Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta

Issue 478 – Old maps II

Emissione 478 – Antiche carte geografiche

On sale Yes
Face value Complete set 14,40 €
Stamp description

frescoes depicting the Regions of Italy from cartoons by Egnazio Danti (16th century).
Musei Vaticani, Galleria delle Carte Geografiche, Vatican City.

Of the frescoes, the postal issue presents the maps of

Agro perugino ©2015. Photo Scala, Florence;

Lazio e Sabina ©2015. Photo Scala, Florence;

Campania ©2015. Photo Scala, Florence;

Calabria ulteriore ©2015. Photo Scala, Florence;

Sicily ©2015. Photo Scala, Florence;

Sardinia ©2015. Photo Scala, Florence.

Date of issue 4 May 2015.
Face values six € 2.40 stamps in a block for a total of € 14.40.
Size 52 x 40 mm.
Perforation 13 x 13.
Print run eight thousand complete sets.
Stamp sheet six stamps composing the set.
Printed by offset. Cartor Security Printing, La Loupe, Francia.