Hitler & Mussolini
As strange as it may seem, Adolph Hitler was inspired by Benito Mussolini. Mussolini was a journalist and had written much about his ideals related to nationalism, pride and strength within one’s country. In the midst of the misery of the Great Depression, it was an attractive banner to rally around.
These stamps, though, are so ridiculous and interesting to me. They seem to celebrate the bromance between Mussolini and Hiter.
Note
As you can see, I have the first set of these stamps, but not the other two sets. The difference between the first set and the second set is that the face amount of the stamps in Italian currency is printed in the center near the bottom of each. The third set is for air mail.
Contains 13 spots: own 7 – 7 unused, 0 used.
Stamp Details
The table below lists information about the stamps shown on this page of Lighthouse’s stamp album. For more details about a particular stamp, click on its description. That will take you to the related web page of Colnect.
spot |
own |
catalog |
subject |
description |
comment |
Mussolini & Hitler
✓ |
34 |
5c (06 1941) |
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✓ |
35 |
10c (06 1941) |
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✓ |
36 |
20c (06 1941) |
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✓ |
37 |
25c (06 1941) |
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✓ |
38 |
50c (06 1941) |
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✓ |
39 |
75c (06 1941) |
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✓ |
40 |
1.25₤ (06 1941) |
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41 |
10c (05 1941) |
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42 |
50c (05 1941) |
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43 |
75c (05 1941) |
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44 |
1.25₤ (05 1941) |
Mussolini & Hitler - Air Mail
A21 |
1₤ (05 1941) |
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A20 |
1₤ (04 1941) |
Footnotes
Spot refers to the postion of the stamp on the album page (e.g., 3.2 indicates row 3, position 2).
Amt. is an abbreviation for the face amount of the stamp.
Own indicates the stamp status: ✓ for unused; ✗ for used or canceled; ⭑ signifies I ordered one; ; ✨ indicates it was bought recently; ✠ means an auction bid is pending; and ◎ is used, and it costs too much for unused.
To search by catalog number, go to the search box and enter it in the catalog number box. However, it’s a bit broken; I need to fix it.
