Vatican City – Scott # 557a
$0.50Vatican City Scott 557a (1974) MNH se-tenant strip honoring St. Thomas Aquinas and the 750th anniversary of his birth, depicting scenes of teaching and scholarship.
This category brings together postage stamps issued by Vatican City, the smallest sovereign state in the world and one of the most visually distinctive in philately. Despite its size, Vatican City has produced an outsized legacy of beautifully designed stamps that reflect centuries of art, architecture, faith, and history.
Common themes include St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican Museums, papal portraits, Renaissance masterpieces, Swiss Guards, religious festivals, and commemorations of major historical and cultural events. Vatican stamps are especially prized for their fine engraving, rich color palettes, and close ties to European art history.
Whether you collect Vatican City for its religious significance, architectural beauty, or simply its elegant stamp design, this category offers a focused window into a unique microstate whose stamps have long appealed to collectors worldwide.
Vatican City
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Vatican City – Scott # 572
$0.30Vatican City Scott 572 (1975) MNH Pentecost issue showing the Holy Spirit descending upon the Apostles with tongues of fire, symbolizing the birth of the Church.
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Vatican City – Scott # 582-84
$0.50Vatican City Scott #582–584 (1975), a mint set of three stamps commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Vatican Apostolic Library, featuring scholarly scenes and classical engraved designs.
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Vatican City – Scott # 724, used
$0.50Vatican City Scott 724 (1983) used Holy Year stamp featuring a stylized dove of the Holy Spirit and radiant beams symbolizing renewal and grace.
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Vatican City – Scott # C62, used
$0.50Vatican City Scott C62 used 2500L high-value airmail stamp featuring dramatic Renaissance-style religious figures.
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Vatican City – Scott # C69, used
$0.40Vatican City Scott C69 used 1000L airmail stamp commemorating Pope John Paul II’s 1979 visit to Ireland.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 247-49
$1.25Vatican City Scott 247–249 (1958) complete MNH Sede Vacante set issued during the papal interregnum following the death of Pius XII.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 284-91 & E15-16
$0.75Vatican City Scott 284–291 and E15–E16 (1952–53) MNH set featuring the Corporal Works of Mercy and Special Delivery issues with Pope Pius XII.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 301-03
$0.75Vatican City Scott 301–303 (1961) MNH set honoring St. Leo the Great and the legendary meeting with Attila the Hun.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 304-09
$1.00Vatican City Scott 304–309 (1961) MNH set commemorating the 1900th anniversary of St. Paul’s journey and arrival in Rome.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 310-12
$0.75Vatican City Scott 310–312 (1961) MNH set commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 313-16
$0.40Vatican City Scott 313–316 (1961) MNH set commemorating the 1500th anniversary of St. Patrick, Apostle of Ireland.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 317-22
$0.50Vatican City Scott 317–322 (1961) MNH set commemorating the 80th birthday of Pope John XXIII.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 323-25
$0.40Vatican City Scott 323–325 (1961) MNH Christmas set featuring a devotional Nativity scene by Luca Crivelli.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 335-37
$0.40Vatican City Scott 335–337 (1961) MNH set commemorating the 500th anniversary of the canonization of St. Catherine of Siena.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 338-40
$0.40Vatican City Scott 338–340 (1962) MNH set honoring Pauline Jaricot, founder of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 345-52
$0.75Vatican City Scott 345–352 (1962) MNH set commemorating the opening of the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II).
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Vatican City – Scott #s 353-55
$0.40Vatican City Scott 353–355 (1962) MNH Christmas set featuring a culturally inspired Nativity scene in Indian artistic style.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 356-59
$0.40Vatican City Scott 356–359 (1963) MNH set depicting Gospel scenes and the calling of the disciples.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 360-61
$0.30Vatican City Scott 360–361 (1963) MNH set honoring Pope John XXIII and his international peace recognition.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 362-64
$0.50Vatican City Scott 360–361 (1963) MNH set honoring Pope John XXIII and his international peace recognition.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 383-86
$0.50Vatican City Scott 383–386 (1964) MNH set commemorating Vatican participation in the 1964 New York World’s Fair.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 400-03
$0.50Vatican City Scott 400–403 (1964) MNH set commemorating Pope Paul VI’s historic apostolic visit to Bombay, India.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 448-52
$0.50Vatican City Scott 448–452 (1967) MNH set commemorating the 1900th anniversary of the martyrdom of Saints Peter and Paul.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 458-60
$0.40Vatican City Scott 458–460 (1967) MNH Christmas set featuring a Nativity design based on early Christian iconography.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 461-63
$0.50Vatican City Scott 461–463 (1968) MNH set commemorating the International Eucharistic Congress in Bogotá, Colombia.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 470-72
$0.40Vatican City Scott 470–472 (1969) MNH Europa set commemorating the 10th anniversary of CEPT.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 473-75
$0.50Vatican City Scott 473–475 (1969) MNH set commemorating Pope Paul VI’s historic visit to Uganda.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 479-83
$0.50Vatican City Scott 479–483 (1970) MNH set commemorating Vatican participation in Expo ’70 in Osaka, Japan.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 487-91
$0.50Vatican City Scott 487–491 (1970) MNH set commemorating the 50th anniversary of the priestly ordination of Pope Paul VI.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 492-94
$0.50Vatican City Scott 492–494 (1970) MNH set commemorating the 25th anniversary of the United Nations.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 495-99
$0.50Vatican City Scott 495–499 (1970) MNH set featuring the Church’s worldwide mission, “In Universum Mundum.”
