Czech Republic - 2024 Personalities: Eduard Petiška - (MNH)
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The portrait of the writer Eduard Petiška listening to the blind Greek singer Homer. The motifs on the stamp refer to Petišek's most popular book Old Greek Fables and Legends. The figure of Homer playing the lyre, inspired by ancient Greek art, is depicted with a laurel wreath on his head as a symbol of the poet. The lyre, made from tortoise shell and animal horns, is one of the oldest musical instruments.