SWITZERLAND (HELVETIA) in 1979 issued a set of first day cover stamps honouring Paul Klee, Rainer Maria Rilke, Hermann Hesse and Thomas Mann. This block set is based on a portrait of Herman Hesse on his later years, whereas the postmark cancellation originated from Berne.
The postcard is a silhouette of Hermann Hesse sitting at his desk writing. The painting is actually a watercolour by him. And the mountains in the Swiss town of Collina d'Oro where he lived frames the picture.
Hermann Karl Hesse (1877 – 1962) was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include "Demian", "Steppenwolf", "Siddhartha", and "The Glass Bead Game", each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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