tobben63
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Post by tobben63 on Mar 23, 2019 6:03:26 GMT
I have been thinking of collecting the work of the great engraver Czeslaw Slania for a while. I'm not sure I will start now, but I will start this tread where we, the members of TSF can post images of our stamps and other things that Czeslaw Slania engraved. Late Mette Heindorf made a great site containing a lot of information please visit here. However the stamps on Heindorf's site are in lower resolution. So find your stamps, banknotes etc. and scan them and post. As I'm not a collector of unused stamps, most of my scann's will be of used stamps, but I choose those where I can show most of the engraving without a cancel. When I feel for it I will add some information of the motive on the stmp(s) and or how Czeslaw worked on that particular stamp. In most cases I link to wikipedia. I will try to give the stamp numbers, I don't have Scott, but will try to find the right number. However Michel is my main catalogue source and if I find others I will post those to. I scan the stamps and other stuff in 600dpi. For full image just click on the image. Please enjoy and participate. Anders Zorn Famous Swedish painter. 
30 Øre: Mi:SE 455C, Sn:SE 550, Yt:SE 446, Sg:SE 416, AFA:SE 461, Fac:SE 509A 80 Øre Mi:SE 456, Sn:SE 551, Yt:SE 447, Sg:SE 417, AFA:SE 462, Fac:SE 510 |
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tobben63
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Post by tobben63 on Mar 23, 2019 6:18:06 GMT
Worlds refugi year Varlds Flykting året (in Swedish)  Mi:SE 458C, Sn:SE 554, Yt:SE 449, Sg:SE 419, AFA:SE 464 FACIT:SE 512 |
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tobben63
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Post by tobben63 on Mar 23, 2019 6:25:48 GMT
Centenary of the Voluntary Shooting Organisation  Mi:SE 460, Sn:SE 557, Yt:SE 451, Sg:SE 421, AFA:SE 466 FACIT:SE 514 |
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tobben63
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Post by tobben63 on Mar 23, 2019 6:37:50 GMT
In my web search for Slania I came across this page showing an exhibit of the work of Czeslaw Slania by Stephan Pomp, , Sweden. |
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 23, 2019 20:09:07 GMT
1964 Swedish Test Stamps which were later produced in booklets of 10 for 'Stockholmia '74' (Blue) and 'Hafnia '76' (multicoloured). The actual stamp issued (1967) was in Red and denominated 4k50. The stamp shows the Altar of Uppsala Cathedral, the largest Church in Sweden.   |
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 23, 2019 20:51:35 GMT
Two souvenir sheets produced for 'Polphilex '66' held in both London and Birmingham and organized by the Union of Polish Philatelists (UK). The central Stamp-like design was engraved by Slania.   |
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 23, 2019 20:58:50 GMT
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tobben63
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Post by tobben63 on Mar 23, 2019 22:49:35 GMT
1965 World Heavyweight Boxing Champions. Set of 23. A "fun fact" On the John L. Sullivan stamp Czeslaw Slania used his own hands as model! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2019 23:08:14 GMT
See some of his best work - click on the images in the file
One more reason to read the Newsletter
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Post by Jerry B on Mar 24, 2019 10:43:05 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2019 12:20:24 GMT
Anyone interested in the 70 page beautifully illustrated
"Collecting the Works of Czeslaw Slania" and the 240page "Slania Materworks"
Send a PM with email
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Post by brightonpete on Mar 24, 2019 17:25:59 GMT
Thanks for the links to that, @falshung (Nelson)!
Much appreciated
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cursus
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Post by cursus on May 31, 2020 20:05:51 GMT
2010 Sweden Ireland joint issue:
PM of Stockholm and Dublin (two of my favourite cities)
As well as the 1975 "real thing"
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Post by spain1850 on May 31, 2020 22:01:34 GMT
This looks like a good thread that deserves some attention: Sweden, 2000, Sheet commemorating Slanias 1000 stamp   |
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Post by cursus on Jun 4, 2020 7:36:28 GMT
Sweden, March, 2, 1973. Turism. 3 of the 5 stamps were engraved by Slania.
On the lower left corner of the Vasaloppet stamp, you can see Slania's selfportrait.
