Italy plays a large part in
worldwide postal development and innovation - see the
First Firsts page. It got off to a strange start with its own stamps, to
quote from the Guinness pages,
Italy #1 presents a number of options. Scott starts with #17, the 1c bistre SG1,
priced at £4,500 and £130. It is actually Italian State Sardinia's Sc11 (SG40),
with added perforations. The Sardinia (unperforated) stamps catalogues at £3 /
£5. Another stamp of the first Italian issue, of the same design but more
reasonably priced is the 20c blue Sc19 SG2a at £4.25 / £14.
Scott
#
SG
#
Date
Notes
Value M/U
£ 2001
17
1
1862
10 centesimi bistre
£4,500 / £130
19
2a
1862
20 c blue
£4.25 / £14
115
81
1910
c + 5c green
50th anniv of the freedom of Naples and Sicily
