Printing our own Stamp Design (Intaglio):
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- As I learn about the art of engraving and printing, I take on the challenge of creating my own unique stamp design. This episode introduces my long time friend, Jerrit, whose incredible artistic talents are put to use in figuring out the world of engraving and etching. Watch us use a 3D printed mini press to print stamp like artwork and my own limited issue stamp.
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Notes:
Yes, the 'Bora Bora Girl' is printed in 3 colors, not just 2.
Printing supplies were from Akua Intaglio (inks and wiping fabrics)
Paper - Rives Bfk white
Rubber brush - QUMOVA Silicone Color Shaper.
I found that using a plastic card and newspaper was the best method for wiping the inks off of the plates.
About the stamp we printed:
2016 is the year that the channel started.
the Play button and hashtag in the top corners represent the connection to videos and the online community.
The palm trees are fun 'exotic' element (Jerrit's fun idea), capturing the spirit of the channel to travel and explore.
Inspired stamps (Design):
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Links:
Watch my trip to the British Library Philatelic Collections: • Incredible Rarities at...
The 5 methods of Intaglio Printing:
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Basic Printing Methods and How to Tell Them Apart
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Typography Means printing stamps by relief:
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Colnect Printing Categories:
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History of the Printing Press:
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Wiki: en.wikipedia.o...
BBC News: The Last Penny Black Press Unveiled:
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What Once Was Stamp Printing, is Now Stamp Production (Linns)
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Video: Beginner hand engraving budget magnification and microscopes:
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Marianne de Gandon:
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Thank you Everyone for the comments and interest in the channel's stamps.
Only 24 were printed, plus the proof that Jerrit printed and is keeping. So 25 in total.
I kept Green #20, and gave the other 23 stamps out to viewers. I reached out through the comments, and if I didn't receive a response from a comment after 24 hours, I deleted it and went to the next comment.
The stamp varieties:
15 Red, this includes 1 "Inverted Graham".
5 Green
3 "Golden Grahams"
1 All Black
Each of these prints is numbered 1-24 based on the order in which it was printed.
The plates have been retired, and I sent my press to Jerrit. Fingers crossed that he makes some more cool stamp stuff in the future. Happy Exploring!
Brilliant. Just brilliant.
Thank you Damien 😊
This was definitely the video I needed right now. I've been watching other videos to learn a bit about engraved stamps and Czeslaw Slania, and you just can't help but appreciate the aboslute beauty of these stamps.
Really cool video.
Thank you!! Glad the video came at the right time 😊. The artwork on stamps is just incredible, you can only admire and appreciate their beauty. Thanks so much for watching!!
Wow. I've been looking forward to this episode for a long time and apparently, it didn't disappoint me all. It is just EPIC work. Well done both of you! I learned a lot about the printing process which I knew very little before. My favourite one is the Golden Grahams.🤣🤣
Other than that, I'm also impressed that you maintain a friendship with your childhood friend, which is so precious.
Thank you Richard 😊. Most of the credit should go to Jerrit for figuring this all out 😅. So glad you enjoyed it!!
Completely surprised by the demand for the channel stamps. There are only 24 available, and I'm working through the current comments and reaching out. I guess next time I will have to print a little more 😊. Thanks Everyone!
congrats to Jerrit and you, the stamps are sublime!
If you do another run I’d love a set! Something to be proud of that they’re so popular
Hi and congratulations on this video. However I'm somewhat surprised you didn't cover the story of jules Lapirot, the actor and engraver who offered to produce a new plate for £10,after the original two pence blue engraved by Joseph Barnard, had by 1858, finally worn away to almost nothing.
Unfortunately, his effort was very crudely engraved, without preparation of a master die and was engraved directly on a copper plate, by hand and not a very good one.
This 1859 issue of Queen Victoria, was considered an affront to her majesty and was ridiculed, particularly by the French, who nicknamed it 'tete de singe' ( Monkey head)
Fine unused examples are extremely rare, since they were printed on delicate paper and therefor highly sort after.
I am fortunate to have acquired such a mint example and I can forward a photo of this stamp, if you are interested. Just let me know an email or whatever to achieve this.
