Gustave Fraipont
Gustave Fraipont, born in Brussels in 1849 and died in Paris in 1923 is a painter, sculptor, illustrator and poster designer. Belgian by birth, he became naturalized French. Art teacher at the House of Education of the Legion of Honor, he has authored many books on drawing technique. In 1885, it provides illustrations for the series The Coast of France from the publisher Victor Palme. He also illustrated books on Paris and the French regions. It publishes books for children such as the Miller and Yves Andre the sailor. It also illustrates the Lettres de mon moulin, Perrault's Tales, Robinson Crusoe, Câline Zenaide Fleuriot. He produced numerous posters for railway companies, including Railways West and North, as well as official documents and paper tickets. It contributes to numerous newspapers and magazines such as Paris and French Mail shown. In 1905 he was appointed painter to the navy. During World War I, he produced several compositions for the magazine L'Illustration, including the monuments destroyed by war: Halles of Ypres, Rheims cathedral and town hall of Arras. Gustave Fraipont is the father of Georges Fraipont (1873-1912), also an illustrator.
B130 (
- KM187
- P-43
Blue.
- Printer: Chaix, Paris
- 10/6/1919
- 84 x 56mm
- Fraipont, G. INV
B131 (
- KM188
- P-44
Blue.
- Printer: Chaix, Paris
- 10/6/1919
- 84 x 56mm
- Fraipont, G. INV
B132 (
- KM189
- P-45
Purple and yellow.
- Printer: Chaix, Paris
- 10/6/1919
- 93 x 59mm
- Fraipont, G. INV
B133 (
- KM190
- P-46
Red and brown.
- Printer: Chaix, Paris
- 10/6/1919
- 101 x 67mm
- Fraipont, G. INV
B134 (
- KM191
- P-47
Blue.
- Printer: Chaix, Paris
- 10/6/1919
- 101 x 67mm
- Fraipont, G. INV
B114b (
- KM616b
- P-9b
France and Local Woman, Ships
- Printer: BdF
- 3/8/1938
- Sig 7
- Watermark: Head of Polynesian woman
For notes with this same design, see France and Ships omnibus
B122 (
- KM627
- P-13B
France and Local Woman, Ships
- Printer: BdF
- 3/8/1938
- Sig 7
- Series A.4
- Second Free France overprint design on B114b
For notes with this same design, see France and Ships omnibus
B123 (
- KM622
- P-13C
France and Local Woman, Ships
- Printer: BdF
- 3/8/1938
- Sig 7
- Series S.2-Z.2
- First Free France overprint design on B114b
For notes with this same design, see France and Ships omnibus
B203 (
- MK503
- P-8
- Printer: BdF
- ND (1921)
- Serial numbers only at bottom
B204e (
- MK504e
- P-9
Blue, lt. Green, Red.
- Printer: BdF
- ND (1924)
- Sig 7
- Serial numbers at top and bottom
- Watermark: BFK and CI within crown
B316a (
- KM417a
- P-38
France and Local Woman, Ships
- Printer: BdF
- 12/27/1927
- Sig 5
For notes with this same design, see France and Ships omnibus
B204a (
- KM704
- P-12A
France and Local Woman, Ships
- Printer: BdF
- 3/8/1938
- Sig 7
- Oval “NOUVELLES HEBRIDES FRANCE LIBRE”, Cross of Lorraine and palm tree overprint on New Caledonia B316a
For notes with this same design, see France and Ships omnibus
B302a (
- P-23
- Printer: Institute for Manufacturing Banknotes
- 5/1/1941
- Watermark: Head of King Alexander I
P-13b (
- KM515b
France and Local Woman, Ships
- Printer: BdF
- 1926
- Sig 4
For notes with this same design, see France and Ships omnibus
B102a (
- P-27b
- Printer: Institute for Manufacturing Banknotes
- 12/1/1929
- Sig 1
- Watermark: Head of Miloš Obrenović in profile
- Like B202 but with different issuer name
