Scott # 827 (1991) commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Easter Rising. The stamp depicts the statue of Cuchulain that is displayed in the main lobby of the General Post Office on O'Connell Street in Dublin. The bronze statue honors those who fought and died in the Easter Rising. Cuchulain was the ancient Irish hero who, when mortally wounded, tied himself to a stake so that he would face his adversaries even in death. His enemies were afraid to approach his body until a raven landed on his shoulder. The text is the 1916 Proclamation declaring the establishment of the Irish Republic (Poblacht na hEireann). 