Best wishes,
Chris
@@chrisgreen764 Thank you Chris, it is indeed an interesting story regarding the Mauritius which I semi-tackle in a separate video. I would have loved to cover it here, but I already feel guilty for making this over 40 minutes long. I hope you enjoyed the video.
Cant wait to see if you “accidentally” make an invert error
Dear Graham, you guys did a stellar job. This was such a great experience. But, be careful with the printing plates now, or you can easily get the first "INVERTED GRAHAM" :))))
Thank you!! 😊. And who said that one of the 24 prints is not an invert?!? 😉
Keep a look out in the mail, Zsolt. :)
@@ExploringStamps Dear Graham, if that means that I will get a "Graham Stamp" it would be the best surprise for my coming birthday:)))) PS: I found another rhino stamp and it is on the way to you. So, check the mail and thanks a mil :)
Wow! This has got to be the coolest philatelic explanation and experiment ever! I am totally geeking out over this. Graham, congratulations to you and Jerrit. If you guys are ever in DC I will buy you a beer in honor of this video.
Thanks Kevin 😊. Glad you enjoyed it, we will have to take you up on your offer 🍻😬
Amazing episode of art 👍
Thank you 😊
Hi Graham…..just finished watching this video (I’m a little late). This is a fun, interesting, and educational video you and Jerritt created……I loved it, and if you have any of your stamps remaining I would love one. Let me know and I will email my address.
Thanks Gary!! Glad you enjoyed it. I HAVE ONE LEFT!! Send your address to my email, and it will be on its way.
One of my favorite #philately episodes of yours, Graham! Nice to meet Jeritt on the channel, how great to have a life-long friend ready and willing to participate in these experiments. The plate and cinderella stamps look so good! My favorite variety of the bunch is the Golden Graham :D
😊 Thank you Lisa!! For some reason, I didnt have to coerce Jerrit into doing the project, I was surprised that he was super eager to deal with all these calls and do most of the hard work...he is a cool dude. Thanks for your support! 😬
Great work and I can see the amount of effort put on to make this video successful
This needs more attention 😃😃
Thank you 😊🙏
Graham, you did a fantastic job with the printing of the final product. Jarrit's masterwork with his engraving is superb. This episode of Exploring Stamps is very exciting and satisfying.
🤯 Amazing!
Thank you 😊
Hey Graham! I watched this yesterday and thoung of a thing. What if, instead of printing the pRiNtEr only, we print the plate also with the 3D printer? It won't be the original envgraving artwork of the artist, but the stamps that will be produced will be ORIGINAL in their own sense... maybe you can reduce the size of the stamp then, and bring it down to the original size of a postage stamp...
Altough, loved the episode a lot, reminded me when I tried to make a rubber stamp by cutting an eraser 😆
And as I saw in the comments, the high demand of the stamps you produced is on a big problem to you 'cause you have the ORIGINAL thing to ORIGINALLY produce the ORIGINAL stamps 😉😂
Ooo, now there is an idea... print the plate and the printer together. I really have no idea about the capabilities of 3D printers, in fact this was my first time seeing a 3D printed anything. I wonder what other cool philatelic accessories, tools, and other things can be thought of using a 3D printer.... hmm.
Finally managed to watch this video and it was worth the hype! A really fascinating experiment that actually helped me wrap my mind around these early printing processes which still confuse me a little. Impressive work by Jerrit! And nice work Graham too. Now that you’ve turned a new generation onto philately, you might have also just created a new fan base for DIY printing. I know I’ve missed out on the stamps, I guess I’ll have to watch out for them on the market 😀
Thank you Punk! I have totally become a fan of DIY printing, although I am no artist, I am enjoying checking out the etching community on social media. Glad you enjoyed the video!! 😊
Well done Jerrit & Graham! What a cool project to work on together. 👏
Thank you Isabelle!! 😊
Hi Graham and Jerrit, congrats on an amazing video!!! So fascinating!! Eddy and I were wondering if we could possibly get a stamp if there are any left? Or a reprint? 😃 thanks for the amazing content!!!
Thank you so much!! Glad you and Eddy enjoy the content 😊. I have reached out to the first viewers that commented a request for a print, if they dont respond then I will keep going up the list, so lets see :). Thanks for watching!
