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Stamp of the Kingdom of Italy; 1916; definitive stamp as overprint issue on the so-called "Michetti-issue - first series - type III"; portrait of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy with view to right after a painting of Francesco Paolo Michetti; overprint of a new nominal value on type III but without watermark and with perforation K 13½; print type calcography (as copper intaglio); two-lines, black overprint "threefold fess + threefold fess / CENT. 20" in the upper area; postmarked
Stamp: Michel: No. 124 (= No. 87III from 1911 with overprint); Yvert & Tellier: No. 102
Color: dark blueish grey to slate grey blue with black overprint
Watermark none (!)
Nominal value: 20 CENT. (Centesimi) on 15 Cent. (Centesimi)

Postage validity: from 1 June 1916 until 26 February 1924
date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1916-06-01T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1924-02-26T00:00:00Z/11

Stamp picture size (printed area): 19.0 x 24.0 mm (= type III)
Date (first issue day of the stamp)
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Author Poste del Regno d'Italia (Post of the government of Italy)
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Picture description portrait of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy with view to right after a painting of Francesco Paolo Michetti
First day of issue
Publisher Poste del Regno d'Italia (Post of the government of Italy)
Design Francesco Paolo Michetti (1851-1929) (design)

Alberto Repettati (engraving)

Printer "Officina Carte Valori", Turin (information dubiously)
Printing technique Calcography
Circulation ?
Perforation Comb perforation, K 13½
MICHEL Nr. Italien, Nr. 124

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