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Engraved Stamp Beauties
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stallzer
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Location: Newport, MN USA
Re: Engraved Stamp Beauties
Post by stallzer » 17 Feb 2011 01:31
US 100 year Anniversary of Michigan, 1935
"When I die, I want to go peacefully like my grandfather did–in his sleep. Not yelling and screaming like the passengers in his car."
nethryk
Location: New York, USA
Post by nethryk » 17 Feb 2011 04:34
Clowning around with a wrasse: three stages in the life of Coris Angulata; images of airmail stamps designed and engraved by Pierre Gandon, and issued by New Caledonia on December 6, 1965 to publicize the Nouméa Aquarium.
- nethryk
Juvenile, Scott No. C41.
Adolescent, Scott No. C42.
Adult, Scott No. C43.
Location: Leiden, The Netherlands
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Post by Rein » 17 Feb 2011 06:16
How bad a nicely engraved design can be damaged!
At the left the stamp engraved by René Cottet, at the right its modification:
The screen points still had been nicely "engraved" - or rather etched photomechanically
Printing Matters! http://www.galeoptix.nl/fila/druktech.htm
Rein - Your Luxembourg stamp's "modification" is indeed shocking.
Here are images of a stamp, also nicely engraved by René Cottet, that features an exotic critter. Giant Pangolin (a scaly anteater) was issued for use in French West Africa on May 2, 1955, Scott No. 63.
The poor man's recess!
The Swiss stamps printed by Nederlandsche Rotogravure Maatschappij in Leiden, The Netherlands, in photogravure without screen [main design] or screened [blue background, Red Cross]; 1927 and 1928 Pro Juventute 30rp:
KevinHedley
Location: Canberra ACT Australia
Post by KevinHedley » 18 Feb 2011 18:47
Here to learn
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MissLouLou
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Location: Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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Re: Engraved Beauties
Post by MissLouLou » 18 Feb 2011 23:08
lithograving wrote: Yes keep those beauties coming.
Here are a couple of recent Canadian engraved examples which I find very well done.
Canada Post has issued very few engraved stamps in the last 20 years even though Canadian Bank Note (one of the 2 Canadian security printers) apparently bought a new printing press specifically for multicolour intaglio a couple of years back. Since CBNC also prints banknotes I suppose it is mainly used for that purpose.
Without a doubt.. my favorites of them all.
Has fallen in love with Flora & Fauna FDC's!
KevinHedley - Here are some images of another Andorra stamp I'm pretty sure you will like, too. Golden Eagle was engraved by Pierre Forget (1923-2005), and issued on May 27, 1972, Scott No. 212.
US 1956 Wheatland issue. Home of James Buchanan
US Parcel Post 1913 "City Carrier"
Déjà vu stamps, part one: bathing beauties.
Swimmer, engraved by Pierre Munier, issued by Monaco on July 1, 1948, Scott No. 208. Note also that this stamp was designed by Pierre Gandon.
Woman swimmer, engraved by Ladislav Jirka, issued by Czechoslovakia on April 24, 1954, Scott No. 644.
US, "Ben Franklin taking Electricity from the sky" 250th Anniversary 1956
Allegorical art: Mural of Labor, designed by V.S. McCloskey, Jr. from original artwork by Lumen M. Winter, engraved by Richard M. Bower and Charles A. Brooks (vignette), and J.S. Edmondson (lettering), and issued by the USA on September 3, 1956, Scott No. 1082, SG No. 1084.
More allegorical art: The Bountiful Earth, designed by Denver Gillen, engraved by Charles A. Brooks (vignette) and J.S. Edmondson (lettering), and issued by the USA on March 15, 1958, Scott No. 1100, SG No. 1102.
Tomorrow is a USA federal holiday in celebration of George Washington's birthday (actually February 22) which has been officially observed on the third Monday of February since 1968. Generally, government employees, including postal workers and public school teachers, get the day off; however most other working stiffs, other than the fat cats on Wall Street, don't. Many states that had formerly observed Abraham Lincoln's birthday (February 12) have created a joint holiday to honor both Lincoln and Washington, sometimes calling it "Presidents Day," coinciding with the federal holiday. There has never been an annual federal holiday honoring Lincoln.
Here are some images of a couple of USA stamps featuring nicely engraved portraits of these two great American presidents.
Yorktown, designed by C.A. Huston, engraved by John Eissler, and issued on October 19, 1931, Scott No. 703, SG No. 703.
Washington (detail) from an engraving by Asher Durand after a portrait by John Trumbell.