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Vatican City – Scott #s 500-03
$0.50Vatican City Scott 500–503 (1971) MNH set promoting human unity and brotherhood, “Every Man Is My Brother.”
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Vatican City – Scott #s 504-08
$0.50Vatican City Scott 504–508 (1971) MNH set featuring Madonna and Child masterpieces from Renaissance and religious art.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 509-12
$0.50Vatican City Scott 509–512 (1970) MNH set honoring St. Dominic with artwork by Fra Angelico, Titian, El Greco, and others.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 513-14
$0.50Vatican City Scott 513–514 (1971) MNH set commemorating the Millennium of Christianity in Hungary, featuring St. Stephen and Our Lady, Patroness of Hungary.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 515-17
$0.50Vatican City Scott 515–517 (1972) MNH set commemorating Renaissance architect Donato Bramante, featuring St. Peter’s design, portrait, and the Vatican spiral staircase.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 518-20
$0.75Vatican City Scott 518–520 (1972) MNH set honoring St. Mark and Venice, including St. Mark’s Basilica and a se-tenant panoramic map block.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 531-33
$0.50Vatican City Scott 531–533 (1973) MNH set commemorating the 41st International Eucharistic Congress in Melbourne, featuring Eucharistic symbolism, Madonna sculpture, and St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 534-36
$0.40Vatican City Scott 534–536 (1973) MNH set marking the centenary of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, featuring her birthplace, portrait, and the Basilica of Lisieux.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 537-40
$0.50Vatican City Scott 537–540 (1973) MNH set commemorating the 500th anniversary of Nicolaus Copernicus, featuring portraits and views of his birthplace, Toruń.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 541-44
$0.50Vatican City Scott 541–544 (1973) MNH set commemorating the millennium of the Diocese of Prague, featuring medieval-style religious art and architectural motifs.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 545-47 mnh
$0.50Vatican City Scott 545–547 (1973) MNH set honoring St. Nerses Shnorhali, featuring Armenian church architecture, a khachkar cross, and a portrait of the saint.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 548-49
$0.30Vatican City Scott 548–549 (1974) MNH set commemorating the Universal Postal Union centenary, featuring colorful mosaic-style designs symbolizing global communication.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 550-54
$0.50Vatican City Scott 550–554 (1974) MNH set featuring symbolic religious themes including Creation, angelic guidance, Noah’s Ark, and humanitarian charity.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 558-60
$0.40Vatican City Scott 558–560 (1974) MNH set of three commemorating St. Bonaventure, Franciscan theologian and Doctor of the Church, issued for the 700th anniversary of his death.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 561-71
$1.00Vatican City Scott 561–571 (1974) MNH complete set of eleven commemorating the fourth year of Pope Paul VI’s pontificate, featuring early Christian mosaic art and papal themes.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 573-78
$0.50Vatican City Scott 573–578 (1975) MNH complete set featuring finely engraved views of historic fountains in St. Peter’s Square and the Vatican Gardens.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 579-81
$0.50Vatican City Scott 579–581 (1975) MNH complete set commemorating the International Congress of Christian Archaeology, featuring early Christian artifacts and iconography.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 585-87
$0.50Vatican City Scott 585–587 (1975) MNH complete set commemorating the bicentenary of St. Paul of the Cross, featuring his portrait and Passionist religious sites.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 588-89
$0.30Vatican City Scott 588–589 (1975) MNH complete set commemorating International Women’s Year, featuring classical-style artwork honoring women and community.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 638-40
$0.40Vatican City Scott 638–640 (1978) MNH complete set issued for the September Sede Vacante, featuring stained-glass designs of the papal keys and umbraculum.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 645-47
$0.50Vatican City Scott 645–647 (1979) MNH complete set honoring the inauguration of Pope John Paul II, featuring his coat of arms, portrait, and symbolic apostolic imagery.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 664-67
$0.50Vatican City Scott 664–667 (1979) MNH complete set promoting child welfare and humanitarian care, featuring a symbolic infant figure and international relief themes.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 713-14
$0.50Vatican City Scott 713–714 (1980) MNH complete Christmas set featuring finely engraved Nativity and Adoration scenes with the message of peace.
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Vatican City – Scott #s 91-98
$1.25Vatican City Scott 91–98 (1936–37) complete MNH set featuring ornate centesimi designs and engraved portraits of Pope Pius XI.
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Vatican City – Scott #s C45-46
$1.00Vatican City Scott C45–C46 MNH high-value airmail pair featuring a dynamic flying angel symbolizing divine protection and aerial mail service.
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Vatican City – Scott #s C47-52
$0.50Vatican City Scott C47–C52 MNH complete six-stamp airmail set featuring aircraft, communications imagery, and views of St. Peter’s Basilica and Square.
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Vatican City – Scott #s C53-54
$1.00Vatican City Scott C53–C54 MNH high-value airmail pair featuring a finely engraved angel design in 1000L and 1500L denominations.
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Vatican City – Scott #s C60-62
$1.25Vatican City Scott C60–C62 MNH high-value airmail set featuring dramatic Renaissance-style religious figures in 500L, 1000L, and 2500L denominations.
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Vatican City – Scott #s C73-74, used
$3.00Vatican City Scott C73–C74 used high-value airmail stamps (2000L and 5000L) featuring Christ teaching scenes.
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Vatican City – Scott #s E5-6
$0.50Vatican City Scott E5–E6 MNH express stamps featuring an engraved panoramic view of Vatican City and St. Peter’s Square.