Two Postage Stamps
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
n.d.
This item consists of two postage stamps designed as graphic design works on paper. Produced in the Netherlands, the stamps are credited to the Dutch designer Piet Zwart (1885–1977).
Each stamp is rectangular with perforated borders and executed in a single printed ink colour on pale paper. The stamp on the left is printed in red, featuring a diagonal composition that combines circular and geometric photographic vignettes showing figures working alongside printed text and numerical denominations. The stamp on the right follows a similar constructive layout printed in green ink, incorporating angled geometric panels, photographic imagery of hands at work, and typographic inscriptions specifying denominations and labels.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Paper
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Piet Zwart, Dutch, 1885–1977
- Place recorded
- Netherlands
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Art Institute of Chicago collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- 2 Postage Stamps
- Museum object number
- 2009.545
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.