I just checked and some folks havent sent me their info, would you like to send me your address and I can pop one in the.mail for you? explorestamps@gmail.com
Thank you so much 🙏🏼 We just emailed you ☺️
@@mookatgirl7680 Awesome, its on its way :)
Yay 🥳 thank you so much 😃
graham you have finally outdone yourself and what a terrific job, jerrit! so much research done, old things learned again. The history of my hobby/life-long passion coming to life step by step. many thanks for a great video!
😊 Thank you so much! Comments like these really mean a lot, so glad to see that you enjoyed the episode. Thanks for watching!!
I loved this so much. It was fun and interesting on so many levels. I enjoy your videos lots! So much I wanted to be supportive and bought 2 sweatshirts. Now I am thinking I would love to have a set of the Cinderella Exploring Stamps set. Watcha think Graham. Your content is very good to me. Its why I've started stamp collecting again. Also, its introduced my to postcrossing and other interesting channels. Great Job man!
Hi Botany Boy! Glad to see that you really enjoyed it. I have a couple of the prints left and would be happy to send one your way, send me your mailing address: explorestamps@gmail.com
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Your friend has an amazing talent. Fascinating and worthwhile project. Well done 👏 ✔ 👍
Thank you Matty. Jerrit is super talented, glad he agreed to work with me on this. Thanks so much for watching!!
Fantastic episode! I always marvelled at how artistic and intricate the engravings are on early stamps and paper money.
A lot of work went into this episode and thanks to you both!
Thank you Jim, glad you enjoyed it, I really admire line engraved art work. Jerrit was awesome.
Amazing subject Graham! Love this video 😄
Thank you Ákos!! 😊
Great video as usual. Been watching since the beginning and you helped inspire me to bring The Boston Philitelic into the digital age! Love to frame a Golden Graham!
Thanks Todd, keep a look out in the mail :)
@@ExploringStamps Whoop Whoop!
All your videos are really great. This one was really really cool! Amazing. Thanks so much for doing this. Phil
😊 Thank you Phil! That really means a lot.
YOUR BEST EPISODE! The history involved with stamps is fascinating but the artwork is what gets me revved. DIY art with a stamp motif is fun.
Wow, thank you Buzza Wuzza! I totally get it, the artwork on stamps can be incredible. Thanks so much for watching 😊
Awesome video! This brought back some memories for sure. When I was a kid in the 70s I did a copper etching plate of St. Basil's Cathedral in the. Kremlin and I also made an engraving of an olive branch. I still have the plates and some of the prints.
You mistakenly said of your prints "No one would want these." Well I do! I would gladly buy a set. And the Blue Mauritius print also. These are awesome art works.
Philatelically, I am thinking maybe I should try something like this to make stamps for the local post I run.
Thank you for another entertaining and informative video.!
Thank you Scott! St Basil's must have been a fun etching. 😍 Definitely think about doing this for your Local Post, that would be very cool!!
I'm trying to convince Jerrit to set up an Etsy to sell his artwork, maybe he will in the future and make those Blue Mauritius stamps available. 🤞
Thanks for watching!
@@ExploringStamps I hope he does! Keep everyone posted. There is definitely an appreciative audience for art.
Hey Scott, send me your mailing address and I will send you 1 of the 24 prints.. explorestamps@gmail.com.
Hey Graham, Great video. I was thoroughly fascinated with the project. Well done!
Thanks Kermick 😆 Glad you enjoyed it!
What fun! Thank you for sharing the process. It instantly reminded me of an art project in school. Wish I had kept my plate...
Thank you Laura 😊
Without a doubt the most exciting video I've seen in the last few years. Fantastic work, instructive but above all dazzling collaboration of an artist and a dreamer! My congratulations to you both. Thank you for bringing so much beauty to a world that needs it right now. I don't know if a series of engravings for each year of your UA-cam channel would be possible but let's dream together...
Ooo now there is an idea... limited edition prints for each year. 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoyed it!!!
The best video you have made in all these years. It's amazing! I WANT ONE IN MEXICO! Congratulations.
What a GREAT video , amazing , thank you for taking the effort and sharing it with us , by the way great Graham Stamp , my favorite is the green one , very classy. Keep the awesome work !!!!!! it would be great to have one of this stamps
Thank you Bernardo 😊. I agree, the green one is the favorite. Glad to see that you enjoyed the video, thanks so much for watching!!
