Stamp data values used by Vatican City for `design'

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361 distinct values used for design among 1977 stamp types.

Value Uses Things referenced
papal arms (1929) 25 papal arms
Pope Pius XI (1929) 20 Pope Pius XI
Greyish Paper 6
Vatican City from air 6 Vatican City
Pius XII 5 Pius XII (syn. of Pope Pius XII)
Apostolic Journeys of Hi..ness Benedict XVI - 2010 4
Consecration of Eugenio Pacelli 4 Consecration of Eugenio Pacelli
Pope Francis (2015 Vatican City) 4 Pope Francis
Pope Pius XI (1929 espresso) 4 Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI (1933) 4 Pope Pius XI
Vatican gardens 4 Vatican gardens
Vatican palace 4 Vatican palace (syn. of Apostolic Palace)
Basilica of Saints Nereus & Achilleus 3
Black Madonna of Czestochowa 3 Black Madonna of Czestochowa
Coat of arms of the Apostolic Chamber 3
crypt 3 crypt
Germany 3
Nativity by Giuseppe Cali 3 Nativity by Giuseppe Cali
Nativity by Raphael 3 Nativity by Raphael
Our Lady of Ostra Brama 3
Parade of the Palatine Guard 3 Parade of the Palatine Guard
POW MCMXLII 3
POW MCMXLIII 3
POW MCMXLIV 3
Resurrection 3
St Peter's Basilica 3 St Peter's Basilica
allegory (1936) 2
Apparition of the Virgin 2
Apparition of the Virgin to St Bernard 2
Basilica of St Francis of Assisi 2 Basilica of St Francis of Assisi
Belgium 2
Bernadette praying 2 Bernadette (syn. of Bernadette Soubirous), praying
Boniface VIII announces the first Holy Year 2 Boniface VIII announces the first Holy Year
book & portrait of St Augustine 2 book
Christmas 2011 2
cross & orb in oval 2
cross & orb with scroll 2
de Sales 2
Delivery of the Keys to St Peter 2 Delivery of the Keys to St Peter
Dove of Peace 2 Dove of Peace
doves&bell 2
Elijah's ascent 2
France 2
Holland 2
Italy 2 Italy
John Paul II (2000) 2 John Paul II (syn. of Pope John Paul II)
Journey of Moses in Egypt by Perugino 2
Jubilee basilicas 2
Luxembourg 2 Luxembourg
Map of Agro Pontino 2 Map of Agro Pontino
Medal of Sixtus VI 2 Medal of Sixtus VI
Our Lady of Loreto 2
Papa Giovanni Paolo 2° 2 Papa Giovanni Paolo 2°
Paul VI 2 Paul VI (syn. of Pope Paul VI)
Pavilion of the Holy See 2 Pavilion of the Holy See
Pius IX 2 Pius IX (syn. of Pope Pius IX)
Pius XII facing left 2 Pius XII (syn. of Pope Pius XII)
Pius XII facing right 2 Pius XII (syn. of Pope Pius XII)
Pius XII opened the Holy Door 2 Pius XII (syn. of Pope Pius XII)
Pope John Paul II (2014 Vatican City) 2 Pope John Paul II
Pope John XXIII (2014) 2 Pope John XXIII
Portrait of Saint Maria Goretti 2
radio station 2nd 2
Raphael - The Room of Heliodorus 2 Raphael - The Room of Heliodorus
Resurrection 1531 tapest.. Pieter Coecke van Aelst 2
Sick & the shrine at Lourdes 2
Spain 2
St Gregory & St John the Baptist by Mantegna 2
St. John Bosco 2 St. John Bosco (syn. of John Bosco)
Statue of St. Peter 2 Statue of St. Peter
1400th Anniversary of th..int Colombanus of Bobbio 1
2009 - Jerusalem 1
2009 - Luanda 1
2009 - Praga 1
2014 - Albania 1
2014 - Jerusalem 1
2014 - Korea 1
2014 - Strasbourg 1
2014 - Turkey 1
450th birthday of St Francis of Sales 1
4th Centenary of the Birth of Pope Innocent XII 1
50th Aniversary of the Institution of the Synod 1
50th death anniversary of Don Milani 1
50th death anniversary o..rancesca Saverio Cabrini 1
5th Centenary of the Bir..us and Saint Philip Neri 1
80th Birthday of Pope Francis 1
