SAN MARINO

SAN MARINO.

75th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU).
Mount Titano and mailcoach.
Stamp issued on 29.12.1949.
Face value: 100 Italian lire.
Design: Roberto Franzoni (1882-1960).
Engraving: Vittorio Nicastro (1916-?).
Printed by Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato (I.P.S.), Officina Carte-Valori, Roma.
Print: 10,000 copies.
Size: 40 x 30 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 438.
- Sassone No. 366.
- Scott No. 304.
- StampWorld No. 447.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 403.
- Unificato No. 366.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 342.

The Universal Postal Union (Union postale universelle), established by the Treaty of Bern of 9 October, 1874, is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration, the Postal Operations Council and the International Bureau. It also oversees the Telematics and Express Mail Service cooperatives. Each member agrees to the same terms for conducting international postal duties. The UPU's headquarters are located in Bern, Switzerland.

Mount Titano (Italian: Monte Titano) is a mountain of the Apennines and the highest peak in San Marino. It stands 739 m (2,425 ft) above sea level and is located immediately to the east of the capital, San Marino. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008 under the combined title "San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano".

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Thanks to R. Gómez-Val for his contribution.

ITALY

ITALY / ITALIA.

Turism issues.
Palmi (Tonnara di Palmi Bay, Costa Viola, Mount Sant'Elia).
Second stamp in a set of 4, issued on 09.05.1987.
Facial value: 400 Italian lire.
Design: from a paintimg of Emidio Vangelli (1871-1949).
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. 

Catalogues
- Michel No. 2013.
- Sassone No. 1802.
- Scott No. 1709.
- StampWorld No. 1990.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1964.
- Unificato No. 1816.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1745.

Palmi is a municipality belonging to the province of Reggio di Calabria, in the Italian region of Calabria, on the shores of the Tyrrhenian Sea. It has an area of 32.12 km² (12.40 sq mi) and its population, in 2020, was just over 18,000 inhabitants. The stamp shows part of the beach (lido, with the rocks known as scogli Agliastro), the bay of Tonnara, Mount Sant’Elmo, and a stretch of the Costa Viola. Mount Sant’Elmo, 582 m (1,909 ft), is a part of the Aspromonte massif, in the southernmost part of the Apennine range. The mount is known as "the balcony on the Tyrrhenian". It is included in the Protection Zones and in the Sites of Community Interest of the Calabria Region.

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Thanks to Fadda Giuseppe for his contribution.

SAN MARINO

SAN MARINO.

The Mount Titano (Monte Titano), in the Apennines.
739 m / 2,425 ft. Near capital, San Marino.
1st flight San Marino - Rimini - London.
Air mail stamp issued on 03.06.1959.
Face value: 120 Italian lire.
Design by A. Vicini and R. Mura.
Printed by the I.P.S. (Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato), Roma.
Size: 27,3 x 20 mm.

Catalogues.
- Yvert and Tellier No. PA117.