Young Lincoln, designed by Ervine Metzl after an 1877 portrait by George Healy, engraved by Richard M. Bower (vignette) and G.L. Huber (lettering), and issued on February 12, 1959, Scott No. 1113, SG No. 1112.
United States Navy issue of 1936 - 1937
1¢ John Paul Jones & John Barry
2¢ Stephen Decatur & Thomas MacDonough
Designer: Alvin R. Meissner
Engravers: John Eissler & Carl T. Arlt (vignette) · E. M. Weeks (lettering)
3¢ Admirals David G. Farragut & David D.Porter
Designer: A. R. Meissner
Engravers: L. C. Kauffmann & Carl T. Arlt (vignette) · Wm. B. Wells (lettering)
4¢ Admirals William T. Sampson, George Dewey & Winfield S. Schley
Engravers: J. Eissler (vignette) · Wm. B. Wells (lettering)
5¢ Seal of US Naval Academy and Naval Midshipmen
Engravers: F. Pauling (vignette) · Wm. B. Wells (lettering)
During the 1950s Denmark issued many attractive stamps much coveted by my youthful self and by my collecting friends. Among them were two series of five stamps each issued in celebration of the millennium of the Danish kingdom. All ten stamps were engraved by Bent Jacobsen; several were designed by noted artist Viggo Bang, based on original drawings he made of various national landmarks. Here are images of the first set of five stamps.
The Jellinge Stone, issued on September 5, 1953, Scott No. 342, Facit No. 367.
Ground drawing of Viking castle, Trelleborg, issued on November 13, 1953, Scott No. 343, Facit No. 370.
Our Lady Church in Kalundborg, issued on November 13, 1953, Scott No. 344, Facit No. 371.
Nyborg Castle on Funen, issued on September 16, 1954, Scott No. 345, Facit No. 374.
The Goose Tower in Vordingbord, issued on November 18, 1954, Scott No. 346, Facit No. 376.
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And here are images of the second set of five stamps issued by Denmark celebrating the kingdom's millennium.
Spøttrup Manor, issued on November 18, 1954, Scott No. 347, Facit No. 375.
Ruin of Hammershus Castle on Bornholm, issued on April 21, 1955, Scott No. 348, Facit No. 379.
Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, issued on April 21, 1955, Scott No. 349, Facit No. 380.
Frederic V's equestrian statue and Amalienborg Castle, issued on September 3, 1955, Scott No. 350, Facit No. 382.
The Brave Country Soldier statue, issued on December 6, 1956, Scott No. 351, Facit No. 387.
US Treasury Department proofs.
90¢ Commodore O.H. Perry
6¢ Abraham Lincoln
US George Rogers Clark issue, 1929. The Surrender of Fort Sackville
Designers: C. A. Huston - Engravers: L. Schofield (vignette) - E. M. Hall (lettering)
While I realize that I may be just a wee bit tardy in mentioning Ludwig van Beethoven's 240th birthday (December 16, 2010), how else was I to introduce these engraved beauties that were issued in honor of his 200th?
Beethoven, designed and engraved by Pierre Gandon, and issued by Monaco on December 15, 1970, Scott No. 777.
Beethoven, engraved by Ladislav Jirka, and issued by Czechoslovakia on February 17, 1970, Scott No. 1668.
Nethryk, I know most people here seem to regard Slania as the greatest Engraver and his works are absolutely beautiful. But every piece I see by Pierre Gandon I believe is in the same class as the Slania pieces. The Monaco Beethoven to me is another example of why IMHO he is every bit as talented as any Engraver I have seen. Please keep them coming...
US Parcel Post, 1913 Mail Train and Mail bag on Rack.
Engravers: C. Chalmers, E. M. Hall, J. Eissler and E. Myers
US Airmail, 1933 Century of progress issue.
Graf Zeppelin, federal Building at Chicago exposition and Hangar at Friedrichshafen.
Designed by Victor S. McCloskey Jr.
stallzer - Nice looking Baby Zepp!
Here are images of a couple of allegorical art stamps designed and engraved by Pierre Gandon, and issued by France to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of World War I.
Victory and the White Tower of Salonika, Greece, issued on September 28, 1968, Scott No. 1221, Y&T No. 1571.
Victory and the Arc de Triomphe, issued on November 9, 1968, Scott No. 1226, Y&T No, 1576.
AKPhilately
Location: Stewartry, Bonnie Scotland
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Post by AKPhilately » 25 Feb 2011 22:41
It's not immediately obvious from the scan that this stamp is partly recess-printed, but it really is, although I had to check the stamp itself time and again to really convince myself that it is.
This is a 1972 UN airmail stamp, printed in litho and recess (red spiro [is that a word?] bits) by the Government Printing Works in Tokyo.
