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Mosaic Art On Stamps

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another station of the Moscow metro "Komsomolskaya" decorated with mosaic panels. Ceiling mosaic dedicated to Prince Alexander Nevsky

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"The abduction of Europe" again,on this "Europa 1973" stamp from Spain
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These Cyprus 1989 definitive stamps depict Roman mosaics from Paphos:
Apollo and Daphne (3rd century AD) and Cupid (5th century AD).
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Head of St Peter (mosaic from St Vitus Cathedral)
Stamp from Czechoslovakia,1968
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Portugal's Roman mosaics
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This France 1981 stamp, entitled Homage to Virgil (70 BC - 19 BC), shows a Roman mosaic depicting farming.
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Bishop Euphrasius.
From a mosaic in Porec Basilica


Stamp from Yugoslavia (1963)
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metro station "Mayakovskaya" in Moskow is decorated with a cycle of mosaics by Russian artist Alexander Deineka. All mosaics are dedicated to the image of the sky



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Plovdiv (Bulgaria) European Capital of Culture,2019
Stamp + Label (issued in 2017)
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Mosaic in Israel, issued by Israel in 2016:

- Tiger mosaic, Synagogue of Gaza, 6th century
- Fish mosaic, Villa in Lydda, 3rd century
- Peacock mosaic, Synagogue of Maon, 6th century


Issued as a special sheet, centered around Jewish symbols from Maon Synagogue like Menorah (candelabra), Shofar (ram's horn), Lulav (palm's frond) and Ethrog fruits:
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DDR,1966
The Dragon of Ishtar Gate in Babylon.



From Pergamon Museum in Berlin
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one of the most beautiful cathedrals in St. Petersburg is the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ (Savior on Spilled Blood) was built on the place of the murder of the Russian emperor Alexander 2.



The cathedral is decorated with 7000 m2 of mosaics made according to the sketches of the best Russian artists



the southern facade of the temple is decorated with a mosaic frieze "Christ in Glory"

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another orthodox cathedral decorated with mosaics. Vienna, St. Nicholas Cathedral


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Mosaic from 5th century in St Peter's Cathedral (Geneva)
Swiss stamp from 1981


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Spain
Bimillenary of Zaragoza
May 26, 1976
Set of three, one stamp depicts Roman mosaic showing Orpheus playing his lyre, attracting birds and animals to gather around him.

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