Europe | 1945 Crowd of People Facing the Redeemer Set of Three Vatican City Postage Stamps Mint Never Hinged

Description

This set of three postage stamps was issued by Vatican City to call attention to the plight of war prisoners during World War II, and depicts a crowd facing the image of Christ the Redeemer. Stamps are inscribed "MCMXLIV".
Date of issue: September 1, 1945
Size of each stamp: 30 x 41 mm
Designer: Giuseppe Rondini
Printers: IPS Off. Carte Valori (Officina Governativa Carte Valori)
Emission: Commemorative
Perforation: 14
Printing: Photogravure
Print run: 1,500,000
Mint, never hinged condition.