Niger

Date1998, 02 XI
Value9x 250F
Catalog no.Mi 1592 - 1600   Sc 987a - 987i   SG --   Y&T 1194 – 1202
TopicJohn Paul II
Occasion20th anniversary of the pontificate of Pope John Paul II
DescriptionSeries of 9 stamps. Each stamp is dedicated to a particular faze in the life of Karol Wojtyła / Pope John Paul II. The pictures are drawn after a photograph. The first stamp is the only one in the world (as far as known) on which the Pope wears glasses.
Issues as a sheet.