$_57 (3Saar marian 1954
This attractive set of three stamps was issued in August, 1954 to mark the Marian Year.

Many stamps issued by the Saar in both plebiscite periods had a strong religious theme.

This large-sized series reproduced famous works: the Sistine ‘Madonna’ by Raphael (5f.) Holbein’s
‘Madonna and Child’ (10f.) and Dürer’s ‘Madonna and Child’ (15f.)