Stamp 1971 BDI MiNr0799A pm B002a, Andrea del Sarto

Stamp of the republic of burundi (first republic); 1971; commemorative stamp of the issue to the "christmas 1971"; issue of 5 stamps + 1 se-tenant à 2 different stamp fields (with one decorative text side field without nominal value) + 2 blocks à 3 different stamps (perforated, imperforate; blocks 52a+52b (with overprint = block 54a+b)); stamp without overprint; the depicted stamp is bdi michel: no. 799a from 1971 and shows as motive a detail of the painting "madonna with child and saint john" by andrea del sarto (1486-1530).;andrea del sarto has created this artwork in 1518 in the style of the italian mannerism and it is contemporary located at the "villa borghese" in rome.;unfortunately this stamp was postmarked with an unreadable cto. Stamp: michel: no. 799a; yvert & tellier: no. 494; scott: no. 377 color: multicolored with gold watermark: none nominal value: 5 f (franc) postage validity: from 2 november 1971 stamp size (printed area of a single stamp): 27. 5 x 47. 0 mm. Date: 2 November 1971.