Stamps of Lombardy-Venetia

Postage Stamps issued by the Austrian Empire for use in the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, Lombardy government between 1850 and 1859 (including the Mantua province) and Veneto government until 1866. They have been officially reprinted until 1894.

Issues 1850 (Handpaper) - 1854 (Machine paper)

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  5 centesimi issue 1850 (Handpaper only), type I, cancelled at GALLARATE (Lombardy). Michel 1a.
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  5 centes, cancelled at MILANO (Lombardy).
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  5 centes, cancelled at MILANO (Lombardy).
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  5 centes., orange reprint (probably 1887-1894), Mi 1ND.
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  10 centes., type Ib, linear cancelled, Mi2X.
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  10 centes. Machine paper issue 1854, cancelled at VENEZIA. Mi 2Ya.

15 centesimi Hand paper

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  Type I. Linear cancelled at PADOVA. Mi3Xa.
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  Type IIb. Circle cancelled at VICENZA. Mi3Xb.
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  Linear cancelled at SERRAVALLE (now part of Vittorio Veneto, prov.Treviso). Mi3X.
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  15 centes., linear cancelled with full date in 1852 from Padova (Venetia).

15 centesimi Machine paper

Paper used since end 1854. Only type III. Rose and red shades. Michel N°3Y.

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  Type IIIa, circleBERGAMO (Lombardy).
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  Script cancelled at BRENO (Lombardy)
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  Circle at CAVARZERE
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  Circle at CREMONA
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  DC at DESENZANO (Lombardy ).
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  3 circles at LENDINARA
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  Type IIIc, 3 circles cancelled at LONIGO (Veneto).
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  Type IIIc. Oblique PADOVA
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  Pale red Blassrot Large linear letters TREVISO
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  Oblique linear UDINE
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  Circle VICENZA

30 - 45 centesimi

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  30 centes unused, type I
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  30 centes type I cancelled at Monza (Lombardy).
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  30 centes, cancelled at SCHIO.
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  45 centes, handpaper type I, cancelled at COMO (Lombardy). Mi5Xa.

Issues 1858 (Type I) and 1859 (Type II)

New currency in soldi required new values. Note the 2 colours for the 3 soldi.

Type I

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  Unused
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  3 soldi black issue 1858 type I. Mi7Ia.
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  5 soldi type I, cancelled at CREMONA, (Lombardy). Mi9I.
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  5 soldi type I, cancelled at PADOVA
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  10 soldi, issue 1858 type I, cancelled at MILANO. Mi10I.
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  15 soldi issue 1858, type I, cancelled at CONEGLIANO (Veneto). Mi11I.

Type II

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  2 soldi, unused. Mi6II
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  2 soldi, deep yellow, unused.
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  3 soldi black issue 1859 type II. Mi7IIa.
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  3 soldi green issue 1862, block unused. Mi8II.
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  3 soldi green issue 1862, cancelled at (PAD)OVA. Mi8II.
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  5 soldi, cancelled at CAVARZERE
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  5 soldi, cancelled at CHIOGGIA, Veneto. Mi9II.
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  5 soldi, cancelled at MOTTA.
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  5 soldi, circular cancel from SANTA LUCIA VENEZI.
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  Ornamented cancelled at VERONA (Veneto).
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  10 soldi, issue 1859, ornamented cancelled at MIRA (Veneto).
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  10 soldi, issue 1859, 4 circles cancelled at MONSELICE (Veneto).
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  10 soldi, linear cancelled at UDINE (Veneto).
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  10 soldi type II, linear cancelled at UDINE (Veneto). Mi10II.

Issues 1861-1862

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  5 soldi issue1861, 4 circles (Mueller type R4S-f) at GEMONA (Veneto government). Mi12.
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  5 soldi, linear cancelled at MESTRE (Veneto). Mi12.
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  5 soldi issue 1861, cancelled MONTAGNANA
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  5 soldi, linear cancelled PORDENONE, Mueller type RL-R, Friuli-VG Region.
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  5 soldi issue 1861, linear cancelled TIENE, Mueller type sL-R, Veneto Region.
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  10 soldi brown. Mi13.

Issue 1863

Perforated 14. Were also in use in the Ottoman (Levant) Austrian post-offices (not to be placed in this Gallery).

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  2 soldi Mi14. More frequent in unused form.
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  3 soldi Mi15.
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  5 soldi, cancelled ROVIGO.
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  5 soldi, cancelled MAROSTICA (Veneto Region) Mi16.
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  5 soldi, cancelled at VERONA (Veneto Region).
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  10 soldi Mi17.
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  15 soldi, cancelled with simple oval from TRIEST, Austrian-Littoral, now Italy.
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  15 soldi, cancelled at MANTOVA (Mantova). Mi18.

Issue 1864

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  2 soldi Mi19.
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  3 soldi unused. Mi20
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  3 soldi, cancelled at PADOVA (Veneto Region). Mi20.
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  5 soldi unused. Mi21
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  5 soldi, cancelled at CAVARZERE
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  5 soldi, cancelled at CHIOGGIA
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  5 soldi, cancelled at MONTEBELLO (Veneto Region) (Mueller type RvS-f). Mi21.
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  5 soldi, cancelled at ROVIGO (Veneto Region) (Mueller type RS-f). Mi21.
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  10 soldi, cancelled at MANTOVA (Mantova province). Mi22.
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  15 soldi unused. Mi23.
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  15 soldi, cancelled at MONTAGNANA (Veneto Region) (Mueller type R3S-f). Mi23.

Fiscal stamps with postage use after 1850

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Newspaper tax stamps (1858-1859)

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  1 kreuzer black unused- rare
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  2 kreuzer red, issued on 1 January 1859. Unused.
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  2 kreuzer red, circle cancelled at VICENZA.
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  4 kreuzer red (rare). DC cancelled at VENEZIA. Sold 3,350 DM in 1974.
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  4 kreuzer red, issued on 1 November 1858, DC cancelled at VENEZIA (genuine??)