Iconography of the Magi (2018)

 

Iconografia dei Re Magi

On sale Yes
Face value Complete set 7,20 € ; Souvenir sheet 8,00 €
Stamp description

according to the Gospel of St. Matthew (2:1-12), the Magi came from the East to Bethlehem to worship Jesus.

Bartolomeo di Tommaso: Trittico Rospigliosi.
Vatican City, Vatican Art Gallery, Vatican Museums
©2018. Photo Scala, Florence.

Series: Details of the triptych: Annunciation on the sides, Adoration of the Three Wise Men in the centre.

Souvenir sheet: the painting in its entirety.
On stamp:
€ 2,60: Coronation of the Virgin (det.)
€ 5.40: Adoration of Three Kings (det.).

Date of issue 5 December 2018.
Face values three € 2.40 stamps for a total of € 7.20 ; two stamps (€ 2,60 and € 5.40) in a souvenir sheet for a total of € 8,00.
Size lateral stamps: 30 x 40 mm; central stamp: 52,5 x 40 mm ; souvenir sheet: € 2.60. stamp: 40 x 30 mm ; € 5.40 stamp 30 x 40 mm.
Perforation lateral stamps: 13 ¼ x 13 ; central stamp: 13 ¼ x 13 ; souvenir sheet: € 2.60 stamp: 13 x 13 ¼ ; € 5.40 stamp: 13 ¼ x 13.
Souvenir sheet size 115 x 148 mm.
Print run six thousand complete sets and three thousand numbered souvenir sheets.
Stamp sheet six complete sets for a total of eighteen stamps.
Printed by offset. Cartor Security Printing, La Loupe, Francia.