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| February 17, 2010
Postage stamps can serve as a great abridged overview of a country's culture and design. Released in 1969, below is a series of five vintage postage stamps from the Netherlands depicting 20th century buildings and architects. (Scott #B444-B48)
Tags: architecture, stamps, vintage
Topic: Graphic Design
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Jan Middendorp
on February 18, 2010 “The design of the stamps themselves is not anonymous. The series was designed by the painter Rein (R.J.) Draijer, a teacher at the Royal Academy in The Hague and one of the most prolific designers of Dutch postage stamps in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Karen Horton
on February 18, 2010 “Thanks Jan for providing the name of the designer! I'm not familiar with Draijer's work. Someone new added to list of people I need to read up on...
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nancy hill
on February 18, 2010 “these are just great - thanks for posting” |
