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1970 PHILIPPINES - The visit of His Holiness Pope Paul VI to Manila. A collection of 6 covers (the special flight / the visit to the cathedral / the meeting with the Philippine President / the symposium of the bishops of South-East Asia / the message to Asia from His Holiness Paul VI / the attempt on the Pope's life in Manila)

26/11/1970 IRAN - the stop of His Holiness Paul VI at TEHERAN - pictorial cover with the postmark "Teheran N. II".

4/12/1970 CEYLON - the return flight of H.H. Paul VI from Colombo to the Vatican City - cover with the Colombo postmark and the Vatican arrival postmark.

3-4/12/1970 INDONESIA - the visit of His Holiness Paul VI to Djakarta - a set of two covers, the celebration of Mass in the cathedral of Djakarta and the meeting with the President of Indonesia.

1970 BANGLADESH - the visit of His Holiness Paul VI to Dacca - cover franked with part of a stamp and a bilingual postmark, "Emergency Situation Dacca" - an emergency was in force in those days because of a devastating cyclone.

4/12/1970 HONG KONG - the visit of H.H. Paul VI to the city, cover with a Hong Kong postmark.

1/5/2011 ITALY - Como, the beatification of His Holiness John Paul II - the official Poste Italiane postcard franked with the 60c. value issued for the occasion - postmark "Como Centro La Diocesi di Como saluta la Beatificazione di Papa Giovanni Paolo II" (the Diocese of Como greets the beatification).

1/5/2011 ITALY - Como, the beatification of His Holiness John Paul II - the official Poste Italiane cover franked with the 60c. stamp issued for the occasion, postmark "Como Centro La Diocesi di Como saluta la Beatificazione di Papa Giovanni Paolo II".

13/11/1983 VATICAN CITY - John Paul II, Papal Chapel for the beatification of the Servant of God Mary of Jesus Crucified Baouardy, Discalced Carmelite, in the Patriarchal Basilica of St Peter in the Vatican, presided over by the Supreme Pontiff. Cover properly carried through the post to Como.

29/6/1983 VATICAN CITY - the celebration of the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in the patriarchal Vatican Basilica - Holy Year of the Redemption 1983-1984. A cover properly postally used to Como.

28/6/1983 VATICAN CITY - the Vigil of the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Solemn Vespers and the Blessing of the Sacred Pallia, Holy Year of the Redemption 1983 - 1984 . A cover properly postally used to Como

19/3/1986 ITALY - Prato (FI), the visit of His Holiness John Paul II, a cover with a special pictorial postmark.

10-13/9/1983 VATICAN - the visit of H.H. John Paul II to Austria, postcard with the special pictorial postmark " Spem Augens Ioannes Paulus II Austriam Visitat ", carried to Como.

21/5/1983 ITALY - the visit of His Holiness John Paul II to Seregno (Milan), a card with the special pictorial postmark, properly postally used to Como.

10-13/6/1982 VATICAN - the visit of H.H. John Paul II to Argentina, cover with the Vatican pictorial postmark " Pont Max Pastoris Amore Argentinam Visit", on a cover carried to Como.

2/1/1983 - ITALY / VATICAN - Visit of His Holiness John Paul II to Rieti and to the Nativity of Greccio - Vatican aerogramme plus a cover with the pictorial postmark of the Rieti visit, and a letter card with the pictorial postmark of the visit to the Nativity of Greccio. All the items were genuinely carried and bear arrival postmarks.

15/6/1982 - VATICAN AND ITALY - The journey of His Holiness John Paul II to Geneva. A group of three: a Vatican aerogramme carried as an air postal dispatch, 1 cover with the special postmark for the Pope's visit to the International Labour Conference, and 1 Italian postal card for the Holy Father's departure from Rome Airport. All three carry the Geneva and Vatican City arrival postmarks on the reverse

22/5/1983 MILAN - the visit of His Holiness John Paul II to the Milan Fair - postcard with a special pictorial postmark.

9-10/10/1982 VATICAN - the participation of the Vatican Philatelic Office in the " EURPHILA 82" Philatelic Exhibition, a cover postally used to Como with the pictorial postmark of the event and the Como arrival postmark.

12/SEP/1982 VATICAN - the visit of H.H. John Paul II to Padua - cover with a Vatican postmark and a pictorial arrival postmark on the reverse of the cover " Padova 750° Anno Antoniano Chiusura visita di S.S. Giovanni Paolo II°"