Postage Due Stamps

In addition to the regular, commemorative, and airmail stamps mentioned, the Vatican City State also has issued four sets of postage-due stamps. The first of these were framed "SEGNATASSE" overprints applied to six values of the Conciliation issue and released on October 1, 1931: Postage Due Stamps of 1931 Scott J1-J6 The second issue depicts the Papal Tiara and Crossed Keys on six denominations released during August of 1945: Postage Due Stamps of 1945 Scott J7-J12 The third set of postage-due stamps was from redrawn plates of the 1945 issue and released on February 20, 1946. The Papal Tiara and Crossed Keys again were reproduced on the latest issue of postage-due stamps released on April 30, 1954: Postage Due Stamps of 1954 Scott J13-J18

(National Philatelic Museum, Volume VII, Number 1, 1954, pages 61-107) We are greatful to the Cardinal Spellman Philatelic Museum for allowing the Vatican Philatelic Society to use the copyrighted text on our website.