You got to give us an Inverted Graham 😃
Red #15 is the only inverted Graham!
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That was awesome! The Blue Mauritius copy was pretty cool too. Maybe do a Betty Blue next time 😁
I am working on all these procedures.
Awesome!! I hope you have amazing results 😊 thanks for watching!!
I'm im(pressed)...lol get it? "pressed"....anyway. Well done Graham and Jerrit, this was philatelic entertainment at its best. Deserves to be on the History Channel at the very least.
You are too kind, Erica 😊. Thanks for watching!!
Great show. I really enjoyed it. Your friend Jerrit and you are very good together. Until your next video, David Barban- Colombier
Thanks David! 😊 Glad you enjoyed it!!
@@ExploringStamps I'll be looking for other shows of yours. Til our next meeting.
Completely blown away - you both did an amazing job!
Thank you so much 😊 🙏!!
Loved the episode of #philately.
Learning about lntaglio and other methods of stamp printings
It was fun seeing the enlarged blue Mauritius post office 😁😁
Putting your profile picture as in a original Graham-Jerrit made stamp , the bi colours and the Golden Graham
You should make an inverted version of the stamp and auction it for the highest bidder 🤣🤣
Thank you 😊... Glad you enjoyed it. There actually is 1 inverted version. Number 15 (Red) 😅...
I'd be ready to take it for the highest bid 🤣🤣
And I'm on the line if you distribute them among the community of exploring stamps 😏😏🥺
Send me your mailing address: explorestamps@gmail.com
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Done 😀😀
You deserve a million subscribers😭😭
Wow 😊 Thank you Arjune!
Give away?! Send it to Portugal.
Brilliant! I tried to skim through this episode as I didn't have 46 minutes to just sit and watch a video, but I found myself continually going back to see what I had missed. Needless to say, I wound up sitting here for the full 46 minutes and loved it. One of your best videos. Thank you.
Wow - you really have outdone yourself this time, Graham. I was super stoked to see what this long awaited episode would be like and yep; did not disappoint. I bet y'all had a blast. I also literally cannot believe how good the final prints looked - they are just insanely (I mean, unexpectedly) striking. Great color choices, too.
Next time you're in Washington, D.C., hit me up and I'll give you a special tour of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum! :)
Thank you Christopher, glad you liked the outcome of the prints 😊. Jerrit gets all the credit though, his plates were ace. Thanks for watching!!
Amazing video. I completely share your love for engraved stamps. I think my favorite engraver is Joseph de La Nézière, who did some French Western Africa designs; I am trying to get a complete collection of them. Funnily enough I never really thought about how difficult it is to engrave such a small plate!
I just looked up his work!! Ive enjoyed putting an engraver name to the different works of art, and now that I recognize several of Joseph de La Neziere's stamps, I see why he is your favorite! Thanks for sharing Oliver 😊
Amazing video. You known thus an opportunity to create an INVERTED, destroy the plates and auction off of a organization that promotes stamp collecting for the younger generation. 🥰
Thank you Gary! 😊 Of the 24 that were printed, there was 1 inverted stamp (Red #15). 🤫 thanks for watching!
It was exciting to hear that you interest in stamps started in Edenvale. Lives there in 60s and 70s. Still visitekaartjie monthly auction and Fair at Bowling Club. Loved the episode.
Thanks Reg, yes we used to go to a small stamp shop inside the Eastgate shopping center, this was back in the mid 90s. Also I didn’t live too far from the Bowling Club, but I haven’t been back in a while. Glad you enjoyed it!
This episode and the previous one is really amaising. I retired in 2020 and I am expanding my workshop in the basement. I was interested in 3d printing, but combining my passion for philately and the exploration of different mediums, we are on another level. I will probably book a corner to explore this. Congratulations on your channel.
Oh brilliant, thank you Carl. It is amazing to combine two passions, its totally worth exploring while expanding that workshop. Thanks so much for watching.
That was outstanding. The description of the printing process really came to life in a way that it never does when reading about it. Now I think I have an idea about recess printing. Thanks so much.
Thank you David!! 😊. Glad this video could help (it helped me figure it out).
