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Archangel Gabriel, the patron of Stamp Collectors,
appears on how many sets of Vatican airmails?

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Your answer was: 3.
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Answer: Archangel Gabriel appears on 3 different sets of Vatican airmail stamps issued in 1956, 1962, and 1968.

Archangel Gabriel From Painting 'Annunciation'
by Melozzo da Forli - C24,C27,C30 (1956)
Archangel Gabriel From the Mosaic 'Annunciation'
by Pietro Cavallini - C25,C28,C31 (1956)
Archangel Gabriel From the Painting 'Annunciation'
by Leonardo da Vinci - C26,C29,C32 (1956)

Archangel Gabriel From the Sculpture 'Annunciation'
by Filippo Valle - C45-C46 (1962)

Archangel Gabriel From the Painting 'Annunciation'
by Fra Angelico - C53-C54 (1968)