Volume XIV. July-August Number 1.

OFFICIAL "SOUVENIR SHEETS" - Vatican Pavilion -New York World Fair.These three cards (5 1/2 x 7) depicted in this issue were on sale at the VaticanPavilion in 1964 for a time. Vatican stamps are reproduced fairly close to theiroriginal color. Card A shows Popes who have reigned over Vatican City State.Card B shows Vatican stamps with churches. Card C has varied subjects.

VATICAN PAVILIONNEW YORK

WORLD'S FAIR

OFFICIAL SOUVENIR SHEET THOS. DE LA RUE, INC.

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Volume XIV. Official Souvenir Sheets - New Yor World Fair. Number 1.

OFFICIAL SOUVENIR SHEETTHOS. DE LA RUE,INC.

These cards are so interesting that theeditor took it upon himself to make theinformation about their purchase availableto all V.P.S. members (an unsollicited andunpaid ad). They can be obtained asshown or wi th the special "cancel" shown atleft for $1.00 for each card from:-

Fair Philatelic AgencyBox 64, World's Fair Station,Flushing, N.Y., 11380.

Many V~P.S. members may never be able topurchase the two high catalogue air mailsreproduced (Card C), or the 1 Lire valueof 19-34 showing Pope Pius XI (Card A),except in this fashion.postage outside U.S.A. and Canada- 15¢.

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Volume XIV. Chapter News. Number 1.

THOS. DE LA RUE, INC.

VATICANPAVILIONNEW YORK

WORLD'S FAIR

OFFICIAL SOUVENIR SHEET

VATICAN CITY PHILATELIC NEWS

DANtE~ALIGHIERI, born at Florence, May-June 1265; died Ravenna, Sept.14, 1321.Because of poB tical activity, he fled from Florence for good in 1301, and in 1302was sentenced in absentia to death. The DIVINE COMEDY is his most famous wri ting-an allegory of human life in the form of a vision of life beyond the grave, writtento convert a corrupt society to righteousness. Dante is led through hell (Inferno),purgatory (Purgatorio) and heaven (Paradiso), (3 top values have design from each book).This sacred poem sums up the knowledge and intellectual attainment of the Middle Ages,giving a complete picture of 13th century Catholicism in Italy. The portrait ofDante is from the "Disputa" by Raphael in the Stanze of Raphael in the Vatican Palace.

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Volume XIV. Vatican Postal Rates. Number 1.

From I'Stato Della Cli ta Del Vaticano TARIFFEPOSTALI E TELEGRAFICHE". (Continued)(Page 12)

OVERCHARGE FOR AIR HAIL ON LETTERS, POST CARDSCountry of Destinantion

Countries outside of Europe

(LC) AND OTHER OBJECTS (AO) (Cont.)(LC)1 (AO)2

(Every 5 grams or (Every 30 grams orfraction thereof) fraction thereof)

DahomeyDamao (Port)Diu (Port)DohaDominica (island)Dominican RepublicDubaiEgypt (UAR)Ellis IslandEI SalvadorEcuador"EritreaEtheopiaFalkland IslandsFanning IslandFernando PoFiji IslandsPhilippine IslandsFortunaGabonGalapagos IslandGambiaGambierGhana (Gold Coast)JamaicaJapanGilbert IslandsJordanGoaPersian Gulf (British Offices)GrenadaGrenadine IslandGuadalupeGuamGuantanamoGuatemalsGuinea (Republic)Portuguese GuineaSpanish GuineaBritish GuianaFrench GuianaDutch Guiana

60 Lire10010045906545251507090356010015060150145150609060150606514515020100459090901506070606060909090

35 Lire656530707030151357585303580135351358013540853513535701001351565307070701355080353535808080

SOUTHERN WISCONSIN CHAPTER.Met March 7 and April 7 in the Rectory Hall of St. John's

Cathedral, ~1ilwaukee. On April 7, Mr. John Johansen was the speaker and exhibited hiscollection of banks. The spring issue of the Wis. Federated Bulletin was distributed.

