VATICAN
STAMP
COLLECTIONS
Poste Vaticane
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75c St. Ignatius of Loyola single
The 75-cent (sepia and black) stamp depicts St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556), founder of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits).
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Series: 400th death anniversary of Michelangelo-paintings
Issued on: 1964-06-16
Colors: Blue violet
Format: Stamp
Emission: Commemorative
Perforation: comb13½ x 14
Printing: Recess
Face value: 40 ₤ - Vatican lira
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10 lire Pope Pius XII in Ceremony of Opening the Holy Door single
The stamps are inscribed 'Poste Vaticane' and 'Anno Santo MCML' (Holy Year, 1950). The postal value is located either at the top left or top right of the stamp. The stamps are perforated 14 x 14 and measure 3 cm x 4 cm. Each carries the winged wheel watermark.
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4 lire Giovanni Cardinal del Monte single
The 4-lire (sepia and yellow bistre) stamp depicts Cardinal Giovanni Maria del Monte, later Pope Julius III (1550-1555).
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Anno Santo Green essay, 1933
Anno Santo essay was created in 1933 for a 0.25L + 10C green stamp that celebrated Holy Year 1933-1934. In the Roman catholic tradition, a Holy Year, or Jubilee is a great religious event.
The design of this essay features a Cross and Orb within a large oval, with Latin inscription "CRUX AVE SPES UNICA" meaning "HAIL TO THE CROSS, OUR ONLY HOPE."
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The 5-lire (red-orange) value is a drawing of the nave of the Basilica of St. Praxedes (Prassede).
The 1-, 3-, 5-, and 8-lire stamps are vertical in design; the other issues are horizontal. The 100-lire stamp is perforated 14 x 14. All other stamps are issued in two different perforation measurements, 14 x 13.5 and 13.5 x 14. The vertical stamps measure 3 x 4 cm. The horizontal stamps measure 4 x 3 cm. All issues are watermarked with the Crossed Keys of St. Peter.
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Vatican posts - 1962 - "5th century of canonization of
Saint Catherine of Siena" - 15 pounds
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12 lire Sylvester I and Constantine Basilica single
The black and orange brown 12-lire value contains a vignette of Pope St. Sylvester I, identified as S. Silvester P.P. I on the frame encircling the vignette. A drawing of the interior of Old St. Peter’s Basilica appears beneath the vignette.
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Vatican City 1951 6l Pope Pius X Beatification series
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Reference:
https://vatican.com/2/Vatican-Vatican-Poste
https://postalmuseum.si.edu/topics/vatican-city-collection