Modern Design
The image of the king on the stamps in the second and third row, were designed by the artist, Francesco Paolo Michetti. As a result, any stamp using this image are referred to as a Michetti. This gave the stamps are more modern look, compared to the previous 19th century style, as you see in the one by itself on the first row. This new image will be used many times, with a similar one by Michetti with the image of the king facing to his right instead of his left.
Although I like very much the old style of the stamps from the 19th century, I do like the look of the Michetti stamps. It was a good choice at the time for the new century. What I don’t like is the old style of the ones on the last row here. That’s done by a designer named, Leoni. It looks like a statue head made from a woodcarving made from a grainy wood, maybe oak.
Note
On this album page, I’m not missing any stamps. Until recently, I had one used stamp, the third one on the second row. All three on that row are identical to each other. The only difference among them is that they have different perforation measurements, which is printed on the album page above each (e.g., 12 pin holes per 2 centimeters). To tell them apart, I have to use a perforation gauge.
For the past several months I’ve been looking for the one I was missing, but one that doesn’t cost too much. The lowest priced one I found didn’t last long: I waited too long to buy it; someone else bought it. I also tried looking for it at auctions, but couldn’t find any bargains. Recently, one of the dealers I’ve used a few times had one at a relatively low price and had a fifteen-percent off sale on Italian Kingdom stamps. So I bought it this week.
Contains 10 spots: own 10 – 10 unused, 0 used.
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Album or Web Page Last changed Apr 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 |
Cellini Design
✓ |
79 |
Vittorio Emanuele III |
15c (sep 1905) |
Michetti Design
✓ |
80 |
15c (mar 1906) |
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✓ |
86 |
15c (jun 1909) |
|||
✓ |
96 |
15c (oct 1911) |
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✓ |
107 |
20c (dec 1916) |
|||
✓ |
106 |
20c (jan 1916) |
|||
✓ |
109 |
20c (oct 1917) |
Leoni Design
✓ |
81 |
5c (oct 1906) |
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✓ |
82 |
10c (oct 1906) |
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✓ |
108 |
15c (nov 1919) |
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.
