State visit of Pope John Paul II. 17th Marian and 10th Mariological World Congress

    Germany  1987.04.09

    In issue: Stamp(s): 1   

  • Number by catalogue:  Michel: 1320   Yvert: 1152   Scott: 1503  

    Perforation type: 14x14

    Subject:

    80 pfennings. A collage from architectural symbols of Kevelaer* on a background of Madonna and Child, the Papal Arms

    Additional:

    *Kevelaer is a municipality in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is the best visited Catholic pilgrimage location within north-western Europe. More than 800,000 pilgrims, mostly from Germany and the Netherlands, visit Kevelaer every year to honor Virgin Mary.

    The town participates in international town twinning and it has twinned with Bury St. Edmunds, in the United Kingdom. In the Middle Ages, Bury was also an important place of pilgrimage.