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The colourful image depicts Pope Pius XI, flanked by two seminarians on their knees,two Bishops or Cardinals, one of them holding a candle in his hand and a Swiss Guard at the background. On the right hand side a deacon holds the Pope's staff. At the bottom, there is written in Latin "Pax Christi in regno Christi" meaning "The peace of Christ in the Kingdom of Christ." This image commemorates the opening the Holy Door in the Jubilee Year of 1925. The image has rounded corners with a guilded frame. At the back, there is a prayer for the Jubilee Year.

This image shows the sideways bust of Pope Pius XI in a guidled circle, partially surronded by guilded stars, resting on two long guilded flowers. Underneath his bust, one finds his insigna and at the very bottom, there is a photo in black and white of the Porta Santa at the Basilica of St Peter's in Rome. It is a memento of the Jubilee Year 1925, which is held every 25 years.

The sepia coloured image depicts the Crucified Christ on the Mount of Golgotha, with the two crosses of the two thieves who were crucified with Him. In the middle one finds depicted the Basilica of St Peter's in Rome with the grand square and on the right an image of Pope Pius XI giving his benediction . On the right hand corner one finds the Pope's insigna. This image is a memento of the great celebrations held at the Parish of St George in Qormi to commemorate the Nineteenth Anniversary since the Passion of Christ.

The sepia-coloured image shows the Basilica of St Peter's in Rome and a picture of Pope Pius XI infromt of the SacredHeart of Jesus. All this is found in a guilded frame. It is a memento of the Jubilee Year. Overleaf one finds some rules on how to acquire the benefits of the Holy Jubillee.

The pastel-coloured image depicts three angels at the top, two in pink and the middle one in gold holding the Shroud of Turin, believed to have held the body of Jesus Christ after his Passion and death. Around this, there are several cherubims in a cloud. Below this, there are two postraits - the one on the left hand side belongs to Cardinal M. Fossati, who was Archbishop of Turin at the time (1933-1934) and the right hand image is of Pope Pius XI, under whose reign the Jubilee Year was commemorated. At the bottom, one finds a picture of the Metropolitan Church dedicated to St John in Turin where the Shroud is kept and on the right the Basilica of St Peter's in Rome. This image is a memento of the Jubilee Year 1933-1934 and of the Nineteenth Centenary since the Passion and death of Jesus Christ. On the second page, one finds short notes about the Shroud of Turin and on the third page, there is a prayer dedicated to the same Shroud and an indulgence linked to whoever recites this prayer when visiting the Shoud at the Metropolitan Church. On the fourth and last page, one finds another prayer in a poetic format.

The coloured postcard, in the form of a triptych (a form of polyptych), displays the Basilica of St Peters togehter with its Square full of pilgrims. When this picture is opened, one finds a portrays of Pope Pius XII kneeling down in adoration at the Basilica and on the lower right hand corner there is his insigna. On the right panel, at the bottom, one finds part of the prayer of the Jubilee Year stating that "may this year be truly Holy for all humanity, announcing a new era of peace, prosperity and progress..."

This memento of the Jubilee Year is based on two images. The first image shows Jesus Christ above St Peter'sBasilica and at the bottom of the page there is the Papal insigna. On the back page, there is a picture of the Baby Jesus being held by angels hovering over a village church covered in snow. On the middle pages, one finds the first three and last three months of the year as part of the religious calendar for the year 1950. The second one contains four pages depicting a picture of St Anthony holding the Child Jesus and at the back a picture of Our Lady help of Christians. On the middle pages, one finds the middle six months of a year - from April till September - as part of the religious calendar for the year 1950. These two pictures are held together with a red cotton ribbon.

The image depicts a cross in the middle and in each of the four corners there is a picture of the four major Basilicas in Rome: St Peter's, St John Lateran, S. Maria Maggiore and St Paul outside the Walls. These names are written under the pictures in a 'scroll.' Overleaf, one finds a short definition of the twenty-fifth Jubilee Year held in 1950.

At the top front page, the image depicts jesus Christ surrounded by His disciplies. On the left hand side of this picture there is the symbol of the Holy Eucharist (IHS) while on the right hand side is the globe with the Cross on top. Underneath this, there is a picture of the Basilica of St Peter's in Rome. On the left a portrait of the Pope reigning at the time, Pius XI and on the right is the Porta Santa (the Holy Door) which is only opened during a Holy Year (Jubilee), which occurs every 25 years. On the first day of a holy year, the Pope strikes the brick wall with a silver hammer and opens it to the pilgrims. The message imparted by the Holy Door is that God's mercy reaches out to mankind's frailty. At the back of this memento there are three small prayers dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament. This image is a memento of the First Solemn Mass by the Augustinian Fr Michele Giorgio Mizzi at Notabile. Overleaf, there is also a quote from the Manual of St Augustine.

The dark-coloured image depicts the Crucified Christ with His Mother Mary, St John the Apostle, Mary Magdalene and another person at the foot of the Cross. A small prayer of adoration is found beneath this picture. At the bottom, there is an image of the Basilica of St Peter's in Rome, on the left a side'ways portrait of Pope Pius XI, under whose reign the Jubilee Year was celebrated and on the right a picture of the Holy Door which is opened every 25 years for the Holu Jubilee. This last image is radiant in gold, a stark comparision with the dull picture at the top. Overleaf, one finds some information about the Jubilee Year and at the bottom, there are some prayers and an indulgence linked to them.

The postcard portrays the Egyptian obelisk standing in St Peter's Square in Rome and a quote from the Pope's message for the Jubilee Year, in a way that the words and the obelisk in the middle form a cross. At the bottom of the postcard, on the right hand side, there is the Basilica of St Peters and pilgrims in the foreground.

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