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In 1977 the Vatican Post Office issued stamps to commemorate the Feast of the Assumption (Scott # 615-616). What image source was used to produce these stamps?

Feast Of The Assumption - Scott # 615-616 (1977)


   paintings
   Latin manuscripts
   mosaic images
   statues

Your answer was: Latin manuscripts.
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Answer: The source images for these stamps are miniature scenes from Latin manuscripts that are housed in the Apostolic Library. The stamps celebrate the Assumption of Mary (or the Assumption of the Virgin) when she was resurrected and taken bodily to heaven.

See also:
 • James C. Hamilton, The Proclamation of the Assumption of Mary - 1 November 1950 Vatican Notes, Volume: 64, Issue 367, 2016, Pages 38-39
 •  Joseph Lo Preiato, The Feast Of The Assumption Vatican Notes, Volume 26, Issue 3, 1977, Page 10
 •  Anonymous, Assumption Issue Vatican Notes, Volume 26, Issue1, 1977, Page 2