Matte-finish 4.5 x 6.25 photo of Pope John Paul II as cardinal, signed on the reverse in fountain pen just prior to his ascension to the papacy, "Karol card. Wojtyla, Krakow, 2.IV.1978." In very good to fine condition, with scattered blotchy foxing. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Mere months later, on October 16, 1978, Cardinal Wojtyla was elected as pope by the papal conclave.
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