The Stamps of Lombardy-Venice Or Austrian-Italy1939 - Postage stamps |
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1st Cliché 30 centes 30 centesimi 45 centes actual already appear Austrian Austrian-Italy begin bottom break broken called Type centes stamp centes Type centesimi stamp characteristics clear clichés were stereotypes collection colour complete compose Plate compositions copies crosses damaged December detail differences distance distinguish Dropped spacers earliest printings early electrotypes existence fact female figures five flaws florin follows forme four Frank frequently further gave hand Hand-made paper horizontal impressions improved inserted interesting issue Italy known kreuzer later lira Lombardy Lombardy-Venice machine-made paper male margins marked narrow November original pairs panes placed Plate II position possibly postal printing clichés rare remaining removing retouched type ribbed paper ROYAL PHILATELIC SOCIETY scarce set of clichés setting shades sheets shield sometimes stereotypes suggested Type 2 stamps Type 2a usually varieties Venice vertical watermark whole