Israel FDC on "Israel – Vatican Joint Issue on Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem"

First Day Cover
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Sobrescrito de 1.º Dia

Israel

Israel – Vatican Joint Issue on Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

Date of Issue : 2 September 2015

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre stands on the site where Jesus, according to Christian belief, was crucified, buried and resurrected.

The stamp features the courtyard at the entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem.
The background of the souvenir leaf features Mount Zion and the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.
The First Day Cover features the entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre before it was renovated and before the ornamented lintel was removed.