In 1984 Paraguay issued a
mini-sheet of 5 stamps and 4 labels featuring images from the Manesse
manuscript.
The
stamps are in a cross-shaped arrangement and have an image of Werner
von Tüfen, a Swiss, who is mentioned in documents in 1219 and 1223.
The woman is not identified.
The labels are in the four
corners of the mini-sheet. In the upper left-hand corner is Reinmar der
Fiedler. He is pictured playing his fiddle.
In the upper right corner is Frederick von Hausen,
documented between 1171 and 1188, who came from the Rhine area.
Kristan von Luppin appears in the lower left
corner. A document from between 1292 and 1313 mentions him. He is
identified as ein Thüring, a Thuringian.
Heinrich von Rugge is
featured in the lower right corner. He is mentioned in a document
issued between 1175 and 1178. His castle was on the Ruckberg in
northern Württemberg.
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