"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
I'd say you like the symmetry, not only in the classical lines of the building illustrated but also in the stamp design, where each element is balanced by another. Like me, you may prefer your stamp designs to have a border of some sort, rather than bleeding into the perforations. You may be moved by the message itself (if you believe Snowden or Manning to be unrepresentative of your American neighbours). You've mentioned the unusual colour; the printing method is "steel gravure", according to catawiki.
I've posted stamps here which I think are wonderfully designed, only to be assured that they would be cast into the outer darkness by other SOR members! De gustibus, etc...
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
re: Why Is This Stamp So Beautiful?
I'd say you like the symmetry, not only in the classical lines of the building illustrated but also in the stamp design, where each element is balanced by another. Like me, you may prefer your stamp designs to have a border of some sort, rather than bleeding into the perforations. You may be moved by the message itself (if you believe Snowden or Manning to be unrepresentative of your American neighbours). You've mentioned the unusual colour; the printing method is "steel gravure", according to catawiki.
I've posted stamps here which I think are wonderfully designed, only to be assured that they would be cast into the outer darkness by other SOR members! De gustibus, etc...