Postal History Vatican City year 1987 Journeys of Pope John Paul FDC set
Vatican City issued a set of postage stamps in 1987 commemorating the Journeys (Travels) of Pope John Paul II, and these are indeed collectible — often found on First Day Covers (FDCs) from that year.
📬 Vatican City 1987 – Journeys of Pope John Paul II
✉️ Issue Date: 27 October 1987 (official stamps released)
📮 Theme: Travels of Pope John Paul II during 1985–1986 — highlighting various papal trips abroad.
🔖 Stamp Set Details
- Total Stamps in Set: 8 commemorative stamps.
- Format: Horizontal multicolored definitive-style stamps (not a souvenir sheet).
- Design: Each value depicts different journeys/visits by Pope John Paul II, with imagery or scenes specific to the location visited (e.g., travels to countries such as the Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg, France, African nations, Poland, etc.).
- Designer: Designed by Professor Renato Cristiano.
These stamps were issued as regular postage (definitive-type) but are popular with thematic collectors because of the papal travel theme.
📯 First Day Covers (FDCs)
Collectors often collect this issue on First Day Covers (FDCs) — envelopes postmarked with the first-day cancellation from the Vatican City Post Office on the issue date. These FDCs typically bear one or more stamps from the set and are postmarked 27 October 1987.
- An FDC for this issue will usually show:
- The cachet (illustrated design on the left side of the envelope),
- The postage stamp(s) from the Journeys set,
- A clear Vatican City First Day of Issue postmark dated that day.
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