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200 lire Galleon single
Object Details
- Description
- On May 22, 1975, the Vatican issued a series of stamps featuring images of fountains in Vatican City. The series, also celebrating European Architectural Heritage Year, is composed of six values.
- "POSTE VATICANE" and the respective value appear along each stamp's border. The 200-lire stamp portrays the fountain of the Galley.
- The six stamps were designed by Professor Lino Bianchi Barriviera and were engraved by E. Donnini, R. DiGiuseppe, and F. Tulli. The stamps are horizontal in format and measure 48 x 40 mm. Printed in sheets of twenty-five, they have perforations of 14. The stamps were printed in offset and chalcography in two colors on white glazed paper. The Polygraphic Institute of the Italian State printed 1,600,000 complete sets.
- Reference:
- "Pentecost Issue." Vatican Notes 24, no. 1 (July-August 1975): 3.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- May 22, 1975
- Object number
- 2008.2026.12
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink
- Place
- VATICAN CITY (independent city state)
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue Vatican City 578
- Topic
- International Stamps & Mail
- Record ID
- npm_2008.2026.12
- Usage
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