Leonardo

Leonardo da Vinci’s works can be found in some of the most prestigious galleries in the world. He lived and worked primarily in Florence and Milan. I’ve seen some of his famous paintings (e.g., the Mona Lisa, the Last Supper fresco) and some of his notebooks, which included many of his sketches and discoveries on science and notes on engineering ideas he had. He is credited for first conceiving of a flying machine, as well as a helocopter, a parachute, and other such devices five hundred years ago.

The series of stamps on this page are air mail stamps. They depict Leonardo and his drawings of a flying machine. They’re in homage to his early contribution to flight and celebating him as an Italian ancestor.

Note

The one stamp I’m missing on this page is of Leonardo da Vinci. It’s not very expensive. I see it for sale on the site of a dealer in Milan for twenty euros. Because of some financial difficulties, I’ve taken a break from making purchases. Once my situation is resolved, I’ll buy it and complete this page.

Contains 7 spots: own 6 – 6 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

Leonardo da Vinci

1.1		A14	Leonardo da Vinci	₤100 (09 1932) air mail, brown & grey green
1.2	✓	A8	Leonardo & Flying Machine	50c (07 1932) air mail, slate
1.3	✓	A9	Leonardo da Vinci	₤1 (07 1932) air mail, bluish grey
2.1	✓	A10	Leonardo da Vinci	₤3 (07 1932) air mail, grey green
2.2	✓	A11	Leonardo da Vinci	₤5 (07 1932) air mail, brown & sepia
3.1	✓	A12	Leonardo & Flying Machine	₤7.70+2 (07 1932) air mail, carmine
3.2	✓	A13	Leonardo da Vinci	₤10+2.5 (07 1932) air mail, orange

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.