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Karl Oskar Blase

Diagram of Nuclear Reaction, German Stamp, 1964

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  • Format: Stamps
  • Designer/s: Karl Oskar Blase
  • Year: 1964
  • Size: 28mm x 33mm
Karl Oskar Blase was born in 1925 in Cologne, Germany. He was a prolific painter, designer, sculptor and exhibition curator. His work included magazine covers, for publications such as Form and Gebrauchsgraphik, stamp designs for the German Postal Service and film posters for companies such as Atlas Films.

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Diagram of Nuclear Reaction, German Stamp, 1964. Designed by Karl Oskar Blase
Diagram of Nuclear Reaction, German Stamp, 1964. Designed by Karl Oskar Blase
Karl Oskar Blase was born in 1925 in Cologne, Germany. He was a prolific painter, designer, sculptor and exhibition curator. His work included magazine covers, for publications such as Form and Gebrauchsgraphik, stamp designs for the German Postal Service and film posters for companies such as Atlas Films.
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