Stamps of the Kingdom of Italy

by Tony Clayton

Enti Parastatali Stamps

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Enti Parastatali stamps are issues used by a variety of State organisations during 1924. The experiment was not continued after the end of 1924, although there is evidence that it was originally intended to continue with revised stamps in 1925.

Eight values were available (5, 10,25,30 and 50 centesimi, and 1, 3 and 5 lire) but most organisations had fewer than eight.

Mint and used copies of these stamps have been extensively forged - beware of purchasing expensive items without a certificate.

Assoc.Biblioteche Bologna

National Association for Libraries in Elementary Schools.
5c, 10c, 30c and 50c only

30c brown Sassone 3

50c violet Sassone 4

Assoc.Naz.Mutil.Inv.Guerra-Roma

National Association for Cripples and Disabled War Veterans.
All eight values

10c rose Sassone 6

1 lire blue Sassone 10

Bibliot.Circolanti Milano

Italian Federation of Circulating Libraries
5c, 10c, 30c and 50c only

5c green Sassone 13

30c brown Sassone 15

Cassa Nazionale Assic. Inf. Lavaro

National Industrial Accident Insurance Fund
5c, 10c, 25c, 30c, 50c, 1l and 5l only

10c rose Sassone 18

25c lilac-brown Sassone 19

50c violet Sassone 21

1 lire blue Sassone 22

Cassa Nazionale Assicuraz. Sociali

National Social Insurance Fund
5c, 10c, 25c, 30c, 50c and 1l only

25c brown-lilac Sassone 26

50c violet Sassone 28

Consorzio Bibliot. Torino

National Society for Libraries for the People
5c, 10c, 30c and 50c only

5c green Sassone 30

30c brown Sassone 32

50c violet Sassone 33

Federaz. Italiana Biblioteche Pop.

Italian Federation of Libraries for the People
10c, 30c, 50c and 1l only. All four are known without a full stop after POP.

10c rose; No full stop after POP variety Sassone 34b

1 Lire blue Sassone 37

Gruppo D'Azione Scuole Milano

Action Group for Schools for the People
5c, 10c, 30c and 50c only

5c green Sassone 38

10c rose Sassone 39

30c brown Sassone 40

50c violet Sassone 41

Lega Nazionale Trieste

Trieste National Union
5c, 10c, 30c and 50c only

5c green Sassone 42

30c brown Sassone 44 Courtesy of Italy and Colonies Study Circle

50c violet Sassone 45

Opera Italia Redente Roma

National Union for Italia Redenta
5c, 10c, 30c and 50c only

5c green Sassone 46

50c violet Sassone 49

Opera Naz. Protez. Assist. Inv. Guerra

National Institute for Aid and Protection of War Disabled (became National Association for Cripples and Disabled War Veterans during 1924 - see above and below)
All eight values

5c green Sassone 50

10c rose Sassone 51

Patronati Scolastici

Scholastic Charities
5c, 10c, 25 and 50c only

5c green Sassone 58

10c rose Sassone 59

25c brown-lilac Sassone 60

50c violet Sassone 61

Ufficio Nazionale Colloc. Disoccup.

National Employment Office
5c, 10c, 25c, 30c, 50c, 1l and 5l only

10c rose Sassone 63

25c brown-lilac Sassone 64

30c brown Sassone 65

Vigilanza Obbligo Scolastico

Organisation for Reporting on Negligent Pupils in Elementary Schools
25c only

25c brown-lilac Sassone 69

Assoc.Naz.Mutil.Inv.Guerra-Roma overprinted on Opera Naz. Protez. Assist. Inv. Guerra

Provisional issued when the organisation changed names (see above)
All eight values

30c brown Sassone 73

50c violet Sassone 74

1 Lire blue Sassone 75

Forgeries

The whole series has been extensively forged. The following stamp is an example, purporting to be an archive proof of the common design of the 1 lire. The clear indication that it is a forgery are the series of indentations on the right-hand frame line caused by the fact that the original from which it was copied had perforations that overlapped the design due to poor centreing.

Other factors include the fact that the crown watermark looks completely wrong.

Forgery of 1 lire proof

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