COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP
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GIFTS FROM ST. NICHOLAS |
COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP |
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| Date of issue: | 6. 11. 2002 | |
| Face value: | 6,40 CZK | |
| Printing sheets: | 30 stamps | |
| Printing sheet (booklet): | 8 stamps + 2 coupons | |
| Size of the stamp: | 23 x 30 mm | |
| Graphic Artist: | Adolf Born | |
| Engraver: | Pavel Kovářík | |
| Method of printing: | rotary recess print in black combined with photogravure in light blue, red, yellow and ochre | |
| Subject of the stamp: | On the eve of St. Nicholas's Day, children's long wait for Christmas is made more enjoyable by gifts from the saint. The origin of this tradition is associated with St. Nicholas's unusual generosity. St. Nicholas is a people's saint in the best sense of the word. Children look forward to receiving gifts from Nicholas, accompanied by an angel and a devil, with hope and apprehension. The leading Czech illustrator and painter A. Born has interpreted this theme with his own unique humour. | |
| Catalogue No.: | 0336 | |
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