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Collection ID
PPR.010538
Type
Papers
Date
2019
Geography
Mexico City, (Mexico)
Language
Spanish
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
5.5 × 3.9 × 0.4 in. (14 × 11 × 1 cm)
Exhibit Location
Not on View

Designed by Nancy Torres Lopez and printed in 2019, this stamp commemorates the 450th anniversary of the printing of the first complete Spanish Bible. The Bible, often called Biblia del Oso, or "Bible of the Bear," because of the printer’s emblem on the title page, which shows a bear foraging for honey in the trunk of a tree, was first printed in 1569 from a translation by the Spanish Reformer Casiodoro de Reina (1520–1594). The creation of this commemorative stamp 450 years after the Bible’s publication demonstrates its continued relevance in popular culture.

Printed in 2019 by the Alleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores (TIEV), Mexico City, Mexico. Acquired by William Hoagland, Mexico; Donated in 2021 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.

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