Hilter & Mussolini

The top set of stamps depict Hitler and Mussolini. They’re described below. The second set of stamps, the three stamps on the fourth row are for a commissioned service that the post office conducted for the public. So far, I have been unable to determine what was that service. Whatever it was, they first issued in 1913 three stamps to be used for paying the fee for the service.

Italian-German Brotherhood

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. I’m not sure why Hitler is on the left and Mussolini is on the right. Since they’re Italian stamps, Mussolini should be first. But maybe he had a blemish or scar on his right cheek and didn’t want to publicize it.

Note

This album page was contained originally only the Hitler and Mussolini stamps. But there weren’t many for a whole page. So I moved these other stamps there. I don’t particularly like them together, but I also don’t like spare pages. For now, I’ll leave them on this page. However, I may move some other set of stamps here and move these special service stamps back to their own page. That’s one of the nice things about designing my own album pages: I can make changes based on my preferences.

Contains 15 spots: own 15 – 15 unused, 0 used.
Page is finished.
Album or Web Page Last changed Jul 9, 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.

spot

own

catalog

subject

description

comment

Mussolini & Hitler

1.1	✓	171	Hilter & Mussolini	5c (may 1941) comm., orange
1.2	✓	172	Hilter & Mussolini	10c (may 1941) comm., brownish
1.3	✓	173	Hilter & Mussolini	20c (may 1941) comm., brownish lilac
2.1	✓	174	Hilter & Mussolini	25c (may 1941) comm., green
2.2	✓	175	Hilter & Mussolini	50c (may 1941) comm., violet
2.3	✓	176	Hilter & Mussolini	75c (may 1941) comm., carmine rose
3.1	✓	177	Hilter & Mussolini	1.25₤ (may 1941) comm., blue
3.2	✓	A45	Hilter & Mussolini	50c (apr 1941) air mail, green grey

Leptis Magna

4.1	✓	A46	Leptis Magna	60c (oct 1941) air mail, orange
4.2	✓	A47	Leptis Magna	75c (apr 1941) air mail, blue
4.3	✓	A48	Airmail	80c (dec 1940) air mail, lilac & brownish violet

Other Air Mail

5.1	✓	A49	Airmail	1.20₤ (may 1941) air mail, brown
5.2	✓	A50	Airmail	1.50₤ (oct 1941) air mail, orange
5.3	✓	A51	Horseman	5₤ (oct 1941) air mail, green
6.1	✓	A52	Airplane over Roman Ruins	1₤ (aug 1941) air mail, blackish grey

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.