The Vatican City
State is a 44 hectares small territory within the city of Rome, Italy. It was
founded in 1929 with the Lateran Treaty between the Pope and the Government of
Italy. The sovereign over the territory of the state is the Holy See. It is the
Holy See that has diplomatic relations with other countries and is member of or
observer at international organizations.
There are some
international organizations that Vatican City is a member of, but those deal
with territorial issues, like the Universal Postal Union. Vatican City has been
issuing postage stamps since 1929. Stamps and coins account for a large portion
of the income of the state.
I sent an
envelope with an International Reply Coupon to the Philatelic Office and the Office chose the stamp and put it on the envelope. The postmark carries the
text "surrexit Christus alleluia", which means "Christ is risen alleluia".
This postmark is usually in use during the Easter period.
Webshop of the
Philatelic and Numismatic Office: cfn.va.
Date sent: 17
April 2017
Date postmark:
21 April 2017
Date received:
29 April 2017
Number of days:
12
Envelope in
collection: 21
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