Vatican City 2013 Sede Vacante 2013
From Stamps of the World
- Issue date: 1st March 2013
- four values
- Designed by: Daniela Longo
- Printed by: Cartor, France, in sheets of ten (5 x 2)
- Print process: lithography
- stamp format height 40mm x width 30mm
- Perforations: 13 x 13.25
SEDE VACANTE MMXIII. Angel holding up umbraculum and crossed keys of St Peter
The Umbraculum, a canopy with red and gold strips, is the symbol of the authority of the Apostolic Camera over the Vatican during the interregnum (period between Popes)
- Notes. These stamps were valid for postal use only between date of issue (1st March) and the election of Pope Francis I
