US 1971 San Xavier del Bac Mission ; Historic Preservation 8c. Scott. 1443


US 1971 San Xavier del Bac Mission ; Historic Preservation 8c. Scott. 1443


Series: Historic Preservation Issue

Stamp details: San Xavier del Bac Mission, Tucson, AZ

Issued date: 29-10-1971 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 8c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 1443
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 1446
Michel (Germany): 1053
Yvert et Tellier (France): 940

Dimensions (height x width):
31mm x 49mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Print Method: Giori Press
Perforation: Perf 11 x 11

Stamp Colors: Black brown and ocher
Paper: Buff

Themes: Church, Chapel, Building

Total print: 42.552,000 (estimate)

Description:- Mission San Xavier del Bac is a historic Spanish Catholic mission located about 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Tucson, Arizona, on the Tohono O'odham Nation San Xavier Indian Reservation. The mission was founded in 1692 by Padre Eusebio Kino in the center of a centuries-old settlement of the Sobaipuri O'odham, a branch of the Akimel or River O'odham located along the banks of the Santa Cruz River. The mission was named for Francis Xavier, a Christian missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order) in Europe. The original church was built to the north of the present Franciscan church. This northern church or churches served the mission until it was razed during an Apache raid in 1770.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_Xavier_del_Bac