XANTHE'S
STAMP MAGAZINE

A couple of weeks ago I was in Metz Cathedral in France and there were posters advertising Pope Leo XIV's visit to the town later this year. A lot of people were quite excited about it. Clearly the Pope is doing a tour of Europe at the moment because San Marino has issued this stamp celebrating his visit there last Saturday (22nd August). It's obviously an important event for people in San Marino. The write-up on the WOPA website tells us a little bit more about this visit

We always review every issue from Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Unfortunately, as we have been doing different things over the summer, we missed the Tales of St Helier issue from Jersey, which was released on 10th August. I have heard of the town of St Helier on Jersey, but I don't know much about the person it was named after. Jersey Stamps & Collectibles tells us more about these stamps and St Helier: "Tales of Saint Helier illustrates the most

This is another excellent issue from Poland. It was released on 15th August, which is Polish Armed Forces Day. You may not have heard of General Tadeusz Rozwadowski. To be honest, neither had I, which is one reason why creating stamps in memory of people is a good thing. The stamp made me want to find out more about his life and his achievements. Poczta Polska's website very helpfully gives more information about General Rozwadowski: "[General Rozwadowski] was one of the mo