FIume postage stamps year 1924 – REGNO D’ITALIA complete set MH stamps
The 1924 Fiume postage stamps overprinted with “REGNO D’ITALIA” were issued to mark the annexation of Fiume (now Rijeka) to the Kingdom of Italy. These stamps are definitive and commemorative issues originally from 1923 that received a letterpress overprint “REGNO D’ITALIA” in black, applied on 1 March 1924.
Key Details
- Overprint: “REGNO D’ITALIA” in black letterpress, applied on existing 1923 Fiume stamps.
- Purpose: To signify Fiume’s incorporation into the Kingdom of Italy.
- Number of Stamps: The set includes 12 stamps with various denominations.
- Designs: The base stamps feature typical Fiume motifs such as the Venetian ship (caravel) and other local symbols.
- Perforation and Printing: The stamps were printed by letterpress with perforation line 11½.
- Varieties: Some stamps have coincidental varieties such as offset overprints and minor printing anomalies.
- Collectibility: These overprinted stamps are catalogued in major stamp catalogues (Scott, Michel, Sassone) and are sought after by collectors of Italian and Fiume philately.
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