Saturday, March 1, 2014

KING VICTOR EMMANUEL III OF ITALY in LIBYA STAMPS

[photo] Victor Emmanuel III king of Italy 1900-1946. More information in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Emmanuel_III_of_Italy
[stamps] 1934 airmal stamps of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica celebrating the special flight from Rome/Italy to Mogadishu/Somalia on the occasion of the 65th birthday of the King. The special flight (10-11 November 1934, 5970 km, via Tobruk/Libya and Massawa/Eritrea) was organized by the Tripoli Fair authority.