"bc92" <bruno.nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> X Inv means that X was the author of the original design (a sketch, most
> often)
> X Del means that X produced the definitive sketch of the stamp, that is
a
> precise model for the engraver.
> X Sc means that X engraved the dye.
>
> I am not so easy with "Fecit" (he made it), which might encompass two or
> three among the above terms.
>
> The "Peace and Commerce" allegory 1876-1900 series is probably the most
> striking example among french stamps, with three of those terms
featuring
> :
>
> J.A. Sage Inv : Jules-Auguste Sage produced a sketch that was selected
by
> a jury, on it's artistic value, but there remained details needing
> modifications for engraving (e.g. line or dashed line patterns needed to
> be changed into flat colored surfaces, or the design needed be modified
> for larger face value figures, or for different captions...)
>
> E. Mouchon Del & Sc : Eugene Mouchon produced the final drawing (in view
> of engraving), and then engraved a dye.
>
> I am referring here to the typographic and recess stamp-printing
contexts,
> but it may be transposed to other ways of producing stamps and stamp
dyes.
>
> --
> Cordialement,
> Bruno
Ah, wonderful Bruno, thank you!!
Dave
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