
COUNTRY: | VATICAN CITY STATE |
ISSUE DATE: | 1 February 2016 |
CIRCULATION: | 500 000 each |
STAMP/SHEET SIZE: | 30 x 40 mm / 120 x 100 mm |
STAMP THEME: | Easter |
Easter 2016 will be celebrated with the issue of a postage stamp miniature sheet featuring two details of stained glass windows found in the parish church of St. Angela Merici in Milan, Italy. Italo-Hungarian artist Janos Hajnal (1913-2010) produced the works, in addition to some of the stained glass windows in the Duomo of the Lombard capital. The two values of the miniature sheet each depict a detail of the life of Christ, one of his dying on the Cross and the other as He exits the tomb where in triumph He has his right hand and three fingers raised and holds in his left hand a flag symbolizing victory over death.
