15 L. Pope Paulus VI- Pilgrimage in Holy Land 1964


15 L. Pope Paulus VI- Pilgrimage in Holy Land 1964
Added by Alain Martineau
General Description : Stamp valid until 31 December 1964.
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 15 Lire
Catalog code (Michel) VAT 442
Catalog code (Scott) VAT 375
Series Pilgrimage of Pope Paul VI to the Holy Land
Print run 1,800,000
Issue date 04/01/1964
Print technique Rotary photogravure
Printed by I.P.S. Roma
Height 41.00 mm
Width 30.00 mm
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