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
Masters of painting (2018)
| On sale | Yes |
| Face value | Souvenir sheet 6,90 € |
| Stamp description | Giovanni Battista Pittoni (1687 – 1757): Annunciation. Venice, Gallerie dell’Accademia. In The Annunciation by Giovanni Battista Pittoni, painted in 1757, the triangular arrangement that makes the angel and the Virgin converge towards the Holy Spirit, signified by the dove, communicate the imminence of the salvific event of the Almighty who takes on human nature. The souvenir sheet reproduces the stamp in its entirety. Stamps inside: |
| Date of issue | 9 July 2018. |
| Face values | two stamps (€ 2.55 and € 4.35) in a souvenir sheet for a total of € 6.90. |
| Size | € 2.55 stamp: 40 x 30 mm ; € 4.35 stamp: 40 x 52 mm. |
| Perforation | € 2.55 stamp: 13 x 13 ¼ ; € 4.35 stamp: 13 x 13. |
| Souvenir sheet size | 135 x 120 mm. |
| Print run | three thousand numbered souvenir sheets. |
| Printed by | offset. Cartor Security Printing, La Loupe, Francia. |
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