Banks of Juba River
The top four stamps show a Somanlian woman walking along the bank of the Juba River. However, these stamps and the rest on this page commemorate the International Colonial Art Show that was held in Naples from October 1, 1934 to January 31, 1935. It was an art exhibition of art work showing the Italian colonization of Africa, which included Venetian paintings from the 15th Century. It’s purpose was to promote the idea that Italy having colonies in Africa has been around a long time and only natural.
The exhibition was held in Naples because the African Society of Italy (Società Africana d’Italia) was based in Naples and they sponsored it. Plus, the local government sought to promote Naples as the primary port for trade with the Italian colonies in Africa.
Note
The one stamp I’m missing for this page is a special stamp that was meant to be used for official business, only. It wasn’t for sale, per se, to the general public. As a result, they didn’t print many of them – only 1500 of it, compared to the 100,000 of the other 25-cent stamp in this series. Of those, there probably aren’t many that have survived the ninety years since it was issued. How many people collect Italian stamps in Italy and the world? Maybe not as many also collect stamps from the colonies. Still, there must be more than 1500 collectors who want this stamp. So the price is high, over a thousand euros.
Contains 7 spots: own 6 – 6 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 |
own |
catalog |
subject |
description |
comment |
Intertional Colonial Art Show
✓ |
A1 |
25c (oct 1934) |
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✓ |
A2 |
50c (oct 1934) |
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✓ |
A3 |
75c (oct 1934) |
Official Mail (Servizio di Stato)
SA2 |
25c (nov 1934) |
Intertional Colonial Art Show
✓ |
A4 |
80c (oct 1934) |
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✓ |
A5 |
1₤ (oct 1934) |
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✓ |
A6 |
2₤ (oct 1934) |
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.
