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 |
Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |