Italian postage stamps featuring other stamps!

Here's an interesting example of a vintage postcard design issued on the occasion of the XX National Philatelic Convention in Rome in 1965 (Convegno Nazionale Filatelico) which includes a 1961 Italian postage stamp within the design - in the carriage window there is a 30 lire stamp featuring the Sibilla Eritrea which was issued as part of a set of nineteen Michelangelo-themed stamps on 6 March that year.

Vintage 1965 Postcard issued at Rome Stamp Fair

1961 Italian postage stamp - Michelangelo's Sibilla Eritrea

The 15 lire stamp actually used on the postcard meanwhile was originally issued on 6 December 1964 to celebrate the 6th Stamp Day (6ยช giornata del francobollo) and depicts six Italian sports stamps within its own design. Here it has been postmarked on the first day of the stamp fair - 20 February, 1965.

Italian Philatelic poscard issued in 1965
Italy 1929 Imperiale VEIII 25c blk MNH Sas 248 CV$250j Italy 1929 Imperiale VEIII 25c blk MNH Sas 248 CV$250j
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Italy 1929 Imperiale VEIII 25c blk USE Sas 248 CV$100 Italy 1929 Imperiale VEIII 25c blk USE Sas 248 CV$100
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Italy 1929 Imperiale VEIII 25c x3 USE Sas 248 CV$075a Italy 1929 Imperiale VEIII 25c x3 USE Sas 248 CV$075a
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Italy 1929 Imperiale VEIII 25c x3 USE Sas 248 CV$075b Italy 1929 Imperiale VEIII 25c x3 USE Sas 248 CV$075b
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Italy 1929 Imperiale VEIII 25c x4 USE Sas 248 CV$100 Italy 1929 Imperiale VEIII 25c x4 USE Sas 248 CV$100
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