Collecting By Engraver

Your scan of this stamp appears to show a remarkable re-entry at the bottom of the stamp - the engraver and designer names appear to be doubled. Is this just a scanning artifact or does it actually show on your stamp? Note also that your Scott numbers for these Portuguese issues are out by 1000, this one is Scott #725.

Ryan

Ryan - Good eye! The two names are distorted on the stamp itself; it is not a scanning artifact. And thanks for catching my typos on the Scott Nos., which I have now corrected. In my image naming system, the Scott No. follows the country name, and in this case the "l" in Portugal must've looked like a "1" to me at the time I was writing this post up. - nethryk

Mihály Füle (1914-2005) was a Hungarian painter and engraver who produced stamps for Hungary during the 1950s and 60s. Here are images of four examples of Füle's work, all stamps designed by Zoltán Nagy.

- nethryk

Combine harvester and airplane, airmail stamp issued on October 29, 1950, Scott No. C76, SG No. 1137.


János Damjanich (1804-1849), a Hungarian general of Serb origin who never lost a battle and is considered a national hero in Hungary, issued on March 15, 1952 as one of six stamps in a set honoring heroes of the Revolution of 1848, Scott No. 994, SG No. 1222.


János Bottyán (1643-1709), also known as Vak (Blind) Bottyán, a Hungarian kuruc (anti-Habsburg) general who lost his left eye in battle against the Ottomans, issued on September 28, 1952 for Army Day, Scott No. 1023, SG No. 1258.


Kató Hámán (1884-1936), a Hungarian teacher, trade union leader and Communist martyr, issued on March 8, 1960 for International Women's Day, Scott No. 1308, SG No. 1664.

Hi to all, I've only just found your forum!

I'm a hand engraver, working and living in the UK. I am so pleased that you appreciate the work of these engravers. I research engraving a lot, but I must say, these stamp engravers were the masters of their art. Unfortunately, these skills are soon to be lost for ever. Once again, thanks for highlighting engraving.

Please review the rules.

I also just found this forum yesterday, and feel it is one of the most valuable discussions on the web. However it seems a clumsy way to display so much great material even with the index.

My real interest is Eugene Mouchon and Rod222's original and subsequent posts. Although the story of the death mask is charming (see page 2) I think the real reason he stopped designing was failing eyesight which meant that revised modifications to the Sower had to be done by someone else.

Merlintosa

Leon Schnell (1888-1961) was a German etcher and engraver who produced stamps for Germany in the 1940s and 50s. Here are images of five examples of Schnell's engraving work on stamps designed by various artists and issued by various German regimes.

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Labor Corps Girl, semi-postal stamp designed by German artist René Ahrlé (1893-1976), and issued by Nazi Germany in June, 1944, Scott No. B281, Michel No. 894.


"Arranging Stocks of Merchandise, 1433," designed by German artist Erich Gruner (1881-1966), and issued on March 2, 1948, Scott No. 583, Michel No. 968.


Freighter off Heligoland, designed by German graphic artist A. Goldammer, and issued on September 6, 1952 to celebrate Great Britain's return of Heligoland to Germany on March 1, 1952, Scott No. 690, Michel No. 152.


Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), German mathematician and physical scientist, designed by German graphic artist Hermann Eidenbenz (1902-1993), and issued on February 23, 1955 to commemorate the centenary of Gauss's death, Scott No. 725, Michel No. 204.


Franz Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch (1808-1883), German economist who organized the world's first credit unions, designed by Hermann Eidenbenz, and issued for use in Saar on August 29, 1958 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Schulze-Delitzsch's birth, Scott No. 789, Michel No. 293.

José Moreno,(Born in Spain in 1905 and died in Chile in 1981). The greatest engraver of Chile's stamps.

Thanks to nethryk who recommend me put this information here.

I will upload pictures with better definition later. I must to learn how to do it.

All the best !

José from Chile




He worked for important institutions of Spain, France, U.K. and Argentina. For instance the prestigious Waterlow and Sons on U.K.
Arrived to Chile in 1931, working for over 45 years and showing his artistic talent on the engraved issues of banknotes and postal stamps, increasing the prestige of "Talleres de Especies Valoradas", in that time the institution in charge of manufacturing of them in Chile (now is called Casa de Moneda) and creating a school of engravers around him.

The year 1945 was the period when our postal stamps had become to the highest level of quality and beauty, obtaining a well deserved world reputation, thanks to the José Moreno's talent.

Here some beauties:

Battle for Chile's Independence:

Battle for Chile's Independence:

Foundation of Santiago of Chile:

Miguel de Cervantes (Don Qijote de la Mancha's author)

Great fist post in this thread José and welcome.
They are some great looking stamps.

Hello and welcome, José. I've long been wondering who my Chilean stamps dating back to the 1950s-1960s were engraved by. Thank you for your first post.

Hi, GrahamS, and welcome to this thread. We, lovers of finely engraved stamps, are most thankful to all those who let us see the beauties of this slowly disappearing art in greater detail.
Could you be more specific about reviewing the rules? Of course, I am certainly not the one to ask this question being just an inexperienced viewer.

Hi, merlintosa, and welcome to this thread.
Agreed that the discussions here are most valuable and the material displayed is truly great.
Have you got any specific suggestions? Not that I could judge them as to their feasibility but others certainly could.
I appreaciate your insight on Eugene Mouchon's work.
What engraved stamps down to 1949 besides Mouchon's particularly appeal to you?

Thanks AnthonyUK and Florian!!

Kind regards,

José

Here are images of three more stamps issued by Chile which our new friend radiola has kindly helped me to identify as also engraved by José Moreno.

- nethryk

Pedro Gutiérrez de Valdivia (ca. 1500-1553), Spanish conquistador and the first royal governor of Chile, issued on January 23, 1941 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Valdivia's founding of Santiago, Scott No. 212, SG No. 286.


Crane loading a freighter with cargo on quayside, issued in 1943 (no watermark) to honor the Mercantile Marine, Scott No. 207, SG No. 276.


Andrés de Jesús María y José Bello López (1781-1865), Venezuelan-born humanist, poet, legislator, philosopher, educator and philologist, issued in 1946 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Bello's death, Scott No. 246, SG No. 373. Bello served as Senator of Santiago, and he founded the University of Chile in 1843.

Nethryk, what a beatiful stamps !

And excellent resolution. I wil try to do the same with my scanner using your kind recommendations.

All the best,

José

United States, John Eissler engraved many of the United States Stamps for 30+ years with the Bureau of Engraving including the famous "Jenny's"