The 1981 stamp will reflect the attack on the Holy Father in St. Peter’s Square on May 13.
The 1986 stamp recalls the Pope’s visit to a synagogue. The one for 1984 shows John Paul II next to Sandro Pertini, then president of Italy.
The 2002 stamp depicts the Pope’s first visit to the Italian Parliament. A silver stamp with the Pope’s face completes the series.
See www.vatican.va/vatican_city_state/services/stamps_coins/index_it.htm.