ZAGREB, Sept 30 (Hina) - Croatian Post (HP) has won this year's international philately art award "San Gabriele" for its "Our Lady of Konavle" stamp. The award is presented for postal stamps with religious subjects, HP said on
Monday.
ZAGREB, Sept 30 (Hina) - Croatian Post (HP) has won this year's
international philately art award "San Gabriele" for its "Our Lady
of Konavle" stamp. The award is presented for postal stamps with
religious subjects, HP said on Monday. #L#
Damir Fabijanic is the author of the photograph which provided the
basis for the stamp, which was designed by Danijel Popovic.
The head of the Our Lady statue from St. Nicholas' church in Cilipi
in the region of Konavle was damaged in the Serbian aggression on
Croatia in 1991. It is a reminder of the consequences of the war in
Croatia, which saw 1,426 churches damaged or demolished, HP said.
The award, in honour of St. Gabriel, whom the Catholic Church
proclaimed the patron saint of postal services, was handed to HP
representatives in Verona, Italy, on Sunday.
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