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.
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![]() Cycling Souvenir Sheet with 2 50 Stamps 3119 $5.00 Time Remaining: 1h 35m Buy It Now for only: $5.00 Buy It Now |
![]() CYCLING SOUVENIR SHEET $1.00 Time Remaining: 2h 12m |
![]() 1978 Cycling PHQ cards Front FDI no 31 $3.56 Time Remaining: 2h 33m Buy It Now for only: $3.56 Buy It Now |
![]() 1978 PHQ FDI REV No 31 CYCLING CENTENRIES CLEVELAND PM $2.37 Time Remaining: 3h 17m Buy It Now for only: $2.37 Buy It Now |
![]() Poland FDC Motorcycle racing speccancel 1955 $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4h 2m |







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