Paul Effert

German postage stamp "100 Years of Diesel Engine" (1997) based on a design by Paul Effert

Paul Effert (born May 28, 1931 in Düsseldorf ) is a German stamp artist and medalist .

In 1949 he began an apprenticeship as a lithographer and then studied at the Werkkunstschule Krefeld and the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Düsseldorf. Here was his teacher Walter Breker .

He then became a teacher himself at the Werkkunstschule Krefeld, but was also self-employed in Düsseldorf.

In 1965 he moved to Kaarst and works as a graphic designer and freelance artist. Since then he has created several postage stamps and also designed two coins for the Federal Republic of Germany.

Individual evidence

↑ The Federal Minister of Finance: Announcement on the issue of federal coins with a face value of 10 Deutsche Mark (commemorative coin 2000 years Bonn). The smooth edge of the coin contains the inscription: "BONN BLÜHE UND BLEIBE". Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, accessed on October 9, 2015 .

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME	Effert, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German postage stamp artist
DATE OF BIRTH	May 28, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dusseldorf

[1] The Federal Minister of Finance: Announcement on the issue of federal coins with a face value of 10 Deutsche Mark (commemorative coin 2000 years Bonn). The smooth edge of the coin contains the inscription: "BONN BLÜHE UND BLEIBE". Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, accessed on October 9, 2015 .