A Stamp Art ‘King & Snowman’ project focusing on The 1966 Christmas issue of the 3d King and 1/6 Snowman, using full sheets of 80 postage stamps and showcasing the famous printing error ‘Gold Head Progression’ and missing the ‘T’. The Queens Gold Head should sit in the middle and above the forth right hand spike of the kings crown. The gold shift error on the GB 1966 King Wenceslas postage stamp is attributed to a printing mishap where the gold ink used to depict the Queen’s head was misaligned during the printing process. This resulted in the Queen’s head appearing shifted or misplaced on some of the stamps. The postal stamp issue is an award winning stamp design, presented in full mint sheets with a showcase of the error varieties and presented in an informative and educational review of this postal stamp issue. A number of ‘Limited Edition’ Fine Artwork prints available for sale in the Stamp Art Gallery Shop.
Category: Fine Art
Stamp Art: The DPR Korea ‘History’ project
The Stamp Art showcase of the 1983 DPR Korea miniature sheet of the 450th Anniversary of Antonio Correggio (1489 – 1534). The issue is focussed on the paintings by Antonio Correggio of the ‘Madonna with Child’ works. Presented in Artwork Layouts from which a number of ‘Limited Edition’ artwork prints are for sale in the Stamp Art Gallery Shop. The 450th Anniversary of the death of ‘Antonio CORREGGIO, DPR KOREA – CIRCA 1983: mail stamp printed in a souvenir sheet with reproductions of his paintings, including 4 individual stamps with celebration overprints. Wording on the stamps is mostly in Korean. The 450th Anniversary of the death of ‘Antonio CORREGGIO, DPR KOREA includes an unusual title in the 4th stamp depiciting Correggio’s Madonna and Child with Infant Saint John. The name of the artwork on the stamp is: Madonna with San Giovannino Milano indicating that the title is related to the famous work of the “alien painting” the 15th-century artwork The Madonna with Saint Giovannino, currently housed in Florence and not the artwork printed in the sheetlet.
Stamp Art: The Monaco Royal Wedding ‘proof’ project
The Stamp Art Monaco 1956 Royal Wedding showcase presents an informative and educational review of the important and unique marriage of the Hollywood Actress Princess to Prince Rainier III. Presented in Artwork Layouts from which a selected number of ‘Limited Edition’ Fine Artwork prints are available to review and for sale in the Stamp Art Gallery Shop. These attractive stamps showed Prince Rainier III and the beautiful American actress Grace Kelly. Designed by Detaille from a photo by Jules Piel and Gravure printed by B. Minne. They were issued on April 19, 1956. Perf. 13. The wedding of Princess Grace of Monaco and Prince Rainier of Monaco, 1956. It’s been called the wedding of the century. In 1956, Hollywood royalty joined European royalty when Grace Kelly became Princess Grace of Monaco.
Stamp Art: The Monaco ‘Grace Kelly’ project
The 1957 Monaco Postage Stamp issue featuring Princess Grace Kelly commemorates her marriage to Prince Rainier III and the birth of their daughter, Princess Caroline. These stamps, designed by Czeslaw Slania, were issued in panes of fifty and printed using the intaglio process. The stamp, depicted a left-facing portrait of Princess Grace and is special because it commemorates birth of their daughter, Princess Caroline following the royal wedding stamp issue of Princess Grace (formerly American actress Grace Kelly) and Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Following the issue of the 9 Princess Grace Monaco stamps, the sets of proof stamps of 106 colours were purchased by Robert Baughman, S.P.A. and held in his private collection until they became available at auction, when they were purchased by Tino the Stamp Artist from which Tino has produced an exclusive and limited edition of artworks in colours that have never been seen by the world before and are the exclusive copyright to the artist Tino worldwide, as they have never been released in the public domain.
Stamp Art: The Shades of ‘Colour’ project
The Stamp Art Shades of ‘Colour’ showcase presents an informative and educational review of the colours used in printing postage stamps and wonderful variety of colour mixtures that are achieved to produce the variety of shades of colour in the art of stamp printing. This selection is presented in Artwork Layouts from which a selected number of ‘Limited Edition’ Fine Artwork prints are available for sale in the Stamp Art Gallery Shop.
Stamp Art: The Liechtenstein ‘Virtues’ project
The Stamp Art Liechtenstein 1985 Cardinal Virtues issue – Full Sheets Sg 869-872 – MINT. The showcase presents an informative and educational review of Liechtenstein Postage Stamp issue which are unique in their display of story telling, presented in Artwork Layouts with a number of ‘Limited Edition’ Fine Artwork prints available for sale in the Stamp Art Gallery Shop. The Latin noun cardo means pivot point, door hinge. The cardinal virtues are those virtues around which all others are ordered. Even in antiquity, virtue was understood to be the ideal of self-education to become an excellent person. The four cardinal virtues are: Prudentia, Latin, means prudence. Clever means here reason as the basis of human action. He is considered to be smart who can assess himself without illusion and view his situation soberly. The clever person does not suppress his own impermanence either.
Stamp Art: The Liechtenstein ‘Body Guard’ project
The Stamp Art Liechtenstein ‘Body Guard’ project, presents an informative and educational review of Halberd for the Bodyguard of Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein issues which are unique in their display of story telling, presented in Artwork Layouts with a number of ‘Limited Edition’ Fine Artwork prints available for sale in the Stamp Art Gallery Shop.