Monaco’s Stamp Issuing Office will release the following stamps for sale on 16 January 2017:
1,42€ – GRACE KELLY MOVIES – MOGAMBO
The 1953 US film Mogambo, directed by John Ford, is a remake of Victor Fleming’s Red Dust, released in 1932. The film, set in the heart of Africa, features Clark Gable, Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly in a love triangle. It won Grace Kelly the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.
- Layout: Créaphil © Tous droits réservés
- Printing process: Offset
- Size of the stamp: 40,85 x 52 mm vertical
- Quantity of issue: 48 000 stamps
- Sheet of 6 stamps with illuminations
2,20€ – GRACE KELLY MOVIES – HIGH NOON
Gary Cooper won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in this legendary 1952 Western directed by Fred Zinnemann. High Noon will always be the film which introduced the world to one of the most beautiful and talented actresses ever, the unforgettable Grace Kelly.
- Layout: Créaphil © Tous droits réservés
- Printing process: Offset
- Size of the stamp: 40,85 x 52 mm vertical
- Quantity of issue: 48 000 timbres-poste
- Sheet of 6 stamps with illuminations
These issues will be on sale at the “Office des Timbres”, the “Musée des Timbres et des Monnaies”, the post offices and philatelic counters of the Principality, the Monaco stamp-dealers as well as the “Musée de la Poste” and the “Carré d’Encre” in Paris, France. They will be included, with other values, in the 1st Part of the philatelic programme 2017 and offered to our subscribers and customers.
You can find the stamps of Monaco on the website of the Stamp Issuing Office: www.oetp-monaco.com
Source: en.gouv.mc
