads Of Europe

Very interesting thread!
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My next 3 images are about the same Regina Maria of Romania (ex-Marie of Edinburgh).
Maximum card from 2008.

The back side of that maximum card.

Another 2008 maxicard with Regina Maria a Romaniei/Queen Marie of Romania.

DC3 - I'm glad you like the topic of this thread, and thanks for your nice contributions!

The House of Luxembourg was a late medieval European royal family, whose members between 1308 and 1437 ruled as King of the Romans and Holy Roman Emperors as well as Kings of Bohemia. Here are images of a sheet and the four stamps included in it featuring portraits of rulers from the House of Luxembourg, designed by the late Czech artist Oldrich Kulhánek (1940-2013), engraved by Miloš Ondrácek, and issued by Czech Republic on March 27, 1996, Scott No. 2982, and 2982a.-d.

- nethryk



John the Blind (1296-1346)


Charles IV (1316–1378)


Wenceslaus (1361–1419)


Sigismund (1368–1437)

Here are images of the two stamps in a set depicting Norman art in Sicily, designed and combined engraved by Alceo Quieti (1922-2014) and lithography, and issued by Italy on April 4, 1974, Scott Nos. 1138 & 1139, plus images of the original mosaic artworks.

- nethryk

Christ crowning King Roger II of Sicily (1095-1154)


William II (1155-1189), called the Good, offering a church model to the Virgin Mary.

Denmark 1997
25th Anniversary of Queen Margrethe II's Coronation
Part set

Simeon I the Great (c. 864-927), Tsar of the Bulgarians and the Romans, ruled over the Bulgarian Empire from 893 until his death. His reign was a period of territorial expansion, but also of prosperity and cultural enlightenment, later deemed the Golden Age of Bulgarian culture. Here is an image of a stamp featuring a profile portrait of Tsar Simeon I, printed by typography, and issued by Bulgaria on May 12, 1929 as one of a set of ten stamps commemorating the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire following the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78), and the millenary of Tsar Simeon, Scott No. 218, plus an image of a painting (1927) of the tsar seated on his throne, by Bulgarian artist Dimitar Gyudzhenov (1891-1979).

- nethryk

Belgian kings - II



Leopold III (1901-1983) ruled from 1934 to his abdication in 1951.



Baudouin (1930-1993) reigned as King of the Belgians, following his father's abdication, from 1951 until his death in 1993.



Albert II (1934-) reigned as King of the Belgians, following his elder brother`s death,
from 1993 until his abdication in 2013. He was succeeded by his son, The Prince Philippe.

see also: https://goscf.com/t/31977&whichpage=4#316421

Victor Emmanuel III was king of Italy from 1900 - 1944. At a time when most Italian stamps were produced by typography, the Italians lashed out on this one in 1926 to celebrate his jubilee and printed it by recess printing. The stamp was designed by C. Parmeggiani and engraved by A. Repettati.



This stamp was part of the Royal Family set of 1957 from Greece and depicts King Paul and Queen Frederica. Again recess printed stamps were the exception at that time in Greece. This set was designed by A. Tassos (see the note on the earlier post on a stamp from this set). I have been unable to find the engraver but Nethryk suggested it was the same person.



Finally, two stamps from Canada of Queen Elizabeth II engraved by Jules Baril.

That Victor Emmanuel III one Lira stamp is a beauty.
Thanks for that great scan jjarmstrong47 and
welcome to Stamp Community Family forum.

jjarmstrong47 - Thanks for your contributions!

Anastasios Alevizos ("A. Tassos," 1914-1985) was both an artist and an accomplished engraver. While it is certain that Tassos designed a number of postage stamps issued by Greece from 1954 to 1967, I have not yet been able to conclusively determine whether or not he also engraved some of them. It is possible that some of the stamps designed by Tassos were actually engraved and printed by De La Rue, Bradbury, Wilkinson, or perhaps another printing house. I am currently planning a visit to the American Philatelic Society's extensive library in June, and this question is one of the items on my research agenda.

Also, please note that the first name of Mr. Baril, the engraver of your two Canada Queen Elizabeth II portrait stamps, is "Yves," not "Jules."

- nethryk

Here are images of a souvenir sheet and the two stamps included within it featuring portraits of Prince Hans-Adam of Liechtenstein (1945- ) and Marie Aglaë, Countess Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (1940- ), designed by Austrian artist Adalbert Pilch, engraved (respectively) by Alfred Nefe and Rudolf Toth, and issued by Liechtenstein on June 26, 1967 to publicize the Royal Wedding on July 20, 1967, Scott Nos. 424, 424a. & 424b.

- nethryk

Happy Birthday to Zita of Bourbon-Parma (1892-1989), wife of Emperor Charles of Austria, and as such the last Empress of Austria, Queen of Hungary, and Queen of Bohemia. Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Zita, printed by typography, and issued by Hungary in 1918, Scott No. 131, plus a photo of Empress Zita attired in a traditional Hungarian gown at her Coronation in 1916.

- nethryk

Happy Birthday to Queen Victoria (1819-1901), monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India. Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Queen Victoria, engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd., and issued in March 1897 for use in Niger Coast Protectorate, Scott No. 56, plus an image of a photo of Victoria wearing her small diamond crown, by Alexander Bassano, 1882.

- nethryk