Parcel Post

The top set of parcel post stamp pairs from 1945 are the same as the ones printed and distributed prior to the King removing Mussolini and the Fascists from power. You can see how they look without overprinting on the Parcel Post page in the Kingdom album, in the second set of stamps on that page. But on these stamps at the top of the page, the post office overprinted the Fascist symbols with a bit of royal florish to indicate the Fascists are gone.

In 1946, they changed the printing dies and printed new parcel post pairs without the fasces in the middle. Click on the image of the album to enlarge it so that you can see the second set of stamps more closely. These were distributed in the 1946 during the remaining months of Umberto II’s reign as Royal Lieutenant and his month or so as the last King of Italy.

Note

There’s something cheerful about these parcel post stamps, the look and bright pastel colors. Maybe I’m projecting joy into them based on what they represent: a fresh start and a new king. The romantic side of me and the American upbringing makes me wish Umberto II and the monarchy had remained.

Contains 18 spots: own 18 – 18 unused, 0 used.
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Album or Web Page Last changed Jul 17, 2025

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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Parcel Post Pairs

1.1	✓	PP48	Parcel Post Pair	5c (aug 1945) parcel post, brown
1.2	✓	PP49	Parcel Post Pair	10c (aug 1945) parcel post, light blue
1.3	✓	PP50	Parcel Post Pair	25c (aug 1945) parcel post, carmine rose
2.1	✓	PP51	Parcel Post Pair	30c (aug 1945) parcel post, light blue
2.2	✓	PP52	Parcel Post Pair	50c (aug 1945) parcel post, orange
2.3	✓	PP53	Parcel Post Pair	60c (aug 1945) parcel post, red
3.1	✓	PP54	Parcel Post Pair	1₤ (aug 1945) parcel post, lilac
3.2	✓	PP55	Parcel Post Pair	2₤ (aug 1945) parcel post, green
3.3	✓	PP56	Parcel Post Pair	3₤ (aug 1945) parcel post, yellow brown
4.1	✓	PP57	Parcel Post Pair	4₤ (aug 1945) parcel post, grey
4.2	✓	PP58	Parcel Post Pair	10₤ (aug 1945) parcel post, pink lilac
4.3	✓	PP59	Parcel Post Pair	20₤ (aug 1945) parcel post, brown lilac
5.1	✓	PP60	Parcel Post Pair	1₤ (jul 1946) parcel post, bright violet
5.2	✓	PP61	Parcel Post Pair	2₤ (may 1946) parcel post, green
5.3	✓	PP62	Parcel Post Pair	3₤ (jul 1946) parcel post, orange
6.1	✓	PP63	Parcel Post Pair	4₤ (may 1946) parcel post, grey
6.2	✓	PP64	Parcel Post Pair	10₤ (may 1946) parcel post, lilac & pink lilac
7.1	✓	PP65	Parcel Post Pair	20₤ (may 1946) parcel post, lilac

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.