Karl Oskar Blase

Karl Oskar Blase, Briefmarken-Design, Verlag für Philatelistische Literatur, 1981

Accompanying book to an exhibition of the stamp designs, both published and unpublished by Karl Oskar Blase

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  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Karl Oskar Blase
  • Year 1981
  • Size 150mm x 210mm
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. Explore related designers including Gunter Rambow and Hans Hillmann. See also German graphic design history, Posters, Stamps.

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Karl Oskar Blase, Briefmarken-Design, Verlag für Philatelistische Literatur, 1981
Karl Oskar Blase, Briefmarken-Design, Verlag für Philatelistische Literatur, 1981

 

Karl Oskar Blase, Briefmarken-Design, Verlag für Philatelistische Literatur, 1981
Karl Oskar Blase, Briefmarken-Design, Verlag für Philatelistische Literatur, 1981

 

Karl Oskar Blase, Briefmarken-Design, Verlag für Philatelistische Literatur, 1981
Karl Oskar Blase, Briefmarken-Design, Verlag für Philatelistische Literatur, 1981
Accompanying book to an exhibition of the stamp designs, both published and unpublished by Karl Oskar Blase
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