Pope Pius IX  

Pope Pius IX
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Pope Pius IX

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
343789
Area
Stamps
Title
Pope Pius IX
Face value
170
Country / area
Vatican City
Year
1978
Month
05
Day
09
Issue group
1978 Pope Pius IX
Order Number in Issue group
2
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Basic colour
Blue, Brown
Exact colour
Theme / topic
Heraldry, Popes, Scriptures
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Pius IX of the Roman Catholic Church [1792-1878] (Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti)
Item subject
Seal of the Pope
Michel number
721
Yvert number
654
Scott number
633
Stanley Gibbons number
697
Sassone number
636
Designer/Engraver
Arghittu, Pietro Nicolo [1946]
Printing office
IPZS [Rome, Italië] (1979-)
Perforation type
Comb perforation
Number of teeth per 20 mm
13½ : 14
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Offset, Steel engraving
Paper
Plain paper
Gum
Water-activated gum (Lick & Stick, Wet adhesive)
Print run
1.150.000
Dimensions / diameter
30 x 40 mm
Details

Text on seal from Psalm 91: 2

This text has been translated automatically from Dutch

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