200 lire Italian Art stamp . 1957

This Italian stamp issued in 1957. It is part of the "Italian Art" series which featured painting from Italian museums and galleries. The stamp features the painting "the Birth of Venus "by Sandro Botticelli, which is housed in Uffizi gallery in Florence.


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