Second Vatican Council 

Second Vatican Council
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Second Vatican Council

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
7458367
Area
Stamps
Title
Second Vatican Council
Face value
Country / area
Vatican City
Year
1966
Month
10
Day
11
Issue group
1966 Tweede Vaticaans concilie
Order Number in Issue
Basic colour
Black, Brown, Green, Red, Yellow
Exact colour
Brown black, Brownish red, Dark ochre, Dark olive green, Dark yellow green, Ochre, Olive green, Violet black
Usage
Postage
Type
First Day Cover
Theme / topic
Christianity, Churches and cathedrals, History, Meetings, Occasion, Religion
Geographical theme
Persons theme
John XXIII of the Catholic Church (1881-1963) (Roncalli, Angelo Giuseppe), Paul VI of the Catholic Church (1897-1978) (Montini, Giovanni)
Item subject
Paus Johannes XXIII, Paus Paulus VI en de bisschopsring in de vorm van een mijter van de deelnemende bisschoppen
Michel number
508+511#512
Yvert number
457+460#461
Scott number
439+442#443
Stanley Gibbons number
483+486#487
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Gum
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Issued on the occasion of the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council. The Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, also known as Vatican II, was held from October 11, 1962 to December 8, 1965, and has become known as the church assembly of the 'aggiornamento': the 'updating' (= modernizing) of the Catholic Church. Cancellations: POSTE VATICANE

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