chrischross
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Post by chrischross on Dec 28, 2020 19:01:42 GMT
Rather than create separate postings for each country that Jacques Combet did engraving work for, I wanted him to have his own post, as I noticed his work has really caught my eye. French collectors will probably be familiar with his 1958 Town Views or the later mid-60's Satellite issues, but what is drawing my eye is the later 70s work, from the CAR Arphila '75 issue:  To the 1977 Benin Zeppelin issue:  I've enjoyed the work of other engravers in this later period, but Combet to me has a certain abstractness that ticks quite a few boxes. More postings to come as more material comes in. |
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Post by dgdecker on Dec 28, 2020 19:23:28 GMT
Chris,
I can see why his works have caught your eye. Looking forward to further examples.
David
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chrischross
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Post by chrischross on Dec 28, 2020 23:49:00 GMT
Chris, I can see why his works have caught your eye. Looking forward to further examples. David Thanks, dgdecker -- the more I thought about it, the more it made sense to tag/collect by engraver. Here's the rest of the 1977 Benin Aeronautics set:  |
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chrischross
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Post by chrischross on Mar 13, 2021 11:20:41 GMT
New acquisition today:  |
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Post by chrischross on Mar 13, 2021 11:23:24 GMT
Interestingly enough, the woman's silhouette ends up in the 1982 PhilexFrance issue in a remixed form (this time by Monvoisin):  |
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Post by chrischross on Mar 30, 2021 3:02:24 GMT
More color proofs came in today. This one depicts the inaugural voyage of the barge "Baban Maza", the "Flotilla of Hope" on the Niger river, from Warri via Port Harcourt (Nigeria) to Gaya (Niger Republic) on January 1, 1973. That last sentence is courtesy of a link to an out of print logbook formerly available on Amazon.com: Log book M/T "Baban Maza" My sense with a bit more searching was that West Africa was in the middle of a major drought in 1973, so the "La Flotte De L'Espoir" was likely delivering food supplies. |
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chrischross
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Post by chrischross on Mar 31, 2021 4:18:28 GMT
I'm missing the PA89 from the set here, but I couldn't pass on these, the PA90 and 91 for Senegal, 1970, to commemorate the Osaka Expo '70:  These are just beautiful, IMO, especially the work done on the head dress for PA 90. A quick check of Colnect and searching for PhilaTokyo finds additional work from J. Combet for the 1971 PhilaTokyo: Congo Brazzaville - PA 121/122 (engraving) Upper Volta - 248/249 (photogravure) My "micro topic" is coming along nicely :-) |
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Post by lickemandstickem on Jul 6, 2021 22:53:24 GMT
Hi, I am also interested in J.Combet. I've been working on an albumeasy catalogue of his work. It's up to 105 pages so far. The trouble has been discovering that the online lists of his work are incomplete. The guy was very busy. I think this series for PhilaTokyo is the series he mentions in a quote about thinking of Tsuguharu Foujita, whose work he had engraved for a book, while designing these stamps.
Greg
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chrischross
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Post by chrischross on Jul 7, 2021 23:18:52 GMT
Hi, I am also interested in J.Combet. I've been working on an albumeasy catalogue of his work. It's up to 105 pages so far. The trouble has been discovering that the online lists of his work are incomplete. The guy was very busy. I think this series for PhilaTokyo is the series he mentions in a quote about thinking of Tsuguharu Foujita, whose work he had engraved for a book, while designing these stamps. Greg Thanks for sharing that little factoid, very neat, and not unlike how Debussy was influenced by Japanese design. I think I've found 135 issues in French Africa alone, and that's without hunting seriously. He really was a prolific engraver / designer. And you're right, the online sites, while a nice introduction, don't have the full inventory by a long shot. |
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Post by lickemandstickem on Jul 9, 2021 0:52:13 GMT
We should exchange data. I don't have a list per se, it's in albumeasy format. Just about every time I take a dive into colnect I find new issues.
