Ostrich

The first three rows of this album page are set for stamps depicting a few images of the region of Libya. There’s an image of the local person playing a drum. There’s an image of a frankincense tree, of which its resin is famously known from the story of Jesus’ birth. There are also some images of aninimals: a leopard, an eagle, and an ostrich.

The ostrich is the largest of birds currently in existence, and is flightless. Based on the widely accepted theory that birds are surviving species of avian dinosaurs, it’s considered the oldest species of birds – closest in features to it’s original ancestry.

There are two species of ostriches – until recently, there were thought to be only one. There’s the common ostrich and the newly classified Somalian ostrich. The species shown in the first stamp on this album page is a common one, but from the sub-species, North African ostrich – or at least one would think this since it’s meant to be an ostrich from Libya.

The point of all of these stamps like many others from this time that were issued in the colonies, was to promote interest and trade with the colonies amongst people of the Italian peninsula.

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This album page is empty, which is frustrating to me. I should be able to find them at a low price. Although they’re commemoratives and they printed 10,000 of each, they’re difficult to find, are mostly sold in singles, and they’re expensive. I have to keep hunting for a set I can afford.

Contains 13 spots: own 0 – 0 unused, 0 used.
Album or Web Page Last changed Feb 15, 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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Seventh Tripoli Trade Expo.

1.1	118	Ostrich Struthio camelus	10c (mar 1933) comm., dark lilac	mariotti (€ 248) 13 stamps in set.
1.2	122	Adalbert Eagle Aquila heliaca adalberti	1.25₤ (mar 1933) comm., blue	ibīdem
2.1	120	Drummer	30c (mar 1933) comm., red brown	ibīdem
2.2	123	Leopard	5+1₤ (mar 1933) semi-postal, brown	ibīdem
3.1	119	Frankincense Tree	25c (mar 1933) comm., green	ibīdem
3.2	121	Arch of Marcus Aurelius	50c (mar 1933) comm., violet	ibīdem
3.3	124	View of Tripoli with Fasces	10+2.50₤ (mar 1933) semi-postal, carmine	ibīdem

Seventh Tripoli Trade Expo. - Air Mail

4.1	A8	Seaplane Arriving in Tripoli	50c (mar 1933) air mail, green	ibīdem
4.2	A9	Plane over Tajoura	75c (mar 1933) air mail, carmine	ibīdem
4.3	A10	Seaplane Departing Tripoli	1₤ (mar 1933) air mail, blue	ibīdem
5.1	A11	Seaplane Arriving in Tripoli	2+0.50₤ (mar 1933) air mail, violet	ibīdem
5.2	A12	Seaplane Departing Tripoli	5+1₤ (mar 1933) air mail, light red brown	ibīdem
5.3	A13	Plane over Tajoura	10+2.50₤ (mar 1933) air mail, slate	ibīdem

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.