Postage Due

These stamps were used when mail was sent without enough postage. If someone handed in an envelop at the post office, of course, they wouldn’t accept it without the correct postage. However, if someone put an envelop in a public mail box, rather than return the envelop to the sender, they would put postage due stamps for the deficient amount and deliver it, expecting the recipient to pay the cost of them. If they didn’t pay, only then would the envelop be returned to the sender.

Note

For the longest time, I was missing one stamp on this page: the rose violet, eight lira stamp on the fourth row, second position. It’s the most expensive one on this page – but not too excessive. I’ve seen it for sale briefly for as low as about forty euros, and as high as almost two-hundred euros. Considering this is a stamp from 1947 when quality printing standards were pretty high, I don’t see the difference in the range of pricing. Fortunately, I found one for sale on the low price end.

Contains 24 spots: own 24 – 24 unused, 0 used.
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Album or Web Page Last changed Feb 1, 2023

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

Postage Due

1.1	✓	S97	Numeral & Decorations	1₤ (jun 1947) postage due, orange
1.2	✓	S98	Numeral & Decorations	2₤ (jun 1947) postage due, green
1.3	✓	S99	Numeral & Decorations	3₤ (jul 1947) postage due, pink red
1.4	✓	S100	Numeral & Decorations	4₤ (jul 1947) postage due, olive sepia
2.1	✓	S101	Numeral & Decorations	5₤ (jun 1947) postage due, purple
2.2	✓	S102	Numeral & Decorations	6₤ (jul 1947) postage due, violet blue
2.3	✓	S103	Numeral & Decorations	8₤ (jul 1947) postage due, rose violet
2.4	✓	S104	Numeral & Decorations	10₤ (jul 1947) postage due, sky blue
2.5	✓	S105	Numeral & Decorations	12₤ (jul 1947) postage due, bistre
3.1	✓	S106	Numeral & Decorations	20₤ (jul 1947) postage due, lilac pink
3.2	✓	S107	Numeral & Decorations	25₤ (feb 1954) postage due, dark red
3.3	✓	S108	Numeral & Decorations	50₤ (jul 1947) postage due, aquamarine
3.4	✓	S109	Numeral & Decorations	100₤ (feb 1952) postage due, orange yellow
3.5	✓	S110	Numeral & Decorations	500₤ (may 1952) postage due, blue & purple
4.1	✓	S111	Numeral & Decorations	5₤ (dec 1955) postage due, purple
4.2	✓	S112	Numeral & Decorations	8₤ (may 1956) postage due, rose violet
4.3	✓	S113	Numeral & Decorations	10₤ (feb 1957) postage due, sky blue
4.4	✓	S114	Numeral & Decorations	20₤ (jan 1956) postage due, lilac pink
5.1	✓	S115	Numeral & Decorations	25₤ (mar 1956) postage due, dark red
5.2	✓	S116	Numeral & Decorations	30₤ (apr 1961) postage due, grey
5.3	✓	S117	Numeral & Decorations	40₤ (mar 1966) postage due, black brown
6.1	✓	S118	Numeral & Decorations	50₤ (feb 1957) postage due, aquamarine
6.2	✓	S119	Numeral & Decorations	100₤ (apr 1957) postage due, orange yellow
6.3	✓	S120	Numeral & Decorations	500₤ (oct 1964) postage due, blue & rose

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.