ALESSANDRO MANZONI in LIBYA STAMPS

"50th Anniversary of death of Alessandro Manzoni", Italian poet and novelist. 1923 stamps of Italy overprinted for use in Cyrenaica (eastern region of the Italian Colony of Libya) in 1924. The same stamps exist overprinted for use in Tripolitania (western region of the Italian Colony of Libya).
Subjects of stamps inspired by his famous novel "The Betrothed" (orig. Italian: "I Promessi Sposi", 1827), set on Lake Como, generally ranked among the masterpieces of world literature. More information in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Manzoni

MONTE CASSINO in LIBYA STAMPS

"XIV Centenary of Monte Cassino Abbey" founded by Saint Benedict of Nursia (San Benedetto da Norcia). 1929 stamps of Italy with changed colors overprinted for use in Cyrenaica (eastern region of the Italian Colony of Libya) the same year. The same stamps exist overprinted for use in Tripolitania (western region of the Italian Colony of Libya).
More information in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Cassino

PRINCE UMBERTO in LIBYA STAMPS

"Wedding of Prince Umberto of Savoy with Marie José of Belgium" in Rome, 8 January 1930. 1930 stamp of Italy with changed color overprinted for use in Tripolitania (western region of the Italian Colony of Libya) the same year. The same stamp exists overprinted for use in Cyrenaica (eastern region of the Italian Colony of Libya).
More information in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umberto_II_of_Italy

MUSSOLINI in LIBYA STAMPS

Anniversary of death 28 April 1945 (born 29 July 1883)
Italian colony of Libya 1941 issue "Two Peoples, One War - The Rome-Berlin Axis"

1934 ROME - BUENOS AIRES FLIGHT in LIBYA STAMPS

[photo] Three-engined plane SAVOIA-MARCHETTI S.71
[stamp] 1934 airmal stamp of Cyrenaica celebrating the first direct postal flight from Rome/Italy to BuenosAires/Argentina. The flight was made by the italian aviators Lombardi and Mazzotti with a three-engined plane Savoia-Marchetti S.71 on 27-28 January 1934.
[cover] cover travelled with the first flight, franked with stamps of Italy celebrating the event and showing the special postmarks.
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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.

ROME in LIBYA STAMPS

Rome - Italy: "Piazza del Popolo". Piazza del Popolo is a large urban square in Rome. The name in modern Italian literally means "People's Square", but historically it derives from the poplars trees (populus in Latin, pioppo in Italian) after which the church of Santa Maria del Popolo, in the northeast corner of the piazza, takes its name. More information in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza_del_Popolo
[stamp] 1929 stamp of Cyrenaica, eastern part of the Italian colony of Libya at that time. Stamp of Italy, type 1926 "Milizia/Previdenza" (different issues with different denominations and colors) overprinted for use in Cyrenaica; similar overprinted stamps for Cyrenaica were also issued in 1927 and 1930; same issues were also made for Tripolitania. More information about the fascist "Milizia" in: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milizia_Volontaria_per_la_Sicurezza_Nazionale

ROME in LIBYA STAMPS

Rome - Italy: "Campidoglio and Senatorial Palace"". The Capitoline Hill (Campidoglio) is one of the seven hills of Rome. The Senatorial Palace (Palazzo del Senatore or Palazzo del Campidoglio) is the seat of the municipality of Rome. More information in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitoline_Hill
[stamp] 1929 stamp of Tripolitania, north-western part of the Italian colony of Libya at that time. Stamp of Italy, type 1926 "Milizia/Previdenza" (different issues with different denominations and colors) overprinted for use in Tripolitania; similar overprinted stamps for Tripolitania were also issued in 1927 and 1930; same issues were also made for Cyrenaica. More information about the fascist "Milizia" in: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milizia_Volontaria_per_la_Sicurezza_Nazionale

ROME in LIBYA STAMPS

Rome - Italy: "Aqua Claudia", aqueduct of ancient Rome. More information in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_Claudia
[stamp] 1927 stamp of Tripolitania, north-western part of the Italian colony of Libya at that time. Stamp of Italy, type 1926 "Milizia/Previdenza" (different issues with different denominations and colors) overprinted for use in Tripolitania; similar overprinted stamps for Tripolitania were also issued in 1929 and 1930; same issues were also made for Cyrenaica. More information about the fascist "Milizia" in: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milizia_Volontaria_per_la_Sicurezza_Nazionale

APHRODITE FROM CYRENE in LIBYA STAMPS

Statue in marble, Roman copy (1st century BC) of a lost Hellenistic original statue in bronze by Praxiteles, famous Greek sculptor (4th century BC). It shows Aphrodite (Venus for Romans), the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation, rising from the sea. The statue was discovered in Cyrene in 1913 during the Italian rule in Libya and transported to Rome/Italy. In 2008 the statue was returned to Libya as a part of the partnership agreements between Italy/Berlusconi and Libya/Gaddafi.
[stamp] 1934 airmal stamp of Cyrenaica, eastern part of the Italian colony of Libya at that time.
Our graphics also shows an old Italian postcard and the return of the statue by Berlusconi to Gaddafi in 2008.

