Thematic: Popes and Religion

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.

31/10 - 9/11/1982 VATICAN - a Vatican aerogramme, special airmail postal despatch for the visit of His Holiness to Spain - from Vatican City to Avila - special Vatican postmark and, on the reverse, the pictorial postmark of 1 November from Avila. The aerogramme returned to the Vatican on 9/11/1982.

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°"

21/5/1983 ITALY - the visit of His Holiness John Paul II to Venegono Inferiore (Varese), special pictorial postmark on a cover properly postally used to Como.

29/8/1982  ITALIA - SAN MARINO - Visita di S.S. Giovanni Paolo II° - Busta con annullo speciale figurato - Lotto/31183

21/5/1983  ITALIA - MONZA (MI) - Visita di S.S. Giovanni Paolo II° - Busta con annullo speciale figurato - Lotto/31182

21/5/1983  ITALIA - DESIO (MI) - Visita di S.S. Giovanni Paolo II° - Busta con annullo speciale figurato - Lotto/31181

21/5/1983  ITALIA - SEREGNO (MI) - Visita di S.S. Giovanni Paolo II° - Busta con annullo speciale figurato - Lotto/31180

26/9/1982  ITALIA - BRESCIA - Visita di S.S. Giovanni Paolo II° - Busta con annullo speciale figurato - Lotto/31179

21/5/1983  ITALIA - VENEGONO INFERIORE (VA) - Visita di S.S. Giovanni Paolo II° - Busta con annullo speciale figurato - Lotto/31177

2004 SOLOMON ISLANDS - the 20th Anniversary of the visit of Pope John Paul II (Cat. Yvert. BF/77), a souvenir sheet, mint and never hinged with full original gum - Lotto/35941

1993 UGANDA - the visit of His Holiness Pope John Paul II (Cat. Yvert BF/172-173), 2 souvenir sheets mint never hinged - Lotto/35946

1986 NIUE - visit of H.H. Pope John Paul II (Cat. Yvert BF/106), souvenir sheet mint never hinged (MNH) - Lotto/35947

1986 NIUE - visit of H.H. Pope John Paul II (Cat. Yvert BF/107), souvenir sheet mint never hinged (MNH) - Lotto/35948

1980 ZAIRE - the visit of His Holiness Pope John Paul II (Cat. Yvert BF/20), souvenir sheet mint never hinged - Lotto/35970