Guinea, Rep.

Date2009, 30 XII
Value6x 5000 FG, 29000 FG
Catalog no.Mi 7163 - 7168, 7175
TopicJohn Paul II
OccasionBeatification of John Paul II
DescriptionSheet with 6 stamps, each showing a portrait of Pope John Paul II at different ages. On the frame Pope Benedict XVI, who spoke the beatification.
Sheet with a single stamp, showing the Pope in Vatican City. On the frame once again John Paul II, Mother Teresa and a soldier of the Swiss Guard.
The stamps carry the year 2009 and the inscription 'Beatification du Pape Jean Paul II'. The year and the text don't match with each other, because John Paul II was beatified in 2011.
This issue doesn't have postal value and has been printed especially for collectors.