Awesome video. Would appreciate if you can spare a proof for me. Reminds me of creating paper and doing our own Letterpress printing in Windmill museum in Basel, Switzerland. Great job mate.
Thank you Faheem! At some point I will need to explore paper production, that would be an interesting video. One print is on its way to you. Thanks! :)
Really interesting video. I had a rough idea how engravings were done, but didn't get how multiple colours were achieved. Looks so fun, I would love to try it, if only I had the time.....
Thank you, if. you do get the time, it is totally worth exploring and trying out. Thanks for watching 😊
Maybe the next stamp you can do is offset printing exploring stamp on my 40 inch offset press. I think you can design your stamp full color. Open to help.
Very cool! Ill have to explore offset printing at some point. Thanks Mike!
I’d love to get one of those! You guys did exceptional work. LMK if you are willing to share one and what timeouts take to get one.
Thanks Bob! Ill send you one of the 24 prints, email me your mailing address. exporestamps@gmail.com
Amazing video, I solely collect Australian KGV side face because imo they are not just philatelic items, but works of art.
Exactly!! They are totally works of art 🙌. Thanks for watching 😊
This is such a great video! I have one of these "mini" presses from Open Press Project. I have some copper plate that I've been looking forward to working with. It was helpful to see Jerritt work on a couple of different techniques, some of which I wasn't familiar with. So thanks for the inspiration! If you are distributing any of the prints, it would be cool to have one. Thank you!
Oh excellent you have one!! Yes you are going to LOVE it, I also know that there are community print swaps, basically you swap your prints with others internationally, very cool!! 😊
I would love one of these to frame and hang above my desk for inspiration while i soak and mount my stamps and enjoy my hobby
Hey Marty, glad to see that you are enjoying the hobby. I have a few left that people haven't claimed, shoot me an email with your mailing address and I'll send one if you get to me first: explorestamps@gmail.com
Great video 👍 found out a lot about stamp making looks like you had fun 😅 🤣🤣 👍🇦🇺😎
Thank you Mark, we sure did have fun. 😊. Thanks for watching!
This video obviously took a while to put together. Kudos on the excellent result!
🙏😊 thank you!!
That is excellent looking copper plate and the stamp is great. When i etched copper, yrs ago, i used a film, took a print, then put on the copper. It was done in reverse, so be right reading. Then put in the etching chemical. Its been years, so i dont have any product names to give you. But honest, the plate looks great and stamp too. I believe to draw the image i made it extra big, then used printer to shrink down image, then made a reverse print on the paper film to put on copper. Loads fun. But then , you wouldnt have etched plate by hand if you did it this way. Good luck with your museum or library accomplishments.
Thanks Bobbi 😊. Great to see that you have also done etching in the past, it’s such a cool art form!
Thank you so much for watching and your support!
Great project! I love the idea of printing a printer. Often intaglio plates are scratched into the plate using what is called a ground. Then the plate is left in an acid bath, the ground resisting the acid. The best way is to make sure the paper is wet (damp really), that way the ink clings to the paper better. Sounds like Jerrit is on the case. Awesome stuff.
Thank you James, the whole 'print a printer' still blows my mind. Love it though. Thanks for watching 😊
This was a fascinating look into an artform that I thought was pretty much dead. I am happy to see there is still a community that keeps the artform alive. Engraved stamps are my favorites as well. I love to inspect every detail, admire the craftmanship that went into designing the whole positive/negative space, the textures, the shading. Jerrit seems like a cool dude! I hope to see him back in more videos in the future. Maybe a longer look into his stamp collection, and how he fell into philately? More art projects would be awesome too.
Thank you!!! I’m sure Jerrit will find his way into more episodes in the future 😉. Glad you enjoyed the episode!!
Can’t wait to be back on the channel for the next project ;)
@@jh.artistic We will have to start thinking of something :D
Learnt so much and great to see such a wonderful friendship in action. I'm new to philately and you have inspired me to get my own collection together.
So glad found the video useful, thank you so much for watching, Sue. And it really means a lot to know that the channel has had a role in getting your collection together. 😊🙏
Fantastic episode. Well done to you for all the hard work you did with the actual printing. And of course Jerrit's engraving was amazing considering this was his first try. Very talented guy.
