Umberto I <<-- : -->> The Michetti Definitive issues
On the accession of Victor Emmanuel III (Re Vittorio Emanuele III in Italian) to the throne in 1900 after the assassination of Umberto I, arrangements were made to issue stamps bearing his portrait. The three low values, 1c, 2c and 5c were considered too low to bear His Majesty's portrait, but the higher denominations utilised a design by Giuseppe Cellini which became known as the Floreale design.
10c carmine, 20c orange and 25c blue, issued 1st July 1901
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40c brown, 45c olive and 50c mauve, issued 1st October 1901
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1 lira brown and green, and 5 lire blue and rose, issued 1st October 1901
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Later issues used a design similar to that of the two lira values
10 lire olive and rose, issued 1st November 1910
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2 lire orange and grey-green, issued 29th November 1923
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75c rose and carmine and 1l25 ultramarine and indigo, issued March 1926
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25c olive-green and green issued June 1926, and 2l50 orange and myrtle green issued November 1926
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Stamps of the Kingdom of Italy - Floreale Issues
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v2 17th April 2015
