Hand Painted First Day Covers

2008 USA Olympics FDC - autographed

2008-08-21T11:37:00.000-07:00

This one is dedicated to my neighbor, Alicia Sacramone !! Well... she kind of lives near me, well, to be honest.... a few towns apart, but definitely in the same state :-) She definitely deserved a medal.

Autographed by Clarence Lee, the stamp designer. Would like to get Alicia's autograph too - don't know how to approach and go through all the red tape. Getting an autograph from an artist is way easier !!

Great Britain : RAF - Uniforms FDC

2008-08-11T12:37:00.001-07:00

This set of stamps would come out in September. I like the flame and fire the aircraft is spitting out.

Great Britain : Carry On ..... Classis Films

2008-07-15T12:24:00.000-07:00

Some people like all the stamps of a set on one cover, so I made this cover with all the Classic Films stamps.

Austria Lenticular stamp FDC

2008-07-14T18:22:00.000-07:00

This could be a world premier !! A Hand Painted FDC on a lenticular stamp. Only 6 produced.

Date of Issue : 5 May 2008

Austrian Post has produced an official stamp using lenticular printing technology. 48 images of a TV recording have been superposed, so to the viewer the optical effect looks like a film sequence of approximately 3 seconds. The stamp features the goal scored by Andi Herzog, Austria's football player, in the 76th minute of the game against Sweden on September 6th, 1997. The goal paved the way for the Austrian national team to enter the main draw of the 1998 World Championships in France.

I suffered some monetary loss as my first packet of stamps did not arrive. Then Austria Post sent me a second batch by registered post. Wish the stamps were not so expensive ( face value 5.45 euro)

Great Britain Olympics

2008-07-11T17:58:00.000-07:00

This is the final design. I used some sparkly pens again to do the mouth of the dragon. The British flag at the background and the girl is wearing leotards in British flag colors

Great Britain Olympics - preview

2008-07-10T19:23:00.000-07:00

Here is a sketch. Question is - is it vague enough to keep me out of trouble re : copyright issues

Great Britain : Air Display

2008-07-09T07:00:00.000-07:00

This is a mock up of the upcoming Air Display for 17th July. This is a RAF Hawk trainer. Watercolor on 100% cotton paper. Used ink to create the borders first. I used Staedtler pens 0.1 mm. Used some sparkly pens from my kids to create the RAF logo to make them shine under the sun.

Limited edition of 10

Great Britain : Horror Films

2008-07-09T06:37:00.001-07:00

I tried to be as grotesque as possible; Used only 3 relevant stamps. I did another one with the Carry On movies stamps. I asked for a Woolton Picture House postmark but the cover came back with a Bray postmark !

Limited edition of 3

Australia : Heavy Haulers

2008-07-09T06:25:00.000-07:00

This is a recent Australian FDC. First drew the outline by ink, then colored it in. I like the blending of different colors. I used plenty of water.

Limited edition of 15.

Frank Sinatra Hand Painted FDC

2008-07-09T03:41:00.001-07:00

I would write about how I make these FDCs. I specialize in making hand drawn , hand painted FDCs. This Frank Sinatra FDC was done in a limited edition of 13. First I drew the portrait, then I realized that because of he lived in Hoboken, a background of the twin towers would be appropriate.