LX608A, Christmas, 1974

“Adoration of the Magi”

Joos (Josse) van Cleve (ca.1485-1540) Flemish portrait painter. Much of his life was spent in Antwerp. He is often identified with the Master of the Death of the Virgin from altarpieces in Munich and Cologne.

Date of issue: 23 December 1974

Design: after Joos van Clève (ca.1485-1540)

Engraving: Jean de Vos

Printing & editor: Rodan, Brussels

Size of engraving (without frame): 47.5 x 33 mm.

Circulation: limited edition between 400 and 700*

* These etching where printed on a double folded mould-made paper sheet, on the inside the Christmas wishes were written or printed (see underneath an example). Some people kept the left side of this card, which made the “luxury sheet”; it goes without saying that the majority many were lost or damaged in the mail.

LX608A. Imperforated luxury sheet, blue. 100F

Etching on mould-made paper

There are no variations or curiosities known for none of the above shown material.