Air Mail

Italy in Transition, Page 48 (GR-1)

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These stamps are also the same as the previous issues for their purposes (i.e., air mail and express mail), but with G.N.R. overprinted on them – Guardia Nazionale Repubblicana, meaning National Republican Guard.

I’m surprised they didn’t make a new design for the espress mail stamps, a design without the picture of the King on it since he turned against them, surrendering in September 1943. All of these stamps were printed in May 1944, eight months afterwards. Germany would surrender in Italy at the start of May 1945, a week before all German forces surrendered.

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This page still looks sparse. It’s slow going to complete it; it hasn’t been a priority, though. They’re not easy to find and when I do, they’re expensive. I’ve seen the air mail stamps on the third row for sale on-line, but the cost would have blown my budget for just two stamps. I’ve been putting my resources elsewhere – primarily in Italian Colonies.

Contains 11 spots: own 8 – 8 unused, 0 used.
Album or Web Page Last changed Jul 18, 2025

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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

Air Mail: Overprint G.N.R.

1.1	✓	A117	Wings	25c (may 1944) air mail, green
1.2	✓	A118	Pegasus	50c (may 1944) air mail, sepia
1.3	✓	A119	Victory	75c (may 1944) air mail, brown
2.1	✓	A120	Wings	80c (may 1944) air mail, red
2.2	✓	A121	Victory	1₤ (may 1944) air mail, purple
2.3	✓	A123	Pegasus	5₤ (may 1944) air mail, green
2.4		A124	Pegasus	10₤ (may 1944) air mail, red
3.1		A122	Arrows	2₤ (may 1944) air mail, sky blue
3.2		A125	Airplane in Flight	2₤ (may 1944) air mail, grey
4.1	✓	E19	Vittorio Emanuele III	1.25₤ (may 1944) express, green
4.2	✓	E20	Vittorio Emanuele III	2.50₤ (may 1944) express, orange

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.