Parcel Post

As I mentioned and explained on the previous page, these stamps were for shipping packages with the Italian post office. One half was attached to the package and the other to the receipt sent back to the sender to indicate the package was delivered. I suggest you read the text on the previous page, if you haven’t already, to learn more about these stamps and Italy’s parcel postal history.

Note

When I first started collecting Italian stamps about thirty years ago, when I was living in the U.S., I thought these parcel postage stamps were neat and wanted to get all of them. Instead, I was only able to acquire a few of them and all used and singles. For a couple of them, I had the left and right ones used, but separately. I so wanted to get them as still intact unused pairs. Not only didn’t I have access to these stamps because the local dealers didn’t have any in stock and there was no internet on which to order them from out-of-town, or from Italy.

But now I have many of them. In time I will have all of them. It’s satisfying in general, but in part because I know it’s because I’m able to get them because I’m in Italy, being an Italian citizen now, and because I have a good income to be able to afford these purchases and because I have a understanding and supportive wife now who is fine with me spending money on such things. I’m very fortunate and I know it.

Contains 16 spots: own 16 – 16 unused, 0 used.
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Album or Web Page Last changed Jun 6, 2023

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

Parcel Post Pairs with Surcharge

1.1	✓	PP20	Eagle - Coat of Arms Surcharge	30c (oct 1923) parcel post, brown
1.2	✓	PP21	Eagle - Coat of Arms Surcharge	60c (oct 1923) parcel post, brown
2.1	✓	PP22	Eagle - Coat of Arms Surcharge	1.50₤ (oct 1923) parcel post, brown
2.2	✓	PP23	Eagle - Coat of Arms Surcharge	3₤ (sep 1925) parcel post, lilac

Parcel Post Pairs - Fasces Separators

3.1	✓	PP24	Eagle - Coat of Arms	5c (dec 1938) parcel post, brown
3.2	✓	PP25	Eagle - Coat of Arms	10c (sep 1939) parcel post, light blue
3.3	✓	PP26	Eagle - Coat of Arms	25c (jun 1932) parcel post, carmine rose
4.1	✓	PP27	Eagle - Coat of Arms	30c (oct 1927) parcel post, light blue
4.2	✓	PP28	Eagle - Coat of Arms	50c (may 1932) parcel post, orange
4.3	✓	PP29	Eagle - Coat of Arms	60c (oct 1927) parcel post, red
5.1	✓	PP30	Eagle - Coat of Arms	1₤ (sep 1931) parcel post, lilac
5.2	✓	PP31	Eagle - Coat of Arms	2₤ (may 1932) parcel post, green
6.1	✓	PP32	Eagle - Coat of Arms	3₤ (apr 1927) parcel post, yellow brown
6.2	✓	PP33	Eagle - Coat of Arms	4₤ (may 1927) parcel post, grey
7.1	✓	PP34	Eagle - Coat of Arms	10₤ (dec 1930) parcel post, pink lilac
7.2	✓	PP35	Eagle - Coat of Arms	20₤ (jun 1932) parcel post, lilac 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.