Umberto II & Ferrucci
The first set of stamps here commemorate the fourth Tripoli fair. I need to research what went on at these fairs and why there were so many of them in Tripoli. At first, I think they were once a year, but after a while there seem to have been more than one a year.
The Prince Marries
The crown prince of this time, in 1930, Umberto II married Maria José of Belgium – who became the last Princess of Piedmont. In May 1946, they became king and queen of Italy, but for only about a month before King Umberto II abdicated with the start of the Italian Republic.
The three stamps at the bottom depict the royal couple, showing them at the time of their marriage. The stamps were issued in 1930, sixteen years before their coronation as king and queen.
Ferrucci
Francesco Ferruccio, born in the late 15th century, was a soldier for the Medici family in Florence. He was an irreverant and audacious leader who successfully led attacks on Florence and Venice, as well as threatened the Papal States. Over the centuries, he became a legend and was revered by the Fascists in the 1930s. Even his death, resulting from being wounded in battle, was celebrated.
The five stamps in the second set that commemorate Ferruccio depict the Siege of Volterra, and his death when he was killed by Fabrizio Maramaldo. The three air mail stamps on the bottom row are of a statue of Ferruccio.
Note
This page is complete, although there are a few less stamps in the Ferrucci set of stamps than those issued for the Kingdom. See the Francesco Ferrucci page. Actually, it’s just the air mail stamps for Ferrucci that weren’t issued in Somalia. Maybe air mail wasn’t used much from Somalia. Within the colony, it wasn’t necessary. You’d use them to mail back to Italy, though. There are other air mail stamps from other commemorative series.
Contains 8 spots: own 8 – 8 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 |
Umberto II
✓ |
130 |
20c (mar 1930) |
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✓ |
131 |
50+10c (mar 1930) |
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✓ |
132 |
1.25₤+25c (mar 1930) |
Francesco Ferruccio
✓ |
133 |
20c (jul 1930) |
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✓ |
134 |
25c (jul 1930) |
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✓ |
137 |
5+2₤ (jul 1930) |
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✓ |
135 |
50c (jul 1930) |
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✓ |
136 |
1.25₤ (jul 1930) |
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.