ROME in LIBYA STAMPS

Rome - Italy, Castel Sant'Angelo (also known as Mausoleum of Hadrian). More information in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castel_Sant'Angelo
[stamp] 1929 stamp of Cyrenaica, eastern part of the Italian colony of Libya at that time. Stamp of Italy, type 1926 "Milizia/Previdenza" (different issues with different colors) overprinted for use in Cyrenaica; similar overprinted stamps for Cyrenaica were also issued in 1927 and 1930; same issues were also made for Tripolitania. More information about the fascist "Milizia" in: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milizia_Volontaria_per_la_Sicurezza_Nazionale

LIBYA NEW ISSUE 2013 "NATIONAL POST DAY"

24 December 2013 "National Post Day", 1 stamp which includes image of a 1951 stamp making part of the first stamps issue of the Independent Kingdom of Libya.
In our graphics, the story of this stamp: (from top left) 1950 December 16th, Cyrenaica Autonomous Administration, the 200mills stamp was part of a set of 13 stamps to be used in Cyrenaica, the eastern part of Libya (not yet a united independent kingdom at that time). 1951 December 24th, declaration of the united independent Kingdom of Libya, made of three regions: Cyrenaica (east), Tripolitania (west) and Fezzan (south). The 1950 stamps were overprinted LIBYA, for use in Cyrenaica; LIBYA-MAL, for use in Tripolitania; LIBYA-FRANCS, for use in Fezzan. Date of issue for the three sets: 24 December 1951. The new 2013 stamp shows the 200mills stamp overprinted LIBYA-MAL.
More information in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Libya

BRITISH M.E.F. STAMPS

Some British stamps issued in the period 1937-1942 were overprinted M.E.F. (Middle East Forces) for use in territories occupied by the British Forces, former Italian colonies in Africa and Aegean islands. Overprinting was made in three different periods and they are known as "Cairo", "Nairobi" and "London" overprinting. Stamps with the third "London" oveprinting were also distributed in Libya: in Tripolitania (period 1.6.1943-30.6.1948) and in Cyrenaica (period 21.6.1943-15.1.1950). They were not distributed in Fezzan which was under the French administration, with their own "Fezzan" and "Fezzan-Ghadames" stamps.
[photo] British Field Marshal Montgomery during the North African Campaign in 1942. More information in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Montgomery,_1st_Viscount_Montgomery_of_Alamein

AFRIKA KORPS STAMP

Afrika Korps, a branch of Wehrmacht Heer, was the German expeditionary force in Africa during the North African Campaign of World War II. It formed upon Adolf Hitler's personal orders on 11 January 1941 and the commander was Erwin Rommel, later known as the Desert Fox (in our graphics). The headquarters was placed in Tripoli, Libya (colony of Italy, allied with Nazi Germany). More information in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrika_Korps
The stamp was issued in March 1943 in Tunis for the use of troops who wished to send postal packets home to Germany; soldiers using these stamps were required to use a 20 pfennig stamp along with it. The stamp was designed by Herr Roleff and printed at a mission press in Tunis. More information in: http://philatelic.wikidot.com/afrika-korps
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CLASSIC STAMPS OF LIBYA

Postal stamp issued during the Italian colonial period in Libya.
1921 and following, "Serie Pittorica". Stamp designer: Giovanni Costantini. Allegorical subject (Winged Victory over Roman altar) with view of Tripoli and its minarets. Suggested reading: "Libia, la Serie Pittorica" by Michele Picardi [Poste Italiane 1993]
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CLASSIC STAMPS OF LIBYA

1908 Express stamp of Italy (King Vittorio Emanuele III) overprinted "Libia" in 1915 for use in the new colony of Libya.
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CLASSIC STAMPS OF LIBYA

Postal stamp issued during the Italian colonial period in Libya.
1921 and following, "Serie Pittorica". The subject is an ancient Roman soldier: a "Signifer", the bearer of the standard of a Roman legion, with an animal skin around his head. More details in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_ancient_Rome
Our graphics show map of the Roman Empire in 200 a.D., at the time of Emperor Septimius Severus, born in Leptis Magna, Libya.
Stamp designer: Duilio Cambellotti. Suggested reading: "Libia, la Serie Pittorica" by Michele Picardi [Poste Italiane 1993]
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CLASSIC STAMPS OF LIBYA

Postal stamps issued during the British administration in Libya after World War II, for use in TRIPOLITANIA, north-western part of the country. 1950 (February 6): 1937-42 stamps of Great Britain (image of King George VI) overprinted "B.A. TRIPOLITANIA" (British Administration Tripolitania) and new values in "M.A.L." (Military Administration Lire).
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CLASSIC STAMPS OF LIBYA

Postal stamps issued during the French administration in Libya after World War II, for use in FEZZAN, south-western part of the country. 1951 (June 25) "Pictorial set".
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CLASSIC STAMPS OF LIBYA

Postal stamps issued during the Italian colonial period in Libya for use in TRIPOLITANIA, north-western part of the country. 1934 (October 16) "2nd Exhibition of Colonial Art in Naples/Italy" airmail stamp.
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