Χριστούγεννα
μέσου Γραμματοσήμων
μέσου Γραμματοσήμων
Αυστραλία - 2006
45c Virgin and child
This stamp design is based on the divine conception and birth of the baby Jesus. Mary’s downcast eyes rest on the swaddled child in her arms, and her expression emanates love for the newborn king, as he is described in Matthew 2. Mary’s classic beauty and calm expression reflect the depth of her spiritual life, and the blue robe she wears symbolises her virtue, devotion and love.
50c Wise man
This design depicts one of the three wise men, or Magi, who came from the East and travelled to Bethlehem to worship the newborn child, bringing him precious gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. This Magus cradles a vessel of frankincense in his hands – an aromatic gum resin that symbolises the child’s divinity. He is guided in his journey to Bethlehem by the star that shines behind him.
$1.05 Shepherd boy
This stamp design depicts a shepherd boy bathed in the holy light of the Angel of Annunciation, who brought tidings of the birth of the child Saviour. In the traditional Christmas story, following the birth of the baby Jesus an angel appeared to a group of shepherds tending their flock in the fields near Bethlehem. The angel told them: “Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; for to you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
45c Virgin and child
This stamp design is based on the divine conception and birth of the baby Jesus. Mary’s downcast eyes rest on the swaddled child in her arms, and her expression emanates love for the newborn king, as he is described in Matthew 2. Mary’s classic beauty and calm expression reflect the depth of her spiritual life, and the blue robe she wears symbolises her virtue, devotion and love.
50c Wise man
This design depicts one of the three wise men, or Magi, who came from the East and travelled to Bethlehem to worship the newborn child, bringing him precious gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. This Magus cradles a vessel of frankincense in his hands – an aromatic gum resin that symbolises the child’s divinity. He is guided in his journey to Bethlehem by the star that shines behind him.
$1.05 Shepherd boy
This stamp design depicts a shepherd boy bathed in the holy light of the Angel of Annunciation, who brought tidings of the birth of the child Saviour. In the traditional Christmas story, following the birth of the baby Jesus an angel appeared to a group of shepherds tending their flock in the fields near Bethlehem. The angel told them: “Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; for to you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
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