| Catalog # | Denom. | Date | Turtle | Description | Comment | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 1031 | 25 l | 06 Dec 70 | Locomotive: "Tartaruga" | Italian electric locomotive #E444, named "Tartaruga" (Turtle in Italian). | The name "Tartaruga" does not appear on the stamp but it is well known in Italy and is documented on Italian and American web sites. | ||||||||
| SC | 1349 | 170 l | 06 Jan 79 | Locomotive: "Tartaruga" | Stamp-on-stamp design. Stamp in lower right corner is Scott Italy #1031 (which see for explanation of relationship to turtle). | Issued to commemorate the 50th anniv. of the first stamps printed by the State Printing Office. | ||||||||
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