Red Parcels

The stamps for this album page are similar to those on the previous page, except that the design is different. Also, they’re overprinted with red ink – except for the last four on this page. It’s a nice touch, but I’m not sure why they chose to use red ink for the overprint of these. I don’t know of any other Italian issue of parcel post stamps that are red like these.

I should adjust the layout of this page to separate the four at the bottom from the rest since those are overprinted with black ink. The page is already tight, so it might be difficult to do that. I put them together with the others because I thought they were the same and just the higher face amounts, a natural progression.

Note

Parcel post stamps are generally expensive. There just weren’t as many of them that were produced compared to definitives for envelops. From the limited production, I’m looking for ones that weren’t used and were instead saved and then transported from the horn of Africa to Milan for me to buy about one hundred years later – in good condition. That’s a lot to ask of the world.

When I do find and buy these stamps, there may have been many people who were involved in the process and ownership. Along those lines, there probably were over a thousand people who owned or handled the stamps in my Italy collection, just so that I might bring them together for the short time I have left. Then they’ll go to my son who might sell them one day for dispersal to hundreds of other collectors for decades more.

Contains 24 spots: own 0 – 0 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.

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catalog

subject

description

comment

Parcel Post Pairs - Overprint IV (red)

1.1	PP30	Parcel Post	5c (jan 1926) parcel post, brown
1.2	PP31	Parcel Post	10c (jan 1926) parcel post, blue
1.3	PP32	Parcel Post	20c (jan 1926) parcel post, blackish grey
2.1	PP33	Parcel Post	25c (jan 1926) parcel post, red
2.2	PP34	Parcel Post	50c (jan 1926) parcel post, orange
2.3	PP35	Parcel Post	1₤ (jan 1926) parcel post, violet
3.1	PP36	Parcel Post	2₤ (jan 1926) parcel post, green
3.2	PP37	Parcel Post	3₤ (jan 1926) parcel post, yellow
3.3	PP38	Parcel Post	4₤ (jan 1926) parcel post, grey
4.1	PP39	Parcel Post	10₤ (nov 1930) parcel post, lilac
4.2	PP40	Parcel Post	12₤ (jul 1931) parcel post, red brown
4.3	PP41	Parcel Post	15₤ (jul 1931) parcel post, olive
5.1	PP42	Parcel Post	20₤ (jul 1931) parcel post, dark brownish lilac

Parcel Post Pairs - Overprint IVa (red)

6.1	PP43	Parcel Post	5c (jan 1926) parcel post, brown
6.2	PP44	Parcel Post	10c (jan 1926) parcel post, blue
7.1	PP45	Parcel Post	20c (jan 1926) parcel post, blackish grey
7.2	PP46	Parcel Post	25c (jan 1926) parcel post, red
7.3	PP47	Parcel Post	50c (jan 1926) parcel post, orange
8.1	PP48	Parcel Post	1₤ (jan 1926) parcel post, violet
8.2	PP49	Parcel Post	2₤ (jan 1926) parcel post, green

Parcel Post Pairs - Overprint IVb

8.3	PP50	Parcel Post	10₤ (mar 1926) parcel post, lilac
9.1	PP51	Parcel Post	12₤ (mar 1926) parcel post, red brown
9.2	PP52	Parcel Post	15₤ (mar 1926) parcel post, olive
9.3	PP53	Parcel Post	20₤ (mar 1926) parcel post, dark brownish lilac

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.