Diagonal Overprint

These stamps are identical to the ones on the first page of this sub-album, except that this one includes the 1 Lira stamp at the bottom of the page. The other and more noticeable difference is that the name, Castelrosso is overprinted diagonally across the face of these.

I’m not sure why they printed them diagonally. You might think they’re diagonal because the name is so long, but the name fits on the stamps on the first page without any problem. I may be wrong, but they’re the only Italian stamps with diagonal overprint that I have found. I very much dislike this feature.

Note

These stamps weren’t hard to find from stamp dealers in Italy, and they weren’t very expensive. Although I find the diagonal overprint disconcerting, I’m glad to have all of them and the page complete. However, the page isn’t finished. I need to adjust the size of the boxes in Adobe Photoshop. The stamps are touching the top border of each box. Or maybe I need to position the plastic mounts better. Whatever is the cause, I need to reprint and redo this page.

Contains 10 spots: own 10 – 10 unused, 0 used.
Page is finished.
Album or Web Page Last changed Dec 2, 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

Leoni Design

1.1	✓	15	Vittorio Emanuelle III	5c (mar 1924) definitive, green
1.2	✓	16	Vittorio Emanuelle III	10c (mar 1924) definitive, pink red
1.3	✓	17	Vittorio Emanuelle III	15c (mar 1924) definitive, slate

Michetti Design

2.1	✓	18	Vittorio Emanuelle III	20c (mar 1924) definitive, orange
2.2	✓	19	Vittorio Emanuelle III	25c (mar 1924) definitive, blue
2.3	✓	20	Vittorio Emanuelle III	40c (mar 1924) definitive, brown
3.1	✓	21	Vittorio Emanuelle III	50c (mar 1924) definitive, violet
3.2	✓	22	Vittorio Emanuelle III	65c (mar 1924) definitive, carmine
3.3	✓	23	Vittorio Emanuelle III	85c (mar 1924) definitive, reddish brown

Cellini Design

4.1

✓

24

Vittorio Emanuelle III

1₤ (mar 1924)
definitive, brown & green

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.