Jean De Bast is a Belgian postage stamps draughtsman and engraver. After a very complete artistic training (drawing, painting, engraving ...), he joined in 1907 the National Postage Stamps Printing-house in Mechelen. Going up step by step in the hierarchy, he finished there his career in 1945, as a senior foreman. His first works in philately are, in 1919, the drawing of the famous series “Helmeted King” and, in 1922, … Wikipedia
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Le matre graveur Jean de Bast a ralis plus d'une centaine de timbres-poste belges, imprims en taille-douce. Ce site illustre les tapes successives pour la ralisation de certaines de ces gravures membres.lycos.fr/graveurdebast/