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World Famous Persons. Date of issue: 17th October 1956 Designer: A. Zavyalov Paper: ordinary Printing process: photo Perforation: No 1882-1886 - line 12 1/4; No 1887-1890 - comb 12 : 12 1/4 Size: No 1882-1886 - 26 x 37 mm.;; No 1887-1890 - 30 x 42 mm Sheet composition: No 1882-1886 - 100 (10 x 10); No 1887-1890 - 72 (12 x 6) stamps Printing run: 1.000.000 Michel catalogue numbers: 1882-1890 40 K. green. Portrait of Russian writer F. M. Dostoevsky (1821-1881) 40 K. bluish green. Portriat of French physicist Pierre Curie (1859-1906) 40 K. deep turquoise-blue. Portriat of Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) 40 K. brown. Portriat of Norwegian writer Henrik Ibsen (1826-1906) 40 K. deep lilac. Portriat of German poet Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) 40 K. black. Portriat of English writer Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) 40 K. deep orange-brown. Portriat of American politician Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) 40 K. black. Portriat of Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) 40 K. yellow-orange. Portriat of Japanese painter Toyop Oda (Sessy) (1420-1506)

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