ITALY 1930-1944

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Italy 1900-1929
Italy King Victor Emanuel III (1901-1929)
Italy Imperial issue of 1929

1930 Marriage of Prince Umberto and Princess Maria Jose (red cross issue)

  20 c red
  50 c + 10 c brown
  1.25 L + 25 c blue

These stamps exist in different colours with overprint 'ERITREA' for use in Eritrea, with overprint 'CIRENAICA', TRIPOLITANIA' and 'SOMALIA ITALIANA'.


With 'ERITREA' overprint and changed color

 

1930 400 years death of Ferrucci

  20 c red
  25 c green
  50 c violet
  1.25 L blue
  5 L + 2 L orange

Airmail (Ferruci with falcon on his hand)
  50 c violet
  1 L brown
  5 L + 2 L lilac

These stamps (except airmail) exist in different colours with overprint 'ERITREA' for use in Eritrea and 'SOMALIA ITALIANA'. Also with overprint 'Cirenaica' for Cyrenaica. The airmail stamps exist with overprint 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL'EGEO' (Aegean Islands).

They also exist (partly in changed colours) with the overprint 'CALCHI', 'CALINO', 'CASO', 'CASTELROSSO', 'COO', 'LERO', 'LISSO', 'NISIRO', 'PALMO', 'PISCOPI', 'RODI', SCARPANTO', 'SIMI' and 'STAMPALIA'. These issues were issued for stamp collectors and were not available on these islands!


A stamp with overprint 'TRIPOLITANIA'

 

1930 2000 years birth commemoration of Virgil, various designs with similar frame

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

Airmail (all identical design, man with eagle)
  50 c brown
  1 L orange
  7.70 L + 1.30 L brown
  9 L + 2 L blue

These stamps (except airmail) exist in different colours with overprint 'ERITREA' for use in Eritrea and 'SOMALIA'. Also with overprint 'CIRENAICA' for Cyrenaica or with overprint 'TRIPOLITANIA'. All values (inclusive airmail) in different colours exist with overprint 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL'EGEO' (Aegean Islands).


Stamps with overprint 'TRIPOLITANIA'

 

1931 700 years death of St. Anthony of Padua, various designs, inscription 'CENTENARIO ANTONIANO'

  20 c lilac
  25 c green
  30 c brown
  50 c violet
  75 c red
  1.25 L blue
  5 L + 2.50 L brown


Stamp of Italy of 1931, overprinted 'Cirenaica' to be used in Cyrenaica.


with overprint 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL'EGEO' (Aegean Islands) and 'TRIPOLITANA' (Tripolitania)

These stamps exist in partly different colours with overprint 'ERITREA' for use in Eritrea, 'SOMALIA', 'Cirenaica', 'CIRENAICA', 'Tripolitania' and 'TRIPOLITANIA'. All values exist with overprint 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL'EGEO' (Aegean Islands).

 

1931 Royal Naval Academy, inscription 'R.ACADEMIA NAVALE'

  20 c red
  50 c violet
  1.25 L blue

 

1932 Dante Alighieri society

  10 c brown (Boccacio)
  15 c green (Machiavelli)
  20 c red (Sarpi)
  25 c green (Alfieri)
  30 c brown (Foscolo)
  50 c violet (Leopardi)
  75 c red (Carducci)
  1.25 L blue (Botta)
  1.75 L orange (Torquato Tasso)
  2.75 L grey (Petrarca)
  5 L + 2 L red (Ariosto)
  10 L + 2.50 L olive (Dante)
 
Airmail

  50 c olive (Da Vinci aeroplane)
  1 L violet (Da Vinci)
  3 L red (design as 1 L)
  5 L green (design as 1 L)
  7.70 L + 2 L blue (design as 50 c)
  10 L + 2.50 L black (design as 1 L)
  100 L blue and olive

All values (inclusive airmail) in partly different colours exist with overprint 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL EGEO' (Aegean Islands). All values (except 100 L) exist in different colours with overprint 'COLONIE ITALIANE' to be issued for the Italian colonies in Africa. The 100 L airmail stamp was issued with inscription 'POSTE COLONIALE ITALIANE' and in different colours for the Italian colonies in Africa. The 100 L airmail stamp was also issued with inscription 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL EGEO' for the Aegean Islands.


