Kurt Plowitz

[Czechoslovakia][USA] (b 1912/d 1969)

"This Czech-born American artist and illustrator supposedly designed the yellow smiley face for a 1951 or '52 UNICEF fundraising campaign called "A Smile for UNICEF," but since the United Nations never copyrighted the image it was picked up in the mid-1960s and has become an icon; as a staff artist for the U.N. Graphic Presentation Unit , he was quite active between 1956 and 1964 and designed several U.N. stamps. (..)" 

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United Nations (New York) 1956 "United Nations Day" (2,1) [Recess (De La Rue)] Sc(45,46)

Belgium 1958 "United Nations Commemoration" (15,15,1) [Engr (C. Leclercqz)][Recess] Sc(524) [ image credit of Stampworld ]

United Nations (New York) 1961 "International Court of Justice" (2,1) [Photo (Government Printing Works, Tokyo)] Sc(88,89)

United Nations (New York) 1961/1964 "Various Designs" (9,9,1) [Photo (Harrison & Sons, Co.)] Sc(104) [1962]

United Nations (New York) 1962 "UN Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space" (2,1) [Recess (Bradbury Wilkinson)] Sc(112,113)

United Nations (New York) 1963 "Air Mail" (5,5,1) [Photo Courvoisier)] Sc(C10)

United Nations (New York) 1963 "United Nations General Assembly Buildings" (2,1) [Photo (GPW,Tokyo)] Sc(119,120)

United Nations (New York) 1964 "Narcotics Control" (2,1) [Recess (Canadian Bank Note Co.)] Sc(131,132)

United Nations (New York) 1964 "Education for Progress" (3,1) [Photo (Courvoisier)] Sc(134,...,136) [ 11c image is credit of Stampworld ]

United Nations (New York) 1965 "ITU Centenary" (2,1) [Photo (Curvoisier)] Sc(141,142)

United Nations (New York) 1965 "Various Designs" (5,5,1) [Photo (GPW,Tokyo)] Sc(146)

United Nations (New York) 1966 "20th Anniversary of UNICEF" (3,3,3) [Litho (De La Rue)] Sc(161,...,163)

Georg Jung

[Austria] (b 1899/d 1957)

Jung was born in Salzburg and studied Medicine in Vienna..He attended night classes at the Applied Arts Academy and his first exhibition was in Salzburg 1918... From 1935 on , he worked also with furniture building  , interior Design and wall-painting... between the Wars he designed two of the most significant Austrian  Postage stamp series..; during all of his life , Jung dealt with literature , writing short stories and novels...

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Austria 1934 "Various Austrian Costumes" (20,20,20) [Typo][Recess (3s,5s)] Sc(354,...,373) [ image credit of WorldStamps ]

[ There is another large series of 1935 designed by Georg Jung, but I don't show it because it isn't present in the catalog I use to do these blog...I found out also that there are some difference between the information's provided by some of the other Main catalogs about this Air Mail series , in what concerns to the Printing Method.. some say it is a [recess] series, others a [Photo] series.. If You want to see this series please follow the link to WorldStamps...]

Ivan Vladimirov

[Russia] (b 1869/d 1947)

" Vladimirov studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts (1891-97) under A. D. Kivshenko and F. A. Rubo. He was a combat artist-reporter during the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05), the Balkan War (1912-13), and World War I. He also participated in the revolutionary movement. Vladimirov was a member of the Academy of Arts of the Russian Republic. He did genre paintings, drawings based on military life, and paintings of battles and revolutionary events . Vladimirov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor and various medals.

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The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (III Edition 1970/1979)

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Detailed Biography about Ivan Vladimirov (very nice..!.)

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Russia 1925 "20th Anniversary of the 1905 Rebellion" (6,3,1) [Des (D. Golyadkin)( N. Nikonov)] [Photo] Sc(336,...,341) [ This series has only 3 different designs but exists with and without Perforation..] [ image credit of Nestor.minsk.by ]

[ The Artist who designed this stamp appears in the catalogs as Y. Vladimirov or N. Vladimirov... I cannot find any data about any of them , but the coexistence in this same time frame of a known Artist with work related to this thematic , led me to conclude that the real Artist should be Ivan Vladimirov, know for his battle Paintings and scenes from Revolutionary movements that were in fact occurring during those days... If any of the viewers of this blog knows anything about this, please contact me going to the 'About' page... there is yet another point of discordance between SG and Russian Catalogs.. SG say that the stamp designed by Ivan Vladimirov was the 7k and the Russian version is that was the 14k... I present them both , but my final answer will be presented in a future update.. Until them , please consider this post as "Very Dubious" and use the information with Caution.. ]

Ion Dumitrana [ 1st Part (Romania 1948/1953) ]

[Romania] (b 1923/d 1976)

Postage stamp Designer and Illustrator, Ion Dumitrana started to work at the age of 14 as a simple worker in a Stamp Factory.. He attended the Fine Arts Academy and after graduating he started to have lessons with the Engraver Simion Iuca and made several specialization in Poland , Hungary and France , where he received special encouragement by the Master Engraver Jules Piel.. He worked for the Romanian Postal Office , but also for several African countries and for the satellite states of the United Arab Emirates , in the 60's and 70's..  

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Romania 1948 "75th Anniversary of  Romanian State Stamp Printing Works" (2,1) [Photo] Sc(679,680)

Romania 1949 "70th Birth Anniversary of Joseph Stalin" (1) [Photo] Sc(718)

Romania 1951 "Young Pioneers" (3,3,3) [Photo] Sc(777,...,779)

Romania 1951 "10th Anniversary of the Death of F. Sarbu (Patriot)" (1) [Photo] Sc(786)

Romania 1951 "20th Anniversary of 'Scanteia' (Newspaper)" (1) [Photo] Sc(791)

Romania 1951 "Music Festival" (3,3,3) [Photo] Sc(795,...,797) [ image credit of Stampworld ]

Romania 1952 "International Women's Day" (3,3,3) [Photo] Sc(875,...,877) [ image credit of Stampworld ]

Romania 1952 "Labour Day" (1) [Photo] Sc(874)

Romania 1952 "Death Centenary of Balcescu (Revolutionary)" (2,1) [Photo] Sc(914,915)

Romania 1952 "5th Anniversary of the Romanian People's Republic" (1) [Photo] Sc(917)

Romania 1953 "60th Anniversary of birth of  Mayakovsky (Poet)" (1) [Photo] Sc(944)

Romania 1953 "Romanian Soviet Friendship" (2,2,2) [Photo] Sc(974,975) [ image credit of Stampworld ]

Romania 1953 "Birth Centenary of Porumbescu (Composer)" (1) [Photo] Sc(978)