My SG catalogue only mentions the designer (Lyell Dolan, of Australian banknote portraits fame), so could anybody maybe, hopefully, tell me who actually engraved it?
My blog: http://stampengravers.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Chat
AKPhilately - Sorry, but the name of the engraver of your 1972 UN airmail stamp is not listed in the Scott US Specialized Catalogue, either.
Here are images of another "geometric" stamp: Tridimensional Design by Victor Vasarely, engraved by Jean Pheulpin, and issued by France on April 8, 1977, Scott No. 1519, Y&T No. 1924.
PS I am now up to 409 individual stamp engravers on my Excel spreadsheet, and still going strong.
manfaefife
I was online for Post Number 3 MILLION!
Location: Kirkcaldy, Kingdom of Fife, Scotland
Post by manfaefife » 26 Feb 2011 20:23
About time I made a contribution to this thread.
Donald.
Collector of Kirkcaldy Postcards & Postal History
I am glad you did
manfaefife - Good one! This thread definitely needs more representation from the British Commonwealth. I will try to do my part in future posts.
The shape of the boat's sail on your stamp reminded me of this masterpiece: Arrival of Sainte Dévote at Monaco, designed and engraved by Pierre Gandon, and issued by Monaco on January 27, 1944, Scott No. B84, SG No. 301.
I agree completely, that really is a masterpiece.
Here is a US Treasury Department Official stamp plate proof, Edwin M. Stanton
US Parcel Post, 4¢ 1912, Rural Carrier
Engravers: M. W. Baldwin, E. Myers, E. M. Hall, J. Benzing and H. Charlton,
jugoslavija_post
Location: The Windy City - Chicago, and sometimes Kenosha
Post by jugoslavija_post » 27 Feb 2011 08:33
Whoops... almost forgot about the smaller images!
nigelc
Post by nigelc » 27 Feb 2011 09:17
AKPhilately wrote: My SG catalogue only mentions the designer (Lyell Dolan, of Australian banknote portraits fame), so could anybody maybe, hopefully, tell me who actually engraved it?
Michel describes the engraver as "unknown".
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"No person from Asia shows up in the U.S. and automatically feels linked to people from other Asian countries. What binds us together? American racism. Racism is about dehumanizing us, but racial identity isn't bad. Racism strips me of my humanity, and racial identity hands it right back. Racial identity is beautiful. Racial identity is powerful. God made us different and lovely and through the ugliness of white supremacy, some of us have found belonging."
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My second daughter got married in April. I had never been in such a place filled with Asian Americans. My husband and I are from Japan, and the groom's parents are from Taiwan. Most family members and their partners looked East Asian, and so did most of the couple's friends. There were also quite a few South Asians. Black and white people were few and far between. Almost everyone was speaking "perfect English."
As we were eating, drinking, dancing to American songs, photo-boothing, singing, laughing and talking, I soaked up the Asian American energy. It was distinctly American, yet distinctly Asian. The couple included a Chinese tea ceremony in the wedding to honor their Asian heritages. It was unfamiliar to me, but my heart was warmed while the groom poured tea for my husband and me. There was sushi and Chinese food at the reception, and their Indian friends presented a Bhangra dance, which the couple joined in! I felt comfortable, unlike in my usual spaces that are dominated by whiteness.
Then it dawned on me that such a space probably existed only in this country. I grew up in Japan surrounded by Japanese people. I have been to Chinatowns in the U.S. and Canada. But this was much more inclusive and multicultural.
Immigrants come to this country with our own languages, cultures, national and ethnic prides, histories and views of each other. I hardly knew anyone but Japanese in Japan and was ashamed of the atrocities my people had committed in various parts of Asia. For a long time I tiptoed around other Asians because of my shame. Yet I did not socialize with Japanese people, either, because they reminded me of things I did not like in Japan.
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Le Monde reported that Anil Ambani's France-based telecom firm 'Reliance Atlantic Flag France' was given tax waivers worth 143.7 million euros by local authorities just a few months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault.
The French daily Le Monde reported Saturday that the French government waived a 143.7 million tax liability for Anil Ambani's France-based company, Reliance Atlantic Flag France, barely six months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the government-to-government deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets in Paris in 2015.
The Defence Ministry, Ambani's Reliance group, and the French Embassy in New Delhi issued statements Saturday denying links between the tax waiver and the Rafale deal.
The Ministry said that "any connections drawn between the France waived tax for Anil Ambani firm; says as per law tax issue and the Rafale matter is totally inaccurate, tendentious and is a mischievous attempt to disinform".
