Candido Costa Pinto

[Portugal] (b 1911/d 1976)

Founded the "Divergent's Group" in 1931 and still in that decade he starts his Graphic Activity.. During the 40's was responsible for several covers for the Collections of Science Fiction and  Detective books "Argonauta" and "Vampiro".. Invited to participate in the Portuguese world Exhibition in 1940 .. during this decade he made many exhibitions and won several prizes.. Since the beginning of the 40's , Surrealism was one of his main interests and this fact lead to the formation of the Lisbon Surrealistic Group in 1947 with the participation of other Artists such as Fernando Azevedo, Mario Cesariny and José Augusto França. 

In 1962 he left to Brasil, where he stayed until his death in 1976.. Curiously , this period in Brasil correspond to the time where his work with the CTT was more substantial with the design of  many important series of stamps...

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Biography

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Portugal 1949 "75th Anniversary Of U.P.U" (4) [Engr (Renato Campos de Sousa Araújo)][Intaglio] Sc(713,...,716)

Portugal 1952 "National Coach Museum" (8) [Engr (H. Cole/Frames)(C. Richardson/Vignettes $10,$50,$90,1$40)(P. Lenham/Vignettes $20,1$50)(C. Roberts/Vignettes 1$00,2$30)][Intaglio (Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd)] Sc(739,...,746) 

Portugal 1953 "50th Anniversary of the ACP" (2) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(780,781)

Portugal 1954 " National Literacy Campaign" (4) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(794,...,797)

Portugal 1954 "150th Anniversary of the Military college" (2) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(798,799)

Portugal 1955 "Centenary of the Electric Telegraph in Portugal" (3) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(813,...,815)

Portugal 1956 "Centenary of the Birth of Prof. Dr. Ferreira da Silva" (2) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(816,817)

Portugal 1958 "5th Centenary of the Birth of  Queen D. Leonor" (4,1) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(840,...,843)

Portugal 1960 "10th anniversary of NATO" (2) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(846,847)

Portugal 1961 "Centenary of the City of Setubal" (2) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(873,874)

Portugal 1962 "8th Centenary of the City of Tomar" (2) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(878,879)

Portugal 1962 "St. Gabriel Commemoration" (2) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(883,884)

Portugal 1963 "Paris Postal Conference" (3,1) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(906,...,908)

Portugal 1963 "8th Centenary of the Military Order of Avis" (3,1) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(913,...,915)

Portugal 1964 "Centenary of the National Overseas Bank" (3,1) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(925,...,927)

Portugal 1965 "900th Anniv of Capture of Coimbra from the Moors" (3,1) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(947,...,949)

Portugal 1965 "Calouste Gulbenkian" (2,1) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(953,954)

Portugal 1966 "8th Centenary of the Reconquest of the City of Evora to the Moors" (2) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(974,975)

Portugal 1966 "Portuguese Scientists" (8,8) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(983,...,990) INC

Portugal 1968 "Madeira (Lubrapex)" (7,7) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(1028,...,1034)

Portugal 1969 "Centenary of the Birth of Gago Coutinho" (4,2) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(1052,...,1055)

Portugal 1970 "Centenary of the City of Covilhã" (2,2) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(1077,1078)

Portugal 1970 "Centenary of the City of Santarem" (2,2) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(1076,1079)

Portugal 1970 "Porto Wine" (4,4) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(1084,...,1087)

Portugal 1971 "Portuguese Windmills" (6,6) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(1088,...,1093)

Portugal 1972 "150th Anniversary of the Brasil Independence" (4,4) [Litho (Litografia de Portugal, Lisboa)] Sc(1156,...,1159)

Some Images are Credit of José Carlos Tavares