On September 28th, 2026, a postage stamp dedicated to the theme “Armenia-Vatican Joint Issue. 350th Anniversary of Mekhitar of Sebaste” is put into circulation.

The postage stamp with the nominal value of 380 AMD depicts the prominent Armenian clergyman, a public figure of scholarship and culture, an Armenologist, the founder of the Mekhitarist Congregation, Mekhitar of Sebaste (1676-1749) against the background of the engraving “View of the Island of San Lazzaro” (engraver: Giuseppe Carlo Zucchi, XVIII c., Venice).

The postage stamp also depicts the inscriptions “MEKHITAR OF SEBASTE” and “350TH ANNIVERSARY” in Armenian and English languages.

Date of issue: September 28, 2026
Designer: David Dovlatyan
Printing house: bpost Philately & Stamps Printing, Belgium
Size: 40,0 x 30,0 mm
Stamps per sheet: 8 pcs
Print run: 12,000 pcs