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Post by blaamand on Jun 8, 2020 7:24:16 GMT
Nice thread - Slania surely was an artist beyond anyone. He is most saluted for all his fabulous pictorial stamps - but did you know he also did definitives? The 'workhoses' among stamps are often not recognized for what pieces of art they are - and Denmark paid tribute to them by having Slania engraving this definitive of Queen Margrethe II. Look at the details!!  |
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Post by cursus on Jun 8, 2020 8:18:47 GMT
Some great Greenland definitives, by the Master:
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Post by philatelia on Jun 8, 2020 10:03:36 GMT
Purchased this directly from Slania at the Colombian Stamp Expo in 1992. I’m not sure what causes the paper discoloration but I believe it was like that when I bought it. I was floored when I first saw this - it looked like a photograph that came to life. Breathtaking!  Here is a pic of the Czeslaw Slania Study Group in 1992 at the Colombian Expo in Chicago. Slania is seated at the center. I’m in the black and white dress on the left.  |
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Post by cursus on Jun 8, 2020 10:49:23 GMT
Two 1972 landscapes:
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Post by norsten on Jun 8, 2020 12:15:52 GMT
Slania engraved several portraits of King Carl XVI Gustaf. My personal favourite is the definitive series that was issued between 1985-1990.  |
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Post by blaamand on Jun 8, 2020 12:55:43 GMT
philatelia - So cool that you actually met our super-hero! 
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Post by cursus on Jun 8, 2020 15:05:36 GMT
Let's not forget Queen Sylvia
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Post by philatelia on Jun 8, 2020 15:31:56 GMT
philatelia - So cool that you actually met our super-hero! He was very soft spoken and warm. He brought quite a few sample of non Philatelic work and seemed particularly proud of those boxers Like the ones posted above by Londonbus1 and other items like the one I purchased. I was shocked that he was asking for such modest amounts for his work. Definitely not a greedy man! |
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Post by angore on Jun 8, 2020 16:08:11 GMT
There would not be many people I would go out of my way to meet but he would be one of them.
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cursus
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Post by cursus on Dec 7, 2020 16:52:37 GMT
The Upsala booklet that Michael (Londonbus1) mentioned earlier and the 1967 issued stamp.
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Post by daniel on Dec 17, 2020 19:36:28 GMT
Some more stamps engraved by Czeslaw Slania. Firstly, a set of two stamps from the Republic of Ireland celebrating the centenary the Irish Rugby Football Union, 1874-1974, SG 363 and 364 shown in pairs. Then, from Denmark, a miniature sheet for Hafnia 1976, SG MS630, depicting a Mail Coach driver.  Scan_20201217 by Daniel, on Flickr |
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Post by marki on Feb 24, 2021 10:32:04 GMT
For someone who is widely, and rightly so, referred to as The master, one would expect to see here a good portion of his 1000 + stamps. But then again, as Jerry B stated, there’s this remarkable site by the late Mette Heindorff. After philatelia /s very personal touch to the thread it’s difficult to contribute to the substance of the topic.
However, I will add some stamps in the hope that future newcomers, as me at the moment, will find their inspiration in Slania’s work.
1. Poland 1952, Auto Assembly Plant Zeran, Mi 788 Where The master used his own face as a model for the worker and which I call ‘A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man’;
2. UNO New York 1986, from the Philately series, Mi 496. Where Slania is featured some 30 years and 1000 stamps later.
P.S. Then again, there are his long series running through the 70s and the 80s for Denmark and Monaco respectively, showing Danish regions the former and paintings of Monaco during the belle époque by Hubert Clérissi (b. 1923) the latter. Or those butterflies from the 1999 joint issue between Singapore and Sweden.
Looking forward to more engravings by Slania!
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Post by stanley64 on Feb 25, 2021 12:01:18 GMT
For fans or admirers of Czeslaw Slania's work, here are a few more links to follow,
at the same time, in honour what would have been the man's 100th birthday, a number of events have been planned,
No translation wheel included, but you are all big boys and girls; enjoy the reading...
Happy collecting! |
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Post by daniel on Jan 18, 2023 16:57:35 GMT
This is Norwegian stamp artist Martin Mörck's tribute To Czeslaw Slania. A signed limited edition print.  |
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Post by tomiseksj on Jul 1, 2023 16:13:16 GMT
The Mette Heindorf website referred to by tobben63 in the thread's initial post has been relocated and may be accessed by clicking here. When Mette (as she was known) became ill in 2007 and was no longer able to maintain the site, Todd Ronnei offered to host it and Mette accepted his offer. As previously stated, Mette passed in 2009. Per Todd, the site remains mostly unchanged from her original design. Todd recently relocated the site to a new URL: www.ronnei.com/slania/index.html. Google does not yet point to the new site address, so he needs to generate some traffic. Please visit the site and spread the word. |
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