Catalogue Italy, Aegean Islands

Calimno Caso Cos Egeo Karki Leros Lipso Nisiros Patmos Piscopi Rodi Scarpanto Stampalia

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1912 Stamps of Italy overprinted 'EGEO'

1930 400 years death of Ferrucci stamps of Italy, airmail set with partly colours changed and overprinted 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL'EGEO'

1930 400 years death of Ferrucci stamps of Italy, with partly colours changed and overprinted 'CALCHI', 'CALINO', 'CASO', 'CASTELROSSO', 'COO', 'LERO', 'LISSO', 'NISIRO', 'PALMO', 'PISCOPI', 'RODI', SCARPANTO', 'SIMI' or 'STAMPALIA' in red or blue colour

  20 c violet (red overprint)
  25 c green (red overprint)
  50 c grey (red overprint)
  1.25 L blue (red overprint)
  5 L + 2 L red (blue overprint)

This issue was issued for stamp collectors and was not available on the islands themselves!

1930 2000 years birth commemoration of Virgil stamps of Italy, changed colours and overprinted 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL'EGEO' in red or blue

  15 c violet (red overprint)
  20 c brown (blue overprint)
  25 c green (red overprint)
  30 c brown (blue overprint)
  50 c lilac (red overprint)
  75 c red (blue overprint)
  1.25 L blue (red overprint)
  5 L + 1.50 L lilac (red overprint)
  10 L + 2.50 L brown (red overprint)

Airmail (all identical design)
  50 c green (red overprint)
  1 L red (blue overprint)
  7.70 L + 1.30 L brown (red overprint)
  9 L + 2 L grey (red overprint)

1931 700 years death of St. Anthony of Padua stamps of Italy, various designs, inscription 'CENTENARIO ANTONIANO', overprinted 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL'EGEO'

  20 c brown (blue overprint)
  25 c green (red overprint)
  30 c brown (blue overprint)
  50 c lilac (blue overprint)
  75 c red (blue overprint)
  1.25 L blue (red overprint)
  5 L + 2.50 L orange (blue overprint)

1932 Dante stamps of Italy, some in changed colours, with overprint 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL EGEO'

  10 c green
  15 c violet
  20 c brown
  25 c green
  30 c orange
  50 c lilac
  75 c red
  1.25 L blue
  1.75 L brown
  2.75 L red
  5 L + 2 L violet
  10 L + 2.50 L brown

Airmail stamps
  50 c red
  1 L green
  3 L lilac
  5 L orange
  7.70 L + 2 L brown
  10 L + 2.50 L grey

1932 As Dante airmail stamp of Italy, but with inscription 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL EGEO'

  100 L blue and olive

1932 Garibaldi stamps of Italy (without airmail) in changed colours with overprint: 'CARCHI', 'CALINO', 'CASO', 'CASTELROSSO', 'COO', 'LERO', 'LISSO', 'NISIRO', 'PATMO', 'PISCOPI', 'RODI', 'SCARPANTO', 'SIMI' or 'STAMPALIA' in blue or red

  10 c brown (red overprint)
  20 c brown (blue overprint)
  25 c green (red overprint)
  30 c black (red overprint)
  50 c violet (blue overprint)
  75 c red (blue overprint)
  1.25 L blue (red overprint)
  1.75 L + 25 c brown (red overprint)
  2.55 L + 50 c orange (blue overprint)
  5 L + 1 L violet (red overprint)

1932 Garibaldi stamps of Italy (airmail stamps) in changed colours, overprinted 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL'EGEO'

  50 c green (red overprint)
  80 c brown (blue overprint)
  1 L + 25 c blue (red overprint)
  2 L + 50 c brown (blue overprint)
  5 L + 1 L blue (red overprint)

Airmail express stamps
  2.25 L + 1 L blue and red (country name in blue)
  4.50 L + 1.50 L yellow and grey (country name in yellow)

1933 Zeppelin issue, inscription 'CROCIERA ZEPPELIN ISOLE ITALIANE 1933 DELL'EGEO A.XI'

  3 L brown
  5 L lilac
  10 L green
  12 L blue
  15 L red
  20 L black

1933 General Balbo issue of Italy (King Victor Emanuel III with two labels attached at both sides) in changed colors and overprinted 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL'EGEO'

  5.25 L + 19.75 L red, green and grey
  5.25 L + 44.75 L green, red and grey

1934 Football championship stamps of Italy, inscription 'CAMPIONATI MONDIALI DI CALCIO', overprinted 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL'EGEO'

  20 c red
  25 c green (red overprint)
  50 c violet (design as 25 c, red overprint)
  1.25 L blue (red overprint)
  5 L + 2.50 L blue (red overprint)

Airmail
  50 c brown (red overprint)
  75 c red
  5 L + 2.50 L orange
  10 L + 5 L green (red overprint)

1935 Stamps of Italy of 1934, inscription '1 CENTENARIO DELLE MEDAGLIE ALVALORE MILITARE', overprinted 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL'EGEO'

  10 c grey (red overprint)
  15 c brown
  20 c orange
  25 c green (red overprint)
  30 c red
  50 c green
  75 c red
  1.25 L blue (red overprint)
  1.75 L + 1 L violet (red overprint)
  2.55 L + 2 L red
  2.75 L + 2 L red-brown  

Airmail
  25 c green 
  50 c grey (red overprint)
  75 c red
  80 c brown
  1 L + 50 c green
  2 L + 1 L blue (red overprint)
  3 L + 2 L violet (red overprint)

Airmail express stamps
  2 L + 1.25 L blue
  4.50 L + 2 L green

1937 2000 birthday of Emperor Augustus stamps of Italy, inscription 'BIMILLENARIO AUGUSTEO' (various designs), in partly changed colors and overprinted' ISOLE ITALAINE DELL'EGEO'

  10 c brown (blue overprint)
  15 c violet (red overprint
  20 c brown (blue overprint)
  25 c green (red overprint)
  30 c lilac (blue overprint)
  50 c green (red overprint)
  75 c red (blue overprint)
  1.25 L blue (red overprint)
  1.75 L + 1 L orange (blue overprint)
  2.55 L + 2 L olive (red overprint)

Airmail 
  25 c violet (red overprint)
  50 c green (red overprint)
  80 c blue (horses, red overprint)
  1 L + 1 L lilac (map, blue overprint)
  5 L + 1 L red (portrait of Augustus, blue overprint)

1938 Stamps of Italy of 1937 ('CENTENARIO DI GIOTTO'), overprinted 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL'EGEO' in red

  1.25 L blue
  2.75 L + 2 L brown

1940 Inscription 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL'EGEO', various designs

  5 c brown (statue of wolf)
  10 c red (cross with crown)
  50 c violet (design as 5 c)
  75 c red (design as 10 c)
  2 L lilac (design as 10 c)

1940 Inscription 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL'EGEO TRIENNALE D'OLTREMARE NAPOLI - 1940 - XVIII'

  25 c green ( view of houses)
  1.25 L blue (design as 25 c)

Airmail ('POSTE AEREA')
  50 c grey (airplane and statue)
  1 L violet (airplane and city)
  2 L blue (design as 50 c)
  5 L red-brown (design as 1 L)

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
25 c	*	*
50 c	*	*

ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF THE AEGEAN ISLANDS, General Issues