CYRENAICA (CIRENAICA)

Kyrenaika

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1923 300th anniversary of the propagation of faith ('III CENTANARIO DI PROGAGANDA FIDE' stamps of Italy, overprinted 'CIRENAICA' in a straight line

  20 c green and brown
  30 c red and brown
  50 c violet and brown
  1 L blue and brown

1923 Fascist march on Rome commemoration stamps of Italy, overprinted 'CIRENAICA'

  10 c green (fasces or axe with branches, red overprint)
  30 c violet (fasces or axe with branches, red overprint)
  50 c red (fasces or axe with branches)
  1 L blue (eagle sitting on fasces)
  2 L brown (eagle sitting on fasces)
  5 L black and blue (aeroplanes and star, red overprint)

1924 Stamps of Italy, 50th death anniversary of poet A. Manzoni, various designs, with overprint 'CIRENAICA' in red

  10 c red and black ('E PESCARENICO'; fishing village)
  15 c green and black ('IL RESEGNO')
  30 c black and grey ('ADDIO MONTI....')
  50 c light brown and black ('QUEL RAMO DEL LAGO....')
  1 L blue and black ('CASA MANZONI'; Manzoni's birthplace in Milan)
  5 L lilac and black (portrait of Manzoni in circle)

Similar overprint for 'ERITREA'

1925 Stamps of Italy, holy year 1925 'ANNO SANTO 1925', various designs, with arc-overprint 'CIRENAICA'

  20 c + 10 c green and brown (S. Mario Maggiore)
  30 c + 15 c brown (S. Giovanni di Laterano)
  50 c + 25 c violet and brown (S.Paolo Furoi le Mura)
  60 c + 30 c red and brown (S.Pietro in Vaticano)
  1 L + 50 c blue and violet (the three knocks on the holy door, red overprint)
  5 L red and violet (closing of the holy door, red overprint)

1925 25 years reign of Victor Emanuel III in general uniform of Italy, overprinted 'CIRENAICA', portrait of King with inscription 'MCM - MCMXXV'

  60 c red
  1 L blue
  1.25 L blue (1926)

Here a similar 1 L with 'ERITREA' overprint issued for Eritrea.

1926 700 years commemoration of the death of St.Francis of Assisi stamps of Italy, overprinted 'CIRENAICA' or 'Cirenaica'

  20 c green (St. Francis has a vision in Jerusalem, overprint 'CIRENAICA')
  40 c violet (convent of St.Diamino, overprint 'CIRENAICA')
  60 c red (monastry and church in Assisi, overprint 'CIRENAICA')
  1.25 L blue (scene depicting the death of St.Francis, red 'Cirenaica' overprint)
  5 L + 2.50 L green (red 'Cirenaica' overprint)

1926 Standing woman representing Italy with sword and spade, inscription 'ISTITUTO COLONIALE ITALIANO CIRENAICA'

  5 c + 5 c brown
  10 c + 5 c olive
  20 c + 5 c green
  40 c + 5 c red
  60 c + 5 c orange
  1 L + 5 c blue

Similar stamps issued for Somalia.

1926 'PRO OPERA PREVIDENZA M.V.S.N.' stamps of Italy, overprinted 'CIRENAICA'; some values with changed colours

  40 c + 20 c brown and black (castle of St.Angelo)
  60 c + 30 c red and brown (aquaduct of Claudius)
  1.25 L + 60 c blue and black (Capitol with Forum Romanum)
  5 L + 2.50 L green and black (Porta del Popolo)

Changed values and colours (1927)
  30 c + 10 c red and black
  50 c + 20 c lilac and black (red overprint)
  1.25 L + 50 c brown and black (red overprint)
  5 L + 2 L olive and black (red overprint)

Changed values and colours (1930)
  30 c + 10 c green (two shades on one stamp)
  50 c + 10 c green and lilac
  1.25 L + 30 c brown and red-brown
  5 L + 1.50 L blue and green

1927 Volta issue of Italy, in different colours, overprinted 'Cirenaica'

  20 c violet
  50 c orange
  1.25 L blue

Some 20 c values without overprint exist (made intentionally?).

