Collection search - George A. Gundersen fonds [philatelic record, textual record, graphic material]

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George A. Gundersen fonds [philatelic record, textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1864-1975.

Reference:

R1387-0-4-E

Type of material:

Stamps and stamp products, Photographs, Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

157660

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George A. Gundersen fonds
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Fonds includes:

5 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1864-1975.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1426 postage stamps and other material.
30 prints.
6 cm of textual records.
14 photographs.

Language of material:

English

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The fonds consists of records accumulated and created by George A. Gundersen while working at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in the United States, as Art Director of the British American Bank Note Company, Ottawa, and as a commissioned artist for international stamp designs. Records include proofs, essays, and issued stamps from Canada, United States, foreign nations, reference material, and various items relating to the production of postage stamps.

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Gundersen, George A., 1910-1975

Biography/Administrative history:

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Gundersen, George A., 1910-1975 : George Arthur Gundersen was born in Ottawa, 1910, and continued to live there until his death April 18, 1975 at the age of 65. At the age of 19, he was a cartoonist for the Toronto Star Syndicate in the United States and Canada. He attended the University of Ottawa as well as Ontario College of Art in Toronto. From there he attended the Art Students League in Woodstock, N.Y., and then the Académie Julienne, Paris. Paper reflectivity and colour technique were studied at the Lithographic Technical Foundation in Chicago with gravure printing at Joh. Enschedé, Haarlem, Holland and security intaglio printing at the Bank of Austria. From 1948-1950 he engraved many U.S. commemorative stamps at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington D.C., as part of an exchange program. He bagan his career at the British American Bank Note Company in 1927 as an apprentice engraver. In 1930, he became an engraver then, in 1953, the Art Director. Gundersen maintained this position until his retirement March 31, 1975. He designed several corporate symbols, including many for the University of Ottawa, the Bank of British Columbia and several firms in the U.S. and Canada. BNA Topics, Vol. 14, No. 7, 1957

The Essay Proof Journal, Vol.14, No.2, 1957.

The Ottawa Club of Printing House Crafsmen, October 1972.

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Source of title:

Title based on contents of the fonds.

Custodial history:

Originally acquired by the National Postal Museum, Canada Post Corporation. Transferred to the Canadian Postal Archives, National Archives of Canada in 1988.

Related material:

Related material can be found in the British American Bank Note fonds (R5369), especially in the Centennial labels collection (R5369-53 / Mikan no. 4931694).

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1989-565 DAP
1989-565 VSA
1998-01121-6
1999-00186-9
1999-00214-8
POE 97-217 (1988-04-01)
POE 97-491 (1988-04-01)
POE98-052
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Philatelic records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R1387]

[Consultation 90 Open]

1--256;

[Consultation 90 Open]

261;

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263--270;

[Consultation 90 Open]

272--299;

[Consultation 90 Open]

301--470;

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472;

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474--850;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]
Copyright unknown.

Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

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