Haypost CJSC on Friday, June 25 put into circulation a one-stamp souvenir sheet as well as a four-stamp mini sheet designed in a form of a cross, dedicated to the visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to Armenia.

The official cancelation ceremony of the souvenir sheet and mini-sheet took place at the Armenian Presidential Palace 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 Eduardo Eurnekian, an Argentinian Armenian businessman, and carries a symbolic meaning in view of Pope Francis’s visit 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 Etchmiadzin Cathedral and Saint Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.

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.