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A historic collection of 423 Libya postage stamps
✨ Discovery of the day
Year: 1915
Italian Libya 10 Centesimi "Postage Due"
This stamp illustrates the administrative and fiscal theme of the colonial postal service, specifically focusing on the regulation of mail delivery and the enforcement of postal fees. The "Segnatasse" (Postage Due) designation highlights a system of bureaucratic oversight where the recipient, rather than the sender, was responsible for settling unpaid or underpaid postage. The illustration is purely functional and typographic, emphasizing the numerical value within a classical oval frame and floral border, which conveys a sense of institutional rigor and European legal standards. By overprinting "Libia" on the standard Italian fiscal design, the stamp signals the implementation of a standardized, modern economy and the formalization of communication networks within the North African territory under Italian governance.
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Plane over Fezzan Map
Airfield in the Desert
Territory of Fezzan-Ghadames - 50 franc
Territory of Fezzan-Ghadames - 40 franc
Territory of Fezzan-Ghadames - 25 franc
Territory of Fezzan-Ghadames - 20 franc
Mosque and Turkish Fort at Murzuk - 10 franc
Mosque and Turkish Fort at Murzuk - 6 franc
Mosque and Turkish Fort at Murzuk - 5 franc
Mosque and Turkish Fort at Murzuk - 3 franc
Mosque and Turkish Fort at Murzuk - 2.5 franc
Fort de Sebha - 2 franc
Fort de Sebha - 1.5 franc
Fort de Sebha - 1 franc
Fort de Sebha - 50 Centime
Fort de Sebha - 10 Centime
Airplane over Classical Ruins (Cirenaica)- 1 Lira
Tripolitania Leptis Magna - 60 centesimo
Tripolitania Leptis Magna - 75 centesimo
Roman Amphitheater of Sabratha - 1 lira
Roman Amphitheater of Sabratha -50 centesimo
Arch of Fileni (Arco dei Fileni) -1.25 lira
Arch of Fileni (Arco dei Fileni) -50 centesimo
