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Many airmail stamps were issued together with postage stamp series. I've listed them there since they are mostly collected together.

 

1917 The express stamp 25 c on 40 c was overprinted 'IDROVOLANTE NAPOLI - PALERMO - NAPOLI 25 CENT 25' in 1917 for a test with airmail (value: *; 100,000 stamps issued):

 

The 25 c express stamp was overprinted 'ESPERIMENTO POSTA AREA MAGGIO 1917 TORINO ROMA ROMA TORINO' in 1917 (value: unused *, used: ***). This stamp was used for tests with airmail:

 

1926 Inscription 'POSTA AEREA', with portrait of King Victor Emanuel III


(Airmail stamp as issued from 1926 onwards, inscription 'POSTA AEREA')

  50 c red (1928)
  60 c grey
  80 c lilac and brown (1928)
  1 L blue
  1.20 L brown (1927)
  1.50 L orange
  5 L green

Surcharged
  50 c on 60 c grey (1927)
  80 c on 1 L blue (1927)

The 50 c and 80 c values exist with overprint 'Libia':

 

1930 Various designs

  25 c green (wings, 1932)
  50 c brown (Pegasus horse with wings)
  75 c brown (woman, 1932)
  80 c red (design as 25 c)
  1 L violet (design as 75 c)
  2 L blue (arrows, larger sized stamp)
  5 L green (design as 50 c)
  10 L red (design as 50 c)

2 L value in new colours and overprinted 'PRIMO VOLO DIRETTO ROMA BUENOS AIRES' (1934)

  2 on 2 L yellow
  3 on 2 L green
  5 on 2 L red
  10 on 2 L violet


With 'P.M.' overprint

Some values exists with overprint 'P.M.' (= Posta Militare', military stamps).

The 50 c brown stamp exists with overprint 'A.M.G. V.G.' (Venezia Guilia). These stamps with overprint 'Deutsche Besetzung Zara' were issued for Zara.

Stamps with overprint 'ISTRA' were issued for the Yugoslavian occupation of Istria:


5 L stamp with local overprints "Poste Italiane Imperia liberata 24-4-45" and "C.L.N. Ponte Chiasso"


"BOLLO" (red) on a "ISOLE JONIE" (red) on a 50 c airmail stamp of Italy used on the Ionian Islands.

These stamps exist with an eagle and 'LAIBACH' overprint (for Ljubljana) some overprints in the same color as the stamps.

 

1931 Inscription "1A CROCIERA AEREA TRANSATLANTICA ROMA - RIO DE JANEIRO - GENNAIO 1931 - A - IX - EF."

  7.70 L blue

This stamp was issued for stamp collectors only and is quite rare (only 1500 stamps were issued).

 

1932 Airmail Express stamp, inscription "ITALIA POSTA AEREA ESPRESSO"

  2 L grey
  2.25 L grey

This stamp exists with overprint 'P.M.' (= Posta Militare', military stamp).


Stamp with local(?) red overprint "ORDINE SUD NORD RICOGNIZIONE 1944"

This stamp exists with an eagle and "LAIBACH" overprint (for Ljubljana).

 

1932 Zeppelin issue, various ruins and buildings with Zeppelin

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

 

1932 General Balbo issue, King Victor Emanuel III with two labels attached at both sides

  5.25 L + 19.75 L red, green and blue (carriage with horses)
  5.25 L + 44.75 L green, red and blue (Colloseum and Chicago sky scrapers)

There are twenty different overprints on the left part of these stamps, depending with which plane the letters were carried: 'BALB', 'BORG', 'PELL', 'MIGL', 'LONG', 'ROVI', 'NANN', 'TEUC', 'DINI', 'QUES', 'GIOR', 'LEON', 'RECA', 'VERC', 'BIAN', 'NAPO', 'ARAM', 'RANI', 'BISE' and 'CALO'.

These stamps exist in changed colours with overprint 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL'EGEO':

 

1934 Inscription "ROMA MOGADISCIO" with portrait of King Victor Emanuel III

  1 L lilac
  2 L blue
  4 L brown
  5 L green
  8 L red
  10 L brown

With golden overprint 'SERVIZIO DI STATO' and crown (1934)

Image obtained from a Felzmann auction

  10 L grey

 

1946 Shaking hands with aeroplane in background or flying birds

Shaking hands
  1 L black
  3.20 L orange
  10 L red
  50 L lilac
  50 L green
   

Flying birds (swallows)
  2 L blue
  5 L green
  25 L olive
  25 L blue

Surcharged
  'LIRE 6' and wavy pattern on 3.20 L orange

Overprinted '1956 Visita del Presidente delle Repbubblica negli U.S.A. e nel Canada'
  120 L on 50 L lilac

Some values exist with overprint 'A.M.G. V.G.' (Venezia Guilia) or with overprint 'A.M.G. F.T.T.' (Trieste). The values 10 L, 25 L olive and 50 L lilac exist with 'A.M.G. F.T.T.' or 'A.M.G. F.T.T. 1948 TRIESTE' and a posthorn overprint (for Trieste).


Trieste overprints

 

1947 Church tower, olive branch and aeroplane

  100 L green
  300 L lilac
  500 L blue
  1000 L brown

These stamps exist with 'A.M.G. F.T.T.' overprint (for Trieste).


'A.M.G. F.T.T.' and 'AMG-FTT' overprints for Trieste

 

1947 Inscription 'ITALIA POSTA AEREA CINQUANENARIO DELLA RADIO', 50 years radio commemoration

  6 L violet
  10 L red
  20 L orange
  25 L blue (design as 6 L)
  35 L blue (design as 10 L)
  50 L lilac (design as 20 L)

All values exist with overprint 'A.M.G. F.T.T.' for Trieste.


With overprint 'A.M.G. F.T.T.' for Trieste

 

1947 Private overprint '21.IX.1947 MANIFESTAZIONE -AEREA- REGGIO EMILIA' on the white center between two stamps of the Reconstruction set of Italy


Private airmail overprint on the white center between two stamps.

I have seen this overprint on the values (overprint always in black):
  2 L brown (man planting tree)
  3 L red (hand holding torch)
  4 L orange (design as 3 L)
  5 L blue (family with scale of justice in background)
  10 L black (hammer breaking chain)

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