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 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)

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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.