Stamp 1971 BDI MiNr0800A pm B002a, Luis de Morales

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 field (with 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. 800a from 1971 and shows as motive a detail of the painting "nursing madonna" or "la virgen de la leche" by luis de morales (around 1509-1586) (also called "el divino"); luis de morales created this artwork in 1568 in the style of the spanish mannerism and is contemporary located in the "museo del prado" in madrid (spain).;unfortunately this stamp was postmarked with an unreadable cto. Stamp: michel: no. 800a; yvert & tellier: no. 4475; scott: no. 378 color: multicolored with gold watermark: none nominal value: 6 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.