Title
Postage Stamp - Italy - 1945
Type
Postage Stamp
Coverage
Italy
Date Issued
1945-10-22
Description
This postage stamp was issued for pneumatic mail and features an image of the Naples Bust of Dante. Below the portrait is "DANTE ALIGHIERI". To the right of the portrait is text as follows: "ITALIA / POSTA / PNEUMATICA / CENT. 60" (Italy, pneumatic mail). This text is superimposed on the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy. Along the bottom edge is the abbreviated name of the printer: "IST. POL. STATO - OFF. CARTE VALORI" (Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato, Officina Carte Valori).
Denomination: CENT. 60 (0.60 ITL)
Perforation: 14 (comb)
Printing process: Photogravure
Extent
24 × 40 mm
Bibliographic Citation
Michel no. 721
Sassone no. 16
Scott no. D17
Contributor
Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato, Officina Carte Valori (Rome, Italy)
Language
Italian