African Co. of Italy
The set of stamps at the top of this page are for the African Society of Italy (Società Africana d’Italia). It was a cultural and political organization focusing on educating the Italian public on Africa, and on the promotion of Italian colonization of Africa. It was founded in Naples in 1880 and ceased at the end of second world war with the dispersal of the Italian colonies.
In addition to financing and directing exploration of the eastern part of Africa, in particular around the horn of Africa, they also organized trips for Italians into the area. And they conducted courses and educational programs for Africans to train them to become Italian colonial leaders – teaching about Italian ways and systems.
Note
As I mentioned on the previous page, the stamps in this album are spread over too many pages. This page is a little tighter than the previous one, with three sets on the page at least. It’s just a pain to adjust the layout of each page, print them, and cut stamp mounts for each again. Plus, I’d have to change my database to relocate the records for many of the stamps.
Contains 12 spots: own 12 – 12 unused, 0 used.
Page is finished.
Album or Web Page Last changed Feb 5, 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 |
African Society of Italy
✓ |
112 |
20+5c (oct 1928) |
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✓ |
113 |
30+5c (oct 1928) |
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✓ |
114 |
50+10c (oct 1928) |
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✓ |
115 |
1.25₤+20c (oct 1928) |
Royal Jubilee - Parmeggiani
✓ |
116 |
7½c (dec 1928) |
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✓ |
117 |
50c (jun 1928) |
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✓ |
139 |
50c (jul 1930) |
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✓ |
118 |
1.75₤ (dec 1928) |
Voluntary Militia for National Security
✓ |
119 |
30+10c (mar 1929) |
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✓ |
120 |
50+20c (mar 1929) |
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✓ |
121 |
1.25₤+50c (mar 1929) |
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✓ |
122 |
5+2₤ (mar 1929) |
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.
