Stamp: Papal coat of arms (Vatican City 1939)
Papal coat of arms (Vatican City 1939)
18 February (Vatican City ) within release Vacant home goes into circulation Stamp Papal coat of arms face value 50 Vatican centesimo
| Stamp Papal coat of arms in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Michel: | Mi:VA 78 |
| Yvert et Tellier: | Yt:VA 85F |
Stamp is horizontal format.
Overprinted in black ""SEDE VACANTE MCMXXXIX""Also in the issue Vacant home:
- Stamp - Papal coat of arms face value 5;
- Stamp - Papal coat of arms face value 10;
- Stamp - Papal coat of arms face value 20;
- Stamp - Papal coat of arms face value 25;
- Stamp - Papal coat of arms face value 30;
- Stamp - Papal coat of arms face value 50;
- Stamp - Papal coat of arms face value 75;
Stamp Papal coat of arms it reflects the thematic directions:
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The pope (Latin: papa, from Ancient Greek: πάππας, romanized: páppas, lit. 'father') is the bishop of Rome and the visible head[a] of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff. From the eighth century until 1870, the pope was the sovereign or head of state of the Papal States, and since 1929 of the much smaller Vatican City state.From a Catholic viewpoint, the primacy of the bishop of Rome is largely derived from his role as the apostolic successor to Saint Peter, to whom primacy was conferred by Jesus, who gave Peter the Keys of Heaven and the powers of "binding and loosing", naming him as the "rock" upon which the Church would be built. The reigning pope is Francis, who was elected on 13 March 2013.
