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A New Topical Collection:�Czeslaw Slania,�The World’s Greatest Stamp Engraver

Doug Hadley

Presented to the Greater Richmond Stamp Club

January 12, 2021

Copyright 2021 Doug Hadley

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My Topical Stamp Interests and Collections

  • Chess
  • Trains
  • Music on stamps, especially, the History of American Music
  • I started to become more interested in Fine Art on Stamps just before the COVID Pandemic started

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Topical Collection of CZ Slania Stamps

  • This is a new topical collection for me which I started during the COVID pandemic
  • All stamps displayed in this presentation are scans taken at 300 dpi of the actual stamps in my personal collection
  • To fully appreciate the quality of the engraving, use a 10X magnifying glass to examine his stamps
  • Stamp checklist available (1,500+ items) at
  • http://www.slaniastamps-heindorffhus.com/

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Czeslaw Slania

  • Born Poland 1921; died 2005 Krakow, Poland
  • Educated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow
  • Engraved a total of 1,049 stamps in 32 countries
  • Engraved banknotes for 10 counties
  • Engraved about 450 of his stamps for Sweden Post Office where he emigrated in 1956
  • Engravings are very detailed, up to 10 lines per millimeter
  • Over a 50 year career, he engraved about 2 stamps a month
  • 100th Anniversary of his birth is 2021 – look for new commemorative issues

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Self Portrait of Czeslaw Slania: UN-NY #474

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A Slania Masterpiece!: UN-NY #473 & 474

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Slania’s First Postage Stamp: Poland #498 (1951)

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Other Early Poland Stamps: #B88 & C39

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Late Work of Slania: Poland #3520 (2000)

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Queen Silvia of Sweden #1577

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Another Slania Masterpiece!: Sweden Royal Ballet # 1141

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Sweden # 2262 & 2289

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Denmark: Queen Margrethe II

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Faroe Islands #108 & #109

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Faroe Islands #45-47

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Faroe Islands # 48-52

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Faroe Islands # 163

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More Masterpieces! US # 2749 & 2755