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Today's Page 2 excerpt from the article written in 1954 by the first president of the Vatican Philatelic Society, William Wonneberger, "The Vatican's Postage Stamps", reviews special delivery stamps. These stamps are sometimes referred to by the terms "express delivery" or "espresso" stamps. From the first set of stamps issued in 1929 through 1953, there were seven sets of definitive stamps issued by Vatican City, and each included two "espresso" stamps. All these stamps are illustrated in the Page 2 article. 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. |
