Augustus

Caesar Augustus lived from 63 b.c.e. to the year 14 of the common era. During his reign and afterwards, their was supposedly two centuries of peace in the world: Pax Romana. That doesn’t include the frontiers where his troops were conquering and annexing new lands, or the internal fighting and coup suppresions that went on – or any abuses of the people, including the gladiator games and related specatacles.

The Fascists Party of Italy liked Augustus in particular because he built established the Roman empire, made it great. He began by conquering and annexing Dalmatia and around what was then part of the Austro-Hungarian empire, as well as Egypt and expanding possessions in Africa. These are all the areas that the Fascists with the approval of King Vittorio Emanuele III pursued to build the Italian empire at this time: Croatia, Ethiopia, Somalia, etc.

These stamps celebrate how Rome ruled the lands and the sea and there was peace and prosperity for all as a result. It basically uses these times as justification and as a model for acquiring colonies for Italy and for participating eventually in a world domination war with Germany.

Note

This was the last page to complete that didn’t cost too much to do so. All that remain now are pages that have single stamps, not sets, that are pricey. From this point forward – until I add the albums for the Italian republic – the process will be slow to complete pages. I actually like this mode. It’s more like stamp hunting now.

Contains 15 spots: own 15 – 15 unused, 0 used.
Page is finished.
Album or Web Page Last changed Dec 6, 2022

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

Augustus Octavia

1.1	✓	416	Pacification of Seas	10c (sep 1937) comm., green
1.2	✓	417	Wars by Sea & Land	15c (sep 1937) comm., brown
1.3	✓	418	Reconstruction of Temples	20c (sep 1937) comm., red
1.4	✓	419	Population Census	25c (sep 1937) comm., green
1.5	✓	420	Continue Julius Caesar’s Work	30c (sep 1937) comm., olive brown

Augustus: Semi-Postal

2.1	✓	421	Augustus Octavia Election	50c (sep 1937) comm., purple
2.2	✓	422	Conquest of Ethiopia	75c (sep 1937) comm., red
2.3	✓	423	Construction of Fleet	1.25₤ (sep 1937) comm., sky blue
2.4	✓	424	Construction of Ara Pacis	1.75+1₤ (sep 1937) semi-postal, purple
2.5	✓	425	Lay Wreaths at Campidoglio	2.55+2₤ (sep 1937) semi-postal, grey

Augustus: Air Mail

3.1	✓	A106	Agriculture Development	25c (sep 1937) air mail, purple
3.2	✓	A107	Prosperity of Romans	50c (sep 1937) air mail, brown

Augustus: Semi-Postal Air

4.1	✓	A108	Horses	80c (sep 1937) air mail, orange
4.2	✓	A109	Extension of Roman Empire	1+1₤ (sep 1937) air mail, sky blue
5.1	✓	A110	Augustus Octavia	5+1₤ (sep 1937) air mail, grey

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.