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 first set on this page commemorate Ferruccio, they depict the Siege of Volterra, and his death when he was killed by Fabrizio Maramaldo. The three air mail stamps in the related second set are of a statue of Ferruccio – which I believe I’ve seen in Torino.

Campidoglio

The third stamp in the set of historical monuments shows part of the Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome. It’s located near the Roman Forum, at the top of Capitoline Hill. It was reconstructed and renovated in the Sixteenth Century under the commission of Pope Paul III by the artist Michelangelo. It later housed and still is the city hall of Rome.

Note

When I first designed this album page, I had only the Ferrucci stamps on it. You can see that on pages in my other Italian colony albums. It made sense to keep them altogether and separate from other sets of stamps. However, when I redesigned this album, I opted for a more compact layout with fewer album pages.

Contains 12 spots: own 12 – 12 unused, 0 used.
Page is finished.
Album or Web Page Last changed Jul 10, 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

Francesco Ferruccio

1.1	✓	64	Siege of Volterra	20c (jul 1930) comm., violet
1.2	✓	65	Maramaldo Kills Ferrucci	25c (jul 1930) comm., dark green
1.3	✓	68	Francesco Ferrucci	5+2₤ (jul 1930) semi-postal, carmine
2.1	✓	66	Maramaldo Kills Ferrucci	50c (jul 1930) comm., violet black
2.2	✓	67	Maramaldo Kills Ferrucci	1.25₤ (jul 1930) comm., blue

Francesco Ferruccio - Air Mail

3.1	✓	A1	Francesco Ferrucci	50c (jul 1930) air mail, brown lilac
3.2	✓	A2	Francesco Ferrucci	1₤ (jul 1930) air mail, dark blue
3.3	✓	A3	Francesco Ferrucci	5+2₤ (jul 1930) air mail, carmine

Milizia Social Security Fund (M.V.S.N.)

4.1	✓	69	Castel Sant’Angelo Mausoleum of Hadrian	30+10c (oct 1930) semi-postal, dark green & olive green
4.2	✓	70	Aqua Claudia	50+10c (oct 1930) semi-postal, green & violet
5.1	✓	71	Campidoglio	1.25+0.30₤ (oct 1930) semi-postal, light brown & brownish
5.2	✓	72	Piazza & Porta del Popolo	5+1.50₤ (oct 1930) semi-postal, green & blue

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.