Parcel Post
Italian parcel post stamps came in pairs like these. When used, the left one would be glued to the package paperwork: it says at the bottom, Sul Bolletino, which basically meanings on the bill of lading. The part on the right was to be attached to the receipt given to the sender: Sul Ricevuto, which means on the receipt.
The image on the left ones seem to be of an old Greek sailing ship. I guess that goes with the concept of shipping a package. The stamps on the right side are of a rose. The word Rhodes in ancient Greek meant pomegranate, but later came to mean rose. I’ve seen this style of drawing a rose plant, somewhat thistle like on stove carvings of the crests associated with Rhodes. It may be both for the island and for a particular order of knights, as well.
Although these stamps were used on all of the Dodecanese islands, Rhodes (i.e., Rodi in Italian) was the largest of the islands and the most populated. It was a significant focus of the Italian administration. So the name Rodi appears on the stamps. In part it was probably like how people tell outsiders they’re from the largest neighboring city, when they’re actually from a small suburb town.
Note
Unlike their Italian Kingdom counter parts at the time, these parcel post stamps have much brighter colors. I like these. I just need to get better at cutting the plastic mounts. They’re a little sloppily cut and pasted. As for layout, I think the all could be a little lower on the page. Maybe I could arrange the top set into four rows to make it more interesting.
Contains 11 spots: own 11 – 11 unused, 0 used.
Page is finished.
Album or Web Page Last changed Jan 25, 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 |
Parcel Post Pairs
✓ |
PP1 |
2*5c (jul 1934) |
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✓ |
PP2 |
2*10c (jul 1934) |
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✓ |
PP3 |
2*20c (jul 1934) |
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✓ |
PP4 |
2*25c (jul 1934) |
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✓ |
PP5 |
2*50c (jul 1934) |
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✓ |
PP6 |
2*60c (jul 1934) |
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✓ |
PP7 |
1₤ (jul 1934) |
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✓ |
PP8 |
2₤ (jul 1934) |
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✓ |
PP10 |
4₤ (jul 1934) |
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✓ |
PP9 |
3₤ (jul 1934) |
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✓ |
PP11 |
10₤ (jul 1934) |
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.
