Issue 497 – St John the Baptist Patron of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (2016)

Emissione 497 - San Giovanni Battista Patrono del Sovrano Militare Ordine Ospedaliero di San Giovanni di Gerusalemme di Rodi e di Malta

On sale Yes
Face value Complete set 3,80 € ; Souvenir sheet 7,85 €
Stamp description

Luca Signorelli: St. Onofrio Altarpiece, Perugia, Museo dell’Opera del Duomo.
© 2016. Photo Scala, Florence.

The set reproduces:
€ 0.95: detail of angel;
€ 2.85: detail of St. John the Baptist.

The sheet reproduces the painting in its entirety.
€ 3.50: detail of St. Herculanus;
€ 4.35: detail of St. John the Baptist.

Date of issue 15 June 2016.
Face values two stamps (€ 0.95 and € 2.85) for a total of € 3.80 ; two stamps (€ 3.50 and € 4.35) in a souvenir sheet for a total of € 7.85.
Size 40 x 52 mm ; souvenir sheet: € 3,50 stamp: 40 x 52 mm ; € 4,35 stamp: 30 x 40 mm.
Perforation 13 x 13 ; souvenir sheet: € 3,50 stamp: 13 x 13 ; € 4,35 stamp: 13 ¼ x 13.
Print run eight thousand complete sets and four thousand numbered souvenir sheets.
Stamp sheet nine stamps.
Printed by offset. Cartor Security Printing. La Loupe, Francia.