About Johann Peter Haseney
Lived 1812 – 1869 (aged 56–57). Johann Peter Haseney was a German gunsmith, postage stamp designer, copper engraver, writer and artist.
Johann Peter Haseney (1812, Mehlis, Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg – 1869, Munich) was a German engraver.
Haseney came to Munich in his young years, where he worked as an engraver with the Seitz company. There he made different designs for stamps. He engraved the first German stamp, the One Kreuzer black (Schwarzer Einser) in the Kingdom of Bavaria, issued on November 1, 1849.
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Who was Johann Peter Haseney?
German stamp designer (1812–1869)
When was Johann Peter Haseney born?
Johann Peter Haseney was born in 1812 in Zella-Mehlis.
When did Johann Peter Haseney die?
Johann Peter Haseney died in 1869 in Munich.
What was Johann Peter Haseney's occupation?
Johann Peter Haseney was a gunsmith, postage stamp designer, copper engraver, writer and artist.
What nationality was Johann Peter Haseney?
Johann Peter Haseney was German.
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