Vatican City

Date2011, 21 VI
Value(€) 0.60
Catalog no.Mi 1708   Sc 1478i   SG 1637   Y&T 1568
TopicJohn Paul II
Occasion 150th Anniversary of L'Osservatore Romano
DescriptionSeries of 10 stamps, also releases as a sheet. Each stamp shows the front page of the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, announcing the election of a new pope in the period 1861-2011. This stamp shows the front page of October, 17 1978, the day after the election of Pope John Paul II.