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Today's Page 2 link bring the reader to an excerpt from 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 stamps released to commemorate the centenary of the establishment of postal service in the Roman States Centenary in 1852. Released on June 9, 1952, the issue includes a single stamp, as well as the first souvenir sheet issued by Vatican City. The article presented on Page 2 has been supplemented with images of the stamp, the souvenir sheet and a rare intact sheet of 25 of the stamp. 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. |
