Detailed information of new issues : Flemish tapestries fourth issue
This is the fourth and final set in the Flemish Tapestries Series. The first set was issued on the 30th March 1977, the second on the 26th January 1975 and the third on 24th January 1979. The two tapestries depicted in this year's set are among the finest in the collection. The 2c stamp show: ''The Institution of Corpus Domini" generally known as "La Disputa", painted by Rubens in 1609 for the Church of St. Paul. Antwerp. The composition of this splendid scene, which is vertical in the original, has been adopted horizontally so as to conform to the shape of the other tapestries. [excerpt] ; N/... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | contributionToPeriodical |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 1980 |
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Malta Philatelic Society
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| Schlagwörter: | Postage stamp design -- Malta / Postage-stamp printing -- Malta / Postage stamps -- Margins -- Malta / Postage stamps -- Varieties -- Malta |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28656677 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
| Powered By: | BASE |
| Link(s) : | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/83189 |
This is the fourth and final set in the Flemish Tapestries Series. The first set was issued on the 30th March 1977, the second on the 26th January 1975 and the third on 24th January 1979. The two tapestries depicted in this year's set are among the finest in the collection. The 2c stamp show: ''The Institution of Corpus Domini" generally known as "La Disputa", painted by Rubens in 1609 for the Church of St. Paul. Antwerp. The composition of this splendid scene, which is vertical in the original, has been adopted horizontally so as to conform to the shape of the other tapestries. [excerpt] ; N/A