Info| Date | 2009, 02 IX |
|---|---|
| Value | 3x 9000 FG |
| Catalog no. | Mi 6686 - 6688 |
| Topic | John Paul II |
| Occasion | Fall of the Berlin Wall |
| Description | Sheet containing 3 stamps. The stamps carry the pictures of Pope John Paul II, German Prime Minister Helmut Kohl, and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. On the frame German Prime Minister Willy Brandt.On the frame also a fleeing East German guard and the text "Chute du Mur de Berlin" (Fall of the Berlin Wall). This issue doesn't have postal value and has been printed especially for collectors. |
| Date | 2009, 02 IX |
|---|---|
| Value | 3x 9000 FG, 29000 FG |
| Catalog no. | Mi 6678 - 6680, 6681 |
| Topic | John Paul II |
| Occasion | 80th anniversary of the Vatican State. |
| Description | Sheet containing 3 stamps. Each stamp shows Pope John Paul II on Vatican territory. On the frame pope Benedict XVI (right) another pope (left) and the pieta statue created by Michelangelo. Sheet with one stamp, showing the Pope with a peace dove. On the frame the text "Création de l'État du Vatican" (Creation of the Vatican State). The figure in the center is after a painting in the Sistine Chapel, called "Creation of the World", painted by Michelangelo. This issue doesn't have postal value and has been printed especially for collectors. |
