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Year: 1909
Somalia Postage - Segnatasse Overprint - 20 centesimo
This stamp represents the institutional development and fiscal administration of Italian Somaliland during the early 20th century. Rather than featuring a pictorial theme, the design focuses entirely on functional typography and numerical value, which is highly symbolic of bureaucratic organization, legal authority, and the establishment of structured postal tariffs in East Africa. The bold "Somalia Italiana" overprint on the standard Italian postage due design serves as a direct indicator of colonial governance, highlighting the period when the Italian Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs was systematically expanding its institutional framework into the Horn of Africa. This utilitarian approach to stamp design carries a clear message of administrative modernization and economic control, reflecting the transition of the territory from a series of coastal protectorates into an organized colonial economy dependent on standardized communication networks.
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The Cape Guardafui Lighthouse - 10 centesimo
Somali Man and Termite Mound - 1.25 Lira
The Government Palace at Mogadishu - 50 centesimo
Coastline - 75 centesimo
Coastline - 50 centesimo
Coastline - 25 centesimo
The Cape Guardafui Lighthouse - 15 centesimo
The Cape Guardafui Lighthouse - 10 centesimo
The Cape Guardafui Lighthouse - 7 1/2 centesimo
The Cape Guardafui Lighthouse - 5 centesimo
Somali Man and Termite Mound - 2 Lira
Somali Man and Termite Mound - 1.75 Lira
Somali Man and Termite Mound - 1.25 Lira
The Government Palace at Mogadishu - 75 centesimo
The Government Palace at Mogadishu - 50 centesimo
The Government Palace at Mogadishu - 35 centesimo
The Minaret of the Al-Mnara Mosque in Mogadishu - 30 centesimo
The Minaret of the Al-Mnara Mosque in Mogadishu - 25 centesimo
The Minaret of the Al-Mnara Mosque in Mogadishu - 20 centesimo
Saint Anthony Interceding for Prisoners
The Transitus (Death of Saint Anthony)
The Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua
The Hermitage of Olivares
