Stamps of the Kingdom of Italy

by Tony Clayton

The 1863 Quindici Stamps printed by Matraire

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Type 2 Subject 20

General Characteristics: White fault in oval at 1 o'clock; vertical dash near NE corner; dash above first O of BOLLO

None
Subject 20 Group 1
Large frame break under U of QUINDICI.
Type 2
Subject 20 Group 2
Dot to right of nostril; break in frame and cartouche at bottom right of ITALIANO; dot above and to left of right cartouche.

Type 2
Subject 20 Group 2
Another example

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Subject 20 Group 3
Cartouche broken over ST of POSTALE.
None
Subject 20 Group 4
Dot between frame and cartouche below NO of ITALIANO; top cartouche broken above OS.

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1863 Matraire issue Type 2 Subject 20
Copyright reserved by the author, Tony Clayton
v5 1st February 2022

Subject 20 Group 1 Large frame break under U of QUINDICI.	Subject 20 Group 2 Dot to right of nostril; break in frame and cartouche at bottom right of ITALIANO; dot above and to left of right cartouche.
	Subject 20 Group 2 Another example
Subject 20 Group 3 Cartouche broken over ST of POSTALE.	Subject 20 Group 4 Dot between frame and cartouche below NO of ITALIANO; top cartouche broken above OS.