Collecting By Engraver

Still so many great images being posted!
I see have some work to do bringing the index up to date but not long now until I should be able to find the time.

I managed to find a few more for my Slania collection.
This one I'd been looking for for a while from New Zealand.
Scott #1084 issued in 1994.

The traditional SIMB, or "false lion" game, designed and engraved by Albert Decaris, and issued by Senegal on September 30, 1961, Scott No. 206.

Street theater in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXvP_k0ldJI

- nethryk

A pair from the handiwork of Pierre Bequet, Luxembourg 1969

Scott 483-484
St.Willibrord's Basilica and Abbey,Echternach




Castle and open-air theater, Wiltz.

Mostly Mucha...Alfons Maria Mucha, known in English and French as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech Art Nouveau painter and decorative artist, known best for his distinct style. He produced many paintings, illustrations, advertisements, postcards, and designs.
In 1918 the independent state of Czechoslovakia is created. Mucha designs the first stamps and bank notes.Depicted are 30th, 40th and 70th anniversaries of the first stamp design.

Scott 1019 Jindra eng.


The first stamp wasn't engraved..the design on this SS was
engraved by Jindra.





Scott 896 - Jindra eng.

Scott 2714 V.Fajt eng.

Heh Anthony, that $20 NZ is a real stunner, very sharp, clear, clean lines.
At first glance I didn't notice that there are flowers on the left
side.

So Slania engraved it, do you know who the printer ?

graphis, thanks for showing those Czechoslovakian souvenir sheets,
I hadn't seen them up close before.

The Czechs certainly had their share of master engravers.

Jindra was actually the given name of Jindra Schmidt.
He didn't like his German surname so when he began engraving
he would sign himself off as Jindra S.
There are a couple of exception where he actually used his full name.

Hi Litho,
There is some info on the Mount Cook $20 here. It is very a nice, large stamp.

http://articles.philly.com/1994-02-...zealand-post

Regarding the printer I'm guessing Asher & co?

This is probably my favorite thread on SCF -- 90 pages and still going strong.

I was hoping we could reach 100 pages by the end of this year
but it'll be touch and go.

I'm sure we'll get it up to 100,000 hits in the next couple of days
though.

A trio of composers featured on Austrian stamps.
Michael Haydn 1737-1806

Scott 1409 R.Toth eng.


Franz Schubert 1797-1828

Scott 1095 R.Toth eng.


Alban Berg 1885-1935

Scott 1303 K.Leitgeb eng.

We'll make it!...

Thanks for the link re $20 NZ Anthony.

I checked on Glenn Morgan's sitehttp://www.stampprinters.info/SPI_C...Leigh-Mardon regarding Asher & CO.

Turns out Asher & Company Pty. Limited was taken over by
Leigh-Mardon Pty. Limited in 1981.
LM in turn became a wholly owned subsidiary of American Bank Note Corporation in 1996.

Tough world out there for security printing companies.

Well graphis looks like you're doing your bit to get us up there
with those Austrian composers and one of the best engravers, Rudolf
Toth.

One of many stamps acquired last weekend at 10 cents a pop..

DDR 1987...sorry can't find Scott # or name of engraver.

Austria
Work-Men-Machines, Provincial Vienna

Scott 1393 Alfred Nefe eng.