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The Page 2 link below connects the reader to the next excerpt from the 1954 article by the first president of the Vatican Philatelic Society, William Wonneberger, "The Vatican's Postage Stamps". The entry reviews the iconic Council of Trent issue, released in 1946 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Council. The fourteen stamps of this set are extensively reviewed in the article by Mr. Wonneberger. The article first appeared in the book Vatican, published by the National Philatelic Museum in conjunction with the Vatican Marian Year Philatelic Exhibition, held at the Museum in September, 1954. We are thankful that the Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History has granted us permission to reproduce the contents of the book, supplemented with images of the stamps from the issue. We hope you enjoy this serial review of the early stamps issued by Vatican City. |