You'll need to look at some method to introduce perforations to your 'stamps'.
Good idea, and I was thinking about the watermarking process as well... There is still so much we can discuss. Thanks so much Iain!! 😊
Spot the moment Exploring Stamps wishes Dorothy Wilding took his portrait. LOL
😂 30:18 no doubt
@@ExploringStamps 31:07....🤣
Wahoooo again... for years i was reading à lot about how stamps were really produced...but never really got it.
And you did it ! So clear, so understandable : your work is just fantastic ! You were both brilliants, thank you so much for your combined efforts, really one of your best video !
Wow thank you Charles, that really means a lot! Glad you enjoyed it. 😊. Thanks for watching.
Ay didn't know you were South African , now that you've said it I hear it , love this channel and love from South Africa
🇿🇦 😊 yay!! Thanks for watching from safrica
@@ExploringStamps thank you , I've also been very interested in intaglio design for years , it's a very beautiful form of art
Wow! This was amazing! Great job to you both!!
😊 thank you Jody!
Many stamps are a great piece of art work from the past. Seeing the two of you create some in that style in such detail was very cool. Looking forward to each new episode! Great job guys!!!
😊 Thank you so much!! glad you enjoyed the work.
What a great way to learn about stamps and what it takes to do so. Really enjoyed the process - thanks!
Thank you Ken, glad you enjoyed it 😊
This was just the coolest!!
Send one to the American Philatelic Society. They have a library on-site as well. Consider visiting it as well.
Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it. 😊🤔 Ill have to see if the APS wants one, but YES I really need to visit them soon. Thanks for watching!
So glad you did this! I've been curious about modern intaglio printing, so it was great to see how you guys approached it.
Thank you Karey, glad you enjoyed it 😊
i like to imagine that every person involved in stamp production over the CENTURIES has enjoyed it as much as you guys did.
😂 We can only hope!! Thanks so much😊
That was so FREAKING COOL.
😎 Glad you enjoyed it, Katrina.
I loved this video. It’s so fascinating and I want to try it.
Do it!! It is an amazing art form. Thanks for watching Joseph, glad you enjoyed it!!
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Wonderful video ~ encompasses the entire history of your UA-cam journey within a fun challenge. Thank you so much, and if you’re thinking of somewhere to send your artwork - send one my way.
Thank you David!! Capturing our journey along the way was so much fun. Ill have to figure out a way to distribute these stamps, there seems to be a bit more demand than I anticipated...Yikes! 😅
@@ExploringStamps
So I rewatched this video again and everything just underscored your dedication and passion to philately ~ and especially the creative and interesting opportunities towards enjoyment and education that can result from this hobby.
Your willingness to demonstrate this over the past years is to be commended. Not only have you shown how collecting little bits of paper can be fun, but also how the act of creatively communicating about philately through podcasting can also be fun.
Quite simply, Thank You 🙏
Man what a amazing project I think you should make some inverted to make it special
Aahhh I want the black stamp! If not Ill take a Golden Graham. Great video btw.
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Send me your mailing address, Penny explorestamps@gmail.com
AMAZING!!! I really enjoyed this episode. Fascinating - new 3D print technology, combined with an "old" art form. The artwork and resulting stamps are beautiful. Thanks Graham and Gerrit!
@Exploring Stamps, I'm guessing you knew already because I know you like this series, but I just discovered this: the current fauna series from Canada Post, with the 10$ blue whale, is printed using offset lithography for the background, and intaglio recess for the whale! That is very cool, but I'm wondering if it's still with a copper plate or another medium.
Also the world's first Christmas stamps, CA #85 and #86, were printed using a combination of recess and lithography, another cool example of combining techniques.
This has been my FANTASIA for the last few years when I got back into collecting stamps and banknotes. I have searched high n low for a tutorial on printing via intaglio style. This was absolutely brilliant and has scratched that curiosity itch I've had for along time now! Just fantastic!!! Thanks for the vid!
Very cool project with great results. Great viewing as well - thanks guys. If you are giving them away I'd love one. I just need to figure out what to send you in return, you seem to have enough flip-flops..........
I am waiting for my small printer to come.
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Here's an idea: you could design your stamp on a computer, then 3D print the plate.
