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
Quarenghi Celebration
| On sale | Yes |
| Face value | Complete set 4,00 € |
| Stamp description | the two stamps, joined horizontally, depict respectively: Portrait of the architect Giacomo Quarenghi (1744 – 1817), engraving by Joseph Sanders to a design by Antonio Vighi. Private collection; G. Quarenghi: Facade of the Order of Malta’s chapel in Vorontsov Palace, Saint Petersburg. State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. |
| Date of issue | 13 March 2017. |
| Face values | two € 2.00 stamps for a total of € 4.00. |
| Size | Portrait of the architect Giacomo Quarenghi: 30 x 40 mm ; Facade of the Order of Malta’s chapel in Vorontsov Palace: 52,5 x 40 mm. |
| Perforation | 30 x 40 mm stamp: 13 ¼ x 13 ; 52,5 x 40 mm stamp: 13 ¼ x 13. |
| Print run | six thousand complete sets. |
| Stamp sheet | eight complete sets for a total of sixteen stamps. |
| Printed by | offset. Cartor Security Printing, La Loupe, Francia. |
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