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Post by chrischross on Jul 11, 2021 20:51:38 GMT
We should exchange data. I don't have a list per se, it's in albumeasy format. Just about every time I take a dive into colnect I find new issues. Here's my Colnect checklist for Combet: Combet checklist |
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REL1948
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Post by REL1948 on Jul 11, 2021 23:35:25 GMT
Hi, I am also interested in J.Combet. I've been working on an albumeasy catalogue of his work. It's up to 105 pages so far. The trouble has been discovering that the online lists of his work are incomplete. The guy was very busy. I think this series for PhilaTokyo is the series he mentions in a quote about thinking of Tsuguharu Foujita, whose work he had engraved for a book, while designing these stamps. Greg I think I've found 135 issues in French Africa alone, and that's without hunting seriously. He really was a prolific engraver / designer. And you're right, the online sites, while a nice introduction, don't have the full inventory by a long shot.
The 1940 France commemoration of Claude Debussy. The artist chose "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" for the accompanying image.
Thank you and Lickemandstickem for bringing attention to 'J. Combet". I wasn't aware of him by name but have seen his images on occasion and I liked them very much. Hits me as sort of "New Millenia Deco" (my invention). I want to learn more about him..
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Post by lickemandstickem on Jul 12, 2021 15:13:17 GMT
Chris,
Thanks for the link. I tried to send the pdf via DM but it didn't work. perhaps you could DM me your email for me to send it to you?
Rob, Welcome to the fun, Check out Combet's 45 rpm covers. If you do a search on Discogs you can see all of them. The Beatles etc...the guy was very prolific.
Greg
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REL1948
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Post by REL1948 on Jul 12, 2021 16:09:12 GMT
Chris, Thanks for the link. I tried to send the pdf via DM but it didn't work. perhaps you could DM me your email for me to send it to you? Rob, Welcome to the fun, Check out Combet's 45 rpm covers. If you do a search on Discogs you can see all of them. The Beatles etc...the guy was very prolific. Greg
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Post by chrischross on Jul 14, 2021 18:28:57 GMT
No. 335 of the France and Colonies Philatelist, page 12, in an article on the 1995 St. Pierre et Miquelon migratory birds issue:
*gulp* -- 1,300 you say?
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Post by chrischross on Aug 28, 2021 23:45:31 GMT
I couldn't pass on this French Andorra set of Frescos from 1967:  I take it this set was a success, as every year from 1968-72, a new frescoes set was released. |
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Post by chrischross on Oct 18, 2021 1:54:14 GMT
Some new arrivals commemorating the 50th anniversary the Lindbergh flight:  
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Post by chrischross on Nov 16, 2021 23:29:26 GMT
Some new arrivals for French Polynesia, the 1965 ITU omnibus:  And the 1973 St. Therese commemorative:  |
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Post by chrischross on Apr 3, 2022 17:35:55 GMT
Combet was having way too much with this one, especially the typeface usage:  |
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Post by chrischross on May 10, 2022 23:20:19 GMT
Collectors of the 1962 "EA" issues of Algeria will immediately recognize the un-surcharged version of Sn 295:
* egg on face * -- the "EA" is a surcharge on France 1013 (YT 1318)  There are a few surcharged versions of Combet-designed stamps such as Benin C496 from 1995, but the "EA" issues are on a completely different scale as far as the varieties go. I have a couple of "EA" lots coming in and will post as available. |
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Post by chrischross on May 14, 2022 11:32:17 GMT
Couple more arrivals today, TAAF/FSAT 1991/92 fishes: Champsocephalus gunnari (mackerel icefish)  Dissostichus eleginoides (Patagonian toothfish)  |
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Post by chrischross on May 28, 2022 22:34:24 GMT
The Algerian "EA" overprints of France 1013 are quite the rabbit hole (the typeface changes by locale, or even varies in the same strip!):    I think I'll stop here as this is quite the rabbit hole, with variation upon variation. |
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Post by daniel on Sept 22, 2023 2:16:30 GMT
I have these three J Combet proofs. From Niger and Côte d'Ivoire.  |
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