Old Stamps Of Italy ( Europe )

As Italy was not unified until 1861, its early postal history is tied to the various kingdoms or smaller realms that ruled the peninsula.  The Cavallini of Sardinia was an early private postal service in 1819.   In 1850, Count Camillo Cavour proposed a reform on postal stamps and went into effect on 1st. January 1851.  Years later the government accepted stamps produced by Francesco Matraire  of Turin with embossed profile of  Victor Emmanual II.  Other states in Italy also issued stamps of their own during the 1850s.   Matraire's stamps were printed several times and those printed after 17th. of March 1861 are normally considered the first stamps of Italy.

1.   ISSUED 1874

2.    ISSUED 1906  - PORTRAIT OF VICTOR EMMANUEL III

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4.  ISSUED 1946 - 1951

5.    ISSUED 1946 - 1951

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7.   ISSUED IN 1909

8.    ISSUED IN 1891

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12.   ISSUED 1952

13.   ISSUED 1958

14.   THE CASTLES - ISSUED 1980

15.  THE CASTLES - ISSUED 1980

16.    THE CASTLES - ISSUED 1980

17.    THE CASTLES - ISSUED 1980

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