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Volume XIV. Designers of Vatican Stamps. Number 1.

VYTAUTASKAZYSJONYNAS- Designer of Vatican Stamps.

Vytautas Kazys Jonynaswas born March 16 at Udrija, Provrnce of Duzkija, in south-eastern Lithuania. He graduated from public school in Kaunas in 1927, and in 1931

went to Paris to study at the Conservatoire desArts et Metiers and then at the Ecole Boulle in1935. Returning to Kaunas, he taught thegraphic arts at the Art College and eventuallybecame headmaster. In 1936>he was made chair-man of the National Service Bureau for the Pre-servation of Cultural Monuments. At the ParisWorld Fair in 1937 he won gold medals for wood-cuts and posters, as well as diploma's for in-terior design. He received the LithuanianState Prize in 1940 for his illustrations ofthe "Seasons"by K. Donelaitas. Riga saw anextensive exhibition oLhis works in 1944.

Aft erWor Ld /war II he >wentto the AIlleri canZone of Occupied Germany as a displaced person.Here he volunteered t()open an .arts center tooccupy the minds of idle displaced persons, butwas turned down. In the French Occupied .Zonehe found a friend fromhisParisdays'''1ho heldan official position in the French Zone. Withhis assista.nce, Jonynasopened an arts centerat FreiburglnBrelsgau,..;The Foreign Instituteof Fine Arts. Herein 1946 another exhibitionof his works was a success.

The French officials wanted postage stamps forthe French Zone of Occupation which includedBaden,. Rhineland-PfalZ, Wurtemburg and the Saar.Jonynas had. designed some <stamps for Lithuania,which h~q been printed but never issued, becauseof the Russian siezure of Lithuania.

For Baden a total of nine desi gns were printedin three sets ,which differed>in color and indication of value (5NI-33!5N37-40!5NB9-11).

For the Rhineland-Pfalz or Rhine Palatinate there were twelve desi gns ,in three setswhich also had changes of color and varied indication of. value. (6NI-38)

The eight designs for Hurtemburgresulted in thirty seven stamps (8Nl-37) which alsohad the changes of color and indication of value.

For the Saar his six designs were first printed and then surcharged (155-187)

As works of art these designs have received high praise from German philatelistssuch as the article in "Die Semmler-Lupe" (The Collector's Eye), No. 17, <November,1954, in an article by Sepp Schuler on Famous Stamp Designers, which points outthat the stamps des~gned by Jonynas far surpass anything that had appeared in theGerman £i eld of phi lately for some time.

In 1951 he came to the United States, where he has become a ci tlzen. His teachingat the School of Building at Mainz, Germany,at the Art College of Kaunas and atthe Superior Art Institute of Lithuania, as well as his experience at the ForeignInsti tute of Fine Arts at Frei burg in Breisgau, quali fied him to teach at

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VYTAUTAS KAZYS JONYNAS (Cont,)Fordham University, where he still continues to teach at the Adult Education Center.With one of his students from Fordham, he has established the Jonynas and ShepherdStudio of Art on Long Island. The Studio actually began when Jonynas was askedto work on some stained glass windows for a church. In Europe the design issubmitted, and when accepted it is executed by a company specializing in stainedglass windows. But Jonynas found that in America he had to master the whole pro-cess from design to the cutting of the glass, firing the glass, leading the window,and finally its installation in the church. Since opening his studio he hasdecorated more that fifty churches and chapels in the United states.

