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Today's Page 2 link 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 covers the Basilica Issue, another large set consisting of twelve stamps depicting major basilicas in Rome. Released in 1949, it is viewed as a forerunner to the Holy Year of 1950. 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. |
