Vittorio Veneto

On November 3, 1918, Italy was victorious over the Austrians at the Battle of Vittorio Veneto. This battle is said to have ended the Austro-Hungarian empire and led to the end of World War I a week later.

The stamps on the top two rows of this album page are of the goddess, Victoria and are in celebration of that victory. It’s surprising that for such a major military accomplishment that the stamps for this event were not more elaborate. These seem fairly dull to me.

Elephant & Lion Changes

This is the sixth set of Benadir elephant and lion stamps, although it’s referred to as Benadir Pictorials V. With these stamps, the overprints change the amount of besa, and mark out the equivalent in Italian cents. They seemed to have been unsure as to how much to charge for postage – as well as what currency to use.

Note

I received recently the last set of stamps on this page, from an auction – I won the bid. This completes the page. I’m a little anxious to finish many pages in this new album. I experience some tranquility from doing so.

Contains 10 spots: own 10 – 10 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

Battle of Vittorio Veneto

1.1	✓	30	Vittorio Veneto Overprint Besa 3	3b (apr 1922) comm., olive green
1.2	✓	31	Vittorio Veneto Overprint Besa 6	6b (apr 1922) comm., red & carmine
2.1	✓	32	Vittorio Veneto Overprint Besa 9	9b (apr 1922) comm., slate
2.2	✓	33	Vittorio Veneto Overprint Besa 15	15b (apr 1922) comm., ultramarine

Benadir Pictorials V

3.1	✓	34	African Elephant	1b (jul 1923) definitive, dark brown
3.2	✓	35	African Elephant	2b (jul 1923) definitive, dark brown
3.3	✓	36	African Elephant	3b (jul 1923) definitive, dark brown
4.1	✓	37	African Lion	5b (jul 1923) definitive, yellow orange
4.2	✓	38	African Elephant	6b (jul 1923) definitive, green
4.3	✓	39	African Lion	18b (jul 1923) definitive, brownish red & carmine brown

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.