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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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

Josef Seger

[Austria] (b 1908)

A twentieth century Austrian etcher, painter and arts teacher, Josef Seger studied art in Vienna at the Graphic Teaching and Research Institute and at the Academy of Pictorial Art, under Alfred Cossmann. Before the Second World War (1939-1945), Josef Seger exhibited his original etchings in Vienna, Berlin, Munich and elsewhere.

  After the end of World War Two, he became a Professor at the Vienna Academy. In 1948 he was chosen to design a new set of postage stamps by the government of Austria. Working in conjunction with the Museum of Folk Art, Vienna, produced the famous stamps depicting the traditional costumes of Austria.

  The British Museum, London, includes an impression of Josef Seger's "Bergkirche in Liechtenstein" (Mountain Church in Liechtenstein) in its permanent collection.

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Austria 1948/1952 "Provincial Costumes" (37,37) [Engr (H. Ranzoni)][Photo][Recess 10s] Sc(520,...,556) INC

Austria 1949 "1st Year of Activity of UNICEF in Austria" (1) [Photo] Sc(559) 

Austria 1949 "Saint Gebhard, Bishop of  Vorarlberg" (1) [Engr (H. Woyty)][Recess] 

Austria 1950 "Stamp Day" (1) [Engr (H. Woyty)][Recess] Sc(B272) 

Austria 1955 "Welcoming Returned Prisioners of War" (1) [Engr (G. Wimmer)][Recess] Sc(B295) 

Austria 1955 "Stamp Day" (1) [Engr (H. Ranzoni)][Recess] Sc(B296) 

Austria 1956 "23rd International housing and Town Planning Congress, Vienna" (1) [Typo][Photo] Sc(612) 

Austria 1967 "Ice Hockey Championship, Vienna" (1) [Engr (A. Fisher)][Recess][Photo] Sc(788) 

Rudolf Junk

[Austria] (b 1880/d 1943)

Graphic artist, brother of Viktor Junk. Studied at the University of Vienna and the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. 1924-43 director of the Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt in Vienna. Focused on bibliophilic editions. From 1909 he worked as a graphic designer for the Österreichische Staatsdruckerei (securities, postal and revenue stamps). Member of the Hagenbund artists' association 1909-22.

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Austria 1916 "Mercury" (5) [Typo] Sc(P19,...,P23) 

Austria 1916 "Numerals" (11,2,2) [Typo] Sc(J49,...,J59) 

Austria 1916/1918 "Arms,Crown and Emperor" (19,4,4) [Engr (F. Schirnbock)][Recess (Over 2k)][Typo (All others)] Sc(145,...,163) 

Austria 1922 "Musicians Charity Fund" (7,7,7) [Engr (F. Schirnbock)][Recess] Sc(B50,...,B56)   [ image credit of Stampworld ]

Austria 1923 "Artist's Charity Fund" (9,9,9) [Engr (F. Schirnbock)][Recess] Sc(B57,...,B65)  [ image credit of Stampworld ]

Luxembourg 1923 "Ecthernach" (1) [Engr (F. Schirnbock)][Recess] Sc(153)

Austria 1928 "10th Anniversary of the Republic" (4,1,1) [Engr (F. Schirnbock)][Recess] Sc(B77,...,B80) 

Austria 1929/1931 "Views of Austria" (14,11,11) [Des (F. Retzle/Vignette)][Engr (F. Schirnbock)][gr values Typo][s values Recess] Sc(326,...,339) [Rudolf Junk designed only the frames] [ image credit of Stampworld ]

Austria 1930 "Anti Tuberculosis Fund" (6,1,1) [Engr (F. Schirnbock)][Recess] Sc(B81,...,B86) 

Austria 1931 "Austrian Writers" (6,6,6) [Engr (A. Schuricht/10g,50g)(F. Lorber/20g,40g)(R. Zenziger/30g,1s)][Recess] Sc(B93,...,B98) [ image credit of Stampworld ]

Austria 1932 "Chancellor Ignaz Seipel" (1) [Engr (F. Lorber)][Recess] Sc(B99) 

Austria 1932 "Austrian Painters" (6,6,6) [Engr (F. Lorber)][Recess] Sc(B100,...,B105) [ image credit of Stampworld ] 

Austria 1933 "Meeting of the International Ski Federation, Innsbruck" (4,4,4) [Photo] Sc(B106,...,B109) [Rudolf Junk only designed the Frames] 

Austria 1933 "International Philatelic Exhibition, Vienna" (2,1) [Engr (F. Lorber)][Recess] Sc(B110,B111) 

Austria 1934  "Engelbert Dollfuss Mourning Issue" (2,1) [Engr (A. Shuricht)][Recess] Sc(374,375) 

Liechtenstein 1934 "Agricultural Exhibition Issue" (SS) [Engr (F. Lorbel)][Recess][Governement Printing Works, Vienna] Sc(115)