Info| Date | 1977, 07 VI |
|---|---|
| Value | Gs15, Gs 25 |
| Catalog no. | Mi 2968, BL306 Sc 1773g, 1775 SG Y&T PA776 |
| Topic | Reymont, Władysław - Sienkiewicz, Henryk |
| Occasion | Awarding of the Nobel Prize for Literature 1977 |
| Description | In 1977 the Nobelprize for Literature was awarded to the Spanish writer Vicente Aleixandre. The Paraguay Post issued a series of 8 stamps, showing former winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature. One of them is Henryk Sienkiewicz. On the stamp a scene from his book Quo Vadis, his portrait, his name and the title of this book. On the sheet are mentioned all names of winners of the Nobel Prize for Lierature until 1976.Among them are Henryk Sienkiewicz (1905) and Władysław Reymont (1924). |
