Title
Postage Stamp - Togo - 2020
Type
Postage Stamp
Coverage
Togo
Date Issued
2020-05-29
Description
Togo issued this stamp as part of a set commemorating the 545th anniversary of Michelangelo's birth. The stamp reproduces his fresco The Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel. Dante is barely visible in the upper right quarter (circled here in green). The stamp has text as follows: at the top: "REPUBLIQUE TOGOLAISE", "POSTES / 2020", and "800F"; at the bottom: "Le Jugement dernier (détail), 1536–1541"; and vertically along the right: "Michel-Ange 1475–1564". The stamp was printed by Stamperija, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Denomination: 800 F (800 XOF)
Perforation: 13 ¼
Printing process: Offset lithography
Extent
40 × 50 mm
Contributor
Michelangelo
Stamperija (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Language
French