subject: The Good Thing About Postal Stamps [print this page] In early nineteenth century, as a result of the educational motion, develops a different fashionable direction in art. The French refer to it as - Art Nouveau, the Germans - Jugendstil, and then in KuK places is called - Secession. Graphic analysis of this art path might consider a lot of time, as well as philatelic understanding is debatable. As a result, we will only take a look at it via display of a few stamps just by saying few things about them. Since of course we are all philatelists!
First we will focus on the French edition, Art Nouveau. The "Sitting Republic, protector of harmony" is surely an art movie made by Luc-Olivier Merson. The "Merson" stamps had been published for more than 30 years. Very first appearance is in 1900 inside standard designs, having styles with allegorical reflection. These were: Blanc (1 to 5C), Mouchon (10 to 30c) plus Merson (40C to 5Fr). Mersons usually are having highest prices and tend to be bigger in proportions than others, which is usually the way it is with this type of postal stamps and banknotes.
Series using overprint Algeria a "transition stage." - Right up until 1924 in Algeria were utilised French postal stamps with no overprint, but soon after the 1930th different stamps are issued. Possibly this type of change was more rapid with the increasing commercialization of philately.
All of the sweetness of Secession are visible in the earliest couple of editions for typical postage stamps in Austria, following the actual fall of monarchy plus fall of the transitional creation known as Deutschsterreich. At same time a variety of journal postage stamps were produced, who had imprinted a figure of god Mercury to them. These series have been published in editions of 10, to several millions of stamps, therefore they dont get much of philatelic worth. Motives are standard for the results. "Triumphalism" provides approach to "work actions". Mercury was god of trade, but additionally a messenger of gods, that explains his own visual appeal on newspaper postage stamps. These kinds of stamps are imperforated because of the less costly manufacturing rather than to needlessly elevate magazine cost. You will find several of these at American Philatelic Foundation.
Federal Republic of Germany in 1977 released a souvenir sheet that had style - Jugendstil in Deutschland. Sheet is presented having decorations and explained using words and phrases usual for that style. It also applies to the motives seen on postage stamps: a flower, an individual figure sitting on a couch. So, generally Jugendstil has entered daily life. I am aware of that because right now Im writing while sitting in such a chair!
The American Philatelic Foundation is a non-profit institution in the us that properly appraises postage stamp collections and in case you have postage stamps that aren't typical or perhaps collections of postage stamps not really priced, feel free to e mail us.
