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A historic collection of 423 Libya postage stamps
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Year: 1921
Roman Galley - 30 centesimo
This stamp focuses on Libya’s strategic maritime identity and its historical role as a Mediterranean crossroads through the depiction of an ancient Roman galley. The illustration of the ship, surging through stylized waves toward a coastal city silhouette, symbolizes the bridge between Italy and its North African colony, emphasizing themes of exploration, trade, and naval dominance. The intricate floral borders further enrich the cultural presentation, merging Mediterranean aesthetic traditions with the colonial administrative label. In the Libyan context, this imagery reinforces the importance of the coastline and the historical "Mare Nostrum" concept, portraying the colony not as a distant land, but as an integral maritime extension of the Italian state rooted in a shared naval history.
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Accession of King Idris I (1890–1983) - 8 millieme
Accession of King Idris I (1890–1983) - 5 millieme
Accession of King Idris I (1890–1983) - 4 millieme
Accession of King Idris I (1890–1983) - 2 millieme
Senussi warrior -500 millieme
Senussi warrior - 200 millieme
Senussi warrior - 100 millieme
Senussi warrior - 50 millieme
Senussi warrior - 20 millieme
Senussi warrior - 12 millieme
Senussi warrior - 10 millieme
Senussi warrior - 8 millieme
Senussi warrior - 4 millieme
Senussi warrior - 2 millieme
Senussi warrior - 500 millieme
Senussi warrior - 200 millieme
Senussi warrior - 100 millieme
Senussi warrior - 50 millieme
Senussi warrior - 20 millieme
Senussi warrior - 12 millieme
Senussi warrior - 10 millieme
Senussi warrior - 8 millieme
Senussi warrior - 5 millieme
