St. Vitus

Saint Vitus is the patron saint of Fiume, now Rijeka in Croatia. The Jesuit cathedral in Fiume was concecrated as St. Vitus Cathedral. The stamps on the third row of this album page depict St. Vitus.

St. Vitus lived in the Fourth Century. He was from Sicily, but for some reason was celebrated by christians in Fiume. He’s also a patron saint of actors, comedians, and dancers. There’s nothing notable about his history, nothing related to these occupations or to Fiume. He was executed for his Christian beliefs as part of one of the last such cullings by the Roman empire to stamp out Christianity. In centuries following his death, there was a dance and other performances developed on his feast day. This is said to be why he’s patron of dancers and the others.

Note

I bought all of these stamps from a dealer located in Naples. This is the first time I bought stamps from anyone in Naples. Milanese have often told me not to trust people from there, but he was very nice and his prices were fair. I may buy more from him since he lists his stamps on-line. The only problem is that they’re only on ebay. I’ve bought many things through ebay, but don’t feel comfortable buying stamps there. I need to get over that.

Contains 12 spots: own 12 – 12 unused, 0 used.
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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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Annessione All’Italia Overprint

1.1	✓	214	Venetian Ship	5c (mar 1924) definitive, green
1.2	✓	215	Venetian Ship	10c (mar 1924) definitive, violet
1.3	✓	216	Venetian Ship	15c (mar 1924) definitive, brown
2.1	✓	217	Roman Gate	20c (mar 1924) definitive, red vermillion
2.2	✓	218	Roman Gate	25c (mar 1924) definitive, grey
2.3	✓	219	Roman Gate	30c (mar 1924) definitive, dark green
3.1	✓	220	Saint Vitus	50c (mar 1924) definitive, light blue
3.2	✓	221	Saint Vitus	60c (mar 1924) definitive, carmine
3.3	✓	222	Saint Vitus	1₤ (mar 1924) definitive, blue
4.1	✓	223	Rostral Column	2₤ (mar 1924) definitive, violet brown
4.2	✓	224	Rostral Column	3₤ (mar 1924) definitive, olive bistre
4.3	✓	225	Rostral Column	5₤ (mar 1924) definitive, bistre 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.
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