"Rezső Gács, stage name Rodolfo – (1911-87) Artist of Merit (1960), Artist of Excellence (1971) and SZOT (National Trades Union Council) Award (1980). Inspired to take up conjuring by a Chinese pearl seller, he was encouraged and taught by Zuárd Odry, who also gave Gács his stage name, Rodolfo Grosso. In January 1931 he became a member of the Society of Hungarian Artistes. Not only was he contracted at many popular venues in Budapest, but he also travelled the world as an entertainer. From 1967 he took part as an invited performer at international congresses of magicians. The secret of his success was practising his tricks to perfection and his ability to create a rapport with the audience. Even after he retired, he practised four hours a day. His well-known slogan was “Watch my hands – I’m cheating!”The stamp designs, in order of face value, feature the por-traits of Rezső Gács (stage name Rodolfo), Lajos Básti and Manyi Kiss. Next to each artist are objects associated with their work, namely cards and a magic wand, Rodolfo’s indis-pensable props for conjuring tricks, a crown, reflecting the motto about Lajos Básti “the king of actors, the actor of kings” as well as a violin and a manuscript referring to his artistic versatility and literary activities, and a cream cake, known from Manyi Kiss’s evergreen song. The design of the first day covers and the postmarks are graphic compositions of objects referring to the artists’ life and works."