Collecting By Engraver

Since there hasn't been any action on this thread for a few days
I figure it's time to revive it.

Johannes Britze was mentioned previously on page 20 and
some of his work was shown.

Here are a few more.

Scott 258 - 261

Issued in 1937 for the 25th year of reign of King Christian X

Danish Airmail set issued in 1934

Designer : P.E. Johansen

Engraver : J. Britze

DENMARK

Scott C6 - 10

Bent Jacobsen has also been mentioned on pages 17 & 20 and here a few more of his work.
The Danish stamps he engraved appeared between 1949 and 1962, I don't know if he engraved for other countries.


Scott 317 1950




Scott 329 1951




Scott 330 - 331 1951

DENMARK

Engraver : Johannes Britze

Scott 332 1952




Scott 352 1954





Scott 353 1954




Scott 359 1955

lithograving - No wonder it's been quiet here. Your new typography thread has been drawing a lot of interest! Here's a triple-header to catch-up. - nethryk

Constant Spinoy (1924-1997) was a Belgian artist and master engraver who engraved more than 100 stamps for Belgium. Here are images of three examples of Spinoy's work.

- nethryk

Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England, combo engraved and litho, issued on March 15, 1965, Scott No. 626.


"Virga Jesse," Hasselt, designed by A. Lauwers, and issued on November 11, 1967, Scott No. 697.


Saint Albertus Magnus, O.P. (1193/1206-1280), German Dominican friar and Bishop of Regensburg, designed by A. Lauwers, and issued on February 15, 1969, Scott No. 713.

Valerio Puliti is an Italian designer and engraver who produced a number of stamps for Italy. Here are images of three examples.

- nethryk

Saint Benedict of Nursia, issued on March 12, 1980, Scott No. 1393.


Alcide de Gasperi, Italian statesman, issued on April 3, 1981, Scott No. 1450.


Franz von Taxis, German postal service pioneer, issued on October 23, 1982, Scott No. 1531.

And for good measure, here are images of three more Denmark stamps designed by Viggo Bang and engraved by Bent Jacobsen. What a team!

- nethryk

Hospital ship SS Jutlandia, semi-postal stamp issued on September 13, 1951, Scott No. B19, Facit No. 356.


Ellehammer plane, issued on September 12, 1956, Scott No. 360, Facit No. 389.


Niels Ryberg Finsen (1860-1904), Faroese-Danish physician and scientist of Icelandic descent who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology in 1903, issued on August 1, 1960, Scott No. 377, Facit No. 410.

Adding some contemporary stamps from this year that I received today, courtesy of La Poste's website (not scans, and you can't really see the big detail , but you can see the art though):

Tram/Train of Mulhouse - by Claude Jumelet


100 Years since the first Aeropostal delivery - Henri Piquet - Engraving with Offset by James Prunier


International Year of Chemistry - Marie Curie - by the Swedish engraver Martin Mörck


Tristan Corbière - by


Line Filhon


Angers by André Lavergne


Veterinary School in Lyon, by Sophie Beaujard


Autun, by Pierre Albuisson


City of Metz, by Claude Andréotto


100th Anniversary of Geroges Pompidou's birth, with Pompidou center in the background; by Yves Beaujard


Varengeville-sur-mer by André Lavergne


Train company "Chemins de Fer de Provence", known as: "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_des_pignes"; by Line Filhon

Nice stamps Andrew, although I am not quite sure what Martin Mörck has done to poor Marie's face! I guess the engraving came from this photo:

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Is she a little more "pregnant" in the stamp, or is it me?

:)

Some very nice looking Monaco stamps I purchased from right here (Thank you very much Nitrolures, and GREAT cover too!):

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There are many more and all great looking!

Thanks

Alex

:)

You guys posted lots of nice stuff here in the last couple of
hours. Now we have a quartet.


nethryk, you stole my thunder. I had just scanned those
two Jacobsens. I don't think there are many of his left which haven't been shown yet unless he engraved stamps for other countries/printers?
The Alcide de Gasperi by Puliti reminds me of the style used by Austrian
engravers in their portraits.

Perf those Monaco are very fine engravings, especially
Charlotte Grimaldi and the New York PO by Munier.


Andrew, I hadn't seen any of those before, thanks.
Marie kind of reminds me of a Mad scientist or Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

Those Monaco ones are lovely Alex.
Just a small point to tidy up your posts - the url needs to be contained in double quotes e.g [url="http...html" or deleted as it isn't necessary.
It keeps the images left justified.

Anthony

Indeed, I had a look at the original stamp and it's the same, so the photo isn't bloated. Martin bloated Marie haha. Not only does her dress looked too spread out, her face looks sinister as Litho mentions.

These stamps are all from 2011, litho. France, like Monaco still 'abuses' with the engravings.

Here are a few more from Monaco.
I think most of the engravers have been mentioned before.