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ITALY / ITALIA.

Tourism.
Stromboli.
Third stamp in a set of 4, issued on 01.06.1985.
Face value: 450 Italian lire.
Design: E. Golyahovsk.
Printed by I.P.Z.S. (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato), Roma.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 5,000,000 copies.
Size: 48 x 40 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 1924.
- Sassone No. 1718.
- Scott No. 1632.
- StampWorld No. 1900.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1879.
- Unificato No. 1727.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1656.

Stromboli is an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the north coast of Sicily, containing Mount Stromboli (926 m or 3,038 ft hight), one of the four active volcanoes in Italy. It is one of the eight Aeolian Islands. The island's area is 12.19 square kilometers (4.7 sq mi), and its population was about 500 as of 2016, managed by the Municipality of Lipari. The volcano has erupted many times and is constantly active with minor eruptions, often visible from many points on the island and from the surrounding sea, giving rise to the island's nickname "Lighthouse of the Mediterranean". Its name is derived from the Ancient Greek name, Στρογγύλη (Strongýlē) which was derived from στρογγύλος (strongýlos, "round"), after the volcano's round, conical appearance when seen from a distance. The geological history of the island of Stromboli begins about 200,000 years ago.