Italy 1908 Express

• Edition : "Poste del Regno d'Italia", express mail stamp of the issue "Express - Type Leoni" (issue of 1 stamp)
• Issue Dates :

01 September 1908

08 December 1908 (other source)

• Catalogue numbers : Michel: No. 93; Yvert & Tellier: No. E2; Scott: No. E6
• Color : blue/red
• Watermark : Italy No. 1 (crown)
• Nominal value : 30 Centesimi
• Postage validity : to 31 December 1924
• Designed by :
  

N. Leoni (design)

G. Carpanetti (design, other source)

Alberto Repettati (engraving)

• Printery : "Officina carte valori", Turin
• Print Process : letterpress printing
• Print Format : (printed area of a single stamp): 38.0 x 22.0
• Perforations : comb perforation, K 14

"Express - Type Leoni" (1 stamp)

Michel No. 0093, 30 C., postmarked in San Severo (Apulia, Italy), 1912

The stamp motive shows in the left half a cameo-carving of a side portrait of King Voctor Emanuel III of Italy in standing oval with ornaments, and in the right half diverse inscriptions, "EXPRÈS" in upper-cases; stamp bi-colored (all = "Type Leoni")-