25 L. Basilica of the Nativity, Bethlehem 1964
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| General Description | January 4 to January 6, 1964 - Jordan and Israel. This was the first time a reigning pontiff had flown on an airplane, the first papal pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and the first time a Pope had left Italy in more than a century. Paul VI met Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. |
| Face value | 25 Lire |
| Catalog code (Michel) | VAT 443 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | VAT 376 |
| Series | Pilgrimage of Pope Paul VI to the Holy Land |
| Print run | 1,800,000 |
| Issue date | 04/01/1964 |
| Print technique | rotary photogravure |
| Height | 41.00 mm |
| Width | 30.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |