ITA 1925 MiNr0219II pm B002b, Francesco Paolo Michetti

Stamp of the kingdom of italy; 1925; definitive overprint stamp of the so-called "michetti-issue - third series"; portrait of king victor emmanuel iii of italy with view to left after a painting of francesco paolo michetti (in lateral mirroring) without water-drawing, but with the coat of arms of savoy in the upper left corner; two-lines overprint of a new nominal value on stamp from 1908; old value four-fold fessed; print type: normal standard on watermark paper; upper inscriptions in negative colors (white characters on colored background); postmarked - overprint type i: the bar area with the four fesses has a hight of 3. 8 mm. - overprint type ii: the bar area with the four fesses has a hight of 2. 8 mm. (or another hight as 3. 8 mm) stamp: michel: no. 219ii (= no. 92 from 1908 with overprint type ii); yvert & tellier: no. 172; scott: no. 154 color: purple to violet watermark: italy no. 1 (crown) nominal value: 30 cent. (centesimi) (overprint on 50 cent. ) postage validity: from april 1925 until 31 may 1926 stamp picture size (printed area): 22. 0 x 18. 0 mm. Date: April 1925 (first issue day of the stamp).