File:Stamp 1968 BDI MiNr0464A pm B002.jpg
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Airmail stamp of the Republic of Burundi (First Republic); 1968; commemorative stamp of the issue to "Christmas 1968"; The dipicted stamp is BDI Michel: No. 464A from 1968 and shows as stamp motive a the painting "The Holy Family with Santa Anna" by El Greco (1541-1614) ("El Greco" means literally "The Greek" because he was born on Crete (Greece)) from the "Szépmuveszeti Muzeum" (= "Museum of Fine Arts") in Budapest (Hungary).; El Greco was a scholar of Titian.; It’s giving several paintings by El Greco to the topic "Holy Family", but only one is showing the "Saint Anne" (= mother of Mary = "Santa Anna") on the left side and the "Saint John" (Spanish original name: "San Juan Bautista"; German: "Johannes der Täufer") on the right side.; This painting was created (probably) 1595 in the Spanish town Toledo (not in USA) in the style of the Spanish Mannerism.; Since 1600 is this painting in Budapest.; Unfortunately this stamp was postmarked with an unreadable CTO. date QS:P,+1968-11-26T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1968-11-26T00:00:00Z/11 Stamp size (printed area of a single stamp without most below arabesque): 31.5 x 43.0 mm |
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Source | scan of original | ||||
Author | Postal administration of Burundi | ||||
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the same stamp also as part of a se-tenant (Michel: No. 464AZf), as part of a block (Block 30 with 464A = perforated, 464B = imperforate), the same stamp with overprint "Christmas flight Apollo 8" in 1969 (No. 478)
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Picture description | Painting "The Holy Family with St. Anne and Saint John" by El Greco (1541-1614) |
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First day of issue | |
Publisher | Postal administration of Burundi |
Design | El Greco (1541-1614) (creator of the depicted artwork) |
Printing technique | Photogravure on luminescent paper |
Perforation | Line peforation, L 13½ |
MICHEL Nr. | Burundi, Nr.464A |
SCOTT Nr. | Burundi, No. C95 |
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