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

Tuscany

Tuesday, April 1, 1851.


Tuscany Scott #6
Tuscany, Scott #6

Imperforate, blue, grayish blue or gray paper, watermark 185, typography.
Printed by Tipografia Granducale F. Cambiagi e Co. of Florence.


The first issues
Description Scott #
April 1, 1851
1 soldo ocher 2
2 soldi scarlet, blue paper 3
2 crazie blue 5
4 crazie green 6
6 crazie slate blue 7
July 1, 1851
1 crazia carmine 4
9 crazie gray lilac 8
November 1, 1851
60 crazie red, gray paper 9
September 1, 1852
1 quattrino black 1

All issue quantities are approximate.

Tuscany joined the unified Italy on March 22, 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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