Italy 1901 Definitives - Floreal

• Edition : "Regno del Regno d'Italia", definitive stamps of the issue "Type Floreal"; issue of 11 stamps
• Issue Date : 01 October 1901
• Catalogue numbers : Michel: No. 74-84; Yvert & Tellier: No. 64-74 ; Scott: No. 76, 77, 78. 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 91
  
• Watermark : Italy No.1 (crown)
• Colors :

1 Cent.: brown; 2 Cent.: brownish red; 5 Cent. green; 10 Cent.: red

20 Cent. orange; 25 Cent.: blue; 40 Cent.: brown; 45 Cent.: olive-green

50 Cent.: violet; 1 Lira brown/green; 5 Lire: blue/sosa

• Nominal values :
  

1 Cent (Centesimi) - 2 Cent. (Centesimi) - 5 Cent. (Centesimi)

10 Cent. (Centesimi) - 20 Cent. (Centesimi) - 25 Cent. (Centesimi)

40 Cent. (Centesimi) - 45 Cent. (Centesimi) - 50 Cent. (Centesimi)

1 Lira - 5 Lire

• Postage validity :
  

1 C., 2 C.. : to 31 Dec 1925

5, 10, 20, 25, 40, 50 C. : 06 Apr 1924

45 C. : 31 Mar 1924

1 L. : 31 Dec 1926

5 L. : 31 Dec 1930

• Created by : Guiseppe Cellini (1855-1940)
• Printed by : "Officina Carte Valori", Turin
• Print Process : letterpress printing
• Perforation : comb perforation, K 14
• Stamp Size : printed area of a single stamp: 18.0 x 22.0 mm

Definitive stamps of the issue "Type Floreal" (11 stamps)

Michel No. 0074, 1 C., mint	Michel No. 0074, 1 C., postmarked
Michel No 0075, 2 C., mint	Michel No. 0075, 2 C., postmarked in Goia del Colle (Apulia, Italy), 10 Nov 1904	Michel No. 0075, 2 C., postmarked in Susa (Piedmont, Italy), 18 Jun 1903
Michel No. 0076, 5 C., mint	Michel No. 0076, 5 C., postmarked
Michel No. 0077, 10 C., mint	Michel No. 0077, 10 C., postmarked
Michel No. 0078, 20 C., mint	Michel No. 0078, 20 C., postmarked in Piacenza (Emilia Romagna, Italy), 05 Mar 1908
Michel No. 0079, 25 C., mint	Michel No. 0079, 25 C., postmarked
Michel No. 0080, 40 C., mint	Michel No. 0080, 40 C., postmarked
Michel No. 0081, 45 C., mint	Michel No. 0081, 45 C., postmarked
Michel No. 0082, 50 C., mint	Michel No. 0082, 50 C., postmarked
1 Lira, mint	Michel No. 0083, 1 Lira, postmarked	Michel No. 0083, 1 L., postmarked, other stamp
Michel No. 0084, 5 Lire, mint	Michel No. 0084, 5 L., postmarked

1 C.-3 C.: "Aquila e ornamenti"-design
10 C.-5 L.: The stamp motives show each a frontal portrait of King Victor Emanuel III of Italy with floreal ornaments ("Serie ordinaria - tipo floreale").

Used on Cards and Covers

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