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
St. John the Baptist, Patron of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (2020)
| On sale | Yes |
| Face value | Souvenir sheet 3,90 € |
| Stamp description | a stamp in a souvenir sheet depicting St. John the Baptist in the desert, work by G.F. Barbieri known as Guercino, kept in the Pinacoteca Civica di Cento, (FE). In the act of announcing the coming of the Son of God, the highlighted figure of the Saint is set against a splendid landscape framing the bright blue of the sky. G. F. Barbieri known as Guercino: Saint John the Baptist in the Desert, Cento (FE), Pinacoteca Civica |
| Date of issue | 27 July 2020. |
| Face values | one € 3,90 stamp in a souvenir sheet. |
| Size | 40 x 52 mm. |
| Perforation | 13 x 13. |
| Souvenir sheet size | 115 x 175 mm. |
| Print run | three thousand numbered souvenir sheets. |
| Printed by | offset. Cartor Security Printing, La Loupe, Francia. |
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