The Cape Guardafui Lighthouse - 7 1/2  centesimo

The Cape Guardafui Lighthouse - 7 1/2 centesimo

Year
1936
Face Value
7.5
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Sites and landscapes

Catalogs References

Michel
IT-SO 172C
Yvert & Tellier
IT-SO 163A
Stanley Gibbons
SO 162a

Technical Details

Colors
Violet
Perforation
14
Printing
Photogravure
This brown 5-centesimi issue from the same 1932 pictorial definitive series honors a crucial maritime landmark at the geographical tip of the Horn of Africa. The horizontal engraving illustrates the iconic Francesco Crispi Lighthouse, built by Italian maritime engineers atop the rocky headland of Cape Guardafui (Capo Guardafui), where the Gulf of Aden meets the Indian Ocean. Guarding one of the world's most vital and historically hazardous shipping lanes, the lighthouse is depicted sweeping its beacon across the sea. The stamp features a lower-right Arabic value tablet ("بيسات ٥"), seamlessly connecting regional infrastructure and safety along international trade routes with the territorial postal system.