Latvia 2005 Literature. Janis Rainis 1865-1929
From Stamps of the World
- Issue date: 10th September 2005
- one value (sheets of 30) and a stamp booklet (pane of six stamps)
- Designed by: Juris Utans
- Printed by: ÖSD (Austrian State Printing Works), Vienna
- Print process: offset lithography
- Perforations: 14 x 14. Booklet stamps are imperf at either top or at base
Contents
Latvian Literature. Janis Plieksans (pen name Janis Rainis), 1865-1929
Sheet stamp
- sheets of 30. stamp format height 32.50mm x width 32.50mm
40s ~ scene from the play Uguns uns Nakts / Fire and Night (1905) with King fighting the Black Knight
First Day Cover
Booklet pane of six
- pane format height 85mm x width 117mm
- six stamps, each format height 42mm x width 32½mm; imperforate at top and at base
- Booklet released at Cologne Stamp Fair, 24th September 2005