Wifag Printing Presses

[Copied to here from Page 75 (plus follow-ups on page 76) of the Collecting by Engraver thread]

The listing of press installations shown below is by a single manufacturer, WIFAG, and in installation date order. It is based on the salesman's list, other philatelic research by myself, plus contributions by Derrick Slate, John Larson, Dave Cockrill and Rein C Bakhuizen van den Brink.

Other makes of press (especially Goebels and Stickney) will generally have been used by the printers mentioned before and / or after WIFAG presses were in vogue, but these are outside of the scope.

KEY: At the end of each entry on the final line are the letters I = Intaglio (recess), L = Letterpress (typography) or P = Photogravure. If the letters are repeated (say, PPP) this signifies that there was more than one of that type of printing unit on the press to enable more than one colour to be printed in a single pass. IPPP would therefore imply that one intaglio and three photogravure printing units were installed.

Here we go......

SWITZERLAND
Press(es) used 1945-1984 by Wertzeichendruckerei PTT (PTT Stamp Printing Works). This printing company was Founded 1930.
I (press known internally as SSR-2)

SWEDEN
Press(es) used 1949-1964 by PFA Stamp Printing Works. Founded 1920.
I

RUSSIA (USSR)
Press(es) used 1950s-____ by GOZNAK (State Printing House). Founded 1818.
IPPP

MEXICO
Press(es) used 1950s-____ by Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores [TIEV] (Stamp Printing Works). Founded 1875.
IP

BELGIUM
Press(es) used 1950-1978 by Algemene Werkplaats van het Zagel (Stamp Printing Office). Founded by 1849.
I

BRAZIL
Press(es) used 1951-____ by Casa da Moeda do Brasil (Brazilian State Mint). Founded 1694.
IPPP (two identical models with same configuration supplied)

CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Press(es) used 1951-1978 by TUS.* Founded 1951.
* Technická úst#345;edna spoj#367; (Technical Exchange of Postal and Telecommunication Services) then known as Poštovní Tiskárna Cenin Praha A.S. (Postal Printing House of Securities) from 1992.
IP (press known internally as WIFAG I)

POLAND
Press(es) used 1952-1978 by Panstwowa Wytwórnia Papierów Wartósciowych SA [PWPW] (Polish Security Printing Works). Founded 1919.
ILP

FINLAND
Press(es) used 1954-1990 by Suomen Pankin (Bank of Finland Security Printing House). Founded 1885.
IL

BRAZIL
Press(es) used 1956-____ by Casa da Moeda do Brasil (Brazilian State Mint). Founded 1694.
I

BELGIUM
Press(es) used 1956-1997min* by Algemene Werkplaats van het Zagel (Stamp Printing Office). Founded by 1849.
* Seen in-situ at stamp printing works by the compiler of this listing on a private visit to the works that year.
IPPPP (FLORIAN - note correction, by my addition of extra 'P' since initial posting. Sorry.)

CHINA (PRC)
Press(es) used 1959-2003 by Peking (now Beijing) Stamp Factory, also now known as Beijing Security Printers. Founded 1959.
Three presses installed at same time: 1) PPPP, 2) IPP, 3) I

EGYPT (UAR)
Press(es) used 1959-1971min by Postal Printing Authority Press. Founded 1959.
Two presses installed at same time: 1) PPP, 2) IPPP

RUSSIA (USSR)
Press(es) used 1961-___ by GOZNAK (State Printing House). Founded 1818.
PPP

CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Press(es) used 1966-2005 by TUS / PTC. Founded 1951.
IPPP (press known internally as WIFAG II)

SWITZERLAND
Press(es) used 1966-1993 by Wertzeichendruckerei PTT (PTT Stamp Printing Works). Founded 1930.
IPP (press known internally as SSR-3)

CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Press(es) used 1978-____ by TUS / PTC. Founded 1951.
IPPPP (press known internally as WIFAG III)

Hope this is of interest. Help with any of the missing info above would be appreciated, especially withdrawal year of the presses.

GLENN MORGAN

Thank you Glenn for adding this valuable information here
about the Swiss company Winkler Fallert & Co., AG.

Here is a good article from a site called Philatelic Database


Why Poortman stamps printed on the Wifag press are shorter than those from the Stickney press


http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/b...ckney-press/

lithograving - Thanks for a most informative link.

Glenn has already mentioned details concerning these two
Swiss presses.
Here is a bit more from the Swiss Trial Prints by Derrick M. Slate.


SSR II - WIFAG SWITZERLAND

This press was made in Switzerland by WIFAG, Winkler, Fallert A.G.
of Bern and installed at the P.T.T. printing works in Bern in August 1945. It can print in only one colour using the recess method. The Cross and Ball, Flowers and Butterflies, Cross and Whorls, and Small Hermes Head and Aztec Calendar trial prints were produced on the SSR II

SSR III - WIFAG SWITZERLAND

The SSR III was made by Winkler, Fallert A.G. of Bern and installed at the P.T.T. printing works in Bern in 1966. It can
print in up to three colours (recess and two photogravure). The Village and Mountains, Electric Express Locomotive,
and Farmhouses and Village trial prints were produced on the SSR III.
The Recess/Photogravure presses SSR I and SSR III use a very thin, quick-drying photogravure ink that gives a
screened tone to the paper.

One of the first WIFAG printing presses:

Interesting video Acanalizo, thanks.

Too bad it's so short.

Here is a link to Glenn Morgan's (65170) excellent
article on WIFAG dummy stamps of various printers.

A Stamp Printing Press Installation Chronology
and Dummy Stamps Listing

http://www.stampprinters.info/WIFAG.pdf

Some info on WIFAG's history!

http://www.wifag.ch/evo_e/evolution37_e_lr.pdf

Rein, thanks for that WIFAG link.

I really liked all those pics of the various presses
although these particular ones appear to have been used
for printing newspapers.