Italy 1960 Vittorio Bottego

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  • Edition : "Poste Italiana S.p.A."; 1960; commemorative stamp of the issue "100th Anniversary of birth of Vittorio Bottego" (meant is the Italian Africa explorer Vittorio Bottego (1860-1897); issue of 1 stamp
  • Catalogue number: Michel: No. 1076; Yvert et Tellier: 821; Scott: No. 808
  • Issue Date : 23 July 1960
  • Color : brown
  • Watermark : none
  • Nominal value : 30 L. (Lire)
  • Postage validity : to 31 December 1961
  • Designed and/or engraved by : Vittorio Nicastro (1916-?)
  • Printed by : "IPS Officina Carte Valori", Rome ("IPS" = "Istituto Poligrafico di Stato")
  • Print Process : calcography (recess printing)
  • Perforation : block perforation, B 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 Vittorio Bottego"
(issue of 1 stamp)

Michel No. 1064, 30 L., mint
Michel No. 1064, 30 L., postmarked