8th Centenary of the Fou..n of the Dominican Order 1
8th World Meeting of Families 1
Adalbert of Prague 1 Adalbert of Prague
Alcedo atthis (Albin) 1 Alcedo atthis (Albin)
All Saints Day 1
Altar in St Peters 1
Andrea Palladio 1 Andrea Palladio
Angelo Secchi 1
Anthony Canova 1 Anthony Canova (syn. of Antonio Canova)
Anthony da Sangallo the Younger 1 Anthony da Sangallo the Younger
Anthony of Padua 1 Anthony of Padua
Armenia 2016 June 24-26 1
arms (1940) 1
arms of Pius IX 1 arms of Pius IX
arms of Pius XI 1 arms of Pius XI
Bandaged hand 1 hand
Belvedere Courtyard 1 Belvedere Courtyard
Belvedere Palace Vatican City 1
Benedict as young priest 1
Benedict XIII 1 Benedict XIII (syn. of Pope Benedict XIII)
Benedict XIV 1 Benedict XIV (syn. of Pope Benedict XIV)
Benedict XVI 1 Benedict XVI (syn. of Pope Benedict XVI)
Bethlehem 1
Bicentenary of the Birth of Giuseppe Verdi 1
Bicentenary of the Insti..e of the Marist Brothers 1
Bust of Marcus Aurelius 1 Bust of Marcus Aurelius
by Gauguin 1 by Gauguin
by Van Gogh 1 by Van Gogh
Capaneus in arms 1
Cardinal GM del Monte 1
Cardinal Madrussi 1 Cardinal Madrussi (syn. of Cristoforo Madruzzo)
Cardinal MCervini 1
Cardinal RPole 1 Cardinal RPole
Carlo Goldoni & Venice masks 1 Carlo Goldoni
Casina Pio IV 1 Casina Pio IV
Castel Gandolfo 1 Castel Gandolfo (syn. of Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo)
Cathedral in Manila 1 Cathedral in Manila
Cathedral in Sydney 1 Cathedral in Sydney
Cathedral of St Vigilio Trent 1 Cathedral of St Vigilio Trent
Centenary of the Congreg..on for Oriental Churches 1
Centenary of the Death o.. Martyr Ignatius Maloyan 1
Centenary of the Death of Gustav Mahler 1
Chalice consecrated wafer & coat of arms Wroclaw 1
Chapel & Church 1
Charles Maratti 1 Charles Maratti
Charles V 1 Charles V
choir of angels 1
Christopher Clavius 1 Christopher Clavius
Clement VIII 1 Clement VIII
Clement X 1 Clement X (syn. of Pope Clement X)
Clement XI 1 Clement XI (syn. of Pope Clement XI)
Clement XIII statue 1 Clement XIII statue
coin of Austria on flag of Austria 1 coin of Austria, flag of Austria
college 1
Colonnade of St Peter 1
Common teal Anas crecca 1 Common teal (syn. of Eurasian teal), Anas crecca (syn. of Eurasian teal)
consecrated as bishop, 1977 1
Consecration of St Lawrence 1
Consecration of the bread 1
created cardinal, 1977 1
Creation of Adam 1 Creation of Adam
Creation of the stars by Michelangelo 1
Dante Alighieri & Virgil 1 Dante Alighieri & Virgil
De Historia Aristotle 1
Delphic Sibyl (2008) 1 Delphic Sibyl
Duchy of Modena 1
Duchy of Parma 1
Early Christian sarcophagus 1
Earrings in trunk 1
Edith Stein 1 Edith Stein
elected Pope, 2005 1
Election Benedict XV 1
Election Benedict XVI 1
Election Johannes Paul I 1
Election Johannes Paul II 1
Election Johannes XXIII 1
Election Paul VI 1
Election Pious XI 1
Election Pious XII 1
emblem 1 emblem
Eurasian bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1 Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula (syn. of Eurasian bullfinch)
Euro of Monaco 1 Euro of Monaco
Father Eusebio Chini on horseback in desert 1 Eusebio Chini
Female bust 1
Finland 1
Fountain of Galea 1 Fountain of Galea
Fountain of St Peters Square 1 Fountain of St Peters Square
Fountain of the oven 1 Fountain of the oven
Fountain St Marthas square 1 Fountain St Marthas square
Franz Liszt 1 Franz Liszt
Fresco of bird 1
