Joining Kingdom
Royal Visit
Possibily to celebrate Rodi and the Dodecanese islands being part of the Kingdom of Italy the king, Vittorio Emanuele III and the queen, Elena of Montenegro visited these islands in 1929. This set of nine stamps commemorate that royal visit to Rodi. They went by ship, on the royal yacht called La Savoia. I see on-line videos of the visit to Rodi, but haven’t seen any video taken on the other islands. I’m still looking for more information on the purpose of the voyage and where they went.
These stamps depict castles and other places in Rodi, as well as a crusader knights – the Knights Hospitaller which were based in Rodi from the 14th through the 16th Century. Still, I’m not sure what these images have to do with the royal visit.
Note
This page was a little sparse. I’ve been working to resolve that. I received recently the two stamps on the first row, and the Ferrucci stamps at the bottom of the page. It’s looking a little more respectable.
The few stamps I have from the royal visit I acquired somehow decades ago. This set is a little expensive, so it may be a few months before I get them. I have the same set of stamps, but overprinted to commemorate some event or cause. Those are strangely cheaper because there are more of them than these original ones.
Contains 14 spots: own 14 – 14 unused, 0 used.
Page is finished.
Album or Web Page Last changed Jan 22, 2024
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 |
Michetti Design
✓ |
1 |
Vittorio Emanuele III |
25c (sep 1912) |
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✓ |
2 |
Vittorio Emanuele III |
50c (sep 1912) |
Royal Visit
✓ |
3 |
5c (may 1929) |
|||
✓ |
4 |
10c (may 1929) |
|||
✓ |
5 |
20c (may 1929) |
|||
✓ |
6 |
25c (may 1929) |
|||
✓ |
7 |
30c (may 1929) |
|||
✓ |
10 |
5₤ (may 1929) |
|||
✓ |
11 |
10₤ (may 1929) |
|||
✓ |
8 |
50c (may 1929) |
|||
✓ |
9 |
1.25₤ (may 1929) |
Francesco Ferruccio - Air Mail
✓ |
A1 |
50c (oct 1930) |
|||
✓ |
A2 |
1₤ (oct 1930) |
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✓ |
A3 |
5+2₤ (oct 1930) |
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.
