Italy 1956 80 years postal saving
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- Edition : "Poste Italiana S.p.A."; 1956; commemorative stamp of the issue "80 years of postal savings in Italy"; issue of 1 stamp
- Catalogue number: Michel: No. 978; Yvert et Tellier: 736; Scott: No. 720
- Issue Date : 31 December 1956
- Color : greenish blue / azure
- Watermark : Italy No 4-II (multiple stars, 65° tilted to left and right)
- Nominal value : 25 L. (Lire)
- Postage validity : to 31 December 1957
- Designed by : Renato Pierbattista
- Printed by : "IPS Officina Carte Valori", Rome ("IPS" = "Istituto Poligrafico di Stato")
- Print Process : rotogravure (photogravure)
- Perforations : block perforation, B 14 : 14¼
- Stamp Size : printed area of a single stamp : 36.5 x 21.0 mm
- Print Run : 10,000,000 in sheets à 50 stamps
Commemorative stamps of the issue "80 years of postal savings in Italy"
(issue of 1 stamp)
The stamp motive shows a view to the "Palazzo delle casse postali di rispamio" (= Italian for "Palace of the Postal Saving Bank") in Rome and stocks.
