1968 - Religious Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue
Date 2005/5/26 22:53:35 | Topic: Stamp News
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#1363 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1968
Cat. #1363 Christmas Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1968
Design # A785
Perf 11
Tagged
Denomination: 6c
Colors: multicolored
First Day of Issue: Nov. 1, 1968
Stamp Value:
Single:
MNH - .20
Used - .20
PB#10 - 2.00
1363a untagged, Nov. 2
MNH - .20
Used - .20
PB#10 - 2.00
1363b Imperf. pair, tagged - 225.00
1363c Light yellow omitted - 65.00
1363d Imperf. pair, untagged - 290.00
Plate No. blockes come in two different versions:
1) 7 Plate #, 3 Mail Early
2) 8 Plate #, 2 Mail Early
First Day Cities: Washington DC
Quantity Issued: Stamps 1,410,245,000 FDC's ( 739,055 )
Purpose: Christmas Issue of 1968 - :The Annucation" by the 15th century Flemish Painter Jan Van Eyck is in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair [ ] 3. block of 4 [ ] 4. Zip Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vert
Designed by Robert J. Jones
Subject: The Angel Gabriel, from "The Annciation" by Jan Van Eyck
Text: "Christmas - 6c - Van Eyck - National Gallery of Art - United States"
Engraved, Multicolor Huck Press Printing Plates of 50 subject panes (10 x 5) Plate numbers used =
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This is the seventh Christmas stamp of the United States. It reproduces a detail from the painting The Annuciation by Jan van Eyck (c.1390-1441). It is generally believed that van Eyck developed the use of linseed oil as a solvent for pigment (oil painting) rather than the egg tempra that had been used before. There is no doubt that he was the first artist to achieve a realistic rendering of interior space. The Annunciation is considered to be a masterpiece of Christian symbolism. Jan van Eyck often signed his paintings with the words "Done as well as I can." This stamp captures the radiance of his transparent oil glazes and his fine detail.
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