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Holy places in Palestine,
Mount Tabor.
Last stamp in a set of 5. issued on 25.05.1999.
Face value: 1,300 Italian lire.
Printed by Courvoisier-Attinger Arts Graphiques S.A., Biel/Bienne (Switzerland).
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 450,000 copies.
Size: 40 x 28 mm.

Catalogs
- Bolaffi No. 1146.
- Michel No. 1288.
- Sassone No. 1160.
- Scott No. 1111.
- StampWorld No. 1287.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1229.
- Unificato No. 1165.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1146.

Mount Tabor (Hebrew: הר תבור) is located in Lower Galilee, east of the Jezreel Valley, 17 km (11 mi) west of the Sea of Galilee, in Israel. Its height is 575 m (1,886 ft). Its Arabic name is Jebel a'tur (جبل طابور), and it is also known as Itabyrium and the Mount of Transfiguration. It is believed to be the site of the Transfiguration of Jesus. An unidentified 19th century painting is reproduced on the stamp.

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Thanks to Vairo Gregori for his contribution (https://ternifil.org/).