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I collect:
Italian stamps (since 1960 only if new);
Worldwide stamps issued before 1960, with particular interest in the former colonies;
... and all the ones I like
I am looking for my themes:

1949 UPU 75th anniversary
1935 Silver Jubilee Gerge V
1953 Coronation of Elizabeth II
British royal visits - (only until the early 60s)

I'd like to hear your opinion. Thank you all.

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1950 - The 50th Anniversary of Forestry Service



In June 1862 pursuant to a Spanish Royal Decree, was created the first forestry service in the Philippines, the "Inspeccion General de Montes". On April 14, 1900, the U.S. military governor in the Philippines is the General Order No. 50, renamed him into the Bureau of Forestry. 
The Bureau of Posts issued a set of two stamps commemorating the Bureau of Forestry on its 50th anniversary, April 14, 1950. Featured on the stamps is an engraving of the native Red Lauan tree, a valuable export timber.

Italy - Centenary of Italian Railways


The series of the Centenary of Italian Railways is a series of stamps of the Kingdom of Italy issued December 15, 1939 to celebrate the hundred years since the inauguration of the first Italian railway Naples-Portici, which unfolded on the Tyrrhenian coast at the foot of Vesuvius.

The Naples-Portici railway was the first railway line built in Italian territory, in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, it was double-track and had a length of just over seven kilometers (7.25 km) and was inaugurated on 3 October 1839 with great solemnity

The stamps of the series, printed in rotogravure in sheets of 60 (x4), have as their subject the steam locomotive of the first Italian train (operating on the Naples-Portici line) and a more modern electric train.

Italy - "Ginnici"

Series of 3 stamps issued by the Italian Republic on May 18, 1951 to commemorate the Feasts and International Gymnastics Competitions held in Florence. 

This event was divided into team competitions with the participation of over 4,000 gymnasts, military competitions, tournaments of nations and Olympic representations. 

More than 25 nations participated in the event including Japan, Russia and U.S.A.


Florence 1951
Symbols of the International Gymnastic Festival and Meet 

Belgium 1957 King Leopold I



Belgium 1957 125th anniversary of the arrival of the king Leopold ILeopold George Christian Frederick of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was a member of the House of Wettin; he had the titles of: Prince of Saxe-Coburg, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

Germany - Winter Relief

The Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes (Winter Relief of the German people) was an annual drive by the Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt (National Socialist People’s Welfare Organization) to help finance charitable work. Its slogan was "None shall starve or freeze". The drive was originally set up under the government of Heinrich Brüning in 1931, though Hitler would later claim sole credit. It ran from 1933–1945 during the months of October through March, and was designed to provide food, clothing, coal, and other items to less fortunate Germans during the inclement months.

Germany 1936 - Winter Relief: Modern Buildings
21 September 1936 - Modern Buildings


Germany 1937 - Winter Relief: Ships
4 November 1937 - Ships


Germany 1940 - Winter Relief: Buildings
5 November 1940 - Buildings

Western Samoa -1935- Views


Archipelago in the south Pacific Ocean, east of Fiji. In 1861-99, Samoa was an independent kingdom under the influence of the US, to which the harbor of Pago Pago had been ceded, and that of Great Britain and Germany. In 1898 a disturbance arose, resulting in the withdrawal of Great Britain, and the partitioning of the islands between Germany and the US. Early in World War I the islands under German domination were occupied by New Zealand troops and in 1920 the League of Nations declared them a mandate to New Zealand. Western Samoa became independent in 1962.
1935
Views of the Samoa islands
Complete set

Brunei 1952 Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin

 Al-Marhum Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Maulana Paduka Seri Begawan Al-Hajj Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien III (Brunei Town, 23 september 1914 – Bandar Seri Begawan, 7 september 1986) was installed as the 28th sultan of Brunei on June 14, 1950, crowned on May 31, 1951..

Brunei 1952 Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin

Obock - Stamp of 1892 selection


Obock - stamp of 1892 - Navigation and Commerce
Navigation and Commerce
Obock is a city of the African state of Djibouti, the capital of the region and of the district in the north-east of the country. 

Italy 1946 - Advent of the Republic

Italy - Stamps of 1946 -  Proclamation  of the Republic
This is the first real set of stamps Republicans (ie issued after the end of the monarchy), and could be defined, simultaneously, both celebrative, that commemorative

Hawaii 1875 King David Kalakaua

Hawaii  1875 King David KalakauaKalakaua, born as David La'amea Kamanakapu'u Mahinulani Nalaiaehuokalani Lumialani Kalakaua and also known as David Kalakaua, or with the nickname King happy (Honolulu, November 16, 1836 - San Francisco, January 20, 1891), was King of Hawaii from 1874 to 1891.