CASTELLORIZO, CASTELROSSO

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Italian occupation

1922 Stamps of Italy overprinted 'CASTELROSSO'

Overprint straight

(Reduced size)

  5 c green
  10 c red
  15 c grey
  20 c orange
  25 c blue
  40 c brown
  50 c lilac
  60 c red
  85 c brown

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
5 c	*	*
10 c	*	*
15 c	*	*
20 c	*	*
25 c	*	*
40 c	***	***
50 c	***	***
60 c	***	***
80 c	**	**

Overprint oblique (1924)

  5 c green
  10 c red
  15 c grey
  20 c orange
  25 c blue
  40 c brown
  50 c lilac
  60 c red
  85 c brown
  1 L brown and green

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
5 c	*	*
10 c	*	*
15 c	*	*
20 c	*	*
25 c	*	*
40 c	*	*
50 c	*	**
60 c	*	**
85 c	*	**
1 L	**	**

1923 Inscription 'OCCUPAZIONE ITALIANA CASTELROSSO', italian flag and map

  5 c green
  10 c red
  25 c blue
  50 c violet
  1 L brown

These stamps have watermark 'Crown' and perforation 14.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
All values	**	***

1930 400 years death of Ferrucci stamps of Italy, with partly colours changed and overprinted 'CASTELROSSO'

  20 c violet (red overprint)
  25 c green (red overprint)
  50 c grey (red overprint)
  1.25 L blue (red overprint)
  5 L + 2 L red (blue overprint)

This issue was issued for stamp collectors and was not available on this island!

1932 Garibaldi 50 years death commemoration stamps of Italy, in changed colours and overprinted 'CASTELROSSO' in blue or red

  10 c brown (red overprint)
  20 c brown (blue overprint)
  25 c green (red overprint)
  30 c black (red overprint)
  50 c violet (blue overprint)
  75 c red (blue overprint)
  1.25 L blue (red overprint)
  1.75 L + 25 c brown (red overprint)
  2.55 L + 50 c orange (blue overprint)
  5 L + 1 L violet (red overprint)

SASENO

1923 Italian occcupation, stamps of Italy overprinted 'SASENO'

  10 c red
  15 c grey
  20 c brown
  25 c blue
  30 c brown
  50 c violet
  60 c red
  1 L brown and green

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
10 c	**	***
15 c	**	***
20 c	**	***
25 c	**	***
30 c	***	***
50 c	***	***
60 c	***	***
1 L	***	***