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.

Italian - 50th Giro d'Italia -1967- FDC
Cycling Cross Cycling Race Finland Maxi FDC 1998 RARE Cycling Cross Cycling Race Finland Maxi FDC 1998 RARE
Paypal US $8.00 3h 39m
St Vincent 1988 Unissued Olympic Games MS cycling St Vincent 1988 Unissued Olympic Games MS cycling
Paypal US $15.00 6h 5m
Morocco 2007 Champions MNH 1v sports golf cycling horse Morocco 2007 Champions MNH 1v sports golf cycling horse
Paypal 1 Bid US $1.75 9h 38m
St Vincent Souvenir Sheet CYcling Seoul 1988 St Vincent Souvenir Sheet CYcling Seoul 1988
Paypal 0 Bid US $.99 10h 16m
bicycle cycling film cinema mint PAP 24101 bicycle cycling film cinema mint PAP 24101
Paypal US $4.00 11h 25m
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