This new catalogue provides a comprehensive priced listing of the stamps of Italy, San Marino and Vatican City. Prices have been thoroughly revised throughout by leading experts in the field.


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Key Features

Major varieties including perforation, watermark and shade variations, overprint types and major errors are included.  Booklets are listed and priced and also notes are provided on Machine Labels (Vatican City). 

Stamp issuing countries covered in this book include:

  • Italy (updated to September 2021)
  • San Marino (September 2021)
  • Vatican City (November 2020)

 

Information is provided at the beginning of each country covering history, early stamp issues and currency changes.

Updated Design indexes included for the following countries:

  • Italy
  • San Marino
  • Vatican City


Detailed Contents/Countries Covered

The Stanley Gibbons Italy & Colonies Catalogue is the only catalogue published in English which covers the stamp issues of Italy, San Marino and Vatican City in a single volume.  It is a detailed and highly informative catalogue, ideal for any collector who specialises in this popular field.

Apart from the stamps of the current issuing countries, the Stanley Gibbons Italy & Colonies Catalogue covers a number of other areas of interest, including:

  • Italian States
  • Lombardy and Venetia
  • Austrian Territories acquired by Italy
  • Castelrosso 
  • Cephalonia and Ithaca
  • Corfu
  • Corfu and Paxos
  • Dodecanese Islands 
  • Fiume 
  • Fiume and Kupa Zone
  • Ionian Islands
  • Saseno
  • Trieste 
  • Venezia Giulia and Istria
  • Eritrea
  • Italian Colonies 
  • British Occupation of Italian Colonies
  • Italian East Africa 
  • Italian Post Offices in China and Crete 
  • Italian Post Offices in Crete 
  • Italian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire 
  • Libya  
  • Somalia