Fryderyk Chopin 1 Fryderyk Chopin (syn. of Frederic Chopin)
Gaspar Roust 1 Gaspar Roust
Georgia & Azerbaijan 2016 Sep 30 - Oct 2 1
Gianna Beretta Molla 1
Giulio II 1 Giulio II (syn. of Pope Julius II)
Glass depicting Saints Peter & Paul pot 1
goldcrest Regulus regulu..an wren Troglodytes trog 1 goldcrest, Regulus regulus (syn. of goldcrest), Eurasian wren
Grand Duchy of Toscana 1
Great fibula parade 1
Greece 1 Greece
Greek vase 1 Greek vase
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 1 Green Woodpecker (syn. of European green woodpecker)
Gregory XIII 1 Gregory XIII (syn. of Pope Gregory XIII)
Guard with sword 1
Halberdier 1 Halberdier
Head of Medusa 1
high altar 1 high altar
Holy Family 1 Holy Family
Holy Shroud stylized 1
Image of Christ 1
Image of Johannes XXIII 1
Immaculate 1
Innocent X 1 Innocent X (syn. of Pope Innocent X)
Innocent XII 1 Innocent XII
Ireland 1 Ireland
Jerusalem 1 Jerusalem
John of God 1 John of God
John Paul I 1 John Paul I
John Paul II (2009) 1 John Paul II (syn. of Pope John Paul II)
John Paul II & Jesus & St Peters 1 John Paul II (syn. of Pope John Paul II), Jesus
John Paul II at Western Wall 1 John Paul II (syn. of Pope John Paul II)
Kingdom of Sardegna 1
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies 1
Lake Tiberias 1 Lake Tiberias
Landscape with houses designed by Ezio Pastorio 1
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 1
Leo IX prisoner 1
Leo XII 1 Leo XII (syn. of Pope Leo XII)
Leo XIII 1 Leo XIII
Leo XIII announce 1
Leon X 1
Lesbos 2016 April 16 1
Libyan Sibyl (2008) 1 Libyan Sibyl
Madonna & child 1 Madonna
Madonna & Child by Mantegna 1
Madonna del parto 1
Madonna del Parto particularly 1
Madonna della febbre 1 Madonna della febbre
Madonna on the tomb of Pope Pius XII 1
Madonna Poland 1
maize (1992) 1 maize
Maria Gaetana Agnesi 1
Medal of Pius IX 1 Medal of Pius IX
Medal of the First Vatican Council 1 Medal of the First Vatican Council
Mexico 2016 Feb 12-18 1
Mieszko I & Queen 1 Mieszko I
Mount Fuji (1970 Vatican City) 1 Mount Fuji
Mozart (2006) 1 Mozart (syn. of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Multiplication of the Loaves 1 Multiplication of the Loaves
Nazareth 1
New Church in San Giovanni Rotondo 1
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 1 Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis (syn. of Northern Cardinal)
Opuntia 1 Opuntia
Organization of the United Nations 1
Organo Biagi basilica di SGiovanni in Laterano 1
Organo Tamburini basilica di SPietro 1 Organo Tamburini basilica di SPietro
Osaka Castle 1 Osaka Castle
Our Lady of Help 1
Our Lady of the rejected 1
Paul VI in Poland 1 Paul VI (syn. of Pope Paul VI)
Pentecost painting by El Greco 1 Pentecost painting by El Greco
Philip Neri 1 Philip Neri
Pius V 1 Pius V
Pius VI 1 Pius VI
Pius XI (2000) 1 Pius XI (syn. of Pope Pius XI)
Pius XI (2009) 1 Pius XI (syn. of Pope Pius XI)
Plants from America - Ananas sagitae folio 1
Plants from America - Capsicum 1
Plants from America - Theobroma cacao 1 Theobroma cacao
Poland 1
Poland 2016 July 27-31 1
Pope Alexander VI 1 Pope Alexander VI
Pope Alexander VII 1 Pope Alexander VII
Pope Boniface IX 1 Pope Boniface IX
Pope Boniface VIII 1 Pope Boniface VIII
Pope Celestine V 1 Pope Celestine V
Pope Clement VII 1 Pope Clement VII
Pope John Paul I 1 Pope John Paul I
Pope John XXIII (2009) 1 Pope John XXIII