When Pope Pius XII planed to cotnnlen'!oratethe birth of St. Casimir on a postagestamp in 1958, to call world attentJon to the communist persecution of the Churchin Lithuania, just as he had done in the case of Poland through the stamps ofOur Lady of Ostrabrama and Our Lady of Czestochowa, Bishop Padolskis, a Lithuanianexile living in Rome, wrote to Jonynas asking him to submit a aesign and to havein in Rome WITHIN A WEEK. Within the time limit the design for the stamp, to beprinted by rotogravure, was in Rome. The design was accepted, but the printingwas delayed in Rome, the method of printing was changed to engraving and ,thedesign was altered.(Cf. illustrations and article by Ernest A. Kehr in VaticanNotes, Vol. VIII, #4, p.9; Jan-Feb. 1960). Nevertheless, the stamp was issuedon December 14, 1959, and Mr. Jbnynas refused to submit a bill for the St. Casimirdesign (Vat. 264-5), because the honor of designing the stamp was enough rewardfor him.When the Vatican Pavilion for the New York World Fair of 1964-65 was under contem-plation, the designs of the Jonynas and Shepherd Art Studio were chosen for theeleven bas-reliefs to decorate the exterior walls. The main work on the wallnear the entrance was the "Communion of Saints" depicting the Church Triumphant,the Church Mill tant and the Church Suffering, and it measures 21 by 27 feet. Itwas intended to cast this in cement and its estimated weight was 18-20 tons. Thisalmost gave the architects and engineers fits, because such a weight would haveslowly sunk the Vatican Pavilion into the swampy land called the Flushing Meadows.The architects asked for a new concept. Rather than abandon the design, Jonynasturned to styrofoam, a material which he had used for moulds to cast cement. Twoinch thick styrofoam was glued to 3/4 inch thick plywood and the design was sculptedinto the styrofoam. The large piece was executed in nine interlocking pieces.Stones, glass and mosaics' were imbedded into the styrofoam and the whoe was brushedwi th 1/16 inch coating of epoxy cement , This resulted in a bas-relief weighing3000 pounds, and it was toggle-bolted to the walls. The ten smaller reliefs wereexecuted in the same manner by Jonynast partner, Shepherd. In addition to thiswork, the stainless steele cross which surmounts the Pavilion is the work of Jonynas.For the Chapel of the Good Shepherd he designed the altar and the monstrance.Even in this work he is once more allied to philately, because the Vaticancommemorated its participation in the World Fair by a series of four stamps in1964 (383-6)

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VYTAUTAS KAZYS JONYNAS (Cont.)

The Triad of the Communionof Saints in its entiretyis shown at upper right. _Detail of the Communion ofSaints shown at lower right.Mr. Jonynas monstrance for theChapel of the Good Shepherdin the Vatican Pavilion atthe New York World Fair isshown at lower left.

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Volume XIV. The Genuine 50 Bajocchi. Number 1.

The Genuine 50 Baj.

1. In upper left, 2nd frame line from inside is broken above R of FRANCO.2. At lower right, characteristic break at left of leaf.3. A of FRANCO is pointed at top.4. A of BAJ not rounded at top.5. J of BAJ not broken at bottom.6. Tiara wide at top and narrow at bottom.7.Second L of LL of BOLLO has serif higher than 1st L.

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Forgery of the 50 Baj,1. In upper left, 2nd frame line from inside not broken above R of FRANCO.2. At. Lower right,- no break to left of leaf.3. A of FRANCO rounded at top.4. A of BAJ rounded at top5. J of Baj broken at bottom6. Tiara is oval shaped.7. LL of BOLLO are thin, and lower serif of second L is not noticeably higher than 1st.(Cf. Billig #36; compare with Billig #41)

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Volume XIV. Index of Pontifical State Articles. Number 1

A CLASSIFIED INDEX OF ARTICLES AND NOTESCONCERNING PONTIFICAL STATE POSTAGE

WHICH HAVE APPEARED IN THE VATICAN NOTESTO END OF 1964 (Vol. XIII, No.3)

BISECTS AND OTHER SECTIONS-----Bisects of Roman States, V.N., Oct. 1954, p. 18.

