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The Vatican takes up the call to return to caring for the environment issued by the United Nations General Assembly, which has declared the years 2021 to 2030 the United Nations Decade for Ecosystem Restoration. Both a collector’s item or a stamp used for postage, the Vatican stamp dedicated to restoring ecosystems bears a value of €7.00 and gives witness to a personal commitment for protecting the environment. In the production of these 45,000 Vatican stamps, 3.9 million elements of polyester yarn was used, obtained through the recycling of 4,000 plastic bottles, 600 ml in capacity. This equals 75 meters of yarn per stamp and eight stamps produced from each bottle. As a way to begin this series of postage stamps tied to environmental issues, we wished to start with an element that is as simple as it is basic to the life cycle; that is, the seed, which grows in the earth, and thanks to the warmth of the sun is able to mature, just as our environmental and ecological consciousness must evolve. 
Face Value - € 7.00 
Format - 55 x 55 mm 
Printing Process - Offset 3 colors 
Printer - Hämmerle & Vogel (Austria) 
Set Price - Euro 7.00 
Mintange - 45,000 complete series

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