The Vatican Notes has several articles documenting the postmarks types used on Vatican first day covers. We have developed a database to collect this data.

VPS members can click on the VPS Vatican Stamp List and see a button for the FDC Postmark types. This information is currently developed for most stamp issues before 1955. The objective is to expand the FDC Postmark information. We are asking VPS members to contribute FDC Postmark information to the database based on their personal Vatican stamp collection. Use the contact page if you can help with this project.

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