Vatican issues first Braille stamp in honor of bicentenary of Louis Braille [CNA]

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Vatican City, Nov 5, 2009 / 02:41 pm (CNA).- The Vatican post office has issued it’s first ever Braille stamp to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille, who created the universal reading and writing system for the blind.

The stamps feature a portrait of Louis Braille, the inventor’s name, the Vatican City State and the price written in the raised dots of the Braille system. Valued at $0.96 each, 300,000 stamps have been issued and will go on sale at the Vatican’s post offices near St. Peter’s Basilica, according to the Canadian Press.

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