FIG. 03 / TOD-01 · Plate Nº 14 · Engraved by O.D. Studio
A 1879 die-engraved tribute issued in collaboration with the Imperial Postal Authority of New Württemberg. Sun-rays gilded by hand, motto in Goudy Old Style, edition capped at twenty-five.
| Block | Event | From | To | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68,224,109 | Mint | EQ00…0000 | studio.design.ton | 150 TON | 14.02.26 |
| 68,944,206 | Sale | studio.design.ton | archive.kovac.ton | 170 TON | 29.02.26 |
| 71,002,884 | Sale | archive.kovac.ton | vault.northform.ton | 220 TON | 11.04.26 |
| 72,481,003 | Listing | vault.northform.ton | — | 250 TON | 11.05.26 |
The Heraldic Eagle was conceived as a tribute to die-engraved postal art of the late nineteenth century — when stamps were not just receipts of postage, but small ambassadors of national identity. Each plate was hand-cut, each impression slightly different, each sheet a near-edition.
For the The Open Design edition, we re-traced the original Württemberg dies, vectorised the radiating sun pattern, and tuned the gold to OKLch (0.74, 0.13, 78°) — the exact warm-amber that survives in the Berlin postal museum's only complete sheet.
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