2014 Restoration Of St. Peter's Square - Updated 2022
3 MJL In 2012 the Vatican sold stamps to help pay for the restoration of the Bernini colonnade in St. Peter's Square. It the spring of 2014 we once again visited St. Peter's square and noticed the project being completed. Things were a good deal cleaner looking compared to earlier visits.
2014 photo (Noitice post office trailer in background.)
1999 photo
During our 2014 visit, work was still in progress around the edges of the square.
Below is the stamp series sold to help pay the cost of the cleaning. It is composed of two €10 stamps affixed to a certificate, one stamp features Pope Benedicts XVI coat of arms, and the other the seal of Pope Alexander VII, who entrusted the Baroque master Gain Lorenzo Bernini with the design of the colonnade in 1657. When the certificate was offered for sale by the UFN in 2012, it could be ordered and customized with your name.
Scott # 1515 - Philatelic Certificate Of Participation (2012)
September 2020
On our 2022 visit, it looks like most of the square is staying fairly clean looking. The water fountain is showing some results of yellowing from the water minerals. Perhaps the Vatican Post Office can issue another set of stamps to help maintain things! I still feel good about contributing back in 2012!