1928 40 year existence of African society, inscription 'POSTE CIRENAICA'

  20 c + 5 c green
  30 c + 5 c red
  50 c + 10 c violet
  1.25 L + 20 c blue

1929 1400 anniversary of Abbey of Montecassino stamps of Italy, inscription 'Centenario Monte Cassino', overprinted with country name 'CIRENAICA' or 'Cirenaica' (10 L)

  20 c green (red overprint)
  25 c orange (blue overprint)
  50 c + 10 c red (blue overprint)
  75 c + 15 c brown (red overprint)
  1.25 L + 25 c lilac (design as 20 c, red overprint)
  5 L + 1 L blue (design as 75 c, red overprint)
  10 L + 2 L brown (red overprint)

1930 Marriage of Prince Umberto and Princess Maria Jose stamps of Italy in changed colours, overprinted 'CIRENAICA'

  20 c green
  50 c + 10 c orange
  1.25 L + 25 c red

1930 400 years death of Ferrucci stamps of Italy, in different colours, overprinted 'Cirenaica'

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

1930 25 years existence of Italian Colonial Agriculture Institute

  50 c + 20 c brown
  1.25 L + 20 c blue
  1.75 L + 20 c green
  2.55 L + 50 c violet
  5 L + 1 L red

1930 2000 years birth commemoration of Virgil stamps of Italy (various designs with similar frame) in different colours and with overprint 'CIRENAICA'

  15 c violet (red overprint)
  20 c brown (blue overprint)
  25 c green (red overprint)
  30 c brown (blue overprint)
  50 c lilac (red overprint)
  75 c red (blue overprint)
  1.25 L blue (red overprint)
  5 L + 1.50 L lilac (red overprint)
  10 L + 2.50 L brown (blue overprint)

1931 700 years death of Antonius of Padua stamps of Italy (various designs) in partly different colours, with overprint 'CIRENAICA' or 'Cirenaica'

Stamp of Italy of 1931, overprinted 'Cirenaica' (reduced size).

  20 c brown (overprint 'CIRENAICA' in blue)
  25 c green (overprint 'CIRENAICA' in red)
  30 c brown (overprint 'CIRENAICA' in blue)
  50 c violet (overprint 'CIRENAICA' in blue)
  75 c black (overprint 'Cirenaica' in red)
  1.25 L blue (overprint 'CIRENAICA' in red)
  5 L + 2.50 L brown (overprint 'Cirenaica')

1932 Airmail stamps of Tripolitania of 1931, overprinted 'CIRENAICA' in color blue

  50 c red
  60 c orange
  80 c lilac

Additional 5 bars through old country name
  50 c red
  80 c lilac

1932 Airmail stamps, with various designs, incription 'POSTA AEREA CIRENAICA'

  50 c violet
  75 c red
  80 c blue
  1 L black
  2 L green
  5 L red

Changed colour and overprinted 'PRIMO VOL DIRETTO ROMA BUENOS AIRES' (1934)
  2 L on 5 L brown
  3 L on 5 L green
  5 L yellow
  10 L on 5 L red

The value 50 c violet exists with overprint 'LIBIA'.

1933 Zeppelin airmail issue

  3 L brown
  5 L violet
  10 L green
  12 L blue
  15 L red
  20 L black

1933 Balbo airmail issue, similar to General Balbo issue of Italy

  19.75 L green and blue
  44.75 L blue and red

1934 Naples art exhibition, large sized stamps

Image of man on horse
  5 c green and brown
  10 c brown and black
  20 c red and grey
  50 c violet and brown
  60 c brown and grey
  1.25 L blue and green

Airmail: Venus without head
  25 c blue and red
  50 c green and grey
  75 c brown and red
  80 c brown and olive
  1 L red and olive
  2 L blue and brown

1934 Visit of King Emanuel III and Rome Mogadiscio flight

I've been told that this stamp of Cyrenaica is a forgery, I have no further information.

  25 c + 10 c green
  50 c + 10 c brown
  75 c + 15 c red
  80 c + 15 c brown
  1 L + 20 c brown
  2 L + 20 c blue
  3 L + 25 c violet
  5 L + 25 c orange
  10 L + 30 c lilac
  25 L + 2 L green

Overprinted 'SERVIZIO DI STATO' (official stamp: RRR)
  25 L + 2 L brown

Later issues, inscription 'POSTS CYRENAICA'; these stamps also exist with surcharge in 'MAL'.

Postage Due

1952 'POSTAGE DUE' in a banner, Arabic text below, 'CYRENAICA' at the bottom, 'POSTS' at the left hand side, Arabic text on top and at the right hand side

  2 m brown
  4 m green
  8 m red
  10 m red
  20 m orange
  40 m blue
  100 m black

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