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Stamp of the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen); 1969; commemorative stamp of the issue "Olympic Summer Games, 1968 Mexico - Cultural Olympiad - Paintings in the National Gallery of Art in Washington"; stamp motive with the painting "The Youthful David" by Andrea del Castagno (1418-1457 (Pest)); This painting was created ca. in 1450 in the style of the Early Renaissance and is actual located in the "National Gallery of Art" in Washington D.C. (USA).; stamp postmarked by CTO

Andrea del Castagno  (1420–1457)  wikidata:Q240737 q:it:Andrea del Castagno
 
Andrea del Castagno
Description painter
Date of birth/death circa  Edit this at Wikidata 19 August 1457 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death San Godenzo Florence
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Florence (1444–1457) Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q240737
institution QS:P195,Q214867

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The original painting was created in the technique "Tempera on leather on wood" and has a size of 1156 x 410 mm. It was used originally as a parade shield. This painting shall be an illustration to the biblic Psalm 91:4: "He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler." (English according to the "King James Bible").
Stamp: Michel: No. 998A; Yvert & Tellier: No. 217A
Color: multicolored
Watermark: none
Nominal value: ¼ B (Bogasch)
Postage validity: from November 1969 until ?

Stamp picture size (printed area of a single stamp): 32.0 x 84.5 mm
Date (first issue of the stamp)
Source scan of original
Author Postal administration of the Yemen Arab Republic
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Public domain This work was created in Yemen and is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired according to Yemeni Law as of 2012 (English translation) (details). This work meets one of the following conditions:
  • It is an anonymous or pseudonymous work produced more than 50 years ago.
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  • The original in Washington, D.C.
    The original in Washington, D.C.
Picture description Andrea del Castagno, "The Youthful David"
First day of issue
Publisher Postal administration of the Yemen Arab Republic
Design Andrea del Castagno (1418-1457) (creator of the original painting)
Printer "Thomas De La Rue Company Limited", London and Basingstoke (probably)
Printing technique Offset printing
Circulation ?
Perforation Comb perforation, K 13½
MICHEL Nr. Jemen (Arabische Republik), Nr. 998A

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