Stamp of Monaco; 1958; commemorative stamp of the issue "100th Anniversary of Apparition of the Virgin Mary in Lourdes"; This apparition occured an to the 14 year old astma-sick girl Marie Bernadette Soubirous (1844-1879) in a grotto at Massabielle near the French town Lourdes (Gascogny, région: Occitanie, département Hautes-Pyrénées, near of the Spanish border).; After the apparition one has given to her and their workless parents the "Mill Lacadé" as new home which was later and is until to today a museum.; Bernadette was later catholic nun.; mint stamp Stamp: Michel: No. 590; Yvert & Tellier: No. 492; Scott: No. 412 Color: blue grey / lilac Watermark: none Nominal value: 1 F (Franc)
Postage validity: from 15 May 1958
date QS:P,+1958-05-15T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1958-05-15T00:00:00Z/11
Stamp size (printed area of a single stamp): 26.0 x 35.5 mm
Date
from 15 May 1958
date QS:P,+1958-05-15T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1958-05-15T00:00:00Z/11
(first issue date of the stamp)
Source
scan of original
Author
"La Poste Monaco" (LPM), contemporary under supervision of the "Ministry of Finances and Economy" of Monaco
"Pope Pius XII" (left, 1975-1958, portrait drawing probably from the time before his pope dignity (1939-1568)); the Virgin Mary (middle, upper); "Pope Pius IX" (right, 1792-1878, portrait by Charles Jacotin (1863-1885) after a photography from 1865); under Mary is depicted the written dogma of the Catholic Church "Que Soy Era Immaculada Conceptiou" which was proclamed by Pope Pius IX on in his bull "Ineffabilis Deus"; the head of Mary is circulated with the words "Je suis l'immaculée conception" which shall have said Mary to Bernadette at her apparition at Lourdes in 1858.
First day of issue
Publisher
"La Poste Monaco" (LPM), contemporary under supervision of the "Ministry of Finances and Economy" of Monaco
Design
Pierre Gandon (1899-1990) design) and Raoul Serres (1881-1971) (engraving),
other source: Raoul Serres (1881-1970) (design) and Jules Piel (1882-1972) (engraving), (information on the stamp)
Printer
"Imprimerie des Timbres-Poste", Paris (France) (probably)
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