"We have seen reports drawing conjectural connection between tax exemption to a private company and procurement of Rafale fighter jets by Government of India," it said in a statement. "Neither the period of the tax concession nor the subject matter of the concession relate even remotely to the Rafale procurement concluded during the tenure of the present Government."
In response to the Le Monde report, the French embassy at New Delhi said: "A global settlement was reached between the French tax authorities and Reliance Flag, a telecom company, in a tax dispute pertaining to the period 2008-2012. This settlement was conducted in full adherence with the legislative and regulatory framework governing this common practice of the tax administration. It was not subject to any political interference whatsoever."
Ambani's Reliance group said in a statement that it "denies any favouritism or gain from settlement. Reliance Flag settled disputes as per legal framework in France available to all companies operating in France".
The statement said: "Reliance FLAG Atlantic France SAS is a subsidiary of Reliance Communications, India. FLAG France owns a terrestrial cable network and other telecom infrastructure in France. During the period under consideration by the French Tax Authorities - 2008-2012 - i.e. nearly 10 years ago, Flag France had an operating loss of Rs 20 crore (i.e. 2.7 million). French tax authorities had raised a tax demand of over Rs 1,100 crore for the same period. As per the French tax settlement process as per law, a mutual settlement agreement was signed to pay Rs 56 crore as a final settlement."
The Le Monde report said that in early 2015, the French auditor firm AEG France had refused to certify Reliance Flag Atlantic France's accounts as it was not sure if they were "straightforward and accurate" according to the rules.
The tax administration had argued that Ambani's company was "improperly documenting its transactions with other companies within the Reliance Group - a commonly used technique to move transfers to tax havens so that it can avoid a tax burden".
It also said that the parent company of the French company of Anil Ambani, Reliance Globalcom Limited, was domiciled in Bermuda, a territory that is on a blacklist of tax havens of the European Union.
Prime Minister Modi announced the 36-jet deal on April 10, 2015, when he was on an official visit to France. Soon after the announcement, Ambani's Reliance group emerged as the lead offset partner for the deal. The total offsets for the deal - worth 7.87 billion - to be discharged in India were valued at Rs 30,000 crore.
In late April 2015, Anil Ambani's company Reliance Aerostructures Limited formed a joint venture with Dassault Aviation. The MoU for the aircraft deal was signed between the Indian and French defence ministers in New Delhi on January 25, 2016. The deal was finally signed on September 23, 2016.
The production unit of the joint venture, called Dassault Reliance Aerostructures Limited, was inaugurated in Nagpur on October 2017 in the presence of top Indian and French ministers.
As reported by The Indian Express, days before the MoU was signed in New Delhi, another of Ambani's firms, Reliance Entertainment, had invested in a French film produced by the then French President Francois Hollande's partner, Julie Gayet.
Hollande had subsequently denied any connection between the film's funding and the deal. But he told AFP that giving offset contracts to Ambani was part of a "new formula" for buying 36 Rafale aircraft which was put forth after the government under PM Modi assumed power in May 2014. The government had denied this.
The Indian Express has also reported that Anil Ambani had met the advisors to the then French defence minister in his office two weeks before the Rafale deal was announced by PM Modi. Dassault Aviation, the French company manufacturing Rafale jets, has repeatedly claimed that Reliance Defence was chosen as an offset partner on merit.
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court had dismissed the government's arguments that several secret documents about the Rafale deal could not be examined by the court because they had been "stolen". Deciding that it would review its earlier decision to not order an investigation in the deal in light of the new evidence, the Supreme Court concluded that any reference to the government's privilege to not reveal details "has to be essentially adjudged on the touchstone of public interest".


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Q: How to Fix NetSuite SuiteScript Not Executing on Invoice 'Paid In Full' I have a User Event After Submit SuiteScript 1.0 deployed to the Invoice, and I can't seem to get it to fire. I need it to run after the payment is made and the Invoice status gets updated to 'Paid In Full'(assuming the invoice being updated after payment is an after submit event?) It will run if I go back to the invoice and edit/save. Should this be running on a different event type?
function userEventAfterSubmit_populateAfter(type) {

var createdFromField = nlapiGetFieldValue('createdfrom');
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var invoiceStatus = nlapiGetFieldValue('status');
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if ((createdFromField) && (invoiceStatus == 'Paid In Full')){

//DOES NOT MAKE IT HERE, UNLESS I GO BACK TO INVOICE & EDIT/SAVE...

A: I don't believe that Invoice User Events are fired when the status changes to Paid in Full. You will likely need to deploy a User Event on the Payment record instead and determine whether the newly applied payment pays the Invoice in full.

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