Collecting By Engraver

I'm also finding some great portraits, this one again by the legendary Jindra Schmidt of Dr Scheiner and issued in 1948 for the 11th Sokol Congress.

Discussion on the printers of Czech stamps after 1945 can be seen here: https://goscf.com/t/46965#403275

Spain 1938

Spanish Red Cross

Printed by FNMT (Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre)
Engraved by Camilo Delhom (1894-1970)

Austria 1984

Scenic Beauties in Austria

Scott 1283 - 1284

Designer : Adalbert Pilch (*1917 – +2004)

Engraver : Rudolf Toth (*1918- +2009)

Printing : 1 colour engraved, 1 colour photogravure

Austria 1984

Railway jubilees

Scott 1289 -1290

Designer : Auguste Böcskör

Engraver : Wolfgang Seidel (*1946 )

Printing : 1 colour engraved, 2 colours photogravure

Austria 1984

600th Anniversary of the birth of Johannes von Gmunden.

Scott 1295

Designer : Otto Zeiller (*1913 - +1988)

Engraver : Kurt Leitgeb (* 1939 )

Printer : Austrian State Printer, 1 colour (black) engraved, multicolour photogravure



Granted that most of the colours are printed photogravure
but the engraved areas add so much to the image.
Astrolabe " Imser Uhr " 1555



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrolabe

I'm hoping someone has a catalogue for Czechoslovakia other than Gibbons so I can check this stamp.


Czechoslovakia: Death of President Gottwald. SG 759, Scott 585

Gibbons gives the designer as Jindra Schmidt and the engraver as Karel Svolinsky. I'm sure that should be the other way round. Jindra did design a few but I can't think of an example of Svolinsky doing the engraving.

jjarmstrong47 - You can use this online catalogue of stamps issued in Czechoslovakia between 1945 and 1992 and in the Czech Republic since 1993: http://www.filaso.cz/katalogy.php .

First open either
Katalog poštovních známek ÈR / Stamps of the Czech Republic (since 1993)
or
Katalog poštovních známek ÈSR II / Stamps of Czechoslovakia (1945 - 1992)
then click on the year of issue and choose the stamp in question.

The following data are available here:

Datum vydání / Date of Issue: 19.3.1953
FDC: (click on the icon)
Návrh / Designer: Jindra Schmidt
Rytec / Engraver: Jindra Schmidt
Náklad / Print Run:
Zoubkování / Perforation: here: RZ = Harrow Perf.; elsewhere: ØZ (with diacritic over Ø) = Line perf., HZ = Comb Perf.
Tisková forma / Sheets per Printing Form: (here: 2 x 50 = 2 sheets of 50 stamps)
Zpùsob tisku / Method of Printing: here: OTr = Rotary Recess Print; elsewhere: OTr+HT = Rotary Recess Print combined with Photogravure, HT = Photogravure, OF = Offset, OTp = Recess Print from Flat Plates, OTp+OF = Recess Print from Flat Plates combined with Offset.

Karel Svolinský designed the layout of the m/s issued on the same occasion (click on "Následující série" = Next Set on the line above the heading. This fact is not mentioned in the info here, but there are two engravers: Jindra Schmidt for the stamp and Jaroslav Goldschmied for the rest of the m/s.

Thanks Florian. That is a great resource. I've been using an early Gibbons that only goes up to 1984 so that will allow me to find the more recent stamps. I was considering updating my catalogues for the countries that still engrave but perhaps I won't need to do that for Czechoslovakia or the Czech Republic which is still issuing some great stamps.

I can see why Gibbons got confused. I'll have to go back and compare it with the earlier stamps.

According to Gibbons, these were designed by Hajek. They give Hajek's inital as K while the other source I've been using for designers says his name is Vladimir. Strangely, only Jindra Schmidt appears on the stamp which made me doubt the information here again. When I checked the site you mentioned, they list Jindra Schmidt as both designer and engraver. Oh, Gibbons! You've done it again!

Jindra seems to have re-engraved the previous issue. The suit is now fully engraved and the background is filled. The face seems the same so perhaps he only needed to alter the original die.

Here are the previous stamps, the second (actually larger) one was issued for his 52nd birthday, just so that other people know what I'm talking about.

jjarmstrong47 - Jindra Schmidt based his portrait on a photo by Karel Hájek (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_H%C3%A1jek ).

Thanks Florian. That's another little mystery solved.

Also the online catalogue is great as they illustrate every stamp rather than one from each set. It has saved me hours already in identification. I would certainly recommend it to anyone with an interest in Czech stamps.

Here are images of four semi-postal (charity) stamps in a set designed and engraved by French artist and engraver Camille Paul Josso (1902-1986), and issued for use in French Morocco on April 12, 1949 to benefit the Solidarity Fund, Scott Nos. B38-B41.

- nethryk

Wheat field, Meknes


Olive grove, Taroudant


Fishing net, coastal view


Aguedal Gardens, Marrakech

nethryk - Lovely stamps in praise of Mother Nature and her gifts. And here they are at your beck and call as fresh as they were in the memorable 1948 ...

The charm of stamps ...

Who would not enjoy a stroll through the happy moments of their young days when they first admired these beautiful powerful designs in vivid colours which have remained with us until the present day.

Thanks!

Spain 1931

900th Anniversary - Montserrat Monastery

Emblem of Abbey
1ct - 2cts - 5cts - 10cts.

Printed by FNMT
Engraved by Luis Sesé



View of Monastery
40cts - 4ptas.

Printed by FNMT
Engraved by Luis Sesé

Spain 1931

900th Anniversary - Montserrat Monastery

Black Virgin - Our Lady of Montserrat
25cts - 1pta - 10ptas

Printed by FNMT
Engraved by Pedro Pascual