Someone needs to try this! (If it isn't being done already) 🤔
@@ExploringStamps I started the process already :-p I have my design ready, I might be able to find someone who will be able to 3D print it as a plaque. But I still enjoy very much precise manual work, so I'm still trying stuff to use a wooden plaque with acrylic paint.
As a stamp collector, I'm partial to recess printing. I love it. What little that I do know about Intaglio printing is that, one needs to use a soft steel plate for the engraving process, not copper. Copper is too soft and is used mainly for music publication or incidental prints. Copper does not withstand the PSI that is needed for a vivid engraving, such as needed for postage stamps. With steel plates, the edging will stay sharp and not collapse inward. And remember, these plates have to print millions of stamps. That is why all the leading printers of stamps use a soft steel. A good example in the United States would be the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. With the exception of a handful, all stamps produced from the BEP from 1847 through the 1990s used steel plates for their intaglio printing.
I wonder how they used to print large quantities of stamps. Surely they didn't do them one at a time?
Yes they printed sheets of stamps, they could print 240 stamps in one sheet for example. So way more efficient than my operation 😅
@@ExploringStamps Yeah, that's what I was thinking. 😁 But how did they get several identical plates? 🤔
Having attempted some engaging work towards medieval coin replication, this is all families to me.
In one instance I used a 8x8-inch copper plate with spray paint as a ground mask, etched the line design into the plate with ferric chloride, then used that plate as the master on a pantographic engraver (like the ones once used at trophy shops). It transferred the image quite well into the polished end of a 1-inch-diameter steel rod.
Also, around here, the magnifying headwear is affectionately known as The Crown Of Geekdom.
This video was inspired!
To be honest, I was avoiding this video for some time. I was watching your other videos. But after finally watching it, you and your friend had ultimately encouraged me to revisit the artistic side of myself once again.
The collaboration between you and your friend Jerrit looked like a lot of fun.
Brilliantly done!
Graham,
Any chance of you doing a raffle type drawing for a signed copy because I would love to have one fully decked out mated and framed hanging in my office?
Thank you
BG Law
Stay Blessed
Graham is starting to remind me of that friend that says, 'let's jump from this building to the next building, and you know you're a better jumper than me, so you go first.' That being said, brilliant work from both of you.
Really nice self made "stamps".....they will look great on a stamp album or on a laptop. I would love to own a green and red if you do a giveaway
Thank you!! 😊… I’ll have to figure out a way to select who gets them and distribute, stay tuned!
Seeing all the effort which went into your engravings gives me a greater appreciation of the artwork on those earlier stamps, would be cool to see what you could do in some of the other techniques for stamp design.
السلام وعليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته اخي في الله أنا الأخ لحسن من المملكة المغربية جزاكم الله خيرا هاوي في الطوابع البريدية القديمه والجديدة
So cool. Do you have any prints left? I somehow doubt it. I’d love one
I would pay good money for the Blue Mauritius print to frame for my study - you should do a limited edition hint hint - its the closest any of us will get to owning one
one of my fav episode! that was entertaining. thank you both!!🎉
one of my fav episode! that was entertaining. thank you both!!🎉
Fascinating program! I have to admire the artistry and the creativity that went into your project! If you have any spares, I’d love to have one. You may have even inspired me to give it a shot myself.
Thanks Nyle, one of the prints is on its way.
@@ExploringStamps Wow, thanks Graham! That’s great! I will frame it up and give it pride-of-place on my desk!
GOT IT! It arrived while I was out of the country, so I am slow in thanking you, but I am thrilled. I had to re-watch the episode twice to see MY copy being made. Many thanks!
Hope to see you in Sacramento in August!
What brand of magnifying headband magnifier does jerrit use
Excellent episode!!
😊 Thank you Louis!
Amazing episode! Can see the passion from both of you guys and the art created is just something else. You should definitely put more of those stamps out to the community. I got into philately about a year ago and this channel really helped me in the journey. I’ve learned so much from your videos and just wanted to say thank you for all you do!
Wow thank you!! It is great to see that you have enjoyed the channel and that it has helped you along the way. Thank you so much for watching!!
what ink are u using for stamp printing? And also love the work and vid
This was a lot of fun, thank you both!!
Glad you enjoyed it Markus, thanks for watching!