Stamp Order from Poland

Opening of the Numismatic and Philatelic Museum in the Vatican

Received: 28th August 2021

Thank You very much Anita!

500th anniversary of the Saint Peter's Basilica

Received: 28th August 2021

Thank You very much Anita!

Statues from the Vatican Museums

On Saturday I got a stamp set from the Vatican on a postcard.

This is it:

European Year of Cultural Heritage - Statues from the Vatican Museums (issued 03-05-2018)
- Apollo Belvedere
- Augustus of Prima Porta
- Charity with four Putti by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- Perseus Triumphant by Antonio Canova

Thank You very much Davide!

Toys from the Vatican

Yesterday I got a stamp set from the Vatican on a postcard.

This is it:

EUROPA (issued 19-05-2015)

Thank You very much William!

Organs of the Vatican

Today I got a stamp set from the Vatican on a postcard.

This is it:

Stamps:
EUROPA (issued 20-05-2014)

Thank You very much William!

John Paul II

This week I was on a trip to Rome. When I was there I also visited the Vatican City where I bought my first Vatican stamp sets.

I bought also a cover with a great stamp:

front side:

back side:

Stamp:
25 years of the pontificate of John Paul II (issued 20-03-2003)
(It is a joint issue with Poland)
It is a silver stamp.

The civic name of Pope John Paul II is Karol Józef Wojtyła. He was born in Wadowice, Poland, on 18th May 1920. He is the pope since the 16th October 1978 after Pope John Paul I died. He was the first Slavic pope. He died on 2nd April 2005 and his follower became Benedict XVI.

Edict of Milan

This week I was on a trip to Rome. When I was there I also visited the Vatican City where I bought my first Vatican stamp sets.

One stamp set was this:

1700 years Edict of Milan (issued 12-06-2013)
(It is a joint issue with Italy)

The Edict of Milan was closed in 313 AD in Milan, the place were the daughter of Constantine (emperor of the west) married Licinius (emperor of the east). The Edict of Milan assured the freedom of religion.

The Renaissance Popes

This week I was on a trip to Rome. When I was there I also visited the Vatican City where I bought my first Vatican stamp sets.

One stamp set was this:

The Renaissance Popes (issued 30-08-2013)
- Julius II
- Leo X

Julius II was the follower of Pope Pius III. His civic name was Giuliano della Rovere. He was born in 1443. Before he became the Pope he was the head of the opposition against Alexander VI, the Pope from the House of Borgia. He became the Pope in 1503. He was the founder of the Swiss Guard and in 1506 he induced the laying of the first stone of the St. Peter’s Basilica. He died in 1513.
After the death of Julius II Giovanni de’ Medici became the Pope. He was born in 1475 in Florence. His papal name was Leo X. The Protestant Reformation began in his regency. He died in 1521. His follower became Adrian VI.

Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner

This week I was on a trip to Rome. When I was there I also visited the Vatican City where I bought my first Vatican stamp sets.

One stamp set was this:

200th birthday of Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner (issued 30-08-2013)

Giuseppe Verdi was born in 1813 and died in 1901. He was an Italian composer famous for his operas like La traviata and Aida. He opened also the Casa di Riposo per Musicisti, a retirement house for musicians in Milan.

Richard Wagner was born in 1813 and died in 1873. He was one of the most famous German composers and he made the opera to a Gesamtkunstwerk while writing text, music and stage direction.

Pope Francis

This week I was on a trip to Rome. When I was there I also visited the Vatican City where I bought my first Vatican stamp sets.

One stamp set was this:

Pope Francis (issued 02-05-2013)
(It is a joint issue with Argentina and Italy)

The civic name of Pope Francis is Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 17th December 1936. He is the pope since the 13rd March 2013 after Pope Benedict XVI had abdicated (the first abdication since 1294!). He is the first pope from South America.

Sistine Madonna and Madonna of Foligno

This week I was on a trip to Rome. When I was there I also visited the Vatican City where I bought my first Vatican stamp sets.

One stamp set was this:

500 years Sistine Madonna and Madonna of Foligno (issued 01-03-2012)
(It is a joint issue with Germany)

Both pictures were painted by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino who is also called Raphael.
Raphael was an Italian painter and architect who was born in 1483 in Urbino. Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci are the Great Masters of the later Renaissance and had a big influence on the art of the Western Hemisphere. He died in 1520 in Rome.

EUROPA 2009

This week I was on a trip to Rome. When I was there I also visited the Vatican City where I bought my first Vatican stamp sets.

One stamp set was this:

EUROPA (issued 20-05-2009)
- “The Sun” by Donato Creti
- “Saturn” by Donato Creti

Definitives of the Vatican City State

This week I was on a trip to Rome. When I was there I also visited the Vatican City where I bought my first Vatican stamp sets.

The Vatican City State is a enclave in Rome and the smallest accepted state of the world (44 ha). The Head of State is the Pope, so at the moment Pope Francis. The whole territory of the Vatican City State is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Vatican City State arose from the Papal States and was founded in 1929 per the Lateran Treaty closed between Pope and Benito Mussolini.

One stamp set was this:

Definitives “The Sistine Chapel 1508-2008” (issued 06-03-2008)
- Libica
- Eritrea
- Delfica
- Cumana
- Daniele
- Giona
- Ezechiele
- Zaccaria