JANE AUSTEN BICENTENARY CELEBRATION COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS 1975 _______________________________________________  Part four REVEAL & APPROVAL   On June 5th (1974), Barbara Brown's four stamp illustrations were revealed to the Stamp Advisory Committee and approved. The final details such as variations on the amount of information (Austen's name and dates, book titles, names of characters) were still under discussion, and... Continue Reading →

JANE AUSTEN BICENTENARY CELEBRATION COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS 1975 __________________________________________________  Part three  AN INSPIRATION    Barbara Brown's challenge in creating artwork of Jane Austen's characters was a daunting but not unique task. How could one honestly represent such beloved characters whose persona's have been so wholly impressed in the imagination of her readers for over 160 years? It... Continue Reading →

JANE AUSTEN BICENTENARY CELEBRATION  COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS 1975 ___________________________________________________ Part two A COMMISSION   Early in March of 1974, artist and book illustrator Barbara G. Brown  of Saxon Artist, Ltd., was commissioned by the SAC to create preliminary designs of the Jane Austen bicentenary stamp set. Miss Brown met Stuart Rose to discuss preliminary ideas; it... Continue Reading →