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25 lire "Madonna of Mercy" single
Object Details
- Description
- To alleviate the sad condition of refugees the world over and to make their plight known to the world, the Refugees Stamp Plan was conceived in early 1958. Seventy-two nations issued stamps for the occasion, most of them simultaneously, in order to raise funds for refugee relief. Two years of preparation went into its organization and promotion. Vatican City issued six stamps in three designs on April 7, 1960.
- Funds received from the sale of the stamps was donated to the two agencies of the United Nations, which handled the plan (Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees and Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) or by direct donations from the issuing countries from the proceeds of surcharges or domestic sales of the stamps in the issuing country. The design was left to the issuing country, but countries were asked to incorporate in the design either the Uprooted Tree or the Sheltering Hands as symbols of the Refugee Year. The countries were asked to issue two stamps, one for domestic and the other for foreign mail.
- The stamps were designed by Andreina Grassellini and printed in the rotary photogravure process. The stamps were valid until June 30, 1960.
- Reference:
- Vatican Notes 15, no. 5 (March-April 1967): 6.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- April 7, 1960
- Object number
- 2008.2009.279
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink / photogravure
- Place
- VATICAN CITY (independent city state)
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue Vatican City 277
- Topic
- International Stamps & Mail
- Record ID
- npm_2008.2009.279
- Usage
- Usage conditions apply
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