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What has Rembrandt to do with the 150th anniversary of the postage stamp? Look closely now and you will see that a letter appears in each painting. The South Pacific island nation of Niue (formerly part of the Cook Islands) issued this tongue-in-cheek souvenir sheet in 1990 (Scott 586). Click here for large JPEG image  How do you pronounce Niue, anyway? Try: Nee-ooo-vay! The paintings (clockwise from top) "Bathsheba with King David's Letter " (1654) "The Shipbuilder and His Wife" (1633) "Merchant Maarten Looten (1632) Rembrandt's son: "Titus Holding a Pen" (1655). Share your thoughts about this article with the author fwh@themysterybox.com Website and All Contents Copyright (c) 1997-2003 Ana Libri Press

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