The political existence of the Vati

The political existence of the Vatican City State dates from the three Lateran Treaties of February 1929, which settled the Roman Question (see An Introduction to Roman States Philately) and provided for mutual recognition between the Kingdom of Italy and the Holy See. These treaties further required Italy to cooperate in setting up a postal service for the Holy See. Negotiations between the Vatican and the Italian government resulted in an agreement to dispatch Vatican mail from either Rome’s Ferroviaria (railway) or Arrivi e Distribuzione (Arrivals and Distribution) post office, depending on its destination