Postage Stamps of Italian Colonies

by Tony Clayton

General Issues for Italian Colonies

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During the period 1932 to 1934 issues were made of commemoratives for use throughout all the main colonies of Libya, Eritrea and Italian Somalia.

1932 Garibaldi Issue

This is an extensive set with 10 postage values, 5 airmail values and 2 air express values, with revisions of designs from the Italy set. 20,000 full sets were issued.

Postage: 1.75+0.25 Lire blue Sassone 8.	Air Express: 2.25+1 Lire brown Sassone A6.
Postage: 2.55+0.50 Lire brown Sassone 9.	Airmail: 50c red Sassone A1.
Postage: 5+1 Lire blue Sassone 10.	Airmail: 5+1 Lire brown Sassone A5.

1932 Dante Alighieri Issue

The Italy set was used in its entirety, overprinted COLONIE ITALIANE. 60,000 complete sets were issued.

Postage: 5+2 Lire green Sassone 21.

Airmail: 7.70+2 Lire carmine Sassone A12.

Airmail: 10+2.50 Lire orange Sassone A13.

Airmail: 100 Lire This was issued a little later. Sassone A14.

1933 Eritrea Commemoration

This set commemorated the 50th Anniversary of the creation of Eritrea as an Italian Colony. Only 20,000 of the top values were issued.

Postage: 2.75 Lire orange-vermilion Same design used for 10c and 50c Sassone 29.	Postage: 5+2 Lire deep blue-green Same design used for 20c and 75c Sassone 30.	Postage: 10+2.50 Lire red-brown Same design used for 25c and 1.25l. Sassone 31.
Airmail: 7.70+2 lire blackish-green Same design used for 50c and 1l. Sassone A19.	Airmail: 10+2.50 lire blue Same design used for 3l and 5l. Sassone A20.	Airmail: 50 lire violet Sassone A21.

1933 10th Anniversary of the March on Rome

An extensive set of 10 postage and 8 airmail stamps. 15,000 of the two top values were issued.

Postage: 2.75 lire deep blue Same design used for 5c and 75c. Sassone 38.	Postage: 10 lire slate-blue Same design used for 50c and 1.75l. Sassone 40.
Postage: 5 lire brown-black Same design used for 25c and 1.25l. Sassone 39.	Postage: 25 lire greenish black Sassone 41.
Airmail: 10 lire deep violet Same design used for 50c and 1l. Sassone A26.	Airmail: 12 lire blue-green Same design used for 75c and 3l. Sassone A27.
Airmail: 20 lire blackish-green Sassone A28.	Airmail: 50 lire blue Sassone A29.

1934 15th Milan Fair

Four stamps of the same design were issued with a print run of 100,000

1.25 lire blue Sassone 45.

1934 Duke of Abruzzi Airmail

Just 1 stamp was issued with a print run of 15,000

25 lire black Sassone A30.

1934 Football World Cup

The set consists of 5 postage and 7 airmail values. 20,000 sets were issued.

Postage: 10 lire blue Same design used for 5l. Sassone 50.

Airmail: 25 lire green Same design used for 5l and 10l. Sassone A36.

Postage: 1.25 lire blue Same design used for 10c and 50c. Sassone 48.

Airmail: 15 lire carmine Same design used for 50c and 75c. Sassone A35.

Airmail: 50 lire green Sassone A37.

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