France

Date1999, 18 X
Value3,80 F 0,58 €
Catalog no.Mi 3428   Sc 2744   SG 3623   Y&T 3287
TopicChopin, Frédéric - Joint issues with Polish Post
Occasion150th anniversary of Chopin's dying day
DescriptionPortrait after a pen drawing by George Sand, Chopin's girl friend. On the left hand the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, in which Chopin lived for some time. Under it Chopin's signature and the years 1810-1849. A nearly identical stamp was issued by the polish Post on 19 October.