Madonna and Child by Bachiacca Stamps – Forever First Class Postage Stamps

Madonna and Child by Bachiacca StampsForever 82¢ | Booklet Stamp FormatFive centuries ago, Francesco d’Ubertino Verdi (1494–1557), the Italian Renaissance painter known as Bachiacca, proved himself to be a versatile and popular Florentine artist. Today, his work still vividly evokes the timeless traditions of Christmas.This Christmas stamp features a detail of Bachiacca’s oil-and-gold-on-panel painting Madonna and Child, which dates from the early 1520s, showing the Christ child clutching a bouquet of jasmine, a symbol of divine love, alongside the Virgin Mary’s profile, left shoulder, and right hand.The Madonna and Child by Bachiacca stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp in a double-sided booklet of 20. Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate. Stamp Issuance:October 3, 2018Santa Fe, NM 87505Made in the USA