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Watch the Daily Emails over the next week to see articles related to the funeral of Pope Francis, as well as the Sede Vacante stamps. Recent history shows that these stamps are released about 10 days following the death of the pope. If that is accurate, we are looking at perhaps May 1 as the release date (educated guess). (04/24/2025 - LFG)

Sede Vacante stamps seems to the number one topic of the week! All attempts to get information has gone unanswered. We will let you know if anyone answers our email questions sent to our Vatican contacts. (04/24/2025 - MJL)

Has anyone seen any information on the Sede Vacante stamps? (04/23/2025 - SL)

After sending everything but my ss card (four attempts), I finally got approved. I sent front and back of driver license and ss card. I know one member who tried using a state tax id, but they were rejected. As of about four weeks ago, the word was that the CFN sales website will be down for several more months. Vatican stamp collecting is being totally destroyed!!! The VPS website remains the best place for information about Vatican stamp collecting!! (04/14/2025 - MJL)

As a follow up to SA's question. Has anyone been successful and been approved by submitting their SS#? It seems they also want a pdf of your SS card.
(04/14/2025 - MSG)

Another question on the Vatican registration. I understand per an email I received that they require Social Securi # which is supposed to satisfy the tax code requirement. For those that got this to work, did you add your SS #. I am a bit leery of send that.. Thanks Steve (03/12/2025 - SA)

How do we get to “daily album page” to see what members are posting from their collections? Nothing seems to work. (03/06/2025 - Cjs)

Album pages. My link won't work. All is does is buffer . Is there a specific browser you have to use? Thanks Steve (02/28/2025 - SA)

Need album pages? Checkout the download page in the VPS Album Page Builder button found on the membership page (just under the gold menu bar). Here you can download album page images and the html code used to produce these pages. FREE STUFF for VPS members!

(02/26/2025 - MJL)

Hope everyone is checking out the daily album pages (button at end of each Daily Email). We are really looking for membership contributions on this project. We want to see what techniques you are using to mount you stamps. Seeing how Cardinal Spellman's collection was mounted at Vatican Stamp Day was really interesting. Share a part of your collecting techniques by uploading a jpg photo of something from your collection to the VPS website, or send your photos to mlanahan404@comcast.net. (02/26/2025 - MJL)

Here are some additional tips when registering on the CFN website:
Telephone number format: +1 XXX XXX XXXX
Zip code: Use nine-digit zip code if you have it
Upload scanned driver license
Nation - United States in Italian wording (Stati Uniti)
Have camera attached to computer to take photos

A couple of members have (finally) been able to successfully register. Good Luck! (02/18/2025 - LFG)

Hello, I was able to register with a lot of frustration and "trial and error". The biggest hang-up (pardon the pun) was entering my phone number, since it has to be entered using the international format. It worked when entering as follows: +1(space)area code(space)exchange(space) last four digits of phone number. I wish everyone luck! (02/18/2025 - LFG)

Is anyone else having difficulty registering with the new system for the Vatican philatelic and numismatic office? I am able to get to the Registration/data updating for Private Clients/Collectors page and enter the required information. For the telephone number I am using the exit code 00, country code 1 and my 10-digit telephone number for a call from Vatican City to the US. After accepting Form B and accepting the optional marketing material check box, I hit Data Transmission. After several seconds I am returned to a blank Registration/data updating for Private Clients/Collectors with no error messages. I have re-entered the information (several times) with the same result. Any suggestions on what may be causing the problem? (02/18/2025 - MSG)

Hello SA, I received the same email and went through the registration process. It was very laborious and painful. I submitted a scan of my driver's license as my required ID. Entering information was time consuming (for example, when entering your phone number you need to use the international syntax) and very cumbersome. I eventually got to the end, and a verification process ensued which requires the use of a camera to upload two more images. Also, to start you need your customer number off a past invoice or shipment (since you can't look up your account on the website since that is still down for "site maintenance"). People without accounts cannot open an account using this process. It was very frustrating and concerning--this process took almost four months to develop and we still have no access to the website to see what is happening with Vatican stamps. It is really a shame. (02/15/2025 - LFG)

Here is the whole mail:
Dear Client,
we are glad to inform You that we are currently undergoing a major renewal of our activities, as well as a revision of the processes for acquiring personal information, also in accordance with the General Regulation on the Protection of Personal Data, promulgated by Decree of the Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City, N. DCLVII, of 30 April 2024.

The mentioned processes will involve all our customers, so that those already registered in our archives will have to carry out the new registration (the use of a webcam is required) by accessing the dedicated online platform, uploading the required documentation (in PDF format) and following the instructions at the website: https://anagrafica.cfn.va/.

On this purpose, we inform you that, to enter the home page on the platform, You will need to enter the email address to which this communication was sent and the CFN customer code.

Please note that the above code is indicated withi (02/15/2025 - SA)

I received this email a day or so ago regarding the Vatican updating their systems requirements. When I clicked on the link some of the info requires some sort of picture ID and a Tax code. I really don't understand about the tax code thing. I put in the last 4 of my SS number filled out the form and tried to submit. It told me I had to sign in but I had already had done that. It seems to have a glitch. Has anyone received or tried to re register?
Here is the email: Steve SA
Dear Client,

we are glad to inform You that we are currently undergoing a major renewal of our activities, as well as a revision of the processes for acquiring personal information, also in accordance with the General Regulation on the Protection of Personal Data, promulgated by Decree of the Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City, N. DCLVII, of 30 April 2024.

T (02/15/2025 - SA)

Today there is an excellent article about President Reagan and Pope John Paul. One thing to mention also, John Paul, during his reign as Pope, had issued a no of Vatican stamps commemorating Saints of Eastern European countries. this was done to further influence these countries of their own historical heritage.During this period I worked with the White a house staff and also served as a Knights of Columbus honor guard when Pope John Paul visited.Washington, DC.

Charlie
Williamsburg, Va. (02/09/2025 - CJS)

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