Thursday, July 31, 2014

Roque Gameiro

[Portugal] (b 1864/d 1935)



Roque Gameiro was a great Portuguese painter specialized in watercolors..
Studied in the Academy of Fine Arts of Lisbon and also attended the School of Arts and Crafts in Leipzig, where he studied lithography. In 1894 was nominated professor at the Industrial College of Principe Real..During his life he colaborated in several magazines : "A comédia Portuguesa", "Branco e Negro", "Brasil-Portugal" and "Atlântida" ...
Roque Gameiro was responsible , together with Manuel de Macedo for the illustration of the Great illustrated Edition of the "Lusiadas" of Camões.

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Portugal 1898 "IV Centenary of the Discovery of the Maritime Route to India" (8,8,1) [Recess (Waterlow & Sons,London)] Sc(147) [Common Design used in the Colonies with different Surcharges and Overprints ]




Portugal 1903/1909 "Lisbon Geographic Society" (2,2,2) [Litho ( A Editora Lda, Lisboa)] Sc(3S1,3S2) [ issued in different years , with and without crown and overprinted ]





Portugal 1927 "Independence of Portugal 2nd Series" (15,6,2)[Engr (George Harrison)(Norman Broad)][Recess (Thomas De La Rue, London)] Sc(423,426,427,430,433) 














Portugal 1928 "Independence of Portugal 3rd Series" (16,6,2) [Engr (George Harrison)(Norman Broad)][Recess (Thomas De La Rue, London)] Sc(438,440,442,446,448,450) 






















Wednesday, July 30, 2014

José da Rocha Pereira

[Portugal] (b ?/d ?)


Portugal 1938 "Wine and Raisin Congress" (4) [Perf 11.5] [Typo (Gustavo de Almeida Araújo)] 
Sc(575,...,578)



[ In Construction ]



Antonio Lino

[Portugal] (b 1914/d 1996)




In Italy he studied the technique of etching, stained glass and mosaic -. Branch's  of Art to which he devoted himself. Obtained the Premium Luciano Freire in design, of the National Academy of Fine Arts in 1945. We can find his works in many public buildings such as palaces, courts, churches, Museum of Contemporary Art and the National Museum Machado de Castro. He wrote several books. 

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Portugal 1955 " Portuguese Kings of the 1st. Dinasty" (9) [Perf 13.5 x 13] [Intaglio (Philip Goodwyn Hall $10,$20) (Maxime Ferré $50) (Nigel Alan Dow $90,2$) (Robert George Godbehar 1$,1$40,2$30) (Anthony Ruald Wild 1$50) ] Sc(804,...,812)



Portugal 1970 "Opening of the Porto Oil Refinery" (4) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(1063,...,1066)














Some images are credit of José Carlos Tavares
[ In Construction ]



Manuel Lapa

[Portugal] (b 1914/d 1979)

 Graduated at the School of Fine Arts of Lisbon . In 1940 joins the team of artists of the Portuguese World Exhibition ; Collaborates on Panorama (Portuguese art magazine and tourism) ; assume the artistic direction of the magazine Atlantic (1942). Participates in the 'I Exhibition of Modern Illustrator's Artists , SPN , (Porto, 1942); 
In 1948 he is part of the team of artists-decorators of the Museum of Popular Art ..  In 1953, directs the illustration and publication of the work Olisipo Guide: Roadmap of Lisbon . In 1969 along with António Quadros (1923-1993), Lima de Freitas (1927-1998) and Manuel Martins Costa (1922-1996) was one of the core founders of the Institute of Art, Design and Decoration (IADE), Lisbon.  
Awarded with many Official State distinctions and Prizes... 
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Portugal 1952 "4th Centenary of the Death of St. Francis Xavier" (4) [Perf 13.5] [Intaglio (Antonio da Conceição Pais Ferreira)] [Bank of Portugal]Sc(753,...,756)


Portugal 1953 "14th Centenary of Landing of St. Martin of Dume on Iberian Peninsula" (2) [Perf 13.5] [Litho][Litografia Portugal, Lisboa] Sc(776,777)




some images are credit of StampsPortugal
[ In construction ]




Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Charles Hervé

[France] (b ?/d ?)


French Morocco 1943 "Hassan Tower" (19) [Litho] Sc(178,...,196)



[ In Construction ]


Sunday, July 27, 2014

Liu Shuoren

China (b?/d?)


