Videos Showing Stamp Production

Seven more links:
A silent video showing the Spider Press in operation. This video is showing in the William H. Gross Stamp Gallery at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum.


A visit to Phil@Poste, France in two parts:



Banknote, but still good! M/S of two men sitting at tables in an office; they both have drawing boards before them and are designing bank notes, with art materials beside them. M/S over the shoulder of one of the men as he uses some dividers to measure something on a master copy, then picks up a paintbrush; C/U as he paints in part of the design on a (Spanish?) banknote using a magnifying glass.


At the Singapore 2015 World Stamp Exhibition, held at Marina Bay Sands Convention and Expo Centre, from 14 - 19 August 2015, NZ Post is providing an imperforated miniature sheet with colour controls, and one buys it and then brings it over to the booth beside it to get it perforated.


Designers Arthur & Alan Singer 50 State Bird & Flower Stamps


Video Institucional Thomas Greg & Sons, stamp printers, etc.


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I stumbled across a "must watch" video recently:

Poznámka o známke (Google translation: "Note the Stamp") [Slovenska Television. Presumably in Slovak language, 1995, 14:59 minutes]
It covers painting a proposed engraving, showing designs to Slovakian postal authority, sharpening engraving tools, engraving, hand-pulling a proof, approval by PO, printing on a WIFAG rotary press and preparation of FDCs.

The engraver is Martin Cinovsky (born 1953) of Bratislava. Also posted under Engravers thread in Topicals.



A second video is entitled "Martin Cinovský - Portrét" (Google translation: "Martin Cinovsky - a portrait"). Presumably in Slovak language, 2013, 13:35 minutes] Description: "Portrait of a prominent Slovak artist and engraver, the bearer of "identification code of Slovakia" and other awards, broadcast on 06/11/2013 21:10 in the session GEN.Sk STV2." Especially interesting to stamp production / engraving enthusiasts at 6m2s to 8m0s. Unless you speak the language, the rest of the video can probably be ignored.



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Cinovsky is also interviewed in two less interesting two minute YouTube videos at an exhibition of his work.

Video one is entitled "stv1 - správy - Cinovský - Známková tvorba - GMB" (Google Translation: "stv1 (Slovakian Television Channel 1) - news - Martin Cinovský - Stamp production - City Gallery of Bratislava")



Video 2 is entitled "Západoslovenská televízia - Cinovský - Známková tvorba" (Google translation: "Západoslovenská television - Cinovský - Stamp production")