[Pane of eight postage stamps issued by Liberia, depicting William Shakespeare and scenes from his plays] [graphic].

[Pane of eight postage stamps issued by Liberia, depicting William Shakespeare and scenes from his plays] [graphic].

[Liberia] : [Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications?], [1987]

[England] : Format International Security Printers

1 pane (8 stamps) : color ; 18 x13 cm

paper

A pane of 8 color stamps in various denominations, commemorating William Shakespeare and his plays. The 3c stamp depicts a scene from Othello; the 6c stamp depicts a scene from Romeo and Juliet; the 10c stamp depicts a scene from The merry wives of Windsor; the 15c stamp depicts a scene from Henry V; the 31c stamp depicts a scene from Hamlet; the 60c stamp depicts a scene from Macbeth; the 80c stamp depicts a scene from King Lear; the $2 stamp depicts William Shakespeare. Postmarked in Monrovia, Liberia.

Title devised by cataloger.

Issued November 6, 1987.

Printed at the bottom of each stamp are the words "Vasarhelyi" and "Format."

Additional release information from the 'Philately of Liberia' online database.

Liberia -- Monrovia.
Great Britain -- England.

ART 248- 484 (size XS)

Mounted with a 4 cent U.S. commemorative stamp of Oregon statehood, 1859-1959. Circular cancel stamps: Monrovia, Liberia. Gift from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and cast of Magic fire, November 1998.

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