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A historic collection of 405 Somalia postage stamps
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Year: 1929
Cloister of the Abbey of Monte Cassino (Surcharged)
This deep violet 1.25-lire stamp stems from the same 1929 commemorative series celebrating the abbey's 14th centenary ("XIV Centenario Montecassino"). Re-used for the colonial postal system in the Horn of Africa, the stamp bears a red, two-line "SOMALIA ITALIANA" overprint, combined with a lower value conversion surcharge that converts the rate down to 25 centesimi. The detailed central vignette reproduces the majestic architectural perspective of the abbey’s Bramante cloister and its prominent stone cistern well, using an iconic monument of European preservation to fulfill regional communication and administrative tasks within the territory.
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Royal Visit of King Victor Emmanuele III to Somalia - 27.75 lira
Royal Visit of King Victor Emmanuele III to Somalia - 11.8 lira
Royal Visit of King Victor Emmanuele III to Somalia - 6 lira
Royal Visit of King Victor Emmanuele III to Somalia - 3 lira
Royal Visit of King Victor Emmanuele III to Somalia - 2 lira
Royal Visit of King Victor Emmanuele III to Somalia - 1.4 lira
Royal Visit of King Victor Emmanuele III to Somalia - 90 centesimo
Royal Visit of King Victor Emmanuele III to Somalia - 60 centesimo
Royal Visit of King Victor Emmanuele III to Somalia - 40 centesimo
Royal Visit of King Victor Emmanuele III to Somalia - 35 centesimo
Royal Visit of King Victor Emmanuele III to Somalia - 30 centesimo
Royal Visit of King Victor Emmanuele III to Somalia - 25 centesimo
Royal Visit of King Victor Emmanuele III to Somalia - 15 centesimo
Royal Visit of King Victor Emmanuele III to Somalia - 10 centesimo
King Victor Emmanuel III - 25 centesimo
Saint Anthony with the Christ Child and the Destitute
Saint Anthony Receiving the Franciscan Habit - 20 centesimo
Saint Anthony Receiving the Franciscan Habit - 20 centesimo
King Victor Emmanuel III - 50 centesimo
Virgil Bi-Millenary: Turnus and the Italian Youth
Virgil Bi-Millenary: The Hearth and Pastoral Music
Virgil Bi-Millenary: Sighting the Coast of Italy
Virgil Bi-Millenary: The Joys of Family and Home
