This Original artwork by Robert Peak was used for the design of the Nordic skiing stamp from the 20-Cent Winter Olympic block of four honoring the 1984 Winter Olympics. This Stamps was issued in Lake Placid, New York on January 6, 1984
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Maximum Card : 1984 Winter Games
Nordic skiing:
This Original artwork by Robert Peak was used for the design of the Nordic skiing stamp from the 20-Cent Winter Olympic block of four honoring the 1984 Winter Olympics. This Stamps was issued in Lake Placid, New York on January 6, 1984
This Original artwork by Robert Peak was used for the design of the Nordic skiing stamp from the 20-Cent Winter Olympic block of four honoring the 1984 Winter Olympics. This Stamps was issued in Lake Placid, New York on January 6, 1984
Maximum Card : 1984 Winter Games
Alpine skiing:
This Original artwork by Robert Peak was used for the design of the Alpine skiing stamp from the 20-Cent Winter Olympic block of four honoring the 1984 Winter Olympics. This Stamps was issued in Lake Placid, New York on January 6, 1984
ABOUT - BOB PEAK 1927-1992 :
One of the most imaginative and prolific illustrators of the 20th century, Robert Peak revolutionized advertising in the film industry and is considered the "Father of the modern movie poster." Robert Peak totally transformed the approach to movie advertising from basic collages of film stills or head shots to flamboyant artistic illustrations. United Artist hired Peak in 1961 to help promote "West Side Story." His innovative solution-painting characters and scenes into a single montage-became the first of over 100 such posters, among them "My Fair Lady," "Camelot," "Rollerball," "Star Trek," "Superman" and "Apocalypse Now." Peak was not short on editorial assignments with 45 covers of Time Magazine featuring his illustrations-most notably the portrait of Mother Teresa.
Born in Denver, Colorado, Peak grew up in Kansas. He knew from an early age that he wanted to be a commercial illustrator. At age seven, he received a gift of brushes and paints, and by age nine he was drawing recognizable likenesses. He attended Wichita State University where he majored in geology with a minor in art and got a part time job in the art department of McCormick-Armstrong. That is where he gained the confidence to choose an art career and learned the skill of versatility-doing layout, illustration and lettering. After a stint in the military during the Korean War, Peak transferred to the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, California and graduated in 1951.
In 1953 Peak moved to New York, landed an Old Hickory Whiskey ad campaign, and from that point on his career skyrocketed. His work appeared in major advertising and national magazines. Sports Illustrated sent him on assignments throughout the world, including a safari to hunt ibex with the Shah of Iran. He received the largest commission of an individual artist from the U.S. Postal Service to design 30 stamps for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California and 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
In 1961 Peak was named Artist of the Year by the Artists Guild of New York, and in 1977 the Society of Illustrators elected him to its Hall of Fame. For his 30 years of outstanding contribution to the film industry, the Hollywood Reporter presented him the 1992 Key Art Lifetime Achievement Award.
Peak's work is included in many permanent collections, and three of these paintings-of Anwar Sadat, Mother Teresa and Marion Brando-hang in the Smithsonian Institution.
This Original artwork by Robert Peak was used for the design of the Alpine skiing stamp from the 20-Cent Winter Olympic block of four honoring the 1984 Winter Olympics. This Stamps was issued in Lake Placid, New York on January 6, 1984
ABOUT - BOB PEAK 1927-1992 :
One of the most imaginative and prolific illustrators of the 20th century, Robert Peak revolutionized advertising in the film industry and is considered the "Father of the modern movie poster." Robert Peak totally transformed the approach to movie advertising from basic collages of film stills or head shots to flamboyant artistic illustrations. United Artist hired Peak in 1961 to help promote "West Side Story." His innovative solution-painting characters and scenes into a single montage-became the first of over 100 such posters, among them "My Fair Lady," "Camelot," "Rollerball," "Star Trek," "Superman" and "Apocalypse Now." Peak was not short on editorial assignments with 45 covers of Time Magazine featuring his illustrations-most notably the portrait of Mother Teresa.
Born in Denver, Colorado, Peak grew up in Kansas. He knew from an early age that he wanted to be a commercial illustrator. At age seven, he received a gift of brushes and paints, and by age nine he was drawing recognizable likenesses. He attended Wichita State University where he majored in geology with a minor in art and got a part time job in the art department of McCormick-Armstrong. That is where he gained the confidence to choose an art career and learned the skill of versatility-doing layout, illustration and lettering. After a stint in the military during the Korean War, Peak transferred to the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, California and graduated in 1951.
In 1953 Peak moved to New York, landed an Old Hickory Whiskey ad campaign, and from that point on his career skyrocketed. His work appeared in major advertising and national magazines. Sports Illustrated sent him on assignments throughout the world, including a safari to hunt ibex with the Shah of Iran. He received the largest commission of an individual artist from the U.S. Postal Service to design 30 stamps for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California and 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
In 1961 Peak was named Artist of the Year by the Artists Guild of New York, and in 1977 the Society of Illustrators elected him to its Hall of Fame. For his 30 years of outstanding contribution to the film industry, the Hollywood Reporter presented him the 1992 Key Art Lifetime Achievement Award.
Peak's work is included in many permanent collections, and three of these paintings-of Anwar Sadat, Mother Teresa and Marion Brando-hang in the Smithsonian Institution.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Estonia : Olympic Game's Stamps Atlanta'96.
Centenary of Modern Olympic Games.Atlanta'96.
Date of issue: 25th April 1996
Designer: R. Luuse
Paper: coated
Printing process: offset
Perforation: frame 13 3/4 : 14
Size of a stamp: 27.5 x 33 mm
Size of the Souvenir Sheet: 110 x 66 mm
Printing run: 700.
2.50 (Kr). multicoloured. Gold medal of first Modern Olympic Games
3.50 (Kr). multicoloured. Alfred Neuland (weightlifter and first Estonian gold medal winner 1920
4.00 (Kr). multicoloured. Cycling
Date of issue: 25th April 1996
Designer: R. Luuse
Paper: coated
Printing process: offset
Perforation: frame 13 3/4 : 14
Size of a stamp: 27.5 x 33 mm
Size of the Souvenir Sheet: 110 x 66 mm
Printing run: 700.
2.50 (Kr). multicoloured. Gold medal of first Modern Olympic Games
3.50 (Kr). multicoloured. Alfred Neuland (weightlifter and first Estonian gold medal winner 1920
4.00 (Kr). multicoloured. Cycling
Monday, February 9, 2009
Germany : Olympic Games 1968 Mexico
Former GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC Stamps for 1968 Olympic Games Mexico.
Other Stamps of Same issue
Estonia : 14th World Championships in Orienteering.
14th World Championships in Orienteering.
Date of issue: 27th June 2003
Designer: Vello Lillemets
Paper: ordinary
Printing process: offset
Perforation: comb 14 : 13 3/4
Size: 33 x 27,50 mm
Sheet composition: 20 (5 x 4) stamps
Printing run: 150.000
7.50 (Kr). multicoloured. 14th World Championships in Orienteering for under-21-year-olds. Emblem of competitions
Date of issue: 27th June 2003
Designer: Vello Lillemets
Paper: ordinary
Printing process: offset
Perforation: comb 14 : 13 3/4
Size: 33 x 27,50 mm
Sheet composition: 20 (5 x 4) stamps
Printing run: 150.000
7.50 (Kr). multicoloured. 14th World Championships in Orienteering for under-21-year-olds. Emblem of competitions
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