Stamp Desk / Centesimi and reales
Italy, 1863 (40 centesimi)
A king’s head in a pink circle, under a dotted postmark.
Illustration of a historical stamp for learning, shown at screen size. Not valid for postage.
How to read it
POSTE ITALIANE, Italian for Italian posts.
- 1POSTE ITALIANE
- 2QUARANTA (CENTESIMI)
- Inscription
- POSTE ITALIANE · QUARANTA CENTESIMI
- Meaning
- “Italian posts”; the value is written in Italian words, in centesimi.
- Issued by
- Kingdom of Italy
- Today
- Italy Flag of Italy
- Year
- 1863. First issued 1 December 1863.
- Made by
- Leonard Charles Wyon (catalogued designer; some catalogue headings combine Wyon/Joubert, died 1891); Ferdinand Joubert (Jean Ferdinand Joubert de la Ferté) (catalogued engraver; some catalogue headings combine Wyon/Joubert, died 1884)
One fact
The 40 centesimi of 1863, printed in carmine, was one of the higher values of the set.
Source and public-domain rule
Creators died more than 70 years ago. Every named creator died more than 70 years ago: Leonard Charles Wyon (died 1891), Ferdinand Joubert (Jean Ferdinand Joubert de la Ferté) (died 1884). Copyright lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years, counted from 1 January of the year after death. Every named designer and engraver of the stamp died before 1 January 1956; any contributor who was never named counts as anonymous, whose term is 70 years from publication, and the stamp was published before 1956. Legal sources: Directive 2006/116/EC, Art. 1(1) life + 70 years; Art. 1(3) anonymous works 70 years from publication; Art. 7(1) comparison of terms for works from outside the EU; Art. 8 terms run from 1 January, Switzerland, Norway.
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