Colonial Art

These stamps were commemorating the International Colonial Art Show that was held in Naples from October 1, 1934 to January 31, 1935. It was an art exhibition of art work showing the Italian colonization of Africa, which included Venetian paintings from the 15th Century. It’s purpose was to promote the idea that Italy having colonies in Africa has been around a long time and only natural.

The exhibition was held in Naples because the African Society of Italy (Società Africana d’Italia) was based in Naples and they sponsored it. Plus, the local government sought to promote Naples as the primary port for trade with the Italian colonies in Africa.

Note

This page is complete. I have all of the stamps and added text describing them – at least what the commemorate, but not the images. As I mentioned elsewhere, I don’t like these large images. I’m thinking about separating them between two pages, with other stamps on those new pages.

Contains 12 spots: own 12 – 12 unused, 0 used.
Page is finished.
Album or Web Page Last changed Feb 8, 2025

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.

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Intertional Colonial Art Show

1.1	✓	93	2nd Intl. Colonial Art Expo	5c (oct 1934) comm., multicolor
1.2	✓	94	2nd Intl. Colonial Art Expo	10c (oct 1934) comm., multicolor
1.3	✓	95	2nd Intl. Colonial Art Expo	20c (oct 1934) comm., multicolor
2.1	✓	96	2nd Intl. Colonial Art Expo	50c (oct 1934) comm., multicolor
2.2	✓	97	2nd Intl. Colonial Art Expo	60c (oct 1934) comm., multicolor
2.3	✓	98	2nd Intl. Colonial Art Expo	1.25₤ (oct 1934) comm., multicolor
3.1	✓	A24	2nd Intl. Colonial Art Expo	25c (oct 1934) air mail, brown orange & dark blue
3.2	✓	A25	2nd Intl. Colonial Art Expo	50c (oct 1934) air mail, green & dark blue
3.3	✓	A26	2nd Intl. Colonial Art Expo	75c (oct 1934) air mail, brown & brown orange
4.1	✓	A27	2nd Intl. Colonial Art Expo	80c (oct 1934) air mail, red brown & black green
4.2	✓	A28	2nd Intl. Colonial Art Expo	1₤ (oct 1934) air mail, brownish red & black green
4.3	✓	A29	2nd Intl. Colonial Art Expo	2₤ (oct 1934) air mail, brown & dark blue

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.