Italy 2010 Italian Unification. Garibaldi's Spedizione dei Mille

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  • Issue date: 5th May 2010
  • four values in a miniature sheet
  • Designed by: Angelo Merenda
  • Printed by: I.P.Z.S., Rome
  • Print process: gravure
  • stamp format height 30mm x width 40mm. Miniature sheet format height 90mm x width 121mm
  • Perforations: 12.8 x 13.3

The Unification of Italy

Sesquicentenary of Giuseppe Garibaldi's Spedizione dei Mille/ Expedition of the Thousand. Paintings


0.60€ ~ Garibaldi sets sail from Quarto (near Genoa) by V Azzola
0.65€ ~ The Landing at Marsala, May 11, 1860, by unknown artist
0.85€ ~ The Battle of Calatafimi (May 15, 1860, in Sicily), by Remigio Legat
1.00€ ~ The Meeting in Teano between Giuseppe Garibaldi and Vittorio Emanuele II (King of Piedmont, later King of Italy) by Pietro Aldi (both shown on horseback)
Border: unloading of armaments in port (old print) and Garibaldi beside a red-shirt carrying the Italian flag

Miniature sheet

Miniature sheet of four