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30c Arms of Pope Pius XII single
Object Details
- Description
- Vatican City issued a set of ten stamps on March 5, 1945 covering multiple postage rates, including express delivery. Except for the values of specific stamps, the set is identical in design to a set of stamps issued in 1940 (Scott No. 80-84) and 1933 (Scott No. E3-E4).
- The 5-centessimi (grey), 30-cent (brown), and 50-cent (green) stamps portray the Arms of Pope Pius XII (1939-1958). The main design includes the Crossed Keys of St. Peter and papal triple tiara and, below, a dove holding an olive branch on a shield.
- 'Poste Vaticane' appears on all designs. The coat of arms and Pius XII stamps measure 2.3 x 3 cm, and the perforations are 14 x 14. No watermark is found on this set. The stamps were designed by Corrado Mezzana with engraving by Richelli and Nicastro. The Italian State Printing Works, Rome, printed the stamps by recess printing.
- A total of 1,000,000 stamps of the 5, 30, 50, 1.50, and 2.50 values were printed. The Vatican withdrew the stamps from sale on February 28, 1947. Some of these stamps exist in horizontal or vertical imperforate pairs.
- References:
- "Vatikanstatt" in Michel Europa-Katalog, volume 3, Sudeuropa, Unterschleissheim, Germany: Schwaneberger Verlag GMBH, 2008.
- "Vatican City," in Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue, Part 8: Italy and Switzerland, 7th Edition, Hampshire, England: Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 2010.
- "Vatican City," in Scott Standard Stamp Catalogue, volume 6, Sidney, Ohio: Scott Publishing Company, 2006.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- March 5, 1945
- Object number
- 2008.2009.87
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink(multicolored)
- Place
- VATICAN CITY (independent city state)
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue Vatican City 92
- Topic
- International Stamps & Mail
- Record ID
- npm_2008.2009.87
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