LIE 1937 MiNr0157 pm B002a

Stamp of the principality of liechtenstein; 1937; definitive stamp of the issue "landscapes and castles in liechtenstein"; stamp motive with a view to "masescha chapel" (= "saint theodul's chapel" in the quarter "masescha" of triesenberg (liechtenstein); stamp postmarked note: the "masescha chapel" was originally a shrine (13th century), enlarged to a mountain chapel in 1817, the nave was completed in 1834, the vestibule and tower in 1907. This chapel is dedicated to maria and the saint theodor, and belongs contemporary to the roman-catholic church parish "saint joseph" of triesenberg. The oldest, today known reference of the "masescha chapel" goes back to the year 1465. Stamp: michel: no. 157; yvert et tellier: no. 142; scott: no. 137; afa: no. 157; zumstein: no. 127 color: green watermark: none nominal value: 5 (rappen, centimes) postage validity: from 18 september 1937 until 30 june 1944 stamp picture size (printed area without signature line): 21. 0 x 26. 0 mm. Date: 18 September 1937 (first issue day of the stamp).