Friday, 29 January 2021

1660) Opera Singer – Julian Gayarre, Principality of Monaco: A Stamp of 2.56 Euro issued by La Poste de Monaco (Monaco Post): Date of Stamp issue: 25.01.2021:

1660) Opera Singer – Julian Gayarre, Principality of Monaco: A Stamp of 2.56 Euro issued by La Poste de Monaco (Monaco Post): Date of Stamp issue: 25.01.2021:

About Julian Gayarre:

Born in 1844 in a Navarrese family from the small Pyrenean town of Roncal, Julian Gayarre began singing with the Orfeon Pamplones choir. 

Struck by the beauty of his voice, the chapel master and composer Hilarion Eslava made him obtain a scholarship to study at the Conservatory of Madrid in 1865. 

He continued his apprenticeship in Italy and made his first appearance in 1869 at the Varese Theater in Donizetti's L'Elixir d'omour. 

He performed on the biggest stages in Europe and was crowned the best tenor in the world in 1876 at La Scala in Milan after his performance of Fernando in La Favorite. 

He played this role at the Monte-Carlo Opera during the 1882 season and also sang on the Monegasque stage in Lucia di Lammermoor and Rigoletto.

The Commemorative Stamp:


A Postage Stamp (PS) of 2.56 Euro featuring "JULIAN GAYARRE". The Stamp is inscribed - "LES CHANTEURS D'OPERA" and the country of issue is "MONACO".

The First day Cover (FDC) is inscribed "Principaute de Monaco, OFFICE DES TIMBRES" and has a postage stamp depicting Julian Gayarre, affixed on top right. 

The Cancellation Handstamp/Postmark has an image of the Opera Singer in the centre and is dated - "25.01.2021".



A Full Sheet (FS) of Six Stamps

Technical details:

Stamp Issue Date: 25.01.2021

Designer: Sarah LAZAREVIC

Process: Steel-Engraving

Colours: 3 colours

Stamp Size: 40.85 x 52.00 mm (vertical)


Posts on Monaco on this Blog:

1) "Ancient Postal Routes - 18th Century", Monaco: EUROPA 2020 theme: A postage stamp of 1.40 Euro issued by "La Poste de Monaco" (Monaco Post) on 06.05.2020

2) 44th International Circus Festival, Monaco (16-26 January 2020), being held at Monte Carlo: The theme of this edition of the Curcus Festival is the - "HORSE": A Stamp of 1.40 Euro issued by "La Poste de Monaco" ( Monaco Post): Stamp issue date: 06.01.2020

3) "Ballons Montes", Monaco: "150th Anniversary of the Balloon Post": A Stamp of 1.90 Euro issued by La Poste de Monaco (Monaco Post): Date of Stamp issue: 03.11.2020

4) Opera Singer - Julian Gayarre, Principality of Monaco: A Stamp of 2.56 Euro issued by La Poste de Monaco (Monaco Post): Date of Stamp issue: 25.01.2021


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