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Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 2 |
Libia - Libye - Libyen
Return To Catalogue - Italy - Cyrenaica - Tripolitania
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Libya consists of Cyrenaica (Cirenaica) and Tripolitania. Both Cyrenaica and Tripolitania issued stamps from 1923 on (merely for stamp collectors purposes).
1 c brown 2 c brown 5 c green 7 1/2 c brown (1928; on 1927 type of Italy with King Victor Emanuel II) 10 c red 15 c grey (king Emanuel facing the left) 20 c orange 20 c brown 25 c blue 40 c brown 45 c green 50 c violet 60 c red 1 L brown and green 1.25 L blue (1929) 5 L blue and red 10 L olive and red
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1 c | c | c | |
2 c | vc | vc | |
5 c | vc | vc | |
10 c | c | c | |
15 c | * | * | |
20 c orange | c | c | |
20 c brown | c | c | |
25 c | * | c | |
40 c | * | * | |
45 c | * | * | |
50 c | * | * | |
60 c | * | * | |
1 L | ** | * | |
5 L | R | R | |
10 L | R | R |
Surcharged 'C. 40' on 50 c violet 'C. 80' on 25 c blue
15 c black (overprint violet) '20 CENT.' and bars on 15 c black 10 c + 5 c red (Red Cross stamps of Italy of 1915-1916) 15 c + 5 c grey (Red Cross stamps of Italy of 1915-1916) '20' on 15 c + 5 c grey (Red Cross stamps of Italy of 1915-1916) 20 + 5 c brown (Red Cross stamps of Italy of 1915-1916) 1.75 L brown (1928; on 1927 type of Italy with King Victor Emanuel II)
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
15 c | ** | * | |
20 c on 15 c | ** | ** | |
10 c + 5 c | * | * | |
15 c + 5 c | * | * | |
20 c on 15 c + 5 c | * | * | |
20 c + 5 c | * | * |
(Stamps issued in 1921)
Roman soldier 1 c black and brown 2 c black and brown 5 c black and green 7 1/2 c black and orange (1931) Statue of Goddess 10 c black and red 15 c brown and orange 25 c blue Roman ship 30 c black and brown 50 c black and olive 55 c black and violet 1.25 L blue (two shades of blue on one stamp; 1931) Goddess of victory 75 c lilac and red (1931) 1 L brown 5 L black and blue 10 L blue and olive
The first stamps were issued with watermark Crown, but in 1924 they were issued without watermark.
5 c green 10 c red 15 c blue 25 c blue
20 c green 40 c brown 60 c blue 1.75 L orange (1931) 2.55 L violet (1931) 2 L red
50 c violet 1.25 L blue
50 c red (modern triumph monument) 1.25 L blue (design as 50 c) Overprinted 'XI FIERA DI TRIPOLI' 50 c red 1.25 L blue Airmail 50 c lilac (aeroplane above ruins) 1.00 L black (design as 50 c) Airmail stamps overprinted 'XI FIERA DI TRIPOLI' 50 c lilac (aeroplane above ruins) 1.00 L black (design as 50 c)
5 c olive 10 c olive 25 c green (design as 5 c) 50 c lilac (design as 10 c) 75 c red (design as 5 c) 1.25 L blue (design as 10 c) Airmail 50 c olive 1 L blue (design as 50 c)
5 c olive 10 c red 25 c green (design as 5 c) 50 c lilac (design as 10 c) 75 c red (design as 5 c) 1.25 L blue (design as 10 c) Airmail 50 c brown (eagle fighting with snake) 1 L lilac (design as 50 c)
5 c olive 20 c brown 50 c lilac (design as 5 c) 75 c red (design as 20 c) 1.25 L blue (design as 5 c) Airmail 25 c green 50 c olive 1 L lilac (design as 25 c)
5 c brown 10 c orange (ploughing) 25 c green 50 c lilac (design as 5 c) 75 c red (design as 10 c) 1.25 L blue (design as 25 c) 2 L lilac (design as 10 c) Airmail 50 c olive 1 L red 2 L grey 5 L brown
5 c orange 10 c brown 20 c violet 25 c green 50 c violet 75 c red 1.25 L blue Airmail (aeroplane added in design, inscription 'POSTA AEREA' 50 c green
50 c red 80 c lilac and brown
50 c violet
Ancient ruins with aeroplane 50 c red 60 c orange 75 c blue 80 c lilac Man on horse 1 L blue 1.20 L brown 1.50 L orange 5 L green
1 L black
5 c brown 10 c blue 20 c brown 25 c red 50 c orange 1 L violet 2 L green 3 L yellow 4 L black 10 L lilac 12 L brown 15 L olive 20 L violet
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
5 c | vc | c | |
10 c | vc | c | |
20 c | c | c | |
25 c | c | c | |
50 c | * | c | |
1 L | * | * | |
2 L | * | * | |
3 L | ** | * | |
4 L | *** | * | |
10 L | *** | * | |
12 L | *** | ** | |
15 L | *** | ** | |
20 L | *** | ** |
10 c blue 25 c red 30 c blue (1929) 60 c red (1929) 1 L lilac 3 L light brown 4 L grey
30 c red 60 c brown 90 c violet
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
30 c | * | * | Exists with double overprint: RR |
60 c | ** | ** | |
90 c | ** | ** |
5 c orange and red 10 c orange and red 20 c orange and red 30 c orange and red 40 c orange and red 50 c orange and red 60 c orange and red 60 c orange and brown 1 L blue and red 2 L blue and red 5 L blue and red
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
5 c | vc | vc | |
10 c | vc | c | |
20 c | c | c | |
30 c | c | * | |
40 c | * | * | |
50 c | * | * | |
60 c orange and red | * | ** | |
60 c orange and brown | * | * | 1925 |
1 L | * | * | |
2 L | * | ** | |
5 L | *** | *** |
5 c brown 10 c blue 20 c red 25 c green 30 c orange 40 c black 50 c violet 60 c blue Slightly different design 1 L orange 2 L green 5 L violet 10 L blue 20 L red
Later issues have inscription 'KINGDOM OF LIBYA POSTAGE DUE'.
(Sorry, no picture available yet)
25 c red 30 c blue and red Surcharged 'Cent. 60' on 25 c red (1922) '1.60 LIRE 1.60' on 30 c blue and red (1922)
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
25 c | * | * | |
30 c | * | * |
30 c blue and red ('EXPRES') 50 c red and brown ('ESPRESSO') 60 c red and brown ('ESPRESSO', 1924) 2 L blue and red ('EXPRES') Surcharged '70' (blue) on 60 c red and brown (1926) 'LIRE 1.25' on 60 c red and brown (1927) '2.50' (red) on 2 L blue and red (1926)
On 1928 issue 10 c blue (large 'LIBIA' overprint) On 1930 issue 10 c brown (small 'LIBIA' overprint)
1 c brown 2 c brown 5 c green 10 c red 15 c black (overprint violet) 25 c blue 40 c brown 50 c violet
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1 c | c | c | |
2 c | c | c | |
5 c | ** | * | |
10 c | c | c | |
15 c | c | * | |
25 c | * | * | |
40 c | * | * | |
50 c | ** | ** |
1 c brown 2 c brown 1 L brown and green 5 L blue and red
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1 c | c | c | |
2 c | c | c | |
1 L | R | R | |
5 L | *** | *** |
Express stamps
25 c blue 30 c blue and red
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
25 c | * | * | |
30 c | * | * |
'1 PIASTRA 1' on 25 c blue
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1 Pi on 25 c | *** | *** |
'1 PIASTRA 1' on 25 c blue
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1 Pi on 25 c | *** | *** |
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