A few days ago I spoke to a fellow Decaris collector on a stamp forum. Through him I was made aware of a Decaris engraved stamp that I had no idea existed. I usually always like to verify for myself if a stamp was indeed engraved by Decaris (not to impugn the word of the collector who told me about the stamp). So far I haven't been able to find any information that conclusively proves the stamp was engraved by Decaris, but I am still assuming he did.
With that said, let's take a look. The country of origin of the stamp, I have to say, surprised me somewhat. The stamp in question is from Peru! It was issued in 1957. Below is lovely block of 4 I managed to track down. When I look closely at it I can definitely see signs of Decaris' style.
Until next time...
Stay Decaris Crazy!
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI think that you are right. In my opinion, this stamp was engraved by Decaris, and printed in France by "Atelier de fabrication des timbres-poste - Paris".
Cheers
Papy24
hi! I read this post and looked for the stamp on ebay. in 1957 there are 3 other stamps that may have been designed by Decaris -at least the font looks very familiar! and one has the Eiffel tower on it!
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