Stamp Art

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Erzsebét Kovacs

[Hungary] (b 1889/d ?)

Elisabeth Kovacs studied at the former Women's National Industrial School.. Followed a career as Graphic Artist and as an Applied Arts Designer, she worked in all branches..

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Biography

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Hungary 1923 "Charity / Birth Centenary of Petofi (Poet)" (5,5,2) [Litho (State Printing Office, Budapest)] Sc(B72,B73)

Hungary 1924 "Tuberculosis Relief Fund" (3,3,1) [Engr (F. Schirnbock)][Recess (SPO,Budapest)] Sc(B78)

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Born in Algiers in 1896 in a family of Artists , Racim's gift for drawing was noticed since infant days...after a passage through the Algiers Fine Arts School , his Mastery in Manuscript Illumination Technics opened him new perspectives.. He went to Paris where he worked in the Manuscript Department of the National Library , and also traveled to Spain and England... His works are exhibited through out the world... From the Independence on , Racim , specialist in Arab Calligraphy ,is the Founding member of the Miniature Algerian School..

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Biography [ PhilatélieDZ ]

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Photo

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Algeria 1937 "Paris International Exhibition" (4,1) [Engr (Jules Piel)][Recess] Sc(109,...,112)

Algeria 1937 "Centenary of the Capture of Constantine" (4,1) [Engr (Jules Piel)][Recess] Sc(113,...,116)

Algeria 1947/1955 "Postage Due Stamps" (14,1) [H. Cortet)][Recess] Sc(J35,...,J48)

Algeria 1950 "50th Anniversary of the French in the Sahara" (1) [Engr (H. Cortot)][Recess] Sc(B60)

Algeria 1950 "Unveiling of Monument to Abd-el-Kader" (1) [Engr (Dufresne)][Recess] Sc(B61)

Algeria 1954 "OrleansVille Earthquake Victims' Relief Fund" (6,3,3) [Engr (Charles Mazelin 12F,15F)[Pheulpin 18F,20F)(Raoul Serres 25F,30F)][Recess] Sc(B76,...,B81)

Algeria 1955 "War Victims Relief Fund" (1) [Engr (Charles Mazelin)][[Recess] Sc(B83)

Algeria 1965 "Miniature Paintings of Mohammed Racim (1st Series)" (3,3,3) [Photo (Courvoisier)] Sc(341,...,343)

Algeria 1966 "Moudjahid Day" (2,1) [Photo (Curvoisier)] Sc(B99,B100)

Algeria 1966 "Emir AbdelKader" (2,1) [Photo (Curvoisier)] Sc(359,360) [ another issue of 1967/1971 , this time Photo/Litho ]

Algeria 1966 "Miniature Paintings of Mohammed Racim (2nd Series)" (3,3,3) [Photo (Curvoisier)] Sc(362,...,364) [ image credit of Stampworld ]

Algeria 1970 "International Year of Education" (2,2,1) [Photo (De La Rue)] Sc(451)

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Nguyen Van Tuh

[Vietnam] (b 1930)

Nguyen Thu was born in 1930 in Bac Thai, Hanoi, and was trained at the Indochina Fine Arts College during the period 1957 / 1962. He was considered to be an artist of the Viet Bac mountains. His drawing lines were soft but strong. He was applauded by his peers as the artist who most accurately captured Ho Chi Minh's portrait.

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Biography and Photo [ 'The Dogma Collection' ]

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Vietnam (South Vietnam) 1955 "AIR MAIL / Phoenix" (1) [Recess (Government Printing Works, Paris)] Sc(C10)