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A historic collection of 405 Somalia postage stamps
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Year: 1957
Adoption of the National Coat of Arms - 0.25 somalo
The National Coat of Arms of Somalia was officially adopted on October 10, 1956, by the newly established Legislative Assembly during the United Nations trusteeship period (AFIS). Designed to embody national sovereignty, unity, and territorial pride, the heraldic achievement features a central blue shield bearing the five-pointed white star of unity (Xiddigta Midnimada), surmounted by an embattled golden mural crown. The shield is supported on either side by two rearing leopards rampant, representing courage, vigilance, and the rich native fauna of the Somali lands. Beneath the shield, two crossed traditional Somali spears (warmo) and two intertwined palm fronds are draped with a white ribbon, symbolizing defense of the homeland, peaceful coexistence, and agrarian vitality. Issued in 1956 to celebrate the institutional establishment of the national emblem, this stamp marked a major constitutional step toward full self-determination, providing an enduring symbol of statehood that continued as the official coat of arms of the independent Somali Republic established in 1960.
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Virgil Bi-Millenary: Allegory of the Fertile Earth
Virgil Bi-Millenary: Aeneas Founding the New Homeland
Virgil Bi-Millenary: Anchises Prophecy of Roman Power
Virgil Bi-Millenary: Aeneas Sighting Ausonia
25th Anniversary of the Istituto Agricolo Coloniale Italiano - 6 lira
25th Anniversary of the Istituto Agricolo Coloniale Italiano - 3.05 lira
25th Anniversary of the Istituto Agricolo Coloniale Italiano - 1.95 lira
25th Anniversary of the Istituto Agricolo Coloniale Italiano - 1.45 lira
25th Anniversary of the Istituto Agricolo Coloniale Italiano - 70 centesimo
Piazza del Popolo in Rome - 6.5 lire
The Capitoline Hill in Rome - 1.55 lire
The Roman Aqueducts - 60 centesimo
Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome - 40 centesimo
King Victor Emmanuel III - 30 centesimo
Portrait of Francesco Ferrucci
The Death of Francesco Ferrucci - 1.25 Lira
The Death of Francesco Ferrucci - 50 centesimo
The Death of Francesco Ferrucci - 25 centesimo
King Victor Emmanuel III - 50 centesimo
Francesco Ferrucci Reviewing Troops at Gavinana
Royal Wedding of Prince Umberto II and Princess Marie-José - 1.5 Lira
Royal Wedding of Prince Umberto II and Princess Marie-José - 60 centesimo
