Vatican, 1931, Postage Due & Parcel Post Issues Complete, o.g., never hinged, P.O. fresh, Very Fine. Scott No. J1-J6, Q1-Q15  $395. $0 (Image)

Vatican, 1933, 5c-20l Definitives Complete, o.g., never hinged, all except low value margin singles, fresh and pristine, a Very Fine set. Sassone No. 19-34,E3-4. Scott No. 19-34,E3-E4  $540. $0 (Image)

Vatican, 1934, 1.30l on 1.25l Provisional Surcharge, "30" in Small Figures, o.g., lightly hinged, rich color, slight paper crease at lower left which is only visible from reverse, otherwise Very Fine, an attractive example of this extremely rare essay that where mistakenly release at the Vatican Post Office, the illustrated example in the 2012 Scott catalog; with 1976 A. Diena certificate and signed. Sassone No. 36A. Scott No. 36a  $22,500. When it was decided there would have to be a postal rate increase and new stamps would require months to prepare, it was suggested that some of the current stamps be overprinted. Two sheets of 100 were prepared of each value, with a thin essay surcharge. These essays were rejected by the postal authorities because the surcharge was not sufficiently visible. The printers were told to use a larger, bolder type which they did. One sheet of the 1.30 on 1.25 essay was mistakenly included among those intended for sale and was release to the public at postal station No. 1 of the Vatican City Post Office on June 18, 1934. This essay offered here is one of the few mint examples that exist, as most were used to send mail of the first day of issue. $0 (Image)

Vatican, 1934, 40c-3.70l Provisional Surcharges Complete, town cancels, all with rich colors, a Very Fine set. Sassone No. 35-40. Scott No. 35-40  $1,627. $0 (Image)

Vatican, 1935, 5c-1.25l Juridical Congress Complete, o.g., never hinged, rich color, fresh and immaculate, Very Fine and choice. Sassone No. 41-46. Scott No. 41-46  $1,045. $0 (Image)

Vatican, 1935, 5c-1.25l Juridical Congress Complete, in combination with 1933, 5c + 50c on registered cover to New York City, all tied by 1935 cds's, receiving backstamp, with interesting recipient label, Very Fine. Sassone No. 41-46. Scott No. 41-46  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Vatican, 1946, 3l on 1.50l Surcharge, Partial and Missing Surcharge, horizontal strip of 3 showing missing surcharge at left and partial at center, full o.g., Very Fine, a nice progressive error strip. Scott No. 106 var.  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Vatican, Collection, 1936-1972, mounted on album pages, some hingeless, some better including stagecoach souvenir sheet, etc; inspection suggested. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0

Vatican, Newspaper, 1934, 40c-3.70l Provisional Surcharges Complete, 2nd printing except 40c value, o.g., never hinged, all nicely centered, strong bright color, a Very Fine set, a rare set in choice condition; with 1965 A. Diena certificate and signed. Sassone No. 35-40. Scott No. 35-40  $4,000. $0 (Image)