Videos Showing Stamp Production

Now that we have a separate forum specifically for the
technical aspects of what goes into the making of a stamp
lets use it.

There is no better way than with a video demonstration.

This one shows how the Canadian $1 definitive souvenir sheet
Scott 1689b was engraved by Jorge Peral and printed via
combination offset and recess engraving by the
Canadian Bank Note Co

This one shows the production of the US 29c 1993 Percy Julian
stamp printed in 1 colour black engraving and 6 colour offset
by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

This video illustrates how Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd
printed the $4.80 Mount Rushmore definitive issued
in 2008.

Litho: Thanks very much for uncovering these videos and starting an important thread here! I think we'll all appreciate this!

I won't have a chance to look through them for a couple of days, so hopefully it'll be covered in the various videos, but I genuinely do not really understand the different stamp printing methods, especially for stamps of the classic period.

I've read the Scott catalog explanation, and even tried to follow the relevant sections of The Fundamentals of Philately, and it just doesn't register properly with me. I have a feeling that if I could see these methods demonstrated, or at least illustrated better than the Williams' and Scott descriptions, I'd have a better chance at understanding.

If you find other online resources that would help explain these processes, I, and I bet many others, would find them very valuable.

Thanks for all you're doing in this area,

-- Dave

Dave (Philatarium)

I'm glad you find these vids useful and maybe some of the other stuff too.

All these videos have been around for awhile and links have
been posted here on SCF and other forums but I figured
if they were accessible all in one place it might help.

I've been interested in printing methods for some time now
but sometimes I wonder if I know anything at all.

There is so much information out there and some of it is conflicting
as to what is what.

I'm hoping that as we go along more people will contribute
with more info and correct any errors I/we made in previous
posts.

Really great topic. Very interesting. Hopefully more will be added.

I can only locate a couple more and they are not as instructive
as the ones above.

Hopefully some forum members can find and post additional
stamp printing videos.

This clip from 1940 shows the production of the 1939
Netherlands semi postal Scott B118.
Photogrure printing by Joh. Enschede en Zonen, Haarlem.
Pity it is so short and you really have to crank up the volume
to hear the narrator.

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/h...query/stamps

The making of the Soulland stamp.

Danish stamp issued in 2011.

Great Topic and very interesting videos. Also Papermaking topic.

tikithindi

Hello,

Did you see that, it was in 1983.
http://boutique.ina.fr/video/RBC050...ueux.fr.html

Papy24

Hello, Papy24,

Thanks a lot for the link to the video on the stamp production methods used in the famous National Stamp Printing Works, Périgueux, France. Much appreciated, again.

Florian

This old British Pathe film demonstrates the original
stone lithography printing and ends with the then (1940's)
modern offset printing.
I didn't realize that the stone plate was that thick.



Pity that there is no narration of any kind.

A ManRoland 5 ink web fed Lithoman printing press.
This press prints newspapers and therefore 2 sides
simultaneously but the printing of postage stamps would be very similar.