ITA 1924 MiNr0166 pm B002, Francesco Paolo Michetti

Stamp of the kingdom of italy; 1924; 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 1920; old value four-fold fessed; print type: normal standard on watermark paper; upper inscription in positive colors (colored characters on white background); postmarked stamp: michel: no. 166i (= no. 135 from 1920 with overprint); yvert et tellier: no. 128 (= no. 109 from 1920 with overprint) color: brown red to yellowish red brown with black overprint watermark: italy no. 1 (crown) nominal value: 7½ cent. On 85 cent. (centesimi) postage validity: from 1 january 1924 until 30 may 1928 stamp picture size (printed area): 18. 5 x 22. 5 mm. Date: 1 January 1924 (first issue day of the stamp).