Bill Bond
After serving in the British Royal Navy during World War II, Bill Bond studied art at Twickenham Art College and worked with some of England's leading illustrators during the post-war reconstruction of London. Many of his paintings were created for the National Geographic Society during his 36 years as a staff artist there and appear in the Society's magazines, books, and publications.
Bond's art is featured on 59 United States postage stamps, including an extraordinary series of 50 World War II commemoratives issued from 1991-1995.
Stamp Designs
20¢ Alaska Statehood (1984)
14¢ Ice Boat - Transportation series (1985)
4.9¢ Buckboard - Transportation series (1985)
8.5¢ Tow Truck - Transportation series (1987)
25¢ Bread Wagon - Transportation series (1986)
10¢ Canal Boat - Transportation series (1987)
14¢ Self-Scouring Steel Plow postal card (1987)
29¢ World War II - 1941 (10 designs) (1991) w/Howard Paine
29¢ World War II - 1942 (10 designs) (1992) w/Howard Paine
29¢ World War II - 1943 (10 designs) (1993) w/Howard Paine
29¢ World War II - 1944 (10 designs) (1994) w/Howard Paine
32¢ World War II - 1945 (10 designs) (1995) w/Howard Paine
32¢ Berlin Airlift (1998) w/Howard Paine
Forever® Owney the Postal Dog (2011) w/Phil Jordan