50th Anniversary of Italian Cycling Championships

I've lived in Italy since 1994 so I thought it was time that I listed some Italian stamps. I picked up this 1967 Italian First Day Cover at an antiques market at Piazza Cola di Rienzo in Rome; Primo Giorno di Emissione (first day of issue) is printed in red. It celebrates the 50th anniversary of the round-Italy cycling championships the Giro d'Italia, and was issued by a prestigious Italian First Day Cover collectors' society - the Venetia Club - stamped and numbered by them as Venetia 250/it.

All three stamps were designed by the team of Consolazione, Cuzzani, de Stefani and depict: 40 lire - Ciclisti in salita (cyclists climbing uphill) - print run of 25 million ; 90 lire - Ciclisti in volata (racing cyclists) - print run of 15 million; 500 lire - Ciclisti in pianura (cyclists on level ground) - print run of 3 million.

CYCLING SPAIN VUELTA DE BURGOS Cancel on Card 2001 VF $9.99 Time Remaining: 46m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 Buy It Now

Cycling Libya MNH 2 stamps 1979 $2.25 Time Remaining: 47m Bid now

Cycling Bulgaria MNH 2 stamps 1957 $3.50 Time Remaining: 47m Bid now

Munich 72 Olympic Games Cycling Tchad Chad S S stamp 1973 $2.00 Time Remaining: 50m Bid now

Cycling North Korea M S of 4 stamps 2001 $8.00 Time Remaining: 50m Bid now

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