Fascist Parcels

What distinguishes these parcel post stamps from the previous two pages is that the design has a fasces on the edge of each stamp where the pairs are seprated.

The origin of the words fascism and fascists is the symbol of fascist movement: fasces. The word fasces comes from the Latin word meaning bundle. Back in the Roman times, they would take a bundle of wooden rods, insert in the middle a metal rod with an axe head, usually a double headed axe. They would tie these rods and axe together tightly with rope or leather straps. During battle, a large man would carry it by the staps, swinging it back in forth with great force. Such a warrior with a fasces weapon was devastating and a sign of power within a squad of Roman soldiers. Hence, it became the symbol of strength.

Note

I despise having blank album pages like this one. What’s worse is the last pages being blank, although that’s more likely. The worst for me is when the first page is blank, which is possible since they have the oldest issues.

Contains 18 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.

spot

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catalog

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description

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Parcel Post Pairs - Overprint V

1.1	PP54	Parcel Post	5c (feb 1940) parcel post, brown
1.2	PP55	Parcel Post	10c (feb 1940) parcel post, blue
1.3	PP56	Parcel Post	25c (dec 1931) parcel post, carmine rose
2.1	PP57	Parcel Post	30c (dec 1928) parcel post, light blue
2.2	PP58	Parcel Post	50c (nov 1940) parcel post, orange
2.3	PP59	Parcel Post	60c (dec 1928) parcel post, red
3.1	PP60	Parcel Post	1₤ (oct 1931) parcel post, violet
3.2	PP61	Parcel Post	2₤ (dec 1931) parcel post, green
3.3	PP62	Parcel Post	3₤ (dec 1928) parcel post, yellow brown
4.1	PP63	Parcel Post	4₤ (dec 1928) parcel post, grey
4.2	PP64	Parcel Post	10₤ (feb 1936) parcel post, pink lilac
4.3	PP65	Parcel Post	20₤ (feb 1934) parcel post, brownish lilac

Parcel Post Pairs - Overprint Va

5.1	PP71	Parcel Post	5c (dec 1937) parcel post, brown
5.2	PP68	Parcel Post	25c (jan 1941) parcel post, carmine rose
5.3	PP69	Parcel Post	1₤ (dec 1931) parcel post, violet
6.1	PP70	Parcel Post	2₤ (feb 1940) parcel post, green
6.2	PP66	Parcel Post	3₤ (jan 1930) parcel post, yellow brown
6.3	PP67	Parcel Post	4₤ (jan 1930) parcel post, 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.