King’s Jubilee

The design of the stamps on this page show the king wearing a military dress uniform, including several medals on his chest. It was designed by Carlo Parmeggiani.

The stamps were in celebration of the royal jubilee of Vittorio Emanuele III – twenty-five years as king of the Kingdom of Italy. I’m not sure the that residents of Oltre Giuba care about his celebration or him – other than the Italian colonists.

St. Francis

One of my favorite saints is St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint animals and nature. He and St. Catherine of Siena were also patron saints of Italy. St. Francis founded the Order of Friars Minor, the Order of Saint Clare (i.e., the Poor Clares), and the Third Order of Saint Francis.

The bottom set of stamps on this album page are in commemoration of the six-hundred year anniversary of the death of St. Francis. They depict him, the Basillica of St. Francis and San Damiano Church and Convent, both in Assisi, Italy.

Note

The stamps of the king aren’t in catalog number order. I should probably reorder them, the three with perforation 11 together, then the three with perforation 13½ next – sorting that grouping by face amount. Instead, I ordered them by face amount first, then by perforation. I thought the ones of the same amount and same colors would look better. You can see how this will look on Eritrea page that has all of these stamps: Royal Jubilee. Now that I see them like this, I’m not so sure. I think catalog number order would be better.

Contains 11 spots: own 9 – 9 unused, 0 used.
Album or Web Page Last changed Dec 15, 2024

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

Royal Jubilee - Parmeggiani

1.1		21	Vittorio Emanuele III - Jubilee Perforation 13½	60c (nov 1925) definitive, carmine
1.2	✓	18	Vittorio Emanuele III - Jubilee Perforation 11	60c (nov 1925) definitive, carmine
2.1		22	Vittorio Emanuele III - Jubilee Perforation 13½	1₤ (nov 1925) definitive, dark blue
2.2	✓	19	Vittorio Emanuele III - Jubilee Perforation 11	1₤ (nov 1925) definitive, dark blue
2.3	✓	23	Vittorio Emanuele III - Jubilee Perforation 13½	1.25₤ (jul 1926) definitive, dark blue
2.4	✓	20	Vittorio Emanuele III - Jubilee Perforation 11	1.25₤ (jul 1926) definitive, dark blue

Holy Year

3.1	✓	24	Pilgrimage in Holy Land	20c (apr 1926) comm., green
3.2	✓	25	San Damiano of Assisi	40c (apr 1926) comm., purple
3.3	✓	28	St. Francis	5₤ (apr 1926) semi-postal, olive
4.1	✓	26	Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi	60c (apr 1926) comm., carmine
4.2	✓	27	Death of St. Francis of Assisi	1.25₤ (apr 1926) comm., sky 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.