Sea Planes

For deliverying the mail by air, the Italian government used a few different airplanes. These air mail stamps show some of them flying over scenes in the region. A few of the stamps seem to be of a Savoia-Marchetti seaplane, maybe the S.55 or the S.71. The two on the second row at the end, and others flying over the desert, might be a Caproni Ca.133 airplane. It’s difficult to be sure unless you know Italian aircraft well.s

Note

This page is missing just the set of four air mail stamps. They’re not very expensive. I just haven’t found them for sale any where – plus I have a limit to how much I can spend each month for stamps. I’ve checked the sites of my favorite dealers and a few auctions. It may be a while before I find them.

Contains 12 spots: own 12 – 12 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

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Fifth Tripoli Trade Expo.

1.1	✓	95	Statue of an Ephebe	10c (mar 1931) comm., blackish brown
1.2	✓	96	Arab Musician	25c (mar 1931) comm., green
1.3	✓	97	View of an Alley	50c (mar 1931) comm., violet
1.4	✓	98	Snakes Charmer	1.25₤ (mar 1931) comm., blue
2.1	✓	99	Wind Mil	1.75+0.25₤ (mar 1931) semi-postal, carmine
2.2	✓	100	Zaptié	2.75+0.45₤ (mar 1931) semi-postal, orange
2.3	✓	101	Arabian Knight	5+1₤ (mar 1931) semi-postal, brownish violet
3.1	✓	102	Radio Pavilion at Fair	10+2₤ (mar 1931) semi-postal, brown

Sixth Tripoli Trade Expo. - Air Mail

4.1	✓	A4	Seaplane over Bedouin Camp	50c (mar 1932) air mail, slate
4.2	✓	A5	Seaplane over Bedouin Camp	1₤ (mar 1932) air mail, yellow brown
5.1	✓	A6	Seaplane over Tripoli	2+1₤ (mar 1932) air mail, grey
5.2	✓	A7	Seaplane over Tripoli	5+2₤ (mar 1932) air mail, carmine

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.