Jean Ferdinand Joubert de la Ferté (1810-1884)
Engraver of the 4d surface printed stamp of 1855
Image source British Postal Museum from the R M Phillips Collection.
The Surface printed stamps were introduced in 1855 and replaced the high value (6d, 10d and 1s) embossed values of 1847-54. The low value line engraved stamps continued until 1879. The Surface printed stamps were printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co. The 4d value was first introduced in 1855 to prepay letters to France and the die was engraved by Jean Ferdinand Joubert de la Ferté (1810-1884) a refugee from Napoleonic France.
The following draft stamp (L107) was also engraved by Joubert in 1855.
