Monaco, 1983, 3 fr. 12 (1/4) x 13. multicoloured

Catalogues:
Michel: 1594
Scott: 1390
Stanley Gibbons: 1634
Yvert et Tellier: 1390

Opera «Madame Butterfly» was based in part on the short story «Madame Butterfly» (1898) by John Luther Long — which was turned into a play by David Belasco — and also on the novel «Madame Chrysanthème» (1887) by Pierre Loti.

Plots: Belasco David,  Loti Pierre