ITALIAN COLONIES in AFRICA

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1932 Dante Alighieri society stamps of Italy, overprinted 'COLONIE ITALIANE'

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

  50 c grey (Da Vinci aeroplane, red overprint)
  1 L blue (Da Vinci, red overprint)
  3 L green (design as 1 L, red overprint)
  5 L brown (design as 1 L, red overprint)
  7.70 L + 2 L red (design as 50 c)
  10 L + 2.50 L orange (design as 1 L)

 

1932 As Dante Alighieri society airmail stamp of Italy, but with inscription 'POSTE COLONIALE ITALIANE' and changed colours

  100 L green and brown

 

1932 Garibaldi stamps of Italy, with changed colours and inscription 'POSTE COLONIALI ITALIANE' or 'POSTA AEREA COLONIALE ITALIANA'

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

Airmail
  50 c red
  80 c green
  1 L + 25 c brown
  2 L + 50 c brown
  5 L + 1 L brown

Airmail express stamps
  2.25 L + 1 L violet and black
  4.50 L + 1.50 L brown and green

 

1933 Various designs, 50 years occupation of Eritrea

  10 c brown
  20 c lilac
  25 c green
  50 c violet
  75 c red
  1.25 L blue
  2.75 L orange
  5 L + 2 L green
  10 L + 2.50 L red

Airmail
  50 c red
  1 L black
  3 L red
  5 L brown
  7.70 L + 2 L green
  10 L + 2.50 L blue
  50 L violet

 

1933 Inscription 'DECENNALE'

  5 c orange
  25 c green
  50 c violet
  75 c red (design as 5 c)
  1.25 L blue (design as 25 c)
  1.75 L red (design as 50 c)
  2.75 L blue (design as 5 c)
  5 L brown (design as 25 c)
  10 L black (design as 50 c)
  25 L black

Airmail
  50 c brown
  75 c lilac
  1 L brown (design as 50 c)
  3 L black (design as 75 c)
  10 L lilac (design as 50 c)
  12 L green (design as 75 c)
  20 L black (man starting aeroplane)
  50 L blue

 

1934 Inscription 'XV FIERA MILANO', 15th Milan fair

  20 c orange
  30 c green
  50 c black
  1.25 L blue

 

1934 Football championship, inscription 'RR POSTE COLONIALE ITALIANE CAMPIONATI DI CALCIO'

  10 c olive 
  50 c violet
  1.25 L blue
  5 L brown (football player)
  10 L black

Airmail
  50 c brown (stadium and aeroplane)
  75 c lilac (design as 50 c)
  5 L black (man catching ball, earoplane in background)
  10 L orange (design as 5 L)
  15 L red (design as 50 c)
  25 L green (design as 5 L)
  50 L green (ball and earoplane)

 

1934 Inscription 'RR POSTE COLONIALE ITALIANE POSTE AEREA ONORANZE AL DUCE DEGLI ABBRUCCI', commemoration of the Duke of Abbrucci, people in boat waving at aeroplane

  25 L black

Fiscal Stamps

King Victor Emanuel III facing the left, inscription 'COLONIE ITALIANE'

 

King Victor Emanuel III facing the right, inscription 'COLONIE ITALIANE'


I've also seen the value 50 c lilac in this design. I've also seen a 5 c lilac and 10 c orange with additional arabic inscription below the country name and the value inscription.

Italian East Africa

This colony consisted of Ethiopia (Abyssinia), Eritrea and Italian Somaliland (Somalia) and was established in 1936. It ceased to exist in 1941.

1938 Inscription 'AFRICA ORIENTALE ITALLIANA', various designs

  2 c orange (dear)
  5 c brown (eagle and lion fighting)
  7 1/2 c violet (King Victor Emanuel III)
  10 c olive (statue)
  15 c green (man holding banner)
  20 c red (design as 7 1/2 c)
  25 c green (desert road)
  30 c olive (design as 2 c)
  35 c blue (design as 5 c)
  50 c violet (design as 7 1/2 c)
  75 c red (design as 15 c)
  1 L green (design as 25 c)
  1.25 L blue (design as 7 1/2 c)
  1.75 L orange (design as 10 c)
  2 L red (design as 5 c)
  2.55 L brown (design as 25 c)
  3.70 L violet (design as 2 c)
  5 L blue (design as 15 c)
  10 L red (design as 5 c)

 

1938 Inscription 'BIMILLENARIO AUGUSTEO AFRICA ORIENTALE ITALIANA'

  5 c brown (statue of Augustus)
  10 c red (statue)
  25 c green (design as 5 c)
  50 c violet (design as 10 c)
  75 c red (design as 5 c)
  1.25 L blue (design as 10 c)

 

1938 Airmail, inscription 'AFRICA ORIENTALE ITALIANA POSTA EAREA'

  25 c green (landscape with aeroplane)
  50 c olive (statue and landscape with aeroplane)
  60 c orange (aeroplane above lake)
  75 c brown (design as 25 c)
  1 L blue (sitting eagle and earoplane)
  1.50 L violet (design as 50 c)
  2 L black (design as 60 c)
  3 L red (design as 25 c)
  5 L brown (design as 1 L)
  10 L lilac (design as 50 c)
  25 L blue (design as 25 c)

 

1938 Airplane and plough, inscription 'POSTA AEREA ESPRESSO'

  2 L blue
  2.50 L brown

 

1938 Eagle fighting with snake

  50 c brown
  1 L violet

 

1940 Inscription 'AFRICA ORIENTALE ITALIANA TRIENNALE D'OLTREMARE NAPOLI - 1940 - XVIII'

  5 c olive (landscape with boat)
  10 c orange (fishing?)
  25 c green (statue)
  50 c violet (design as 5 c)
  1.25 L blue (design as 25 c)
  2 L + 75 c red (design as 10 c)

Airmail
  50 c olive (tractor and aeroplane)
  1 L violet (aeroplane above city)
  2 L + 75 c blue (design as 50 c)
  5 L + 2.50 L brown (design as 1 L)

 

1941 Hitler and Mussolini, inscription 'AFRICA ORIENTALE ITALIANA DUE POPOLI UNA GUERRA'

  5 c light brown
  10 c brown
  20 c black
  25 c blue
  50 c lilac
  75 c red
  1.25 L blue

Airmail 'POSTE AEREA' with aeroplane included in the design
  1 L blue ('1 LIRA' in the center)
  1 L blue ('1 LIRA' in the bottom left)

Express Stamps

1938 Inscription 'POSTE AFRICA ORIENTALE ITALIANA', King Victor Emanuel at the right and arms at the left

  1.25 L green (inscription 'ESPRESSO')
  2.50 L red (inscription 'EXPRES')

Postage Due Stamps

1941 Postage due stamps of Italy, overprinted 'A.O.I'

  5 c brown
  10 c blue
  20 c red
  25 c green
  30 c orange
  40 c black
  50 c violet
  60 c blue

Slightly different design
  1 L orange
  2 L green
  5 L violet
  10 L blue
  20 L red

Fiscal Stamps

19?? King Victor Emanuel III, inscription 'AFRICA ITALIANIA MARCA DA BOLLO'

  10 c blue
  20 c lilac

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