Airmail stamp of the united arab emirates – emirate ras-al-khaima; 1971; commemorative stamp of the issue to "500th anniversary of birth of albrecht dürer"; depicted is the airmail stamp uae-rk michel no. 590a from 1971 showing as stamp motive the painting "virgin and child with saint anne" by albrecht dürer.;(st. Anne = santa anna = mother of mary = figure of the christian iconography = other name: anna selbtritt) ("selbtritt" = old word for a "three-persons-group", especially used in germany, the netherlands, in italy and in spain. = mother-daughter-son = holy trinity of the christianity).;other title of this painting: "metterza" ("metterza" = address for "anna selbtritt" in the third person).;this painting was created probably in 1519 and is contemporary located at the "metropolitan museum of arts" in new york city (usa).;unfortunately this stamp was postmarked with an unreadable cto. Stamp: michel: no. 590a; yvert & tellier: pa87-a
color: multicolored with gold
watermark: none
nominal value: 1 riyal
postage validity: from 1971 until 31 march 1973
stamp size (printed area of a block): 34. 0 x 46. 5 mm. Date: 1971.
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