stamp printers by country

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    = Understood to be a current stamp printer.

DANISH WEST INDIES  
First postage stamp issued: 1855.
Country no longer exists by this name. See Virgin Island (U.S ).
No stamps appear to have been produced locally.



DENMARK  
 First postage stamp issued: 1851.

Postens Trykkeri, Copenhagen.
Now Known as
Post Danmark Stamps, Copenhagen.
English language translation of name: Posts [and Telegraph Office] Stamp Printing Works.More recently known as Denmark Post Stamps.
Founded: 1931.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1933 for Denmark.
Main printing process(es): Litho, recess, photogravure

Founded in 1931, with its first stamp production two years later, the Postens Trykkeri has continued to produce almost all of the stamps required by the Danish Post Office, having taken over from H. H. Thiele.

Printing press installation occurred during August 1981 at a new complex in Ballerup, a suburb of Copenhagen. Much of the reason for the success of the move is attributable to the then head of the works, Ricardo Sundgaard. Stamp production began on 23 November 1981 with the Queen Margrethe definitive stamps on machines with the ability to combine recess, photogravure and lithography on the one stamp.

A fine presentation on the art of stamp engraving and production can be found on the site of Martin Morck. Go to: http://www.martinmorck.com/presentation-start-ram.htm


H. H. Thiele Bogtrykkeri, Copenhagen.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1851 for Denmark.

The first stamp issue of Denmark is generally attributed to H. H. Thiele, although the stamp catalogues state: "..probably by Thiele".
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The task of designing Denmark's first stamp was assigned to royal court engraver Martinus William Ferslew, whose activities also included designing and printing bank notes for the National Bank.
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Ferslew enlisted the help of printer Andreas Jeppe Schmidt Thiele to produce the many printing blocks needed to print the sheets. Like Ferslew, Thiele worked on bank notes for the National Bank. When Ferslew died suddenly of pneumonia on 21 April 1852, Andreas Thiele and the family firm H. H. Thiele's Printshop assumed responsibility for the printing of Danish stamps.
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Thiele's printing works was the postal service's regular stamp printer until 1932. After that, the Post Office bought its own machines with which to print stamps. This new printing set-up operated under the name Postens Trykkeri.

Kontrapunkt A/S, Copenhagen.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 2001 for Denmark.



DJIBOUTI  
 First postage stamp issued: 1977.
No stamps appear to have been produced locally.



DOMINICA  
  First postage stamp issued: 1874.
No stamps appear to have been produced locally.



DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  
 First postage stamp issued: 1865.

Cartonera Alfredo Hued C. Por A, Pantoja-Santo Domingo.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1967 for Dominican Republic.
This company is primarily involved in the production of packaging.


Ciudad Trujillo, Santo Domingo.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1936 for Dominican Republic.

The following entry in a tourist internet site leads the compiler to believe that the stamp catalogue recorded where the stamps were printed, rather than who printed them:

"Santo Domingo in La Espanola Island, first city of Indias, kept its original name until 1936 when it was changed to the name of Ciudad Trujillo (the original name was re-established in 1961), and has been honored by the Organization of the American States with the title Craddle of America. Santo Domingo is a totally horizontal city which has been growing through the years crossing its natural borders (Ozama River on the East, Haina River on the West, and Isabela River on the North) to become the biggest metropolis of the Caribbean and one of the most extensive in America."


Comp. Anon. Tabacalera, Santiago.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1935 for Dominican Republic.

This company was / is involved primarily in packaging.


Editorama, [where?].
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1967 for Dominican Republic.


Editorial Padilla, Santo Domingo.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1968 for Dominican Republic.

This company is primarily responsible for publishing.


Ferrua & Company, Santo Domingo.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1924 for Dominican Republic.


J. R. Vda. Garcia, Santo Domingo.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1906 (Surcharges) for Dominican Republic.


Garcia Brothers, Santo Domingo.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1865 for Dominican Republic.


Lepervanche & Company, Santo Domingo.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1915 for Dominican Republic.


Litografica Ferrua & Hermanos C.A., Santo Domingo.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1976 for Dominican Republic.



DUBAI  
First postage stamp issued: 1963.
Country no longer exists by this name as it is currently a city and Emirate within the United Arab Emirates.

Helio-Electronic Press, Dubai.
First stamp(s) traced by compiler: 1963 for Dubai.