Overprint 'COLONIE ITALIANE' for the Italian colonies in Africa.

 

1932 Garibaldi 50 years death commemoration

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

Airmail
  50 c red (house at Caprera)
  80 c green (hut where Garibaldi's wife died)
  1 L + 25 c brown (design as 50 c)
  2 L + 50 c blue (portrait of Garibaldi's wife)
  5 L + 1 L green (portrait of Garibaldi)

Airmail express stamps

  2.25 L + 1 L red and violet
  4.50 L + 1.50 L green and brown

The normal Garibaldi stamps (without airmail) exist in changed colours with overprints: 'CARCHI', 'CALINO', 'CASO', 'CASTELROSSO', 'COO', 'LERO', 'LISSO', 'NISIRO', 'PATMO', 'PISCOPI', 'RODI', 'SCARPANTO', 'SIMI' and 'STAMPALIA' in blue or red. See under Italian occupation of the Aegean Islands for more information. Examples:

The airmail and airmail express stamps exist in different colours with overprint 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL' EGEO' (Aegean Islands). All values exist in different colours with changed inscription 'POSTE COLONIE ITALIANE' to be issued for the Italian colonies in Africa.


Inscription 'POSTE COLONIE ITALIANE' for the Italian colonies in Africa.

 

1932 10 years march on Rome commemoration, inscription 'Xe ANNUALE'

  5 c brown
  10 c olive
  15 c green
  20 c red
  25 c green
  30 c brown
  35 c blue
  50 c violet
  60 c brown
  75 c red
  1 L black
  1.25 L blue
  1.75 L orange
  2.55 L grey
  2.75 L green
  5 L + 2.50 L red

Airmail

  50 c brown
  75 c light brown
  1.25 L green
  2.50 L orange

 

1933 International student games in Turin, inscription 'GIUOCHI UNIVERSITARI INTERNAZIONALI TORINO 1933 XI'

  10 c brown
  20 c red
  50 c violet
  1.25 L blue

 

1933 Holy year, various designs, inscription 'ANNO SANTO'

  20 c red
  25 c green
  50 c violet
  1.25 L blue
  2.55 L + 2.50 L black

Airmail (dove with St.Peter and Jerusalem building)
  50 c + 25 c brown
  75 c + 50 c lilac

 

1934 Commemoration of 10 years of annexation of Fiume to Italy, inscription 'DECENNALE DI FIUME', various designs

  10 c olive
  20 c red (design as 10 c)
  50 c violet
  1.25 L blue
  1.75 L + 1 L black
  2.55 L + 1 L violet
  2.75 L + 2.50 L green

Airmail
  25 c green
  50 c brown
  75 c light brown (design as 25 c)
  1 L + 50 c violet (design as 50 c) 
  2 L + 1.50 L blue
  3 L + 2 L black

Express airmail (hoisting of Italian flag)
  2 L + 1.25 L blue
  2.25 L + 1.25 L green
  4.50 L + 2 L red

 

1934 75 years commemoration of the invention of the dynamo, 'ANTONIO PACINOTTI'

  50 c violet
  1.25 L blue

 

1934 Football championship, inscription 'CAMPIONATI MONDIALI DI CALCIO'

  20 c brown
  25 c green
  50 c violet (design as 25 c)
  1.25 L blue
  5 L + 2.50 L olive

Airmail
  50 c red
  75 c blue
  5 L + 2.50 L black
  10 L + 5 L black

All stamps exist with overprint 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL'EGEO' in partly different colours for the Aegean Islands.


