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RSS FeedsIrish Stamp Honoring Che Guevara Sells Out Despite Protests From Cuban-Americans
(WorldNews Argentina)

 
 

13 october 2017 03:05:40

 
Irish Stamp Honoring Che Guevara Sells Out Despite Protests From Cuban-Americans
(WorldNews Argentina)
 


The first print of 122,000 stamps commemorating Marxist leader Ernesto `Ché` Guevara have sold out in Ireland, leading to a second production of stamps after unprecedented demand, the country´s post office An Post confirmed this week, Newsweek reports. The release of the EUR1 stamp - equivalent to $1.18 at today´s exchange rate - marks the 50th anniversary this week of Guevara´s death. But the successful sale of stamps, which bear the iconic image of Guevara, known as a `heroic guerilla fighter,` sparked staunch criticism from Cuban-American exiles, according to The Irish Times. Ninoska Perez Castellón, a prominent figure of the Cuban-American diaspora in South Florida, told Irish TV channel...


 
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