The Papal postage stamps introduced January 1, 1852. In the state postal service was considered of utmost importance and it was very efficient: depended on the Cardinal Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church promulgated the laws relating to special services through edicts and stared at the charges. Pius IX, in a period when much debate around the Pope's temporal power, never wanted his image appeared on postage stamps, but that there appear only the symbol of the papacy, that is, the crossed keys surmounted by the tiara. For this papal series are perhaps a little 'dull in their design, but changed the composition of the frame. The release of the first issue was made in the press of the Reverend Apostolic Chamber, together with stereotypes in four blocks of 25. The first series was replaced by another with values ??in cents, in 1867, after the currency reform. The following year he was given the third series, similar to the previous, but indented, printed on glossy paper, colored and white at the front line.
Under article 2 of the Lateran Pacts of June 2, 1929, Italy recognized the Holy See "sovereignty in the international arena, as an attribute inherent in its nature, in keeping with its tradition, and the requirements of its mission in the world ". Consequently they were entitled to the rights of the new state in all respects, including that of having its own postal service. The State of Vatican City was admitted to the UPU (Postal Union Universasle) from 1 June 1929, while the Italian government pledged to provide staff and equipment for the establishment of services.
On 29 July 1929 concluded between the State of Vatican City and the Italian State to run a convention of postal services, according to the Stockholm Agreement of 28 August 1924 and the Basic Law of the State of the Vatican and on the Sources of Law, No. 1 and No. 2 respectively in the June 7, 1929, issue of the Pope. The activation of the Vatican's postal service was established Ordinance VIII of 30 July 1929 and began from August 1 next.
All emissions are sanctioned by the Vatican "Orders", published in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis, a sort of "Official Gazette" of the Holy See. Both ordinances that the Acta, properly stamped and franked Day 1, are also the subject of collecting and are of particular interest to philatelists. In a second time in the same way were also authorized the emission of postal stationery and postcards and aerogrammes.
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