Readers’ EXPERT ADVICE

The world’s smallest independent country, known as the Vatican City State, is not only landlocked, it’s entirely surrounded by Rome, the capital of Italy. It has an area of just 108.7 acres, and a permanent population of 783 (only Pitcairn, Tristan and South Georgia rank lower in the world population table). It’s also the world’s sixth most densely populated country, and the entire country also has the distinction of being a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

So what of the stamps? The Vatican wields an authority, morally, spiritually and politically that far