Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
250th anniversary of birth of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A special stamp commemorating the 250th anniversary of birth of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) and illustrating the drawing "Tor zum Breitenweg im Stadtgrund" which the German poet sketched in 1792 during his stay in the Luxembourg fortress. The original drawing is kept in the "Stiftung Weimarer Klassik" in Weimar.
| Face value : | 20F |
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| Photo: | Angelika Kittel, Weimar; |
| Assistance: | Prof. Joseph Kohnen from the Centre Universitaire de Luxembourg; |
| Printing process: | photogravure by Hélio Courvoisier S.A.; Fluorescent paper; |
| Format: | 41.10 x 28 mm, 3 colours; sheets of 50 stamps. |

