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Berlin (Germany) Annual Meeting of the East Germany Cultural Council August 6, 1957 The design features a life-size limestone statue of Ute von Ballenstedt ( ca. 1000 - 1046) in the Naumburg Cathedral, Naumburg.  |
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Czechoslovakia Centenary of the Death of K. H. Mácha April 30, 1936 Karel Hynek Mácha (1810 – 1836) was a Czech romantic poet. His bronze statue is located in Petrín Hill Park in Prague. The statue depicts the young poet standing, one hand ready with pen and paper, while the other hand holds a clutch of flowers.  |
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United States American Culture series February 28, 2003 Wisdom is an Art Deco statue over the entrance to the main building of Rockefeller Center in New York City. It is one of the most notable works by Lee Lawrie (1877 - 1963), a prominent American architectural sculptor.  |
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Malaysia Artifacts of National Heritage April 11, 2011 The statue of Avalokitesvara was found in a tin mine at Bidor in Perak. The 93 cm tall bronze statue is dated to the 7th - 12th Century A.D., when the culture of the region was Hindu-Buddhist.  |
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United States House of Representatives April 4, 1989 Car of History is an 1819 marble statue and clock by Carlo Franzoni (1789-1819). It portrays Clio, the muse representing history, who stands in the winged "Chariot of Time" with a clock.  |
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Austria Providentia Fountain June 20, 1947 Providentia Fountain was created between 1737 and 1739 by sculptor Georg Raphael Donner (1693 - 1742). This is one of his great Baroque masterpieces. It is situated in the Neuer Markt square in central Vienna. In the center of a granite fountain basin is a bronze statue of Providentia, with a large shield showing a Janus head.  |
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UAR (Egypt) Pharaoh Khafre June 15, 1970 Khafre, also known as Chephren, was the 4th Pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty of ancient Egypt. He was enthroned in ca. 2520 B.C. and reigned for ca. 26 years. The stamp shows a life-size statue of Khafre made of Egyptian gneiss. The falcon, symbol of God Horus, is in a position of protection and guidance for the Pharaoh.  |
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Mexico Cuauhtémoc Monument September 16, 1915 Cuauhtémoc ( ca. 1495 - 1525) was the Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, making him the last Aztec Emperor. The statue (1887) features Cuauhtémoc wearing ceremonial clothing with a penacho (plumed headdress) and holding a spear.  |
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Portugal Expansion Period Arts October 9, 1995 Santo Anjo da Guarda de Portugal (1518 - 1520) is a life-size limestone statue by Diogo Pires o Moço, an important Manueline period artist.  |
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Spain Expo Zaragoza 2008 June 13, 2008 The design features a bronze statue of Spanish romantic painter Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746–1828). It is located in the Plaza del Pilar in Zaragoza.  |
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Greece The First World Junior Athletics Championship March 3, 1986 The design features the statue of Diadumenus by Polycleitus (5th Century B.C.).  |
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Switzerland EUROPA - Sculptures March 28, 1974 Amazone is a large bronze statue of an Amazone carrying a horse by Carl Burckhardt (1878 - 1923). It is located at the Middle Bridge over River Rhine in Basel.  |
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Chile 90 Years of the University of Conception May 14, 2009 The design features a modern bronze statue at the University Forum honoring the founders of the institution.  |
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Ecuador Independence Monument in Quito December 20, 2006 The Independent Monument is a neoclassic style column located in the center of the Independence Square in Quito. The Liberty statue, shown in the stamp, stands atop the column. Additional bronze statues of heroes surround the base of the column.  |
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Argentina 150 Years of Creation of the National Flag February 24, 1962 The stamp features a bronze statue of General Manuel Belgrano (1770 - 1820), who took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina.  |
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