Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
Holy Christmas (2020)
| On sale | Yes |
| Face value | Complete set 5,15 € ; Souvenir sheet 7,40 € |
| Stamp description | the great work Nativity by Domenico di Jacopo di Pace, known as Beccafumi after his patron Lorenzo Beccami, is dedicated to Christmas. A foremost practitioner of Mannerism, Beccafumi began his artistic career in 1518. Anastasia Marisli commissioned his Nativity for the church of San Martino in Siena in 1523. In the painting, the spectacular triumphal arch in ruins, symbol of the decline of paganism, is dominated by the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove which, surrounded by festive angels, descends on the Child and surrounds the portentous event with divine light. Domenico Beccafumi: Siena Nativity, church of San Martino. Series: Souvenir sheet: the painting in its entirety. On stamps: |
| Date of issue | 18 December 2020. |
| Face values | three stamps (€ 1.10, € 1.15 and € 2.90) for a total of € 5.15 ; two € 2.40 stamp and one € 2.60 stamp in a souvenir sheet for a total of € 7.40. |
| Size | € 1.10 and € 1.15 stamps: 40 x 52 mm ; € 2.90 stamp: 30 x 40 mm. Souvenir sheet: € 2.40 stamps: 40 x 52 mm ; € 2.60 stamp: 30 x 40 mm. |
| Perforation | € 1.10 and € 1.15 stamps: 13 x 13 ; € 2.90 stamp 13 ¼ x 14. Souvenir sheet: € 2.40 stamps: 13 x 13 ; € 2.60 stamp: 13 ¼ x 14. |
| Print run | five thousand complete sets and three thousand numbered souvenir sheets. |
| Stamp sheet | nine stamps. |
| Printed by | offset. Cartor Security Printing, La Loupe, Francia. |
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