2000th Birth Anniversary of Augustus (Bimillenario Augusteo). Air mail.

Description: Series of 5 stamps with 5 subjects. Impression 120.000.
Date of issue: September 23, 1937. Valid up to April 30, 1939.

With quotations from Horace and Virgil on a scroll at the bottom.
The motive is surrounded to the left and right by a marble pillars in ancient style.
In lower left corner the arms of Savoy with fasces.
The design is different from the home country series series 79.

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Date created: 22/03/00 11:42:36