Collecting By Engraver

lithograving:

There is no difference between the two Belgian sets you mention, they are both printed in rasterdiepdruk/heliogravure/photogravure. The difference in the English names is probably just a Belgian person getting his translations wrong every now and then.

As for the proofs: yes, some can be very expensive and, don't worry, most are out of my reach as well, but if you keep looking long and hard enough, there's always bargains to be had, because the demand for them is fairly limited so offers can be had and deals can be made!

graphis:

I've tried that as well, but it hasn't worked so far....

graphis I've been buying lottery tickets for over 50 years
but all I ever get is free tickets.

Actually if I would have spent all that money on stamps
I would have a nice collection now.

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Czechoslovakia 1970

EXPO 70 International Exhibition, Osaka, Japan

Scott 1674 - 1676

Printing : 1 colour rotary recess printing combined with
2 or 3 colour photogravure.

Designer of the set : Karel Vodak

Scott 1674

Engraver : Ladislav Jirka



Scott 1675

Engraver : Jan Mracek



Scott 1676

Engraver : Jindra Schmidt



Scott 1677

Engraver : Bedrich Housa

Printing : Multicolour recess print from flat plates







Scott 1678 - 1679

Engraver : Josef Hercik

Printing : Multicolour recess print from flat plates

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Souvenir sheet issued in 1968 for the 50th Anniversary of the founding
of the Czechoslovak Republic.

Designer : J. Obrovsky

Engraver : Josef Hercik

Scott 1581





The stamp design is based on the 1919 issue Scott B126 which
was printed via typography.

Martin Mörck has engraved a number of 'Greenland Expeditions' issues, of which this is the 2012 instalment.



When you just see a picture of it, as I did, you could be forgiven for thinking it is completely engraved, as I did. Especially when SG states it is mentioned in recess only. Unfortunately, it is only the stamp portrait which is engraved, which is great enough, I grant you, but still...

Another Souvenir sheet mix of Photo and Engraving process..
Faroes-2001-25th Anniversary of the Postal Service
Engraver:Ceszlaw Slania

Scott# 395

Denmark-Frederiksberg-Palace300th Anniv. 2004 (litho & engraved)
Engraver: Lars Sjooblom

Scott# 1276-78

Norway...a musical trio
Torgeir Augundsson(1801- 1986)
1985
Scott# 861
Engraver:Knut Løkke-Sørensen



Ole Bull (1810-188)
1985
Scott# 862
Engraver:Knut Løkke-Sørensen


Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
1983
Scott#823
Engraver:Sverre Morken

Amazing detail of musical notation on sheet music!

AKPhilately

When I saw your post showing the Martin Mörck Greenland 2012 souvenir sheet I thought this guy has been around quite awhile.
Therefore I checked your excellent blog and sure enough Martin Mörck
engraved his first stamps for the Swedish Post Office Stamp Printing Works in 1977 when he was only 22 years old.
http://stampengravers.blogspot.ca/2...-martin.html

And sadly his last for Sweden in 2016.

Scott 1212 1977 Tawny Owl



Martin Mörck also engraved 2 stamps in this booklet set.
The other 3 were engraved by Zlato Jakus

Scott 1220 - 1224 100 Years Local Transportation. 1977







I'm not too crazy about those light blue colours used for the
Mörck stamps.

jjarmstrong47 said a few post back



Actually the story goes that Slania was getting so frustrated
that he was wasn't hired on at the Swedish Post Stamp Printing
Works that he was prepared to immigrate to Canada to engrave
for the Canadian Bank Note Co.
Sweden already had the master engraver Sven Ewert and
Arne Wallhorn but when Ewert died suddenly in 1959
Slania finally got his chance.

Hi Graphis
The two violinists that you show above feature in my thematic collection on violins. You might be interested in these notes about the subjects of the stamps.

Ole Bull (1810-1880) was a Norwegian virtuoso and composer. During his career, which began at age nine, he gave thousands of concerts including 274 in Britain alone in 1837. This allowed him to amass a fortune and he became a collector of Stradivarius, Amati and other fine violins. He played a Guarneri del Gesù.

Targjei Augundsson (1801-1872) was a legendary Norwegian folk musician who travelled all over Norway. He became friends with Ole Bull and they even performed a concert together, contrasting the classical and rural styles. He had ten children of which four became fiddlers and carried his music on. Unfortunately, he had no control over money and died a pauper.

lithograving: yes, he has been at it for ages. I believe he is the engraver with the most stamp engravings to his name. Living, that is. He hasn't broken Slania's record yet.

JJArmstrong...thanks for bio backgrounds on Ole Bull and Targjei Augundsson...i was just too lazy to do any reasearch info on them.
If you have any engraved stamps featuring violinists and fidlle players...please share.
Graphis

Odd, I was thinking just the opposite -- to me, they seem to jump off the page.

Good or bad, no debating that it is an unusual color choice.

Kirk

P.S. Think Bluenose

Many thanks Cicero for your assistance on the Belgian stamps. That Belgian Website you found has been a great help too. Thanks again.

I would like to share with you all some more fine engravings from Jean de Vos.

Michel 1347/49




Michel 1371


Michel 1543


Michel 1658


Michel 1900


Michel 1926