Italy 1965 Opening of the Mont-Banc-Tunnel
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- Edition : "Poste Italiane S.p.A."; 1965; commemorative stamps of the issue "Opening of the Mont Blanc Tunnel"; issue of 1 stamp
Note:
The Mont-Blanc Tunnel is a 11,6 km long road tunnel through the Mont-Blanc-Massif of the Alps which is connecting Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in France and Courmayeur in Italy. The tunnel building was launched in 1959, the inauguration took place on 19 July 1965. For one passage of the tunnel is charged a toll of 44.20 Euro in direction ITA to FRA and 43.50 Euro in direction FRA to ITA (2017).
- Catalogue number: Michel: No. 1184; Yvert et Tellier: No. 926; Scott: No. 923
- Issue Date : 16 July 1965
- Color : black
- Watermark : Italy No 4 ("stars-IV" = multiple stars, tilted, but horizontal aligned)
- Nominal value : 30 L. (Lire)
- Postage validity : to 31 December 1966
- Designed by : Renato Mura
- 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 without signature line : 36.0 x 26.0 mm
- Print Run : 9,881,049 in sheets à 40 stamps
Commemorative stamps of the issue "Opening of the Mont Blanc Tunnel"
(issue of 1 stamps)
The stamp motive shows a drawing to the Tunnel through the Mont-Blanc-Massif between Italy and France.
