Newspaper Postage-due Stamp, Italy, 1862
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1862
Issuing entity
ItalyThe Newspaper Postage-due Stamp issue is a single postage stamp released in Italy on 1 May 1862. The StampWorld catalogue lists 1 stamp in the issue (StampWorld number 13).
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 2C yellow. Perforation: Imperforated. No watermark is recorded. Design is credited to Ferraris Matraire. Engraving or printing is credited to F. Matraire Torino. Sheet size: 100. The illustration shows one stamp from the issue, from Wikimedia Commons (NewspaperStampItaly1862Michel13.jpg), matched to the issue by year, country and design and checked by eye. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Watermark
- None recorded
- Sheet size
- 100
- Perforation
- Imperforated
Technical characteristics
- Engraving or printing
- F. Matraire Torino
Design
- Designer
- Ferraris Matraire
- Values and colours
- 2C yellow
Identification
- Issue date
- 1 May 1862
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 13
Catalogue references
- StampWorld13
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.