Friday, June 19, 2015

Sverre Hennum

[Norway] (b 1887/d 1967)


Sverre Hennum was student at the National Academy of the Arts in Oslo.. he attended the Paris Julian Academy in 1912 and the Oslo State Academy of Art in 1916-1917.. He spent the Years 1912/1914 travelling and studying in Paris and Switzerland...from 1933 to 1950 he was teacher of Freehand Drawing and Design at the Oslo State Academy of the Arts ...His works are mainly spread through several Art museums and collections in Oslo...

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Norway 1925 "Air Mail / Amundsen's Polar flight" (7,1) [Des (Th. Holmboe)][Typo (Knudsen)] Sc(104,...,110)


Norway 1927 "Air Mail" (1) [Des (J. Kolbel)][Engr (H. rui)][Typo (Knudsen)] Sc(C1)


Norway 1928 "Ibsen Centenary" (4,1) [Des( F. Schirnbock)][Offset (Emil Moestue & Co.)] Sc(132,...,135)


Norway 1932 "Birth Centenary of Bjornstjerne Bjornson" (4,1) [Photo (Emil Moestue & Co.,Oslo)] Sc(154,...,157)


Norway 1940 "Norway Lion" (4,1) [Photo] Sc(203,...,206)






Antal Megyer-Meyer

[Hungary] (b 1883/d 1948)


Antal Megyer-Meyer received a diploma of the Fine Arts Academy in 1906..later he became a professor in the Academy in 1923 (Graphic Design) and Rector in 1937/1939...Mostly know by his Ecclesiastical Art work in Churches and in shrine design, he also had activity in furniture and carpet design, metal work , Decorative Painting and  of course Graphic Design ..

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Hungary 1924 "Air Mail" (6,1) [Typo] Sc(C6,...,C11)





Mohamed Ali Siala (1st Part 1966/1978)

[Libya] (b ?)


Painter and stamp designer, Mohamed Ali Siala is also a renowned Philatelist ... 
Mohamed Ali Siala was the director of the Philatelic Section of the Libyan Posts until 2004/2005; then, he retired and acted as a consultant for the Libyan Posts. The last issues showing his signature were in 2003.


Resumed biography credit of Libyan Stamps
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Libya 1966 "Air Mail / 1st Anniversary of the Kingdom of Libya Airlines" (3,1) [Photo (Courvoisier)] Sc(C58,...,C60)


Libya 1968 "Children's Day" (2,2,2) [Litho] Sc(334,335)



Libya 1968 "20th Anniversary of the World Health Organization" (2,1) [Photo (Harrison & Sons)] Sc(336,337)



Libya 1969 "Revolution of 1st September" (6,1) [Photo] Sc(366,...,371)



Libya 1977 "Communications Progress" (6,6,6) [Litho] Sc(671,...,677) [ image credit of Stampworld ]




Libya 1978 "Rock Drawings from Wasi Mathendous" (5,5,5) [Litho (State Bank Note Printing Works, Helsinki)] Sc(711,...,715) [ image credit of Stampworld ]




Libya 1978 "Inauguration of Tripoli Internacional Airport" (2,2,2) [Litho] Sc(737,738) [ image credit of Stampworld ]



Libya 1978 "2nd Symposium on Geology of Libya" (3,3,3) [Litho] Sc(746,...,748) [ image credit of Stampworld ]



Libya 1978 "International Anti-Apartheid Year" (3,1) [Litho (SBNPW,Helsinki)] Sc(749,...,751)



Libya 1978 "Pilgrimage to Mecca" (4,1) [Photo (Courvoisier)] Sc(752,...,755)



Libya 1978 "Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries" (3,1) [Litho] Sc(756,...,758)



Libya 1978 "Arab Countries Summit Conference" (4,2,2) [Litho] Sc(759,...,762) [ image credit of Stampworld ]




Libya 1978 "Libyan Study Center" (3,1) [Litho] Sc(766,...,768)



Libya 1978 "75th Anniversary of 1st Powered flight" (7,7,7) [Litho] Sc(769,...,775) [ image credit of Stampworld ]








[ In my Catalogs there is no data about this designer from 1969 to 1976.. I need to research a little more ... further Updates on this first part are possible..]



Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Adolf Tièche

[Switzerland] (b 1877/d 1957)



Adolf Tièche graduated in Architecture at the the Stuttgart Technical University in 1900.After study trips to Italy , Norway , Germany and France , he settled permanently in 1905 in his hometown of Bern . He became mostly known by his Architectural Paintings and beautiful Landscapes... Adolf Tièches artistic work comprises mainly watercolors and red chalk drawings . 

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Switzerland 1924 "50th Anniversary of the UPU" (2,2,1) [Engr (J. Sprengher)][Recess (Orell,Fiissli & Co.,Zurich)] Sc(204)