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
Holy Christmas (2019)
| On sale | Yes |
| Face value | Complete set 5,15 € ; Souvenir sheet 7,50 € |
| Stamp description | the souvenir sheet reproduces the painting Adoration of the Shepherds by Angelo Paglia, datable around 1720, with two details inside the stamp: the angels and the Madonna with Child and St. Joseph. The set of three stamps has details of the two angels on the right of the painting, the bystanders and the Madonna and Child. A. Paglia: Nativity of Jesus. Ospitaletto (BS), church of San Giacomo Maggiore. On stamp: On souvenir sheet: the painting in its entirety. On stamp: |
| Date of issue | 18 December 2019. |
| Face values | three stamps (€ 1.10, € 1.15 and € 2.90) for a total of € 5.15. Two stamps (€ 3,60 e da € 3,90) in a souvenir sheet for a total of € 7,50. |
| Size | 40 x 52 mm ; souvenir sheet: € 3.60 stamp: 52 x 40 mm ; € 3.90 stamp: 40 x 52 mm. |
| Perforation | 13 x 13. |
| Souvenir sheet size | 115 x 175 mm. |
| Print run | five thousand complete sets and three thousand numbered souvenir sheets. |
| Stamp sheet | nine stamps. |
| Printed by | offset. Cartor Security Printing, La Loupe, Francia. |
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