Aegean Islands issues

 

1934 Inscription '1 CONGR INTERNAZ DI ELETTRO RADIO BOLOGNA', portrait of Luigi Galvani

  30 c brown
  75 c red

 

1934 Inscription '1 CENTENARIO DELLE MEDAGLIE ALVALORE MILITARE'

  10 c olive
  15 c green
  20 c red
  25 c green
  30 c brown
  50 c violet
  75 c red
  1.25 L blue
  1.75 L + 1 L orange
  2.55 L + 2 L lilac
  2.75 L + 2 L violet  

Airmail
  25 c green (Zeppelin)
  50 c grey
  75 c brown (design as 50 c)
  80 c grey (design as 25 c)
  1 L + 50 c brown
  2 L + 1 L blue
  3 L + 2 L black

Airmail express stamps
  2 L + 1.25 L brown
  4.50 L + 2 L red-brown

These stamps exist in different colors with overprint 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL'EGEO'.

 

1935 Inscription 'LITTORIALI', various designs

  20 c red
  30 c brown
  50 c violet

 

1935 Inscription 'A XIII POSTE ITALIANE PRO OPERA', various designs

  20 c + 10 c red
  25 c + 15 c green
  50 c + 30 c violet
  1.25 L + 75 c blue

Airmail
  50 c + 50 c brown (wing above globe)

 

1935 Inscription 'P.SALONE AERONAUTICO INTERNAZIONALE'

Arrows
  20 c red
  30 c olive

Man with aeroplanes in background
  50 c violet
  1.25 L blue

 

1935 Bellini commemoration, inscription 'CENTENARIO BELLINIANO', various designs

Portrait of Bellini
  20 c red
  30 c olive
  50 c violet
  1.25 L blue

Piano
  1.75 L + 1 L red

House
  2.75 L + 2 L black

Airmail
  25 c yellow (winged angel with harp)
  50 c brown (design as 25 c)
  60 c red (design as 25 c)
  1 L + 1 L violet (angels playing violin)
  5 L + 2 L green (houses with mountains in background)

 

1936 Inscription 'XVII FIERA DI MILANO', various designs

  20 c red
  30 c black
  50 c violet (design as 30 c)
  1.25 L blue (design as 20 c)

Airmail
  25 c green (earoplane)
  50 c brown (earoplane above landscape)
  60 c red (bird with tree)
  1 L + 1 L violet (design as 50 c)
  5 L + 2 L green (ruins)

 

1936 Inscription 'BIMILLENARIO ORAZIANO' (Horace commemoration), various designs

  10 c green (sheep)
  20 c red (blooming tree)
  30 c olive
  50 c violet
  75 c red
  1.25 L + 1 L blue (design as 20 c)
  1.75 L + 1 L red
  2.55 L + 1 L grey

Airmail
  25 c green
  50 c brown
  60 c red
  1 L + 1 L violet
  5 L + 2 L black

 

1937 Inscription 'CENTENARIO DI' followed by the name of a famous person, various designs

  10 c olive (Spontini)
  20 c red (Stradivari)
  25 c green (Leopardi)
  30 c olive (Pergolesi)
  50 c violet (Leopardi)
  75 c red (design as 30 c)
  1.25 L blue (Giotto)
  1.75 L light brown (design as 10 c)
  2.55 L + 2 L green (design as 20 c)
  2.75 L + 2 L brown (design as 1.75 L)

 

1937 Marconi commemoration, Marconi in circle

  20 c red
  50 c violet
  1.25 L blue

 

1937 Inscription 'MOSTRA COLONIE ESTIVE E ASSISTENZA ALL'INFANZIA', various designs

  10 c brown (child)
  20 c red (child, smaller design)
  25 c green (design as 10 c)
  30 c olive
  50 c violet (design as 20 c)
  75 c red (child in circle)
  1.25 L blue (design as 20 c)
  1.75 L + 75 c orange (design as 30 c)
  2.75 L + 1.25 L green (design as 75 c)
  5 L + 3 L grey (design as 20 c)

