Pope John Paul II Stamp

Pope John Paul II (1920-2005) was the 264th pope to be appointed head of the Catholic Church, and in this stamp, he is pictured at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, placing a note between the stones. The Pope sought a ”special relationship” with the Jewish people, and in March 2000, made an official pilgrimage to Israel, during which he met with the President of Israel and visited the “Yad Vashem” Holocaust Memorial and Museum. The souvenir sheet was issued in May, 2005. The souvenir sheet together with an information sheet are enclosed in a plastic protection sheet.