Italy 1958 Birth Centenary of Eleonora Duse

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  • Edition : "Poste Italiana S.p.A."; 1959; commemorative stamp of the issue "100th Anniversary of birth of Eleonora Duse" (meant is the Italian actress Eleonora Duse (1858-1924)); issue of 1 stamp
  • Catalogue number: Michel: No. 1026; Yvert et Tellier: 775; Scott: No. 760
  • Issue Date : 11 December 1958
  • Color : azure
  • Watermark : none
  • Nominal value : 25 L. (Lire)
  • Postage validity : to 31 December 1959
  • Designed and/or engraved by : Mario Colombati (1912-?)
  • Printed by : "IPS Officina Carte Valori", Rome ("IPS" = "Istituto Poligrafico di Stato")
  • Print Process : calcography (recess printing)
  • Perforation : comb perforation, K 14¼ : 14
  • Stamp Size : printed area of a single stamp : 21.0 x 36.5 mm
  • Print Run : 10,000,000 in sheets à 50 stamps


Commemorative stamps of the issue "100th Anniversary of birth of Eleonora Duse"
(issue of 1 stamp)

Michel No. 1026, 25 L., mint
Michel No. 1026, 25 L., postmarked