William Adolph was born around 1866. The picture is a bit vague, but Adolph seemed to have worked as a picture and letter engraver for a number of printers, such as the Western Bank Note Company, the New York Bank Note Company, the Republic Bank Note Company, and the American Bank Note Company. It is thought he was employed by the latter from 1881 to 1892.
Adolph was subsequently employed by the Bureau for Engraving and Printing, but soon, by 1919, he had returned to the ABNC. In his later years he worked mainly from home, spending only one day a week at the ABNC premises.
Most of Adolph’s stamp work was done for the ABNC, beginning with the portraits on the Haiti definitives of 1915, which was followed up by the Commerce design of the 1921 definitives from Haiti. A final work for the ABNC was the portrait of Jerez on the 1921 Nicaragua set marking the centenary of its independence.
The last known engraved stamps by Adolph were printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company. They comprised the vignette for the 13 Canadian definitive of 1935 and the vignette of the 6c airmail stamp which accompanied that set.
William Adolph passed away in circa 1947, in Germantown, PA, in the United States.
You will find William Adolph's database HERE.
Most of Adolph’s stamp work was done for the ABNC, beginning with the portraits on the Haiti definitives of 1915, which was followed up by the Commerce design of the 1921 definitives from Haiti. A final work for the ABNC was the portrait of Jerez on the 1921 Nicaragua set marking the centenary of its independence.
The last known engraved stamps by Adolph were printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company. They comprised the vignette for the 13 Canadian definitive of 1935 and the vignette of the 6c airmail stamp which accompanied that set.
William Adolph passed away in circa 1947, in Germantown, PA, in the United States.
You will find William Adolph's database HERE.