Great Britain, May 6, 1840 First Issues Collectors Club of stamps and philatelic material

Modena

Tuesday, June 1, 1852.


Modena Scott #1
Modena, Scott #1.

Imperforate, colored machine-made paper, no watermark, typography.
Printed by Typographic Office of the Modena Finance Department.

The design is printed in black, colors refer to the color of the paper.
Description Dot after value # printed Remainders Scott #
5 centesimi green No 1,932,720 700,651 1
Yes 6
5 centesimi olive green Yes 6a
10 centesimi rose No 526,080 106,615 2
Yes 7
15 centesimi yellow No 838,080 145,902 3
25 centesimi buff No 998,160 495,276 4
40 centesimi blue No 501,600 254,503 5
Yes 8
40 centesimi pale blue No 17,280 372 5a
Watermark 157 (Large letter A)
1 lira black Yes 48,000 41,710 9

All issue quantities are approximate.

Joined the unified Italy on March 16, 1860. Stamps of Sardinia were valid until Italy issued stamps on February 24, 1862.

Much more information is available in both Italian and English at Antichi Stati Italiani.

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