UNESCO Campaign for Venice - Vatican

A beautiful, large FDC issued by the Vatican on 06 June 1972 with the Mini Souvenir Sheet MS 580.

UNESCO Campaign for Pompeii - Dahomey (Benin)

 SG 463

SG 464

SG 465

 

Stamps issued in 1972 in Dahomey (now Benin).  They depict mosaics from St Mark's Basilica.

UNESCO Campaign for Venice - Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependances (France)

Proof of stamp SG 497 issued in New Caledonia (French territory) in 1972 for Venice.

The stamp depicts the front of St Mark's Basilica.

UNESCO Campaign for Pompeii - France

SG U49.  Stamp issued in Paris on 24 October 1998 for  the UNESCO.

It depicts a fresco of Flora, goddess of flowers and spring, and dates from circa 1AD.  It was found in the Villa of Ariadne, in Stabiae, approximately 4.5km away from Pompeii.  Stabiae was destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius, at the same time as Pompeii in 79AD.
The fresco measures H39.5cm by W32.5cm and is part of the collection of the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Naples, Italy.

Until 29 September 2013, you can see it at the British Museum in London.  If you have the opportunity, do go and see it and hundreds of other artefacts from Pompeii - really fascinating.

Below a First Day Cover and Postcard showing a view of Pompeii now.

UNESCO Campaign for Venice - Mali

 SG 312.  Venezia Molo (detail), Caffi (1809-1866).

SG 313.  Venezia Ponte di Rialto (detail), Caffi (1809-1866).

SG 314.  Piazza di San Marco (detail), Caffi (1809-1866).

Below, the painting by Caffi.

 (Source:  www.kunst-fuer-alle.de)

UNESCO Campaign for Venice - Pakistan

 

Stamp (SG 323) issued by Pakistan for the UNESCO Campaign to save Venice.  

Below a FDC issued on 07 February 1972 in Lahore .

UNESCO Campaign for Venice - Khmer Republic (Cambodia)

And, here it is!  

In a previous post on the Cambodia issue for the UNESCO Campaign to Save Venice, I mentioned that I was still missing the Souvenir Sheet.  I received it this morning; it is very very nice and well worth the wait  :-)

UNESCO Campaign for Venice - Bulgaria

Two very nice stamps issued by Bulgaria in 1972 for the UNESCO Campaign to Save Venice.

 The green stamp shows St Mark's Basilica while the brown one shows the Ca' d'Oro, both stylised and with rising waters. 

Below, a picture of the Ca' d'Oro.

   (Source:  http://www.ranker.com/pics/N687204/ca-d-oro-building-attractions-photo-1)

Dating from 1430, this Palazzo has always been known as the Ca' d'Oro (the "House of Gold") due to the gilt decorations which once adorned its exterior walls.

UNESCO Campaign for Venice - Morocco

Three nice small stamps from Morocco, issued in 1972 for Venice.

They depict the Bridge of Sighs, St Mark's Basilica and the Lion of St Mark, all stylised and surrounded by the rising waters.

UNESCO Campaign for Venice - Tunisia

 

A lovely set of 4 stamps issued in Tunisia in 1971 for the UNESCO Campaign to Save Venice.  The stamps show stylised depictions of a gondolier, Di Medici and palace, the prow of a gondola and the Rialto Bridge, all with rising waters.

UNESCO Campaign for Venice - Cuba

SG 1985.  Stylised flood waters and Lion of St Mark.

SG 1986.  Stylised flood waters and Bridge of Sighs.

 SG 1987.  Stylised flood waters and St Mark's Basilica.

UNESCO Campaign for Venice - Gabon

 SG 443.  Il Bacine Verso il Canal Grande (detail), Vanvitelli (1653-1736)

SG 444.  Venezia Ponte di Rialto (detail), Caffi (1809-1866)

Airmail.

SG 445.  Il Bacine Verso il Canal Grande (detail), Vanvitelli (1653-1736)

UNESCO Campaign for Venice - Upper Volta (Burkina Faso)

 
SG 361.  La Musica, Pietro Lunghi (1702-1785)

SG 362.  Panorama da Ponte della Marina (detail), Caffi (1809-1866)

UNESCO Campaign for Venice - Egypt

SG 937.   Views of Florence and Venice, issued in 1967 by Egypt for the UNESCO Campaign.

Ca d'Oro Palace (Venice)

Santa Maria Cathedral (Florence)

SG 937.   Views of Florence and Venice, issued in 1967 by Egypt for the UNESCO Campaign.

Palace of the Doges and Campanile (Venice)

Vecchio Palace, aka Palazzo della Signoria (Florence)

The stamps also show the Winged Lion of St Mark, emblem of Venice and the Fleur de Lys, emblem of Florence.  

UNESCO Campaign for Venice - Khmer Republic (Cambodia)

 SG 316.  Stylised flood water and St Mark's lion. 

SG 317.  Stylised flood water and Bridge of Sighs. 

 SG 318.  Stylised flood water and St Mark's Basilica.

There is also a Mini Souvenir Sheet (MS 319) which I'm currently missing :-(.  Hopefully soon...

UNESCO Campaign for Venice - Algeria

SG 589.  Stylised flood water and St Mark's lion.

SG 590.  Stylised flood water and Bridge of Sighs.

UNESCO Campaign for Venice - Vatican

Vatican stamps issued in 1972 for the UNESCO Campaign to Save Venice.

SG 574, The transporting of the body of St Mark to Venice (mosaic, St Mark's Basilica, 13th Century)

SG 575-8, Map of Venice (fresco, Ignazio Danti, Galleria delle Geografiche,Vatican, 16th Century)

(C) All photographs copyright RomeOnStamps Blog.

A view of the 120 metre-long Gallery of Maps in the Vatican Museum Belvedere Wing where the map of Venice can be found.  There are 40 maps of all the regions of Italy, including their most important cities.  It took just about 18 months to complete the project started in 1580 at the instigation of Pope Gregory XIII.

SG 579, St Mark's Basilica

MS 580, Mini Souvenir Sheet depicting all issued stamps.

UNESCO Campaign for Venice - Monaco

Venice, with its surrounding lagoon, is unique. In this city on the water, where the idea of terra firma is meaningless, a thousand years has seen the creation of an extraordinary museum of architecture.
But this cultural and natural heritage is very seriously threatened. The image of a beautiful romantic city was shattered on 4 November 1966, when torrential rain devastated the north of Italy and flooded both Venice and Florence on a scale never seen before. The damage was enormous. The cruel toll in human lives, and the physical destruction, were compounded by damage to thousands of works of art.
The sight of the neglected state into which the heritage of the city of the Doges had fallen shocked the international community. The General Conference of UNESCO, which was meeting at the time, decided that its Director-General, René Maheu, should launch in its name an appeal for international solidarity.
This generous movement is still going strong, and 30 years later, there is unanimous agreement on the successful results both of the technical achievements and of international cooperation.  But Venice still needs attentive care, and its continued survival depends on our unflagging vigilance.
(Source:  http://whc.unesco.org/en/activities/350/)


This is the first arrival in my new collection: the UNESCO Campaign for the Safeguard of Venice which was launched on 02 December 1966 following devastating floods.

The stamps were issued in Monaco in 1972 and depict Venice in 18th Century paintings:

• Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo by Canaletto (SG 1043)
• San Pietro di Castello by Guardi (SG 1044)
• Piazzetta San Marco by Bellotto (SG1045)

 Canaletto

Guardi


Bellotto