Vatican City

Date1995, 20 XI
Value1000, 2000(L)
Catalog no.Mi 1161-1162  Sc 1000 - 1001   SG 1113 - 1113   Y&T 1023 - 1024
TopicJohn Paul II
OccasionPapal journeys to Croatia and Italy.
DescriptionSeries of 2 stamps, commemorating the journeys of Pope John Paul II.
On 1000 lires: commemorates the journey to Croatia (Sept. 1994). The cathedral of Zagreb is at the right. A statue of Our on the cathedral's square, is in the middle. In the background the colors of the Croatian flag.
On 2000 lires: commemorates the papal visits in Italy from 1989 to 1994. Pictures of the lighthouse in Genoa, Orvieto's cathedral, and the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento right from the Pope's photograph. In the background the colors of the Italian flag.