ITA 1925 MiNr220 pm B002, 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 "cent. 30" on a 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. 220 (= no. 134 from 1920 with overprint); yvert et tellier: no. 173 (= no. 107 from 1920 with overprint) color: pale greyish violet to greyish crimson watermark: italy no. 1 (crown) nominal value: 30 cent. On 55 cent. (centesimi) postage validity: from august 1925 until 31 may 1926 stamp picture size (printed area): 18. 0 x 22. 0 mm. Date: August 1925 (first issue of the stamp).