China 1958 "Peking Telegraph Building" (2) [Perf 14] [Engr (Kong Shaohui)][Beijing People's Printing Work] Sc(372,373)




China 1958 " Fifth International Students' Union Congress, Peking" (2) [Perf 14] [Recess][Beijing People's Printing Work} Sc(370,371)






[ In Construction ]



Lu Tianjiao [1st Part (1955/1960) ]

[China] (b 1934)



"Lu was born in Shanghai in 1934. Lu enjoyed painting ever since she was a child with the influence of her art-loving father. She began to study in Hangzhou State Arts School (the predecessor of Zhejiang Academy of Arts) in 1950 and was transferred to the Central Academy of Arts in 1953.With the passion to devote her talent to the new China, Lu was assigned to work at the Stamp Division of the Ministry of the Post in 1954 and began a life-long career of stamp Designer. There were only three people involved in postage stamp design nationwide at the time. Lu, in her 20s, was the only female. (..) Her last work was on stamps to commemorate China's entering the World Trade Organization in 2003."

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China 1955 "Five Year Plan" (18) [Des (Sun Chuanzhe, Dong Chunqi)][Photo (Shanghai Nº1 Printing Works)] Sc(249,...,266) [ this series was a joint effort of 3 different designers... I don't have data about the specific work of Lu Tianjiao in this series, so I will not present any stamps..]

China 1956 "Xikang-Tibet and Qinghai-Tibet Highways" (3,3,3) [Engr (Gao Zhengyu, Song Guangzeng, Kong Shaohui)][Recess] Sc(287,...,289) [ image credit of Stampworld ]





China 1956 "Savings" (2,1) [Engr (Gao Pinzhang)][Recess (Beijing People's Printing Works)] Sc(299,300) [ image credit of Stampworld ]



China 1956 " 90th Birth Anniv of Dr. Sun Yat-sen" (2,1) [Engr (Tang Linshen)] [Recess/Offset] Sc(304,305)



China 1957 "Opening of Yangtse River Bridge, Wuhan" (2,2,2) [Engr (Kong Shaohui)(Ju WenJun)] [China Modern times Printing Works] Sc(319,320)


China 1959 "International Women's Day" (2,2,2) [Engr (Tang Linshen, Gao Pinzhang)] [Recess] [Beijing People's Printing Work] Sc(404,405)



China 1959 "People's Communes" (12,12,?) [Des (Sun Chuanzhe, Han Xiangqi,, Wu Jiankun, Wan Weisheng)][Engr (Kong Shaohui, Gao Pinzhang, Sun Hongnian, Tang Linshen)][Recess (Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works)] Sc(426,...,437) [ this series is a joint effort of 5 designers, but I don't have data about the specific stamps designed by Lu Tianjiao, so I will not present any images... ]

China 1959 "10th anniv. of Chinese Young Pioneers" (6,6,?) [Des (Wu Jiankun)][Engr (Kong Shaohui)][Recess/Photo (6/1)][Photo (others)] Sc(457,...,462) [ this series is a joint effort of 2 designers, but I don't have data about the specific stamps designed by Lu Tianjiao, so I will not present any images... ]China 1959 "1st National Games of PRC" (16,16,?) [Des (Wu Jiankun, Han Xiangqi, Wan Weisheng, Sun Chuanzhe)][Photo (Beijing People's Printing Works)] Sc(467,...,482) [ this series is a joint effort of 5 designers, but I don't have data about the specific stamps designed by Lu Tianjiao, so I will not present any images... ]


China 1959 "National Exhibition of Industry and Communications" (2,2,2) [Engr (Kong Shaohun, Sun Hongnian)][Recess (Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works)] Sc(463,464)



China 1960 "10th anniv. of Signing of Sino-Soviet treaty of Friendship alliance and Mutual assistance" (3,3,3) [Engr (Gao Pinzhang)][Recess (3/2)][Photo (others)] Sc(494,...,496) [ image credit of Stampworld ]





China 1960 "90th Birthday of V.I. Lenin" (3,3,3) [Engr (Kong Shaohui, Sun Hongnian, Tang Linshen)][Photo (3/2)][Recess/Photo (others)] Sc(499,...,501) [ image credit of Stampworld ]





China 1960 "15th Anniv. of Liberation of Korea" (2,2,2) [Photo] Sc(525,526)  [ image credit of Stampworld ]




China 1960 "Patriotic Health Campaign" (5,5,5) [Photo] Sc(531,..,535)  [ image credit of Stampworld ]



China 1960 " Dr. Norman Bethune" (2,2,?) [Des (Wu Yinxian)][Engr (Sun Hongnian)][Photo (2/1)][Recess (2/2)] Sc(538,539) [ this series is a joint effort of 2 designers, but I don't have data about the specific stamps designed by Lu Tianjiao, so I will not present any images... ]

China 1960 "140th Birthday of Engels" (2,2,2) [Engr (Kong Shaohui)][Recess (2/1)][Phot (2/2)] Sc(540,541) [ image credit of Stampworld ]