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| Date of issue |
October 31, 2008 |
| Denominations |
€ 0.60 and € 2.80 |
| Print run |
Three million, five hundred thousand copies per stamp |
| Design |
- The € 0.60 stamp features a characteristic landscape from Val d’Orcia and the main façade of the cathedral in Pienza.
The words “VAL D’ORCIA”, “PATRIMONIO MONDIALE” (World Heritage), “ITALIA”, and the denomination “€ 0,60” complete the stamp. - The € 2.80 stamp features the Palazzo Ducale (Doge’s Palace) and dome of the cathedral in Urbino. The words “CENTRO STORICO DI URBINO” (Historical Centre of Urbino), “PATRIMONIO MONDIALE” (World Heritage), “ITALIA”, and the denomination “€ 2.80” complete the stamp |
| Design and engraving |
Rita Morena for the € 0.60 stamp, and Antonio Saliola for the € 2.80 stamp |
| Printer |
Officina Carte Valori dell’Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato S.p.A., copper printing |
| Colours |
Three for the € 0.60 stamp and one for the € 2.80 stamp |
| Paper |
Fluorescent, non-watermarked |
| Paper size |
48mm x 40mm |
| Print size |
44mm x 36mm |
| Perforation |
13¼ x 13 |
| Sheets |
Twenty-five – “€ 15.00” value for the € 0.60 stamp, and “€ 70.00” for the € 2.80 stamp |
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