A nice cover from San Marino, one of the smallest countries in the world. The cover depicts 2 stamps issued in 1985 with 2 pictures of the
Colosseum of Rome, Italy. The stamp on the top shows a picture with the whole monument in 85 d.C. and the stamp on he bottom the monument in the modern era. The city of Rome was the centre of the Roman Empire, and later, of the Christian world. It is home to a large number of major monuments of antiquity, including the Colosseum (pictured), the Pantheon, and the Roman Forum, as well as buildings from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Originally listed by UNESCO as the "Historic Centre of Rome" in 1980, the site was expanded in 1990 and renamed to the current name
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
