Herman Frederik Carel ten Kate

[Netherlands] (b 1822/d 1891)

"Herman ten Kate the Elder  was a student of Cornelis Kruseman from 1837 and 1841. After his education he traveled to Belgium, Germany, Italy and France. In Paris, Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier advised him on his painting and on his return from his travels, he studied in the Municipal Academy (1842) and at the Royal Academy of Art (1841–42). (..) During wartime, there was a decline in the sale of his military themed art work so he shifted his emphasis to landscape paintings. (..) He was director of the Arts Academy during the 60's decade..."

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Netherlands1872/1888 "King William III" (11,2,2) [Engr (G. Schilling)][Typo] Sc(23,...,33)

Paul Daxhelet

[Belgium] (b 1905/d 1993)

Paul Daxhelet studied at the Liege Fine Arts Academy. during the 30's his work was mainly focused in the sport Activity..After the WWII his Art was devoted to the description of his many voyages through out the world , Belgium and France African Colonies, the Orient and South America...in his work color and movement are always predominant..

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Some of Daxhelet Work

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Belgium 1948 "Antwerp and Liege Monuments Fund" (2,2,1) [Photo] Sc(B461)

Belgium 1949 "Anti Tuberculosis Fund" (9,9,4) [Engr (L. Janssens][Typo] Sc(B468,...,B471) [ images credit of Stampworld ]

Belgium 1950 "Anti tuberculosis and Other Funds" (7,7,4) [Typo] Sc(B485,...,B488) [ images credit of Stampworld ]

Belgium 1955 "Lioege Exhibition 125th Anniversary of the 1830 Revolution" (2,1) [Photo] Sc(492,493)

Belgium 1966 "Cultural Series" (4,4,1) [Engr (De Vos)][Recess] Sc(B793)

Otto Baumberger

[Switzerland] (b 1889/d 1961)

"Otto Baumberger  was a noted Swiss painter and poster artist. Baumberger produced some 200 posters of great quality and style.." (Wikipedia)

Detailed Biography : limmattalerzeitung.ch

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Switzerland 1919 "Peace Celebration" (3,3,1) [Engr (J. Sprenger)][Typo (Mint)] Sc(192)

Switzerland 1932 "AIR Mail / International Disarmament Conference"  (3,1) [Typo (PTT Printing Bureau, Berne)] Sc(C16,...,C18)

Switzerland 1944 "AIR MAIL / 25th Anniversary of National Air Post" (4,4,3) [Photo (Courvoisier)] Sc(C37,...,C39)

Switzerland 1946 "Special flights" (1) [Photo (Courvoisier)] Sc(C41)

Switzerland 1947 "Centenary of Swiss Railways" (4,4,1) [Photo (Courvoisier)] Sc(309)

Hermann Zapf

[Germany] (b 1918/d 2015)

Hermann Zapf started his basic studies in 1925 , but in 1934 due to Family problems, he had to find an apprenticeship ... his innate drawing skills led him to try to work as a Lithographer.. at the same time he was starting to study calligraphy, and this new expertise brought changes to his work... in 1938, already in Frankfurt, he designed his first printer 'Typeface'.. with the WWII, he was relieved of his active work as a soldier due to health problems but had to work for the common cause..he was sent to Dijon and Bordeaux, France to work in the Cartography division..from 1946 to 1950 he taught Calligraphy and give lessons of lettering..  Most of Zapf's work as a graphic artist was in book design. He worked for various publishing houses ; His two most famous typefaces, Palatino and Optima, were designed in 1948 and 1952, respectively. Palatino was designed in conjunction with August Rosenberger, with careful attention to detail. It was named after the 16th century Italian writing master Giambattista Palatino.. .Zapf worked on typography for computer programs from the 1960s onwards..In 1976, the Rochester Institute of Technology offered Zapf a professorship in typographic computer programming, the first of its type in the world. He taught there from 1977 to 1987and developed his ideas further, with the help of his connections in companies such as IBM and Xerox..during the 80's and 90's Zapf worked with Microsoft in the development of new fonts..

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Photo "The Typographic Legacy of Hermann Zapf"

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Germany 1951 "Humanitarian Relief Fund" (4,4,4) [Engr (L. Schnell)(J. Piwczyk)][Recess] Sc(B320,...,B323) [ image credit of Katranpress ]

Germany 1952 "5th Birth Centenary of Leonardo Da Vinci" (1) [Litho (A. Bagel, Dusseldorf)] Sc(687)

Germany 1952 "Lutheran World Federation Assembly" (1) [Engr (J. Piwczyk)][Recess] Sc(689)

Germany 1952 "75th Anniversary of German Telephonic Service" (1) [Photo (F. Bruckmann, Munich)] Sc(693)

Germany (West Berlin) 1954 "Mergenthaler Birth Centenary (Linotype Machine Inventor)" (1) [Engr (G. Schulz)][Recess] Sc(9N105)

[ in some places in the Internet , the 1953 Humanitarian Relief Fund series is attributed to Hermann Zapf, but in my catalogs that series is designed and engraved by L. Schnell.. ]