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The Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee stamp series, issued on February 27, 2025, captures the spiritual and symbolic essence of the Holy Year through four denominations. The €1.25 and €1.30 stamps are especially poignant: they depict Pope Francis opening the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica and the door of Rebibbia Prison, respectively. This pairing reflects the Jubilee’s core message of universal hope and redemption—not only within the grandeur of sacred basilicas but also in the humblest and most marginalized places. The act of opening the Holy Door is a centuries-old tradition marking the beginning of a Jubilee, symbolizing the passage from sin to grace. By including Rebibbia, a Roman correctional facility, the Vatican underscores the Pope’s call to bring hope to the forgotten and imprisoned.
Complementing the stamps is a special circular postmark, 38 mm in diameter, featuring the official Jubilee 2025 logo and the Latin inscription “ANNO SANTO MMXXV - DIE EMISSIONIS 27.02.2025.” This postmark was first used at the newly inaugurated post office in St. Peter’s Square and remained available through the Vatican’s philatelic service until March 29, 2025. Together, the stamps and postmark form a powerful philatelic tribute to a Jubilee that seeks to open not just doors, but hearts—across continents, conditions, and communities.
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