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The stamps depict fourpa;lnt~edby Raphael on
Stanza della Segnatura (the Segnatura) at the Vatican ..denominations and subjects arefollows:
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Also issued on June 14th was anaerogramme honoring Raphael.
The rograR~ consistssections 8 first section includesdetails from different
Raphael.. upper left sideis an ang~l on horseback.. from The
sion of Heliodorus from thee in Jerusalem in the Stanza
dell 'modorD (Room of Beliodorus).,In the upper right corner of thisillustration is the inscriptionRAFFAELLO SANZIO 1483-1983. The wordAERO GRAMME may be found below theillustration In the upper cor-~er is a vertical stamp See Raphael page 11
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