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Box 1-2

Series 1: Postage Stamps 1929-2005

Arrangement

Stamps are arranged primarily by date issued and secondarily by denomination, both in ascending order.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two volumes. The first is a stamp album that spans the years 1929 to 1985, found in Box 1. The second has been transferred from its stockbook to protective sheets, covering the years 1985 to 2005, found in Box 2. Included is a provisional surcharge set from 1934. Both albums feature typed information regarding the history of the Vatican postal system and the stamps themselves provided by Chambliss.
 

Series 2: Postal Stationary

Scope and Contents

This series contains Vatican postal stationary items, including Vatican commemorative aerogrammes mostly with first day cancels,Vatican paid-reply cards, postcard sets of architecture and fountain of the Vatican City, maximum cards and postcard sets issued by the Vatican featuring artwork, archives, saints, and popes.
 

Subseries 1: Aerogrammes

Box 3, Folder 1

55 lire- 650 lire 1972-1986

Scope and Contents

Vatican commemorative aerogrammes:55 lire, 100 lire, 110 lire, 110 lire (1972 first day cancel), 130 lire, 150 lire (1975 first day cancel), 200 lire (1977 first day cancel), 220 lire, 220 lire (1979 first day cancel), 220 lire (1980 first day cancel), 300 lire, 300 lire (1981 first day cancel), 450 lire (1982 first day cancel), 500 lire, 500 lire (1983 first day cancel), 550 lire, 550 lire (1984 first day cancel), 600 lire, 600 lire (1985 first day cancel), 650 lire, 650 lire (1986 first day cancel)
Box 3, Folder 2

700 lire- 1500 lire 1987-2000

Scope and Contents

Vatican commemorative aerogrammes:700 lire (1987 first day cancel), 750 lire, 750 lire (1989 first day cancel), 800 lire (1990 first day cancel), 800 lire (1991 first day cancel), 820 lire (1992 first day cancel), 850 lire (1993 first day cancel), 850 lire (1994 first day cancel), 850 lire (1995 first day cancel), 850 lire (1996 first day cancel), 900 lire (1997 first day cancel), 900 lire (1998 first day cancel), 900 lire (1999 first day cancel), 1500 lire (2000 first day cancel)
Box 3, Folder 3

0.77 euro/1500 lire- 2.00 euro 2001-2013

Scope and Contents

Vatican commemorative aerogrammes: 0.77 euro/1500 lire (2001 first day cancel), 0.77 euro (2002 first day cancel), 0.77 euro, 0.77 euro (2003 first day cancel), 1.00 euro (2004 first day cancel), 1.00 euro (2005 first day cancel), 1.00 euro (2006 first day cancel), 1.00 euro (2007 first daycancel), 1.00 euro (2008 first day cancel), 1.00 euro (2009 first day cancel), 1.00 euro (2010 first day cancel), 2.00 euro (2011 first day cancel), 2.00 euro (2012 first day cancel), 2.00 euro (2013 first day cancel)
Box 3, Folder 4

commemorative aerogramme -special event covers 1963 1978

 

Subseries 2: Postcards

Box 3, Folder 5

paid-reply postal cards: 10 lire, 13 lire, 20 lire, 25 lire, 35 lire 1940-1960

Box 3, Folder 6

Vatican City architecture and fountain postcard sets: 120 lire, 120 lire (1977 cancel), 130 lire, 130 lire (1977 cancel)

Box 3, Folder 7

Vatican City architecture and fountain postcard sets: 130 lire (1978 cancel), 200 lire (1982 cancel), 300 lire (1982 cancel), 300 lire, 350 lire

Box 3, Folder 8

maximum cards: 1959, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1978, 1979, 1980

Box 3, Folder 9

maximum cards: 1981, 1982

Box 4, Folder 1

maximum cards: 1983

Box 4, Folder 2

maximum cards: 1984

Box 4, Folder 3

maximum cards: 1985, 1986

Box 4, Folder 4

postcard sets: 1984, 1984 (first day cancel), 1985 (first day cancel), 1986 in folder (first day cancel), 1987, 1987 (first day cancel), 1989 in folder, 1990 (first day cancel)

Box 4, Folder 5

postcard sets: 1992 (first day cancel), 1993 (first day cancel), 1994 (first day cancel), 1995 (first day cancel), 1996 (first day cancel), 1997 (first day cancel), 1998 (first day cancel), 1999 (first day cancel), 2000 (first day cancel)

Box 4, Folder 6

postcard sets in folders: 2001 (first day cancel), 2002 (first day cancel), 2003 (first day cancel), 2004 (first day cancel), 2005 (first day cancel), 2006 (first day cancel)

Box 4, Folder 7

postcard sets in folders: 2007 (first day cancel), 2008 (first day cancel), 2009 (first day cancel),2010 (first day cancel), 2011 (first day cancel), 2012 (first day cancel), 2013 (first day cancel)

Box 4, Folder 8

Pope John Paul II postcards 1987