700 Lire 1980 - Castello d'Ivrea, Torino


700 Lire 1980 - Castello d'Ivrea, Torino
Added by Alain Martineau
General Description : The Castle, which was built in brick (1357) by Amadeus VI of Savoy, has a quadrangular plan with four round towers at the vertexes. One of the towers, used as an ammunition store, was struck by a lightning in 1676 and exploded. It was never rebuilt. Once a prison, the castle is today a seat of exhibitions.
Face value 700 ₤ - Italian lira
Catalog code (Michel) IT 1721II
Catalog code Stamp Number IT 1428; Yvert et Tellier IT 1453; Stanley Gibbons IT 1672; Unificato IT 1524; Sassone IT 1524
Series Castele - Italia 1980
Place in series 28
Stamp colour Multicolor
Watermark Star of Italy Type 4 Multiple [Up]
Stamp use Definitive stamp
Issue date 22/09/1980
Designer P. Tulli inc.
Paper type Stamp
Print technique Offset lithography and Recess
Printed by I.P.Z.S. Rome
Perforation comb 14¼ x 13¼
Height 30.00 mm
Width 25.00 mm
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