I am going out on a very long limb here and picking the dancer as portrait on the left. This beautiful stamp was designed by Adrian George. The ballerina is part of a 4 stamp commemorative set honoring the British Theatre. In addition to the ballerina, there is a harlequin, Hamlet and an opera singer. I will actively seek to purchase this set as each stamp is more lovely than the next.
While i do not doubt the prowess of Simon Bolivar to move on the dance floor, it is not for that he adorns this 1893 Venezuela stamp. Initially this was a school tax revenue stamp later repurposed (Well ahead of the times!) to supplement salaries of postal workers.
Simon Bolivar liberated Venezuala from Spanish rulers in 1813. He was appointed Dictator which led to a Civil War. After years of conflict, by the end of 1824 he was President of Columbia, Dictator of Peru, and President of the newly created Bolivia. Way too much more to that story. However of note, the internet continues to churn stories of Bolivar's excellent moves on the dance floor, but I still choose the ballerina.
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