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Stamp of Belgium; 1976; commemorative surcharge stamp of the issue "400th anniversary of birth of Peter Paul Rubens"; stamp motive with a detail from the painting "Adoration by the shepherds" created by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640); The original painting of the stamp detail was located in the transsept of the "Saint Paul's Church" of the Dominican Order in Antwerp since the 18th Century until to a great fire in the night from 03. to 04. April 1969. This painting could be rescued and at the restauration of the fire damages reappeared an unexpected colourfulness. Rubens painted this painting according to a similar composition which he had created in 1608 on his visit in Italy for the then Oratorians Church in Fermo (Italy). The Antwerp painting was created in the time 1609/1610 in the style of the Flemish baroque and is actual re-located in the "Saint Paul's Church" in Antwerp (Belgium).; The Italian original was created in 1608 and is actual located in the "Pinacoteca civica" in Fermo (Italy).; mint stamp

Peter Paul Rubens  (1577–1640)
	Alternative names	Rubens, Pierre Paul Rubens, Pieter Paul Rubens, Sir Peter Paul Rubens
	Description	Flemish painter, sculptor, drawer and printmaker
	Date of birth/death	28 June 1577	30 May 1640
	Location of birth/death	Siegen	Antwerp
	Work period	16th century date QS:P,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
	Work location	Antwerp (1589-1600), Mantua (9 May 1600-1608), Spain (1603), Antwerp (1608-1640), Netherlands (1612), Paris (23 May 1623-29 June 1623, 4 February 1625-9 June 1625), Calais (November 1626), Paris (December 1626), City of Brussels (1627), Netherlands (10 July 1627-6 August 1627), Spain (26 August 1628-29 April 1629), London (18 May 1629-23 March 1630), City of Brussels (1631), Netherlands (November 1631), Affligem (September 1634)
	Authority file	: Q5599 VIAF: 56647196 ISNI: 0000000121341267 ULAN: 500002921 LCCN: n79055561 NLA: 36442606 WorldCat

St. Paul's Church
	Native name	St.-Pauluskerk
	Location	Antwerp, Belgium
	Coordinates	51° 13′ 26″ N, 4° 24′ 05″ E
	Established	1517
	Website	www.sintpaulusantwerpen.be
	Authority file	: Q2272511 VIAF: 150384132

Pinacoteca civica (Fermo)
	Native name	Pinacoteca civica di Fermo
	Location	Palazzo dei Priori, piazza del Popolo, 1, Fermo, Italy
	Coordinates	43° 09′ 42.61″ N, 13° 43′ 06.36″ E
	Authority file	: Q3905099 VIAF: 139988601 LCCN: nr92011071 SUDOC: 109442016 WorldCat

stamp:
Stamp: Michel: No. 1869; Yvert & Tellier: No. 1812; Scott: B944; AFA: No. 1878
Color: multicolored
Nominal value: 9.50 (Francs) (6.50 Francs + 3.00 Franc = 3 Francs as surcharge for charitiy)
Postage validity: from 4 September 1976 until ?