Description: Souvenir sheet of ESTONIA 2023 - Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church 100./ 839 -14.09.23 The souvenir sheet is issued to celebrate the centenary of the autonomy of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (EAOC). On 23 September 1923, the EAOC was granted autonomy – limited self-government – under the protection of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.The stamps depict Ecumenical Patriarch Meletius IV (1871–1935, Ecumenical Patriarch 1921–1923), Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, whose tomos (edict) granted autonomy to the EAOC, and Metropolitan Alexander (1872–1953, Metropolitan 1923–1953), under whose leadership the EAOC sought this status. The lower stamps depict the current Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I (b. 1940, Patriarch since 1991), who restored the autonomy of the EAOC in 1996 and who visited Estonia on 12–20 September 2023, and the current Metropolitan Stephanos (b. 1940, Metropolitan since 1999). Shipping and handling: International regular mail - 3.50$ Registered mail is 8.50$Combined shipping available - NO extra charge for additional stamps/ FDCs.Payment: PayPal.
Price: 7.69 USD
Location: TARTU
End Time: 2023-12-09T12:55:30.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.5 USD
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Condition: New
Place of Origin: Estonia
Perforation: 13¾ x 14
Size: 82,5 x 99 mm
Color: Multi-Color
Grade: NEW
Certification: Uncertified
Print: Offset
Designer: Riho Luuse
Year of Issue: 2023
Type: Souvenir Sheet
Quantity issued: 7 500
Quality: Mint Never Hinged/MNH
Value: 1.30 € x 4
Country: Estonia
Printing house: Vaba Maa AS
Country/Region of Manufacture: Estonia
Topic: Religion
Date of issue: 14.09.2023
