RARE AND MOST BEAUTIFUL STAMPS OF THE VATICAN CITY STATE COMMEMORATING THE HOLY YEAR 2000....PHILATELIC PROJECT BEGAN IN 1995 AND ENDED WITH THE CELEBRATION OF THE JUBILEE YEAR 2000....FROM 1995 AND EACH YEAR AFTER, THE VATICAN CITY STATE ISSUED A SERIES OF FOUR STAMPS ILLUSTRATING/DEPICTING SOME MEANINGFUL AND IMPORTANT EPISODE IN THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST....YEAR 2000 DEPICTS CHURCH BASILICA  ARCHITECTURE, HISTORY, AND SAINTS (ST. PETER, ST. JOHN, ST. MARY, ST. PAUL) ...THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 24 STAMPS FROM THE YEARS 1995-2000....THE SETS OF STAMPS ARE BRILLIANT AND INSPIRING!!!...EACH A PIECE OF ART CONVEYING A STORY FROM THE BIBLE CONNECTED TO THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST....THE ILLUSTRATIONS  WERE FROM ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS IN THE VATICAN APOSTOLIC LIBRARY......THE MINT NEVER HINGED STAMPS ARE HOUSED AND NICELY DISPLAYED INSIDE  ATTACHED CLEAR MOUNTS ....ORGANIZED IN A SUPERB PRESENTATION BROCHURE WITH WOVE CARD STOCK LEAVES... THERE ARE COLORFUL LITHOGRAPHIC ARTWORK REPRODUCTIONS ACCOMPANYING THE STAMPS.....TEXT IS IN BOTH ITALIAN AND ENGLISH DESCRIBING THE SPECIAL SCENE FROM EACH STAMP.... ORIGINAL AUTHENTIC ITEMS IN MINT CONDITION...A GREAT GIFT/PRESENT FOR THE RELIGIOUS,  ART COLLECTOR AND VATICAN STAMP PHILATELIST.....SIZE OF BROCHURE: WIDTH- 6 INCH  X  HEIGHT- 8.25 INCH... WILL BE SECURELY SHIPPED...