The Stamps Of Fiume :

Some great additions to the SCF Fiume Stamp Album
the Espresso were great, as was the info from jkjblue!

The Espresso, if, 30c in Carmine and 50c blue green are proofs.

Fiume, the stamps of which are often orphans in stamp albums,
a lot of collectors don't know where they come from so hinge them anywhere, these two were under Ireland in the album I purchased recently.

An SCF member and I were recently discussing what we thought was an
"error" on a stamp, A ship under full sail, with oars....

Well here she is the "Venetian Galley"
so she does exist






Romulus and Remus:

Perhaps the woman and the lion have some reference
to Garibaldi's wife Anita, who died of privations in flight?
Bobgggg gave a great posting of Garibaldi and his wife's journey
through San Marino.

I have this 5 cen on very thin paper. However, it appears to have a watermark, yet Scott does not list any with watermarks.





Perhaps this is just the effect of the thin white paper?

I don't see anything in Michel, Yvert or Scott Classic regarding a watermark.

Rod222, thank you for the lead-in info - all news to me.

Top stuff finches.
It never ceases to amaze me, even with image forums like these
you can see literally thousands and thousands
of stamp images, but there is always something new. :)
The bottomless well.
I don't recall seing those Hungarian opts before.

I am guessing results of ""thin toned paper"

1919
Designer Rubinich
Litho
Kirchofa & Cia
for the Italian National Council Fiume.

28th Jan 1919
Perf 11.5
first printings in sheets of 70
(a) thin transparent paper thin whitish gum
(b) thin toned paper, yellow shiny gum

Not having seen an example of "toned paper" before
perhaps yours are it

Fiume :
Austro Hungarian Seaport and naval base on the Istrian Peninsular.
Occupied by allied forces after the collapse
of the Austrian Empire 17th November 1918

Some interesting Fiume maps
http://www.terra.es/personal7/jqvar...ey/fiume.htm


copyright
"The Stamp Atlas" Stuart Rossiter and JOhn Flower
The Book company
Australia
ISBN 1-86309-001-0

I have been reorganizing my world wide collection and the country I happen to be on right now is Fiume! Here are a couple of stamps that I got in a mixed lot from e-bay a few years ago. I don't really know a lot about them.

Nice stamps KM41566. I really like the 60c. I will have to get that one in used condition.

Rod, according to Wikipedia:

"Paper that is off-white or with a brownish or buffish tinge is called toned paper."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postage_stamp_paper

My stamp is thin transparent and closer to white. My second stamp was done in negative mode.

Well, you are in good company.
A lot of us are in the same position.
This is the SCF "Fiume" classroom

Nice stamps, we are getting a nice collection here.

By the way Rod, those were excellent maps you linked, I had not seen them before. I will have to do them in AutoCAD.

Rijeka (Fiume)

1919 Free State under Italian Influence (including Susak)
1924 Fiume annexed by Italy, Susak transferred to Yugoslavia
1943 Fiume occupied by Germany (Sept)
1945 Occupied by partisans (May3) Rijeka and Susak merged.

From assistance from Mr. J T Carrigan. (US)




Look forward to that BeeSee

The Posta Militare shown above was part of a group of seven I snagged as a Buy It Now on ebay for $2.77. I just checked the catalogue value in my 2009 Scott and the total is $44.14, $26 alone for the 15cen.

The sellers image was a bit blurry as below:



Here are the stamps in person:



I can't complain about this deal!

Great catch,
you are really Fiuming!