Vatican Stamps
About Vatican Stamps
The first Vatican City stamps were issued in 1929 following the Lateran Treaty that established Vatican City as an independent state. Featured the papal coat of arms. Vatican stamps are produced by the Italian state postal service. Vatican stamps feature religious subjects, papal portraits, and artworks from the Vatican Museums. The stamps are collected worldwide by both stamp collectors and Catholics. Vatican City issues both definitive and commemorative stamps with relatively low print runs.
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