Vatican Stamps

When looking for interesting stamps to collect, stamps involving the Vatican are among some of the coolest to collect. There are several different types of stamps that represent the Vatican, the Pope, and religious aspects involving those two. There are three different stamps of Pope Benedict XVI. There is a stamp of him in a red religious robe, known as “Habemus Papam” which means “We have a Pope.” There is another stamp of the Pope in a white religious robe. This stamp is known as “Tu Es Petrus” which means “You Are Peter.”

It represents a part of the Bible taken from Matthew, verse 16, lines 18 and 19. There is a stamp of the Pope, waving, wearing the traditional gold crown that he wears when he is on television performing his religious duties. This last stamp is known as “Episcopus Romae” or “Bishop of Rome.” There are other stamps that deal with the Vatican. There is a long rectangular 0.62 Euro stamp of Madonna and Child that is outlined in a lilac purple with the words Citta’ del Vaticano underneath.

It is a stamp of the famous painting that is hanging in the Saint Peter Basilica within the Vatican. This stamp was the first ordinary postage for the Vatican in Euros. The first stamp that was made available at post office vending machines within Vatican City was a stamp of the four evangelists: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The four men are on a purple background with the words “San Giovanni” underneath and the same “Citta’ Del Vaticano” going down on the right hand side. This stamp was worth 0.41 Euros.