Postage Stamp Design
切手のデザイン / 1840– / Style / Public Design
Since the Penny Black, the state's face engraved into a few centimeters. Intaglio precision, the perforated edge and denomination formulas, and national image policy lodge maximum institution in minimum paper.
Intaglio precision / Denomination and country formulas / The perforated edge / The nation condensed
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- Further study
- the birth of the Penny Black / national stamp iconography / modern Swiss and Dutch stamp design