Christmas. 600e anniversary of Fra Angelica, 1987
Fra Angelico (Guido di Pietro) (c. 1400-55).
Florentine painter, a Dominican friar. Although in popular tradition he has
been seen as `not an artist properly so-called but an inspired saint' (Ruskin),
Angelico was in fact a highly professional artist, who was in touch with the
most advanced developments in contemporary Florentine art and in later life
travelled extensively for prestigious commissions. He probably began his career
as a manuscript illuminator, and his early paintings are strongly influenced by
International Gothic. See for more: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/angelico/
Date of issue: 24 December 1987
Expiration date:
Design:
Printing: I.P.M.
s.a (Imprimerie du Marais, s.a., Brussels)
Perforation: 13
Size: 30 x 48 mm
Sheet: 20 (5 x 4)
Marginal inscriptions: “ZAIRE” on top and bottom, 6 vertical blue lines all around
Circulation: 45,000
No 1323. 50z, Maria with Jesus
No 1324. 100z, Maria with Jesus
No 1325. 120z, Maria & Joseph and Jesus
No 1326. 180z, Maria with Jesus
The series:
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The imperforated series is in size and coloring exact the same as above:
Remark: the white border around these stamps is much larger when cut from a side, top, bottom or corner of a sheet.
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There are no variations or curiosities known for any of the above shown material.