Italy 1947 Pneumatica - Minerva
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- Edition : "Poste Italiana S.p.A."; 1958; stamp for pneumatic post of the issue "Pneumatica 1958 - Minerva"; meant is the the Roman goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare and the sponsor of arts, trade, and strategy; She is seen as Roman variant of the Greek goddess Athene.; issue of 2 stamps
- Catalogue number: Michel: No. 738,739; Yvert et Tellier: PN18,PN19; Scott: No. D19,D20
- Issue Date : 15 November 1947
- Color : light violet - greenish blue
- Watermark : Italy No 3-I ("Routa DA" = winged wheel with wing right to up)
- Nominal value : 3 L. (Lire) - 5 L. (Lire)
- Postage validity : to 13 February 1992
- Designed by : Renato Garrasi (1915-1990)
- Printed by : "IPS Officina Carte Valori", Rome ("IPS" = "Istituto Poligrafico di Stato")
- Print Process : rotogravure (photogravure)
- Perforation : block perforation, K 14¼ : 14
- Stamp Size : printed area of a single stamp : 21.0 x 36.5 mm
Stamp for pneumatic posts of the issue "Pneumatica 1947 - Minerva"
(issue of 2 stamps)
The stamp motives show each a head of the Minerva in round frame.
