✨ Discovery of the day
Year: 1934
coat of arms - segnatasse - 50 centesimo
Issued during the period of Italian Somaliland, this postage due stamp was used to collect insufficient postal fees on mail that had been sent without the correct postage. Postage due stamps played an important administrative role in the postal system, ensuring that unpaid or underpaid mail could still be delivered while recovering the missing charges from the recipient. The issue reflects the organization and expansion of postal services in the colony during the early twentieth century, when reliable communication networks were becoming increasingly important for government administration, business, and personal correspondence. Such stamps are a reminder of the practical mechanisms used by postal authorities to manage mail delivery and maintain the financial operation of postal services.
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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
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
Royal Wedding of Prince Umberto II and Princess Marie-José - 20 centesimo
Construction of the Abbey of Monte Cassino
St. Benedict Blessing his Disciples
King Victor Emmanuel III - 1.75 lira
King Victor Emmanuel III - 7 1/2 centesimo
King Victor Emmanuel III - 50 centesimo
Centenary of Alessandro Volta - 1.25 lira
Centenary of Alessandro Volta - 50 centesimo
Centenary of Alessandro Volta - 20 centesimo
King Victor Emmanuel III - 1 lira