Antonio Grossich

Antonio Grossich was from the Fiume region and local hero.

He was a surgeon and doctor, specializing in obstetrics. He was one of the first to promote sterilization of operating equipment and operating rooms for surgeries. He also advocated the use of iodine for sterilizing wounds. All of which saved countless lives.

From 1918 until 1924, he served on the Italian National Council of Fiume. For his work in medicine, he was given the Order of the Crown of Italy. The first two stamps on this page depict Grossich.

Note

The first stamp on this page, which I’ve ordered recently from a local dealer, was issued before the Italian occupation, but continued to be printed and sold after the Italian government took control of Fiume. So I’ve included it in my Fiume sub-album, along with the overstamped version next to it.

There aren’t many dealers that in Italy that offer Fiume stamps, but I’m looking for the ones on the bottom row of this page.

Contains 13 spots: own 10 – 10 unused, 0 used.
Album or Web Page Last changed Nov 19, 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
1.1	✓	74	Dr. Antonio Grossich	25c (dec 1920) definitive, light blue

Bold Valore Globale Overprint - Type I

1.2

✓

103

Dr. Antonio Grossich

25c (sep 1920)
definitive, light blue

Valore Globale Overprint - Type I

2.1	✓	88	Capitoline	5c (dec 1920) definitive, green
2.2	✓	89	Capitoline	10c (dec 1920) definitive, red
2.3	✓	90	Capitoline	15c (dec 1920) definitive, grey
2.4	✓	91	Capitoline	20c (dec 1920) definitive, orange

Small Valore Globale Overprint - Type I

3.1	✓	92	Ship on Rough Seas	45c (dec 1920) definitive, olive
3.2	✓	93	Ship on Rough Seas	60c (dec 1920) definitive, carmine
4.1	✓	94	Ship on Rough Seas	80c (dec 1920) definitive, liight violet
4.2	✓	95	Ship on Rough Seas	1k (dec 1920) definitive, slate
5.1		96	Proclamation Flag	2k (dec 1920) definitive, red brown
5.2		97	Proclamation Flag	3k (dec 1920) definitive, black brown
5.3		98	Proclamation Flag	5k (dec 1920) definitive, yellow brown

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.