1934 Definitives <<-- : -->> Post Offices
In 1815 the Treaty of Vienna joined Lombardy and Venetia as a Kingdom under the control of Austria.
The stamps were as issued for Austria, but denominated initially in centesimi (100 centesimi = 1 Austrian Lire = 0.865 Italian Lire) changing to soldi in 1858 (100 soldi = 1 florin = 2.47 Italian lire)
This page is a modified version of that to be found on www.italianstamps.co.uk with slightly smaller images.
This issue is quite complex with up to three types and four different papers. The 5c and 10c are only found in Type I.
5 centesimi yellow with a nice Venetia postmark |
10 centesimi black |
15 centesimi rose, Type I
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15 centesimi rose, Type II
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15 centesimi rose, Type III
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30 centesimi brown, Type I
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30 centesimi brown, Type III
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45 centesimi blue, Type I
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45 centesimi blue, Type II
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45 centesimi blue, Type III
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This comes with two portrait types. Type I has a bow seperate from the head, while Type II (introduced in 1859) has the bow joined and is spikier at the top of the head. The 3 soldi was reissued in green in 1862.
2 soldi yellow, Type I |
2 soldi yellow, Type II |
The yellow colour makes distinguishing the two types difficult.
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3 soldi black, Type I |
3 soldi black, Type II |
5 soldi red, Type I |
5 soldi red, Type II |
15 soldi blue, Type I |
15 soldi blue, Type II |
3 soldi green, type II head |
5 soldi red |
10 soldi brown |
Issued with perf 14 initially, a change to perf 9½ took place in 1864-5. These issues were also used at Austrian PO's in the Levant.
1863 issue. 15 soldi perf 14 |
1864 issue. 2 soldi perf 9½ |
As they showed no denomination, Austrian newspaper stamps were used in Lombardy-Venetia. The postmark is the sole way of telling where it was used.
1863 issue. 1.05 soldi grey-brown |
In 1859 most of Lombardy became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. In 1866 Venetia became part of the Kingdom of Italy.
1934 Definitives <<-- : -->> Post Offices
Stamps of Austria - Lombardy Venetia
Copyright reserved by the author, Tony Clayton
v4 4th June 2016