The 150th anniversary of the birth of Russian composer Rimsky-Korsakov.

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A setenant set of four stamps marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Russian composer Rimsky-Korsakov:
- the portrait of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov against the
background of a scene from the "Sadko" opera (the first
production in 1896)
- a scene from the opera "Le Coq d'Or" (1907)
- a scene from the opera "The Tsar's Bride" (1898)
- a scene from the opera "The Snow Princess" (1881).
Designer: Y. Artsimenev
Printing: offset
Perforation: comb 12 1/2 : 12
Nominal value: each stamp 250 rubles
Size: 42 x 30 mm (along perforation)
Issue: 1.5 million copies of each stamp
The sheet contains 36 stamps.