Djibouti

Date2015, IX
Value3x 300F, 1200F
Catalog no.
TopicOgiński, Michał Kleofas
Occasion250th birth anniversary of Michał Kleofas Ogiński
DescriptionThe sheet contains 3 stamps and the sheetlet contains 1 stamp.
The 2nd stamp on the sheet shows a portrait of Ogiński, painted by Joseph Grassi. The battlefield scene does'nt belong to this painting. It refers to the Kościuszko Uprising.
The 3th stamp shows Oginskis palace in Zalesye, in todays Smorgon District, Belarus.
The stamp on the sheetlet shows a portrait by François-Xavier Fabre. The margin shows the text of one of his compositions, a polonaise.
This issue doesn't have postal value and has been printed especially for collectors.