Vatican City

Date2004, 18 III
Value€ 0,60, 062, 0,80, 1,40
Catalog no.Mi 1484 -1487  Sc 1260 -1263   SG 1409 -1412   Y&T 1328 -1331
TopicJohn Paul II
OccasionPapal journeys in 2003
DescriptionPapal journeys to Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovakia.
Date2004, 18 III
Value4x € 0,45 4x € 0,62
Catalog no.Mi 1474 -1477, 1478-1481   Sc 1264 -1265   SG MS1408a, MS1408b   Y&T 1334 -1337, 1338-
TopicJohn Paul II - Joint issues with Polish Post
OccasionPapal journeys to Poland
Description1 sheet with 4 stamps of 45 cents and 1 sheet with 4 stamps of 62 cents to remember the visits that made pope John Paul II from 1979 until 2002 to Poland. Each stamp shows a portrait of the pope, made during this visit. Connected with every stamp are 2 labels. One shows the coat of arms of the Vatican and a quotation of the pope. The other label shows the Polish coat of arms and the names of the places visited by the pope. The coat of arms is not correct for the years 1979, 1983 and 1991, when the Polish eagle didn't wear a crown. On the frame the inscription: EMISSIONE CONGIUNTA / CITTA' DEL VATICANO - POLONIA /VISITE PASTORALE DEL SANTO PADRE / GIOVANNI PAOLO II IN POLONIA.