Typography Stamps

Here is an image of a definitive stamp depicting Sweden's royal coat of arms, designed by Swedish painter and draftsman Olle Hjortzberg (1872-1959), engraved by Paul Wilcke, printed by typography, and issued on June 2, 1919, Scott No. 97, Facit No. 73.

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Sudanese woman, engraved by Antonin Delzers, printed by typography, and issued for use in French Sudan on March 9, 1931, Scott No. 61, SG No. 61.

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Fang warrior, designed by French artist Léon Colmet-Daâge (1872-1915), printed by typography, and issued for use in Gabon (French Equatorial Africa) in 1922, Scott No. 53, SG No. 89.

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The Kaiser's Yacht "Hohenzollern" design German colonial issues were typographed. This printing process was used for the lower denomination (3pf-80pf) stamps.

Here is a 1901 German New Guinea Scott 9 10pf carmine.

The larger higher denomination issues (1m-5m,) were engraved.

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Here is a Deutsch Neu Guinea map. The island "Neu-Pommern" has Simpsonhfn (Rabaul) labeled.

Here are images of the three stamps in a set designed by various Swiss artists, engraved by Jean Sprenger, printed by typography, and issued by Switzerland on August 1, 1919 to commemorate the Peace after World War I, Scott Nos. 190-192, SG Nos. 300-302.

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Soldiers shaking hands, signifying Peace, designed by Edouard Vallet (1876-1929).


Allegorical figure of Peace. designed by Paul Théophile Robert (1879-1954).


Dawn of Peace, designed by Otto Baumberger (1889-1961).

Here is an image of a stamp depicting a stylized Mandarin duck, printed by typography, and issued by Japan on November 2, 1916, Scott No. 152.

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Aiplane and farmer plowing with two horses, airmail stamp designed by A. P. Jensen, engraved by Chr. Nørlund, printed by typography, and issued by Denmark on June 17, 1925, Scott No. C3, Facit No. 215.

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Iceland 1920-22 Christian X

Sugar mill interior, designed by Michineau, engraved by Georges Hourriez, printed by typography, and issued for use in Guadeloupe on June 18, 1928, Scott No. 101, SG No. 427.

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The arms of Bohemia show a silver double-tailed lion on a red background. Here is an image of a semi-postal stamp depicting the Bohemian Lion breaking its chains, designed by Czech artist Jakub Obrovský (1882-1949), printed by typography, and issued by Czechoslovakia on October 27, 1919, Scott No. B125, SG No. 62.

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What a great image! It was mentioned at the beginning of this thread how typography is similar to a woodcut printing, and I certainly can see that.

Thanks nethyrk for the great images you have posted here.

Will be getting in on this topic ,I must to my lab I see that Netthykr is on the move excellent job award winning performance once again. Not to suer which catogory this would fall under.

Jkjblue - Thanks! In fact, a number of stamp engravers actually began their careers as wood carvers.

Tefloncinco - I appreciate your kind comments and your enthusiasm. However, the stamp whose image you posted above was printed by intaglio (recess) line engraving, not typography. In the first post in this thread, lithograving provided an excellent introduction to the differences between various stamp printing methods. Note that in the Scott stamp catalogue, engraved stamps are generally identified as "Engr.", and typographed stamps are generally identified as "Typo." With a trained eye, one can often distinguish between them at a glance.

Here is an image of a stamp depicting a horse engraving in the Carthage Museum, Tunis, designed by M. Besson, engraved by Henri Cortot, printed by typography, and issued for use in Tunisia on March 27, 1951, Scott No. 214, SG No. 331.

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João Barbosa Rodrigues (1842-1909) was a Brazilian botanist and engineer, and director of the Botanic Garden of Rio de Janeiro. Here is an image of a stamp depicting Barbosa Rodrigues working, surrounded by various symbols of the natural world, printed by typography, and issued by Brazil on November 13, 1943 to commemorate the centenary of his birth, Scott No. 616, plus an undated photo of the botanist.

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