CANCELLATIONS (cf. POSTAL MARKINGS, DISINFECTED MAIL, MILITARY COVERS)CENTENARY of first ''RomanStates" stamp.

Roman States Centenary. Brief background of P.S., V.N., V. 6, No.5,p , 5-6.

COVERS (cf. CANCELLATIONS, etc.)Roman States Covers, Wm. 'A. Johnson, .Jr ,.; V.N., Vol. 6, No. I, p . 11-12.

COLLECTING AND STUDY OF P.S. STAMPSHow to Start Collecting R.S., Louis Klein, V.N., Vol. II, No.3, p. 6.

(Oct., 1954)_________________ , Vol. II, No. III (IV?), p. 6. (Nov., 1954)Roman States Program Launched for V.P.S., V.N., Vol. 2, No. I, p. 1-2.Obituary, Louis Klein, P.S. expert, V.N., Vol. 5, No.4, p. 1.

DESIGNS

The Papal Tiara (significance of the design), V.N., Vol. 4, No. 12.DISINFECTED MAIL COVERS

Disinfection (Cholera) Covers of the P.S., Wm. A. Johnson, Jr., V.N.,Vol. 6, No.4, p. 11-12.

Cancellations of the P.S.; Disinfection or Cholera, V.N., Vol. 8,No.6, p , 5-8.

P.S. Disinfected Mail Covers (Reprint of article of Karl F. Meyer,M.D. in the Philatelic Gossip of Aug. 13, 1960), V.N., Vol. 9,No.2, p , 7-10•

____________ , Vol. 9, No.5, p. 7-8.P.S. Sanitary Commission Cachets, Karl F. Meyer, M.D., V.N., Vol. 10,

No.2, p , 8-9 •ESSAYS

Essays of Projected Stamps of the P.S., V.N., Vol. XIII, No.2, p. 1.Projected New Issues for the P.S.: The Essays of Giuseppe Re, V.N.,

Vol. XIII, No.2., p. 5-7.

ST. LOUI S CHAPTERApril 7 meeting featured an auction at St. Adelbertt School

Hall. Participation in the Hobby Show at Kiel Auditorium is planned for September.

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POSTAGE STAMPS OF P.S.Know Your Roman States (1852 Issue), Louis Klein, V.N., Vol. II,

No. V (Dec., 1954).1867, 1868 Issues, V.N., Vol. II, No. VI, p. 3.

Postage Stamps Issued by R.S. (Illustrations), V.N., Vol. I, No.9(Apr,, 1954).

Issue of 1852: ~ Baj., 1 Baj., V.N., Vol. 5, No.1.2 Baj., 3 Baj., V.N., Vol. 5, No.2.4,5,7,8 BaJ., V.N., Vol. 7, No.6, p , 9-12.50 Baj. and 1 Scudo. (cf. FORGERIES, V.N., Vol. XI,

sq.)

POSTAL FORGERIES (cf. FORGERIES, Louis Klein)

POSTAL HISTORYRoman States and Vatican City, Rev. C. L. Leitermann, V.N., Vol. 1,

No.7 (Reprinted from WEEKLY PHILATELIC GOSSIP, Dec. 21, 1946).Philately of the P. S., by Rev. Wm. J. Fletcher. (Explains official

name of the country) V.N., Vol. 8, No.3, p. 5-8.Napoleonic Calendar Dates, Louis Klein, V.N., Vol. 5, No.1.Vatican Postal Service (1870-1929), Wm. Wonneberger, Jr., V.N.,

Vol. IV, No.7 (Nov., 1955).Pontifical State Postage after the Fall of Rome, 1870, V.N., Vol. 8,

No.4, p, 7-8.POSTAL MARKINGS (cf. DISINFECTED MAIL COVERS)

Roman States Covers, Wm. A. Johnson, Jr., V.N., Vol. 6, No.1,p. 11-12.

