Maternity & Infancy

On these stamps, besides the overprint in black ink saying Occupata Fiumano Kupa – which means basically, Occupied Fiume Region – there’s another overprint in another color. It’s in violet or blue. It reads, Maternità e Infanzia, which means, Motherhood and Childhood. Basically, these stamps cost a little extra to pay for postage and for raising money for single mothers and orphans – or something like that. The Fascists were known for social programs, helping single mothers, children, and the elderly, as well as the unemployed, injured veterans and others. It was part of their appeal with the public: “sure we’re cruel and hateful to some people, but look how nice we are to widows and orphans”.

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These stamps are not easy to find. In general, stamps from the Italian colonies and occupations aren’t too popular. Then these are actually Hungarian stamps overprinted for the Fiume region – not the city of Fiume. This all makes it more removed from mainstream Italian collectors. When I do find any, it’s just singles and they’re expensive. The hunt for these stamps is going to be extensive.

Contains 14 spots: own 3 – 3 unused, 0 used.
Album or Web Page Last changed Feb 5, 2025

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.

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Pro Maternità e Infanzia Overprint

1.1	✓	36	Peter II of Yugoslavia	0.50d (jun 1942) definitive, orange
1.2	✓	37	Peter II of Yugoslavia	1d (jun 1942) definitive, green
1.3	✓	38	Peter II of Yugoslavia	1.50d (jun 1942) definitive, red
1.4		39	Peter II of Yugoslavia	0.50d (jun 1942) definitive, orange
2.1		40	Peter II of Yugoslavia	1d (jun 1942) definitive, green
2.2		41	Peter II of Yugoslavia	1.50d (jun 1942) definitive, red
2.3		42	Peter II of Yugoslavia	0.25d (jun 1942) definitive, brown black
3.1		43	Peter II of Yugoslavia	0.50d (jun 1942) definitive, orange
3.2		44	Peter II of Yugoslavia	1d (jun 1942) definitive, green
3.3		45	Peter II of Yugoslavia	1.50d (jun 1942) definitive, red
3.4		46	Peter II of Yugoslavia	3d (jun 1942) definitive, lilac brown
4.1		47	Peter II of Yugoslavia	4d (jun 1942) definitive, ultramarine
4.2		48	Peter II of Yugoslavia	5d (jun 1942) definitive, dark blue
4.3		49	Peter II of Yugoslavia	5.50d (jun 1942) definitive, dark brown violet

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.