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How many sets of stamps were Issued by the Vatican with
'Ornamental Corner Blocks'?

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Your answer was: 7.
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Answer: As of 1967, only 7 sets of stamps were issued with Ornamental Corner Blocks.

During the 1950’s and 1960’s the Vatican issued some stamps in sheets with an 'Ornamental Corner Block'. A corner block is comprised of five stamps and the inscription 'Il Foglio di sessanta Francobololli' ('The Sheet of Sixty Stamps') plus the value of the complete sheet. For example: A sheet of sixty 35₤ stamps displays a total sheet value of 2100₤ as in the 1957 Maria Goretti issue. Only one 'Ornamental Corner Block' issue, 3rd World Congress of Lay Apostolate, contains 50 stamps per sheet and consists of six stamps in the corner block.

Below is an example of one corner block from each of the 7 issues.
St. Maria Goretti 50th Anniversary of Martyrdom - 157I (1953)
St. Bartholomew 9th Century of Death - 200I (1955)
St. Rita de Cascia 5th Century of Death - 211I (1956)
St. Domenico Savio Centenary of Death - 221I (1957)
Nubian Monuments - 380I (1964)
Man at Work - 427I (1966)
3rd World Congress for Lay Apostolate - 454I (1967)