Airmail
  25 c green (girl with gun)
  50 c grey (three children's heads)
  1 L violet (design as 25 c)
  2 L + 1 L blue (design as 50 c)
  3 L + 2 L orange (design as 25 c)
  5 L + 3 L brown (design as 50 c)

 

1937 2000 birthday of Emperor Augustus, inscription 'BIMILLENARIO AUGUSTEO', various designs

  10 c grey
  15 c olive
  20 c red
  25 c green
  30 c olive
  50 c violet
  75 c red
  1.25 L blue
  1.75 L + 1 L lilac
  2.55 L + 2 L green

Airmail
  25 c lilac
  50 c olive
  80 c orange (horses)
  1 L + 1 L blue (map)
  5 L + 1 L grey (portrait of Augustus)

These stamps exist in different colors with overprint 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL'EGEO':

 

1938 Commemoration of the proclamation of the empire, various designs

  10 c brown (753 bc)
  20 c red (30 bc)
  25 c green (1265 1321)
  30 c olive (Columbus, 1492)
  50 c violet (Da Vinci, 1452 1519)
  75 c red (1821 1840)
  1.25 L blue (1915 1918)
  1.75 L black (1922)
  2.75 L green (1936)
  5 L brown (King Victor Emanuel, 1911, 1918, 1936)

Airmail

  25 c green (King Victor Emanuel)
  50 c olive 
  1 L lilac (design as 50 c)
  2 L blue (Da Vinci)
  3 L red (design as 25 c)
  5 L green (design as 2 L)

 

1939 100 years railway, inscription '1939 CENTENARIO DELLE FERROVIE', image of first train and modern train

  20 c red
  50 c violet
  1.25 L blue

 

1941 Portraits of Hitler and Mussolini


Non-issued stamp?

Hitler and Mussolini with no hats
  10 c olive
  20 c orange
  25 c green

Hitler with hat and Mussolini with helmet
  50 c violet
  75 c red
  1.25 L blue


Spy forgery, Hitler looking angry and Mussolini surprised

 

1941 Inscription 'BIMILLENARIO DI TITO LIVIO'

Man on horse  
  20 c + 10 c red
  30 c + 15 c olive

Roman soldier
  50 c + 25 c violet
  1.25 L + 1.00 L blue

 

1942 300 years death centenary of Galileo Galilei, various designs with same ornamental border

  10 c orange and brown
  25 c green
  50 c lilac and violet
  1.25 L green and blue

 

1942 Inscription 'ANNIVERSARIO ROSSINIANO 1792 1942'

Statue
  25 c green
  30 c brown

Portrait of Rossini
  50 c violet
  1 L blue

 

1944 wulf with Romulus and Remus, large size

  50 c violet
  50 c brown

Some proofs exist in a similar design (also 50 c), but with the wolf replaced by a signature. This design was not used finally. They exists both perforated and imperforate in four different colours violet, blue, grey and red (two slightly different colours on each stamp).

 

Allied occupation

1943 Stamp issued during the Allied Military Occupation (end of World War II), inscription 'ALLIED MILITARY POSTAGE ITALY'

In this design exist: 
  15 c orange (date of issue 24 August 1943)
  25 c olive (date of issue 17 September 1943)
  30 c brown (date of issue 17 September 1943)
  50 c lilac (date of issue 17 September 1943)
  60 c yellow (date of issue 15 October 1943)
  1 L green (date of issue 17 September 1943)
  2 L red (date of issue 14 October 1943)
  5 L blue (date of issue 20 October 1943)
  10 L brown (date of issue 20 October 1943)

All stamps have 'ITALY' and 'CENTESIMI', 'LIRA' or 'LIRE' in black. These stamps were declared invalid on 30 September 1944.

 

1944 Stamps of Italy of 1929, overprinted 'GOVERNO MILITARE ALLEATO' (used in Naples and surroundings)

  20 c red
  35 c blue (red overprint)
  50 c violet (red overprint)

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