YEREVAN, JUNE 24, ARMENPRESS. "Haypost" closed joint stock company put into circulation a souvenir sheet with one stamp and four postage stamps designed into a mini sheet in a form of a cross, dedicated to the visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to Armenia on June 24, 2016.

As “Armenpress” was informed from “Haypost” CJSC and Haypost Trust Management B.V, the official cancelation ceremony of the souvenir sheet and mini-sheet took place at the Presidential Palace of Armenia in the presence of high-ranking delegations from Armenia and Vatican.

The souvenir sheet with one stamp depicts Pope Francis against the backgrounds of Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and Saint Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, as well as the logo dedicated to the visit of Pope Francis to Armenia and the coat of arms of Pope Francis.

The format of four stamps designed into a form of a cross has been selected by "Haypost Trust Management b.v.", a company that belongs to Mr. Eduardo Eurnekian, an Argentine Armenian businessman, and has a symbolic meaning for the visit of Pope Francis to the first Christian Nation. The four stamps depict Pope Francis against the backgrounds of a statue to Saint Gregory the Illuminator donated to the Vatican by Armenia, a monument dedicated to the theme "Armenia - the first Christian Nation" in Yerevan, inner parts of the Main Cathedral of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and Saint Peter`s Basilica in the Vatican.

Photos by Mkhitar Khachatryan

The souvenir sheet has an inscription "Pope Francis. Armenia. 24-26 June, 2016", as well as "Visit to the first Christian Nation" which is the official motto of this visit.

Technical information of the souvenir sheet with one stamp: Date of issue: June 24, 2016 Designers: Juan Pablo Gechidjian, Vahagn Mkrtchyan Printing house: Cartor, France Stamp size: 45,0 x 33,0 mm S/sheet size: 90,0 x 60,0 mm Print run: 30 000 pcs.

Technical information of the mini-sheet with four stamps: Date of issue: June 24, 2016 Designers: Vahagn Mkrtchyan, David Dovlatyan Printing house: Cartor, France Stamp size: 30,0 x 30,0 mm Mini-sheet size: 115,0 x 115,0 mm Print run: 50 000 x 4 pcs.