Thematic: Popes and Religion

22/10/1978 VATICAN CITY - The solemn rite for the start of the pontificate of His Holiness John Paul II. A cover published by FDC Roma with the Vatican postmark of the day the pontificate began.

1981  CITTA' DEL VATICANO - annullo speciale della Partecipazione alla " XXXIII Fiera Internazionale del Francoboll" di Riccione su cartolina postale Vaticana.

1981 Vatican City - Special cancellation of the participation of the Vatican Post Office to Riccione Stamp Exhibition XXXIII - postcard Vatican.

1978 VATICAN CITY - the "Europa 78" International Philatelic Exhibition in Naples, the official folder of the Vatican Post Office with a special postmark.

1977 CITTA' DEL VATICANO - Partecipazione all'Esposizione Filatelica " San Marino 77" Folder Vaticano con annullo speciale.

1977 Vatican City - Special cancellation of the participation of the Vatican Post Office Philatelic Exhibition at San Marino 77 - Folder officer.

10/8/1983 VATICAN CITY - the centenary of the birth of Cardinal Fernando Cento S.R.C., a Holy Year card postally used to Pollenza.

8/4/1983 VATICAN CITY - the visit of the Spanish Royal Family to the Vatican - a cover for the Holy Year of the Redemption.

10-13/9/1983 VATICAN CITY - the visit of His Holiness John Paul II to Austria, an aerogramme carried by special airmail despatch to Vienna with a special pictorial postmark and, on the reverse, the arrival postmark of Vienna.

8/1/1984 VATICAN CITY - the Children's Jubilee, presided over by the Supreme Pontiff John Paul II - a cover for the Holy Year of the Redemption, postally used to Como.

24/4/1983 VATICAN CITY - the Day of Prayer for Vocations - a card with the effigy of His Holiness John Paul II.

25/12/1968 ITALY REPUBLIC - His Holiness Pope Paul VI celebrates Holy Christmas among the workers of Taranto - a cover with the special Taranto - Rome aerogramme postmark

24/4/1970 ITALY - the visit of H.H. Pope Paul VI to the Sanctuary of the Madonna di Bonaria at Cagliari - airmail cover.

27-30/8/1982  CITTA' DEL VATICANO - Cartolina Postale con annullo Speciale per la partecipazione " XXX IV Fiera Internazionale del Francobollo " di Riccione su Cartolina Postale.

1982 Vatican City - Special cancellation of the participation of the Vatican Post Office to the XXXIV Riccione Stamp Exhibition - postcard Vatican.

25-27/8/1984  CITTA' DEL VATICANO - Partecipazione  alla XXXVI Fiera del Francobollo a Riccione - Annullo speciale Vaticano su Cartolina Postale da 130 Lire con affrancatura aggiunta.

1984 Vatican City - Special cancellation of the participation of the Vatican Post Office to XXXVI Fair Riccione Stamp - postcard Vatican.

27/12/1983 VATICAN CITY - His Holiness John Paul II meets his would-be assassin Ali Agca in the Rebibbia prison in Rome. Cover with the postmark of the day of the visit. Few covers are known: they were printed and cancelled by a collector.

17/9/1972 ITALY REPUBLIC - Udine, the closing of the XVIIII National Eucharistic Congress - special pictorial postmark on a Rome FDC cover.

13/5/1984 ITALIAN REPUBLIC - CASTANO PRIMO (MI), the closing of the Year of the Holy Crucifix, a special pictorial postmark on a folder with an ANFE cinderella souvenir sheet No. 8413 issued for the occasion.

21/5/1983 ITALIAN REPUBLIC - the visit of His Holiness John Paul II to Monza - a card postally used, with the arrival postmark of Como.

19/9/1982 ITALY REPUBLIC - the visit of H.H. John Paul II to Albano Laziale - cover carried to the Vatican City with a special pictorial postmark.

5/9/1982 ITALIAN REPUBLIC - the visit of His Holiness John Paul II to Serra Sant'Abbondio, the hermitage of Fonte Avellana - a cover postally used to Vatican City with the special postmark of the visit.

29/7-7/8- 1983 RIO DE JANEIRO - philatelic event - Brasiliana 83 - postcard with the special Vatican postmark of the event, carried to Como.