Pope Julius III (1999) 1 Pope Julius III
Pope Klemens VI 1 Pope Klemens VI
Pope Martin V 1 Pope Martin V
Pope Nicolaus V 1 Pope Nicolaus V
Pope Paul III 1 Pope Paul III
Pope Paul VI (2009) 1 Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI (2018) 1 Pope Paul VI
Pope Pius X announce 1 Pope Pius X
Pope Pius XII (2009) 1 Pope Pius XII
Pope Sixtus IV 1 Pope Sixtus IV
Portrait of Bramante 1 Bramante (syn. of Donato Bramante)
Portrait of Francesco Petrarca 1
Portrait of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina 1
Portrait of Rugerius Boscovich 1 Portrait of Rugerius Boscovich
Portugal 1
Preaching of St Paul 1 St Paul
Presentation of Mary in the Temple 1
Proclamation of Saint Gr.. as Doctor of the Church 1
Project of the dome of St Peter 1
Prophet Daniel 1 Prophet Daniel
Prophet Ezekiel 1 Prophet Ezekiel (syn. of Ezekiel)
Prophet Jonah 1 Prophet Jonah
Prophet Zechariah 1 Prophet Zechariah
Purple-naped Lory Lorius domicella 1 Purple-naped Lory Lorius domicella
Queen Edwige 1 Queen Edwige
Raising of Lazarus 1 Raising of Lazarus
Raphael Sanzio 1 Raphael Sanzio (syn. of Raphael)
refugees 1
Resurrection particularly 1
Richard Strauss (2014 Vatican City) 1 Richard Strauss
Richard Wagner (2013 Vatican City) 1 Richard Wagner
Robert Schumann 1 Robert Schumann
Sacred vestment 1 Sacred vestment
Saint Angela Merici 1
San Giovanni Bosco 1 San Giovanni Bosco (syn. of John Bosco)
San Marino 1 San Marino
Sanctuary Mentorella 1
Santa Maria Maggiore 1 Santa Maria Maggiore
Scouts at campfire 1 Scouts, campfire
Section of scale 1
SGaetano of Thiene 1 SGaetano of Thiene
Sibilla Cumana 1 Sibilla Cumana
Sibilla Eritrea 1 Sibilla Eritrea
Solanum pomiferum 1 Solanum pomiferum (syn. of tomato)
St Adalberto 1 St Adalberto (syn. of Adalbert of Prague)
St Albert the Great 1
St Albert the Great traveling 1
St Ambrose & the Basilica 1
St Anthony MZaccaria 1
St George killing the dragon 1
St Ignatius of Loyola 1 St Ignatius of Loyola (syn. of Ignatius of Loyola)
St John 1
St John Fisher 1
St Meinrad 1 St Meinrad
St Peter 1 St Peter
St Peter & St Paul by Mantegna 1
St Peter & St Paul the work of Mantegna 1
St Peter's Square 1 St Peter's Square (syn. of St. Peter's Square)
St Stanislao 1 St Stanislao
St Stephens preaches to the people 1
St. Alfonso Maria di Liguori 1 St. Alfonso Maria di Liguori
stamp of Lombardy-Venetia 1 stamp of Lombardy-Venetia
Still Life by Giorgio Morandi 1 Still Life by Giorgio Morandi
Sweden 2016 Oct 31 - Nov 1 1
Tabernacle in St Peters 1
The Communion of Saints 1
The division of the bread 1
The fall of the angel the work of Marino Marini 1
The Holy Niño 1
The Judgement of St Lawrence 1
The Last Supper 1 The Last Supper (syn. of Last Supper)
The Sorrows 1
The stoning of St Stephen 1 The stoning of St Stephen
The Virgin of Osaka 1 The Virgin of Osaka
Tin soldiers of papal gendarmes 1
Tin soldiers of Swiss Guards 1
Tuscan countryside by Julius Caesar Vinzia 1
two scouts with map & scout holding duckling 1
Urban VIII 1 Urban VIII
Vase Italic 1
Vatican City 1 Vatican City
Vatican Coins 1
Vatican Pavilion 1 Vatican Pavilion
Vatican Stamps 1
Viaggi del papa nel 2014 1
Viaggi del papa nel 2015 1
Virgin of Deisis 1
Virgin of the Rosary 1
Visit the Imprisoned 1
Visit the Sick 1
Wroclaw Cathedral & Holy Spirit 1
XIV Ordinary General Ass.. of the Synod of Bishops 1
young woman & child & stars 1
Youth Day 2011 emblem 1