Gabriele d’Annuzio

Gabriele d’Annuzio was an interesting character. He was the Prince of Monte Nevoso, which is now part of Slovenia. He was born in the Abruzzo region of Italy, though. In 1924, King Vittorio Emanuele III gave him the royal title.

D’Annuzio was also a poet and novelist. He published several book and some were made into play and movies. He was famous among Italians for his writings.

D’Annunzio was also an Italian commander during World War I. After the war ended, there were discussions about Italy taking possession of Fiume. The powers that be, though, were leaning towards Yugoslavia taking control of the port city and surrounding region. However, D’Annunzio didn’t like this. He had some sort of love for the area from his days as commander in the region.

Rather than wait for the talks to end, D’Annunzio recruited some of his former troops and invaded on Fiume. They took control and formed the Italian Regency of Carnaro. Their intention was to present Fiume to the Kingdom of Italy. The King didn’t accept and had his military chase them out. As a result, though, among Italians of Fiume, the Prince was a hero. These stamps are to honor him.

Note

In November 2024, I went to Veronafil, a stamp show, or rather a stamp dealer gathering, in Verona. I bought this set of stamps from a dealer there who’s normally located in Naples. His shop is called, Filosathelia. I was pleased to find a complete set at a good price.

As for my layout of the page, I underestimated the size of the stamps when I designed it. I need to enlarge the boxes and print it again. I also need some larger plastic stamp mounts for these stamps. When I get those, I’ll redo this page.

Contains 14 spots: own 14 – 14 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

Prince of Monte Nevoso

1.1	✓	113	Gabriele D’Annunzio	5c (sep 1920) definitive, green
1.2	✓	114	Gabriele D’Annunzio	10c (sep 1920) definitive, carmine
1.3	✓	115	Gabriele D’Annunzio	15c (sep 1920) definitive, grey
2.1	✓	116	Gabriele D’Annunzio	20c (sep 1920) definitive, orange
2.2	✓	117	Gabriele D’Annunzio	25c (sep 1920) definitive, dark blue
2.3	✓	118	Gabriele D’Annunzio	30c (sep 1920) definitive, red brown
3.1	✓	119	Gabriele D’Annunzio	45c (sep 1920) definitive, olive
3.2	✓	120	Gabriele D’Annunzio	50c (sep 1920) definitive, lilac
3.3	✓	121	Gabriele D’Annunzio	55c (sep 1920) definitive, ochre
3.4	✓	122	Gabriele D’Annunzio	1₤ (sep 1920) definitive, black
4.1	✓	123	Gabriele D’Annunzio	2₤ (sep 1920) definitive, lilac purple
4.2	✓	124	Gabriele D’Annunzio	3₤ (sep 1920) definitive, dark green
4.3	✓	125	Gabriele D’Annunzio	5₤ (sep 1920) definitive, brown
4.4	✓	126	Gabriele D’Annunzio	10₤ (sep 1920) definitive, violet shale

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.