Italian Unification, Map (1850-1870)
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Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Italy Map (Lincoln Stamp Album 1899)
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Monday, July 6th, 2009
Italy: Dante Centenary Stamps 1921
This is a contemporary report of the popular Dante Centenary stamps, issued by Italy in 1921, originally published in Stamp Collectors’ Fortnightly, October 1, 1921. From Il Giornale d’Italia, September 15th, 1921, kindly forwarded to us by our esteemed colleague, Dr. ...
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Mussolini and the Vatican: Is Peace at Hand between Church and State in Italy? (1928)
[This article by Hiram Motherwell, was originally published in the American publication, Harper’s Monthly Magazine in July, 1928. It provides fascinating source material for both scholars and postal historians alike at a tumultuous period in Italian history…] If you enjoyed this ...
Thursday, February 12th, 2009
Stamps of Italy: Hitler and Mussolini Issues (1941)
These stamps celebrated Italo-German Friendship and were designed by C. Mezzana and A. Pesci and featured the profiles of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Mussolini and the Vatican: Is Peace at Hand between ...
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Stamps of Italy: The First Fascist Issues (1923)
A series of six stamps celebrating the assumption of power by the Fascists. The fascist emblem, the ancient Roman fasces or axe and rods, depicted on the highest denomination stamp (5 lire), was featured on many Italian stamps from 1923-1944. If you ...
Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Stamps of Italy: The First Issues (1862)
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Stamps of Modena: The First Issues (1852)
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
Stamps of Romagna: The First Issues (1859)
Adhesive stamps were not introduced in Romagna until September 1859, when a series from ½ to 20 bajocchi were issued. The stamps were typographed by Volpi and del Sassi of Bologna from electroypes by Amoretti Brothers. These stamps were suppressed in February ...
Friday, June 13th, 2008
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