ITA 1916 MiNr0124 pm B002, Francesco Paolo Michetti

Stamp of the kingdom of italy; 1916; definitive stamp as overprint issue on the so-called "michetti-issue - first series - type iii"; portrait of king victor emmanuel iii of italy with view to right after a painting of francesco paolo michetti; overprint of a new nominal value on type iii but without watermark and with perforation k 13½; print type calcography (as copper intaglio); two-lines, black overprint "threefold fess + threefold fess / cent. 20" in the upper area; postmarked stamp: michel: no. 124 (= no. 87iii from 1911 with overprint); yvert & tellier: no. 102 color: dark blueish grey to slate grey blue with black overprint watermark none (!) nominal value: 20 cent. (centesimi) on 15 cent. (centesimi) postage validity: from 1 june 1916 until 26 february 1924 stamp picture size (printed area): 19. 0 x 24. 0 mm (= type iii). Date: 1 June 1916 (first issue day of the stamp).