Special Arrows
These two stamps were designed by Norman Ives, a graphic designer from Conneticutt. He was also a professor at Yale University School of Art. Ives’ style is referred to as mid-modernist of mid-century modern. His art work is on display in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, along with a few other famous art museums.
The stamps are a simple design consisting of three triangles and two rectangles to form two arrows with the colors and negative space.
Note
I don’t particular appreciate the design of these stamps. I’ve never been on for modern design like this, either the use of text or shapes in simple ways to present secondary images and illicit emotions. I do like some modern art, but have never been much for this kind of graphic design.
Contains 2 spots: own 2 – 2 unused, 0 used.
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Stamp Details
The table below lists information about the stamps shown on this page of Lighthouse’s stamp album. For more details about a particular stamp, click on its description. That will take you to the related web page of Colnect.
spot |
own |
catalog |
subject |
description |
comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
✓ |
E22 |
45c (nov 1969) |
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✓ |
E23 |
60c (may 1971) |
Footnotes
Spot refers to the postion of the stamp on the album page (e.g., 3.2 indicates row 3, position 2).
Amt. is an abbreviation for the face amount of the stamp.
Own indicates the stamp status: ✓ for unused; ✗ for used or canceled; ⭑ signifies I ordered one; ; ✨ indicates it was bought recently; ✠ means an auction bid is pending; and ◎ is used, and it costs too much for unused.
To search by catalog number, go to the search box and enter it in the catalog number box. However, it’s a bit broken; I need to fix it.
