#469 Italy 10/10/01

Alfredo sent me this nice cover from Italy, thanks a lot! It was posted in Biella Micca on October 1 and arrived on October 6, 2010.

The top right commemorative stamp is part of the set “World Cultural Heritage”, which was issued on August 30, 2002. It depicts the Aeolian Islands. The special cancelation commemorates the 35th anniversary of the Società Ginnastica “La Marmora” (sports club of Biella).

#261 Italy 09/11/22

Alfredo sent me this nice cover from Occhieppo Inferiore, thank you!

The mini-sheet was issued on 20 June, 2009; it commemorates the 38th Baseball World Cup held from 9 to 27 September, 2009. The gold medal went to the US team.

The € 0.02 definitives at the right were issued on January 2, 2002. They depict the portrait of a woman on a Syracusan coin. The € 0.01 stamp was issued in 2003 and depicts a female statue by Antonio Canova.

#242 Italy 09/11/22

Thank you, Alfredo, for this nice cover from Occhieppo Inferiore, Italy!

The left stamp commemorates the national sport day 2009. It was issued on October 22, 2009.

#199 Italy 09/08/19

Alfredo sent me this nice cover from Italy, which has attached a stamp commemorating the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin. The stamp was issued on February 12, 2009.

The special cancellation has the inscription “Campionate Mondiale Cercatori D’Oro” (World Championship of Gold Miners), which was held in Biella.

Thank you for the cover!

#151 Italy 09/03/2?

Lorenzo sent me this cover with these 1991 beautiful stamps commemorating Christopher Columbus (1451-1506).

The letter was posted in Bellusco on March 26 (?), 2009. Thank you for the nice cover!

Italy 08/12/15

Cover from Italy, posted on December 15, 2008.

This postal stationery was issued for Christmas 1983. It has the inscriptions “Biglietto Postale – Natale 1983″ and depicts a painting of Raffaello Sanzio (1483-1520; better known as Raphael), which shows the three kings visiting new-born Jesus. In addition to the value of 300 lire, a definitive stamp of 500 lire showing the Castle of Rovereto was attached.

Italy 2008/10/12

Cover from Italy, posted on October 12, 2008.

The cover has two stamps, the left one is a definitive with a face value of 5 cent, the right one is the 2008 EUROPA stamp of Italy. It has a face value of 60 cent. Both stamps were cancelled with the special cancellation “Tratta Ferroviaria Coggiola-Grignasco – Manifestazione Storica a 100 Anni Dall’Inaugurazione” (100 years of the train track Coggiola-Grignasco).

Thank you, Alfredo, for this nice cover!

Italy 2008/10/25

Airmail cover from Italy, posted in Bellusco on October 25, 2008.

The left stamp has a face value of 100 lire and commemorates the Italian composer and pianist Franco Alfano.

The right stamp commemorates the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Italy 2008/10/18

Cover from Italy, posted in Bellusco, Milan on October 18, 2008.

This cover has interesting postage, because two of the three stamps have the old Italian currency “Lire”. I can’t imagine that the old currency stamps are still valid in Italy, but the stamps were all normally cancelled.

The left stamp has a face value of 50 Lire; it was issued in 1974 and commemorates the 100th anniversary of Italy’s bar association (Ordine Forense).

The middle stamp was issued in 1972 and has a face value of 50 Lire too. It commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Italian alpine club Società degli Alpinisti Tridentini, which was founded on September 2, 1872 in Madonna di Campiglio.

The right stamp has a face value of 0.60 euro. It was issued in 2008 and commemorates the Olympic Games in Beijing.