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100 years Celestino Piatti

Celestino Piatti enjoyed a unique career in design in the 20th century: the designs created by the Swiss graphic artist and illustrator (1922–2007) have found their way into the collective consciousness. This new special stamp in large format pays homage to his graphic design and art.

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The original drawing of his writing owl (1968) provides the thematically apt design for this special stamp. The bird is sitting on the lettering “Helvetia 110” and looks as though it has just written the word with its quill.

Designing over 6,000 book covers for the “Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag” between 1961 and the mid-1990s raised his profile tremendously – even if few people actually knew his name. Celestino Piatti also produced remarkable work as an advertising designer, creating unmistakable posters for brands such as Rolex, Gauloises and Campari. In addition to all of those achievements, he excelled as an author of children’s books. One of his works – “The Happy Owls” – even became a bestseller worldwide. 

Piatti was absolutely fascinated by owls, and he featured them heavily in his work. The original drawing of his writing owl (1968) provides the thematically apt design for this special stamp. The bird is sitting on the lettering “Helvetia 110” and looks as though it has just written the word with its quill. Homage is paid to Piatti’s tradition of handcrafted graphics through the use of a bright green Neocolor texture. At the same time, this background imparts a contemporary look to the owl.

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Eyecatcher title Limited edition

A1 poster

The cheerful stamp design is available as a limited run of 200 A1 posters on MultiArt Silk paper (135 gm2). The product is supplied unframed. The selling price of 29 francs includes shipping costs within Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Deliveries cannot be made abroad.

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Technical information

Sales

Philately: from 24.2.2022 to 31.3.2023 or while stocks last

Branches: from 3.3.2022 to 31.3.2023 or while stocks last

Validity

Unlimited from 3.3.2022

Printing

Offset, 4-colour; Gutenberg AG, Schaan, Liechtenstein

Sizes

Stamps: 32.5 × 40 mm

Sheet: 160 × 192 mm

(4 rows of 4 stamps)

Paper

White stamp paper with optical brightener, matt gummed, 110 gm²

Perforation

13 ¼ : 13 ¼

Design

Celestino Piatti †

Graphical editing: Christian Stauffenegger, Basel