50+ Best Italian Stamps

Below is a selection of some of the best Italian stamps ever made. The stamps come in different styles, designs, and colors, which show a timeline of Italian history. They are an awe-inspiring collection with intricate and unique designs that are marvelous for spectators and collectors. Enjoy the selection of stamps and take your time in this fantastic post.

1. Our first Italian stamps show a blue 15-lira stamp on the left and a brown 100-lira stamp on the right. They are quite simple and classy, with detailed pictures. These stamps are dated from 1950 to 1958.

2. Next up is a green Yugoslavia 1953 stamp on the left with a red overprint on it reading “STT VUJNA.” The brown stamp on the right features a lady working or picking up fruits on the ground with a black overprint reading “AMG-FTT” at the top part of the stamp. 

3. The below stamp shows a horizontal pair of brown 100-lira stamps that show traditional workers. These stamps fetched $950 at Cherrystone Auctions Ltd. in New York City in November 2006. These stamps are dated from 1950 to 1958.

4. The below grey and purple stamps show agricultural workers. The one on the left is 2 lira and the one on the right is 30 lira. These stamps are dated from 1950 to 1958.

5. These stamps were used for a decade by a company associated with Milan and Germany. Four of them in purple are 30 lira, one in grey is 5 lira and another one in green is 10 lira. These stamps are dated from 1950 to 1958.

6. The below stamp looks quite impressive and features a self-portrait of Corrado Mezzana who designed the Italy at Work stamps. It is a 600-lira commemorative stamp that was released in 1990 to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth. You can see in the bottom right corner of the stamp that he was born in 1890 and lived until 1952. The stamp is pretty sweet and looks like a stamp you would want to collect and keep.

7. This blue Italian stamp shows a plowman following his oxen across a rugged field. It is a 55-lira stamp and the region is Umbria. The stamp is dated from 1950 to 1958, which is part of the Italy at Work series.

8. This is a brown 200-lira stamp that is used to pay the fee for a postal identification card. It is part of the Italy at Work series and is dated from 1950 to 1958. 

9. The below Italian stamp is 1 lira and shows a workshop in Italy’s Piedmont region. You can see an automobile and the 10th-century Sacra di San Michele in the distance.

10. Postale Italiano is written on this 1863 stamp featuring a profile of King Victor Emanuel II. 

11. Next up is a stamp from the Kingdom of Lombardy, Venetia, during 1850. 

12. A stamp from the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1851.

13. Wow. Look at this Italian stamp, which is the first of the Duchy of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla in 1852.

14. Up next we have an Italian stamp from the Duchy of Modena in 1852.

15. Another impressive Italian stamp from the Grand Duchy of Tuscany in 1853. 

16. This is another excellent stamp from Naples in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1858.

17. Like the previous stamp from the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, this one is for Sicily itself from 1859.

18. This is a simplistic text-based Italian stamp of the Papal state of Romagna from the year 1859. I quite like the aesthetic look of it.

19. Another impressive Italian stamp of the Papal States from the year 1867. It has a beautiful design and the colors are simplistic.

20. This is one of the first stamps issued in the Kingdom of Italy as part of the Sardinian kingdom. It is from the year 1862 and you can see a side portrait in the middle of the stamp. 

21. Another impressive Italian stamp from the year 1863 that is representative of the Kingdom of Italy.

22. This is an Italian stamp from the year 1910, which commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Expedition of the Thousand.

23. This is an excellent Italian airmail stamp from the year 1917. It is for the Troins-Rome flight.

24. This is a brown 1943 stamp of the Italian Social Republic. It was set up by the Nazis in Northern Italy after Mussolini was rescued by German paratroopers.

25. Another stamp from the Italian Social Republic and this time it is green. The Italian Social Republic (RSI) was a puppet state set up by the Nazis. 

26. This is another Italian Social Republic stamp that features a unique and fascinating purple design. 

27. Like the previous stamp, this one also features a unique and iconic purple design.

28. Italy controlled several islands in the Aegean from 1912 to 1945. The stamp below is for the island of Rodi.

29. Another intriguing Italian stamp related to the Aegean Islands. The stamp below is for the island of Piscopi.

30. Up next is a 1945 stamp of the Allied-occupied Venezia Giulia. 

31. This is an Italian stamp dated from 1874 made for the post offices abroad. 

32. This is an Italian stamp made for the post offices in Crete.

33. Another Italian stamp for the post offices is made for the Ottoman Empire.

34. Another Italian post office stamp made for Beijing.

35. Like the previous stamps, this one is made for the post offices in Tianjin. 

36. Another fascinating Italian post office stamp in Tripoli. 

37. A blue Italian stamp from 1865.

38. A grayish-green Italian stamp from 1889.

39. These are a collection of Italian stamps from 1901. The above are in blue, and the bottom ones are in sepia. 

40. A dark blue Italian stamp from 1965 with what appears to be church members. 

41. Black and blue Italian stamps from 1928. 

42. This is a collection of 1932 Garibaldi stamps. 

43. These are 1932 Italian stamps featuring the March on Rome and are a complete set of 20.

44. Two pairs of brown Italian stamps from 1945.

45. Another three Italian stamps from 1945. They are colored blue and each is 15 lira. 

46. A red Italian stamp, also from the year 1945.

47. A block of four blue Italian stamps from the year 1949. 

48. These four greyish-blue Italian stamps are from the year 1955.

49. Also from the year 1955, these two brown stamps are impressive to look at. 

50. This is a beautiful blue Italian stamp from the 1932 Garibaldi Issue.

51. Another excellent Italian purple stamp from the 1932 Garibaldi Issue.

Which Italian stamp did you like the most in today’s extraordinary post? I think that number 18 is my favorite because it stands out from the others in that it is text-based and the lettering is bold and sharp, which makes the stamp eye-catching.