Centenary of J.J. Audubon (new value), 1994
John James Audubon (1785-1851) is a legend, revered bird watchers and art enthusiasts alike as America's preeminent naturalist and bird artist his instantly recognizable prints adorn many homes and offices throughout the nation. Given his talent and popularity, it's difficult to appreciate the struggle he endured to bring his ornithological images to the public. Audubon was born in the French colony of Santo Domingo (now Haiti), the son of Captain Jean Audubon, a French sailor and adventurer, and one of his mistresses, Jeanne Rabine, a French chambermaid, who died six months later. Beginning at the age of three he was raised by his father and an indulgent stepmother in Nantes, an industrial city on the Loire River in western France. Young Audubon acquired the graces of a country gentleman, received a bit of naval training, learned to love nature and wildlife, and began to draw.
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Date of issue: 23 April 1994
Original date of issue: 1 October 1985
Expiration date:
Design: John
James Audubon & André Buzin
Printing: I.P.M.
s.a (Imprimerie du Marais, s.a., Brussels)
Perforation: 13
Size: 48 x 30 mm
Sheet: 20 (4 x 5)
Marginal inscriptions: “ZAIRE” on top and bottom, 6 blue vertical lines all around
Circulation: 4,000
No 1470. 50nk on 5z, (no 1282)
No 1471. 1,50nz on 10z, (no 1283)
No 1472. 3,50nz on 15z, (no 1284)
No 1473. 5,00nz on 25z, (no 1285)
The series:
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The series with normal and reversed overprint:
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