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Today, by clicking the Page 2 button below, we continue our review of the article written in 1954 by the first president of the Vatican Philatelic Society, William Wonneberger, "The Vatican's Postage Stamps". Today's entry covers the Palatine Guard set from 1950, a set of three stamps celebrating the centenary of the formation of the Guard. Coincidentally, twenty years after the issuance of these stamps, the Palatine Guard was disbanded in 1970. The article by Mr. Wonneberger 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. |
