The art of engraving has a particular application to the production of postage stamps. Discusses and analyzes how stamps are made in Great Britain, Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, and Spain, by the process of engraving on steel; notes the high quality of most stamps produced by these countries, and the excellent teams of master engravers active in London, Vienna, Prague, Paris, and Madrid. Also discusses the centers where postage stamps are printed, such as the state printing office in Vienna; the national printing office in Prague; the Atelier du Timbre, Paris, and the Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, Madrid. -- AATA