Christmas 2012

A postage stamp dedicated to the Nativity, signed by the Milanese illustrator Marco Ventura, is an added value that the San Marino Philatelic and Numismatic Corporation wants to give to collectors and the vast world of philately. The oil on panel reproduction, depicting the "Madonna and Child", finds its geographical solution in the panoramic background leading to the "Titan". The Blessed Virgin Mary, the Baby Jesus and two Archangels, drawn in protection of the sacredness of the family The 0.85 centime issue is part of a Christmas sequence, inaugurated on 31 August with the "Christmas Postcard", with the same depiction designed by Marco Ventura as its central motif.