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A historic collection of 405 Somalia postage stamps
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Year: 1924
Pescarenico Landscape - 6 besa
This stamp belongs to a commemorative series marking the 50th anniversary of the death of the celebrated Italian novelist Alessandro Manzoni, whose literary masterpiece I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed) is deeply rooted in the identity and landscapes of Lombardy. The central illustration captures the picturesque village of Pescarenico along the Adda River, complete with traditional covered boats known as lucie. This scene serves as a powerful cultural and literary symbol, evoking the specific geographic setting where the novel's famous narrative unfolds, embodying a message of romanticism, historical preservation, and artistic pride. The prominent "SOMALIA ITALIANA" and "besa 6" overprints demonstrate how the metropolitan administration extended its national cultural memory into East Africa, projecting Italy's foundational literary canon to regularize philatelic issues and institutional identity within the territory of Italian Somaliland.
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Recapito Autorizzato
Alert African Lioness - 25 lira
Ostrich in Savanna Landscape - 5 lira
Ostrich in Savanna Landscape - 2.55 lira
Greater Kudu with Spiral Horns - 20 lira
Hippopotamus along the Riverbanks - 10 lira
The Government Palace at Mogadishu - 35 centesimo
The Cape Guardafui Lighthouse - 7 1/2 centesimo
The Cape Guardafui Lighthouse - 15 centesimo
Development of aviation and air mail services - 10 lira
Development of aviation and air mail services - 75 centesimo
Development of aviation and air mail services - 5 lira
Development of aviation and air mail services - 60 centesimo
Development of aviation and air mail services - 1.5 lira
Development of aviation and air mail services - 25 centesimo
Development of aviation and air mail services - 2 lira
Development of aviation and air mail services - 50 centesimo
Development of aviation and air mail services - 3 lira
Development of aviation and air mail services - 1 lira
Somali Man and Termite Mound - 2 lira
The Government Palace at Mogadishu - 75 centesimo
Somali Man and Termite Mound - 2 lira
The Government Palace at Mogadishu - 50 centesimo
