Airplane over Classical Ruins (Cirenaica)- 1 Lira

Airplane over Classical Ruins (Cirenaica)- 1 Lira

Year
1941
Face Value
1
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
25000
Themes
Sites and landscapes

Catalogs References

Michel
IT-LY 130
Yvert & Tellier
IT-LY PA24
Stanley Gibbons
LY 80

Technical Details

Colors
Blackish grey
Size
40 x 24 mm
Perforation
14
Printing
Photogravure
This special airmail stamp establishes a visual dialogue between the region's ancient classical identity and twentieth-century infrastructure expansion. The vignette illustrates a contemporary passenger monoplane flying over a landscape characterized by standing Roman columns and ancient stone architecture, flanked by native palm trees.