Karl Bickel (1886–1982) was a Swiss engraver and graphic designer also known for the construction of the Paxmal memorial above Walenstadt.
Posters designed by Karl Bickel in the early 20th century
During his career he designed one hundred Swiss stamps but also others for the countries Luxemburg, Portugal and Liechtenstein.
A museum was constructed in his memory in Walenstadt in Canton St.Gallen. It was inaugurated in 2002. It is located in a disestablished textiles factory. The philatelist Heinrich Moser is said to have assembled a collection of all his stamps.
Here below is a set of amazing posters designed by from between the 1910s and 1930s.
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