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Albrecht Dürer, Birth of Christ (Christmas Stamp)

Name: Albrecht Dürer, Birth of Christ (Christmas Stamp)
Brand: Germany

Germany · 2008 · 45+20 Euro cent

The stamp depicts Albrecht Dürer's famous painting 'The Birth of Christ' from the Paumgartner Altarpiece. It shows Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus in a stable setting.

Issued as a Christmas stamp in 2008, this stamp features a renowned Renaissance artwork by Albrecht Dürer. It was part of a joint issue and included a surcharge to support charitable causes, a common practice for German Christmas stamps.

Printing Method

Offset

Themes

christmas religious art painting holy-family albrecht-dürer joint-issue surcharge

Image: <bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Albrecht_D%C3%BCrer" class="extiw" title="w:en:Albrecht Dürer"><span title="German painter, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist (1471–1528)">Albrecht Dürer</span></a></bdi> · License: Public domain

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