Grand Duchy of Toscana

Italian States, Page ASI-12 (GR-1)

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The Second Italian War of Independence started in the summer of 1859. Giuseppe Garibaldi and his troops conquered Tuscany fairly quickly. The then grand duke, Leopold II left and eventually abdicated his throne to his son, Ferdinand IV. He was deposed, though, by the Tuscan National Assembly on 16 August 1859.

In December 1859, the Grand Duchy were merged with the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza to form the United Provinces of Central Italy. That was later absorbed into the Kingdom of Sardegna, and subsequently the new Kingdom of Italy.

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These stamps are so neat looking. I like the design of the seated lion, and I like the colors. I also like that you can see still today statues exactly like this lion, at the entrance to churches and key buildings in Florence and other major cities in Tuscany.

Contains 23 spots: own 4 – 3 unused, 1 used.
Album or Web Page Last changed Jul 7, 2023

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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.

spot

own

catalog

subject

description

comment

Grand Duchy

1.1		1	Marzocco	1g. (1851) definitive, black on gray
1.2		2	Marzocco	1s. (1851) definitive, ochre on gray
1.3		3	Marzocco	2s. (1851) definitive, scarlet on sky blue
1.4	✓	4	Marzocco	1cr. (1851) definitive, dark carmine on gray
2.1	✓	5	Marzocco	2cr. (1851) definitive, dark blue on gray
2.2	✗	6	Marzocco	4cr. (1851) definitive, green on gray
2.3		7	Marzocco	6cr. (1851) definitive, slate on gray
2.4		8	Marzocco	9cr. (1851) definitive, violet brown on gray
2.5		9	Marzocco	60cr. (1851) definitive, scarlet on gray
3.1		10	Marzocco	1q. (1857) definitive, black
3.2		11	Marzocco	1s. (1857) definitive, ochre
3.3	✓	12	Marzocco	1cr. (1857) definitive, carmine
4.1		13	Marzocco	2cr. (1857) definitive, sky blue
4.2		14	Marzocco	4cr. (1857) definitive, green
4.3		15	Marzocco	6cr. (1857) definitive, dark blue
4.4		16	Marzocco	9cr. (1859) definitive, lilac brown

Provisional Government

5.1		17	Savoy Coat of Arms	1c. (1860) definitive, brown violet
5.2		18	Savoy Coat of Arms	5c. (1860) definitive, green
5.3		19	Savoy Coat of Arms	10c. (1860) definitive, brown
5.4		20	Savoy Coat of Arms	20c. (1860) definitive, deep blue
6.1		21	Savoy Coat of Arms	40c. (1860) definitive, carmine
6.2		22	Savoy Coat of Arms	80c. (1860) definitive, carmine
6.3		23	Savoy Coat of Arms	3l. (1860) definitive, yellow ochre

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.