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Year: 1926
Allegory of Agricultural and Martial Progress 15 centesimo
This stamp focuses on the institutional promotion of demographic and economic expansion overseas, sponsored by the Italian Colonial Institute (Istituto Coloniale Italiano). The central illustration features a classical female allegory standing against a background of dense tropical foliage, grasping a longsword in her right hand and an agricultural shovel in her left. This dual presentation carries a direct ideological message of the era, balancing martial readiness and defense with cultivation, labor, and infrastructural development. Within the administrative sphere of Italian Somaliland, indicated by the base country inscription "SOMALIA ITAL.", the inclusion of bilingual Arabic characters alongside the western denomination reflects the practical needs of regional commerce. The entire composition projects an official narrative of modernization, framing the Italian presence as a structured force bringing both civil organization and agricultural productivity to the Horn of Africa.
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Black-headed Somali Sheep (Ovis aries) - 10 cent
Black-headed Somali Sheep (Ovis aries) - 5 cent
Development of civil aviation and air mail communications - 5 somalo
Development of civil aviation and air mail communications - 3 somalo
Segnatasse - 1 somalo
Segnatasse - 40 centesimo
Segnatasse - 10 centesimo
Segnatasse - 5 centesimo
Segnatasse - 2 centesimo
Segnatasse - 1 centesimo
Grant's Gazelle (Nanger granti) - 80 centesimo
Grant's Gazelle (Nanger granti) - 40 centesimo
Mogadishu - 10 centesimo
Mogadishu - 1 somalo
Tower in Mnara Ciromo - 65 centesimo
Ostrich in Savanna Landscape - 60 centesimo
Mogadishu - 55 centesimo
Tower in Mnara Ciromo - 35 centesimo
Ostrich in Savanna Landscape - 20 centesimo
Tower in Mnara Ciromo - 8 centesimo
Mogadishu - 6 centesimo
Ostrich in Savanna Landscape - 5 centesimo
Tower in Mnara Ciromo - 1 centesimo
