VATICAN CITY
Stamps inscribed 'Poste Vaticane' or 'Posta Aera Vaticana' 1929 ->
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MYTHIC CATS

Issue	Item code	Item type	Face value	Remarks	SC
1959 Coronation of Pope John XXIII These items are also listed under Heraldic Cats	VA19590402 ST 35	Stamp	35	Heraldic Winged Lion Lion of St. Mark's CoA of John XXIII Valid until 31 March 1960 MI 304
	VA19590402 ST 100	Stamp	100	Heraldic Winged Lion Lion of St. Mark's CoA of John XXIII Valid until 31 March 1960 MI 306
1960 Transfer of the Body of Pope Pius X to Venice	VA19600411 ST 60	Stamp	60	Winged Lion Lion of St. Mark's Wild Cat Art Statue at the Piazetta in Venice Valid until 31 March 1961 MI 346
1960 Acts of Benevolence This item is also listed under Heraldic Cats	VA19601108 ST 75	Stamp	75	Heraldic Winged Lion Lion of St. Mark's CoA of John XXIII Express Postage Stamp MI 355
	VA19601108 ST 100	Stamp	100	Heraldic Winged Lion Lion of St. Mark's CoA of John XXIII Express Postage Stamp MI 356
1962 Opening of the Second Vatican Council This item is also listed under Heraldic Cats	VA19621030 ST 25	Stamp	25	Heraldic Winged Lion Lion of St. Mark's CoA of John XXIII Valid until 31 December 1963 MI 415
1966 Closure of the Second Vatican Council	VA19661011 ST 15	Stamp	15	Winged Lion Wild Cat Art Decoration on a Bible Stand in the Vatican Council Hall MI 509
1979 50th Anniversary of Vatican Statehood These items are also listed under Heraldic Cats	VA19791011 ST 150	Stamp	150	Heraldic Winged Lion Lion of St. Mark's CoA of John XXIII Valid until 31 December 1963 MI 751
	VA19791011 ST 250	Stamp	250	Heraldic Winged Lion Lion of St. Mark's CoA of John Paul I Valid until 31 December 1963 MI 753
1983 The Vatican's Collections: The Papacy and Arts III	VA19831110 ST 150	Stamp	150	Sphinx Wild Cat Art "Oedipus and Sphinx" Greek Decorated Plate, 2. c. BC MI 836
	VA19831110 MS 2800	Miniature Sheet	2800	Sphinx (on one stamp) Wild Cat Art "Oedipus and Sphinx" Greek Decorated Plate, 2. c. BC 6-stamp MS with VA19831110 ST 150 and 5 other stamps MI B7
2006 25th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Singapore Joint issue with Singapore Some items for this issue are also listed under Wild Cats	VA20061012 ST 0_85	Stamp	0.85	Merlion Wild Cat Art Merlion Statue Designer Kwan Sai Kheong, Sculptor Lim Nang Seng (1972), Merlion Park, Singapore MI 1569	M RILM
	VA20061012 FDC 2_85	First Day Cover	2.85	Merlion (on stamp) Wild Cat Art Merlion Statue Designer Kwan Sai Kheong, Sculptor Lim Nang Seng (1972), Merlion Park, Singapore Lion (on postmark) Stylized Lion National Symbol of Singapore Official FDC with both Vatican stamps	IL
	VA_SG20061012 FDC MIX FDC Back	First Day Cover	2.85	Merlion (on 2 stamps) Wild Cat Art Merlion Statue Designer Kwan Sai Kheong, Sculptor Lim Nang Seng (1972), Merlion Park, Singapore Lion (on Vatican postmark) Stylized Lion National Symbol of Singapore Joint FDC with stamps from both countries	CC

Compiled by Geir Arveng, with additional information from Marco Carelli and Greg Balagian.
Latest update: 23 October, 2014