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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Pentecost (Ancient Greek: Πεντηκοστή [ἡμέρα], Pentēkostē [hēmera], "the Fiftieth [day]") is a prominent feast in the calendar of ancient Israel celebrating the giving of the Law on Sinai, and also later in the Christian liturgical year commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the twelve Apostles of Christ. In the Eastern churches, Pentecost can also refer to the fifty days between Easter and Pentecost, hence the book containing the liturgical texts for Paschaltide is called the Pentecostarion. The feast is also called Whit Sunday, Whitsun, or Whit, especially in England, where the following Monday was traditionally a holiday. Pentecost is celebrated seven weeks (50 days) after Easter Sunday, hence its name.[1] Pentecost falls on the tenth day after Ascension Thursday. |
| Face value | 12 + 9 cent |
| Catalog code (Michel) | NL 770 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | NL B361 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier NL 743 Stanley Gibbons NL 917 AFA number NL 770 NVPH NL 762 Unificato NL 743 |
| Stamp colour | green |
| Stamp use | Semi Postal stamp |
| Print run | 17.052.467 |
| Issue date | 13/11/1961 |
| Designer | H. Bottema |
| Print technique | Offset lithography |
| Printed by | Joh. Enschedé en Zonen |
| Perforation | 12 1/2 x 12 |
| Height | 32.00 mm |
| Width | 25.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
