150th Birth Anniversary of Peter Rosegger

Peter Rosegger was an Austrian poet from the province of Styria. He was a son of a farmer and grew up in the forests and fields. Rosegger (or Rossegger) went on to become a most productive poet and au.. Read more »thor as well as an insightful teacher and visionary. In his later years, he was honoured by officials from various Austrian universities and the city of Graz (the capital of Styria). He was nearly awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913 and is (at least among the people of Styria) something like a national hero to this day.

Country:	Austria
Type:	Postage stamps
Nominal:	5.50 öS
Year:	1993
Size:	30 x 39 mm
Perforation:	comb 14¼ x 13½
Mintage:	2,900,000