First Day of Issue = March 20, 2004 Size: 31.50 mm x 31.50 mm Quantity printed = 200,010 Perforated 10.00 x 11.50 Print method: Lithography Creative team J. Utāns, Designer The stamp honors Latvian writers Reinis (1839-1920) and Matīss (1848-1920) Kaudzīte. On the left side of the stamp "LATVIEŠU RAKSTNIECĪBA" translates to "LATVIAN WRITING". On the right side of the stamp we see "MĒRNIEKU LAIKI", the name of the first book writen in Latvian. The title of the book translates to "The Time of the Land Surveyors". Catalog numbers Scott 588 Michel LV 607 For more information check out the links below Matīss Kaudzīte (in Latvian) Reinis Kaudzīte This stamp belongs to the following sets Latvian writers |