This is the only comprehensive, single-volume catalogue of Italy, San Marino and Vatican City.
The Stanley Gibbons Italy & Colonies Catalogue also covers a number of other areas of interest,
including: Italian States, Lombardy and Venetia, Dodecanese Islands, Trieste, Italian Colonies, Italian
POs abroad, Eritrea, Somalia and Libya.
A detailed list of the areas covered is given below.
Major varieties including perforation, watermark and shade variations, overprint types and major
errors are included. Booklets are listed and priced and also notes are provided on Machine Labels
(Vatican City).
Stamp issuing countries covered in this book include:
Italy (updated to September 2021)
San Marino (September 2021)
Vatican City (November 2020)
Information is provided at the beginning of each country covering history, early stamp issues and
currency changes.
Updated Design indexes included for the following countries:
Italy
San Marino
Vatican City
DETAILED CONTENTS and COUNTRIES COVERED:
The Stanley Gibbons Italy & Colonies Catalogue is the only catalogue published in English which covers
the stamp issues of Italy, San Marino and Vatican City in a single volume. It is a detailed and highly
informative catalogue, ideal for any collector who specializes in this popular field.
Apart from the stamps of the current issuing countries, the Stanley Gibbons Italy & Colonies Catalogue
covers a number of other areas of interest, including:
Italian States
Lombardy and Venetia
Austrian Territories acquired by Italy
Castelrosso
Cephalonia and Ithaca
Corfu
Corfu and Paxos
Dodecanese Islands
Fiume
Fiume and Kupa Zone
Ionian Islands
Saseno
Trieste
Venezia Giulia and Istria
Eritrea
Italian Colonies
British Occupation of Italian Colonies
Italian East Africa
Italian Post Offices in China and Crete
Italian Post Offices in Crete
Italian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire
Libya
Somalia
ABOUT THE EDITORS:
Clare de la Feuillade has worked for Stanley Gibbons for over 25 years; she started working on the
Commonwealth series of catalogues, and has edited the Foreign and Thematic catalogues since 2003.
She also edits the annual Stamps of the World series.
1st Edition
240x170 mm soft cover
NUMBER OF PAGES: 455 approx
NUMBER OF ILLUSTRATIONS: 3750 approx