Postal Markings on R. S. Covers, Wm. A. Johnson, Jr., V.N., Vol. 6,No.2, p , 5-6.________________ , V.N., Vol. 6, No.3, p. 11-12.

The Beasts of Bologna, V.N., Vol. VIII, No.3, p. 7-8.The Cancellations of the Pontifical State: St. Andrew's Cross, V.N.,

Vol. 9, No.1, p , 5-6.The Cancellations of the Pontifical State: Delivery Markings, Rev.

Wm. Fletcher, V.N., Vol. X, No.6, p. 9-12.Forgeries of the Roman States of 1852, Louis Klein, V.N., Vol. 2,

No.3, p. 3.

REPRINTSKnow Your Roman States Stamps (cont'd.): Reprints, Louis Klein,

V.N., Vol. II, No. VI, p. 3-4 (Jan., 1955).STAMPLESS COVERS (cf. DISINFECTED MAIL COVERS)

P. S. Stampless Cover, V.N., Vol. VIII, No.5, p. 4.Forgeries of the Roman States of 1852, Louis Klein, V.N., Vol. 2,

No.3, p. 3. (Forged straight line cancel on stampless coverswith stamps fraudently added)

FASTERN MASSACHUS ETTS CHAPTER - banquet and exhi hi tion for members June 27at St. Anselm Parish Hall, Sudbury.

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FORGERIESForgeries of the R.S. Issues of 1852, Louis Klein, V.N., Vol. 2,

No.3, p. 3-4 (Nov., 1954).Note: The following listings constitute the beginning of a series

on the various forgeries of P.S. stamps in the collection ofthe Rev. Herbert Phinney. In each case both the forgery andthe genuine original is illustrated and described.

Forgeries of the 1 Scudo:1. De Sperati Forgery of the 1 Scudo, V .N., Vol. XI, No. 2,

p. 8-9.2. Fournier Forgery of 1 Scudo , V .N., Vol. XI, No. 4, p. 9-10.3. Fournier Forgery (2nd) of 1 Scudo, V.N. , Vol. XII, No. 1,

p. 5-6.4. Spiro Forgery of 1 Scudo; Full sheet, V .N., Vol. XII, No. 4,

p. 1.5. Spiro Forgery of 1 Scudo, V .N., Vol. XII, No. 4, p. 4-5.6. Forgery of the 1 Scudo, cf. Billig #50., V.N. , Vol. XII,

No.6, p. 5-6.7. Forgery of the 1 Scudo, cf. Billing ##48.,V.N. , Vol. XIII ,

No. 1, p. 5-6.8. The Forged 1 Scudo, V.N. , Vol. XIII, No. 2, p. 11-12.9.' The Forged 1 Scudo, V.N. , Vol. XIII, No. 3, p. 7-8.

Forger ies of the 50 Bajocchd :1. De Sperati Forgery of the 50 Baj., V.N. , Vol. XI, No. 3,

p. 5-6.2. Fournier Forgery of the 50 Baj., V.N. , Vol. XII, No. 2,

p. 5-6.3. Fournier Forgery (2nd) of the 50 Baj. , V.N. , Vol. XII,

No. 3, p. 5-6.4. Spiro Forgery of the 50 Baj. , 1st and 2nd Printing.

V .N., Vol. XII, No. 5, p. 5-8.

MILITARY COVERSStamp1ess Military Cover from Imola to Rome, V.N., Vol. VIII,

No.5, p. 4.

POSTAGE DUE

, V.N., Vol. 7, No.1, p. 11-12.----------

Postage Dues of the R.S., Wm. A. Johnson, Jr., V.N., Vol. 6, No.6,p , 11-12.

VARIETIES. h "2" .i ing V NRoman States Variety: 1868 2 c. green w~t m ss • ..,

Vol. 5, No.2, p. 2.(Compile~ by the Los Angeles Chapter, submitted by Rev. Floyd Jenkins, S.J.)

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