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Medium:
paper; ink(multicolored)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
VATICAN CITY (independent city state)
Date:
December 19, 1974
Description:
On December 18, 1974, the Vatican issued a set of eleven stamps to commemorate the Holy Year of 1975. The 250-lire stamp depicts Pope Paul VI extending his blessing from the throne, based on a sketch by Professor Lino Bianchi Barriviera (tan, blue, red, white, and green).
The stamps, produced by rotogravure, were printed in panes of forty and perforated 13 1/2 x 14. IPS, Rome, printed 2,200,000 complete sets at 1,000 lire per sheet. The designs reproduce works of art, most of which are in the Vatican basilicas.
Reference:
"Holy Year 1975 Issue." Vatican Notes 23, no. 5 (March-April 1975): 1-3.
Topic:
International Stamps & Mail  Search this
Object number:
2008.2009.563
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm84e7f4556-f5b1-444e-91bb-d1b0b4a8dbb2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2008.2009.563