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Stamp of the Kingdom of Italia; 1929; commemorative stamp of the issue "1400 years of the founding of the Abbey of Monte Cassino"; drawing of an unknown fresco to the deat of the Saint Benedict of Nursia (founder of the abbey which was erected on the place of an old temple of the Apollon in 529 A.D.; death of Benedict on the 21st of March, 543 or 547 A.D.; canonized in 1220); stamp postmarked in Scala (Region Campania), 1929
Stamp: Michel: No. 319; Yvert & Tellier: No. 245; Scott: No. 233
Color: green
Watermark: Italy No. 1 (crown)
Nomianal value: 25 Cent. (Centesimi)

Postage validity: from 1 August 1929 until 31 December 1929
date QS:P,+1929-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P580,+1929-08-01T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1929-12-31T00:00:00Z/11

Stamp picture size (printed area): 36.5 x 21.0 mm

Postmark: Scala (Region Campania),
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Author Poste del Regno d'Italia (Post of the government of Italy)
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Picture description The pictured, today unknown fresco was probably destroyed on the as the Monte Cassino Abbey near Lazio was complete destroyed (until to the foundation walls with exception of the crypt) by a total senseless and ignorant attack by the US Air Force and artillery. (There were no German defensive positions and that was also conveyed to the US-Generals with the appeal of a spare of the abbey.) At this attack was the abbey inclusive all there arthistorical artefacts complete destroyed by an 3-hours-bombardement at which 427 civil people dead, mostly monks and nuns.
institution QS:P195,Q334051

The Saint Benedict has found entry in the Roman-Catholic mythology, and his day of death, the 21st of March, is consecreted to him and his remembrance.


The Abbey of Monte Cassino in 2010.
First day of issue
Publisher Poste del Regno d'Italia (Post of the government of Italy)
Design ?
Printer "Officina Carte Valori", Rome
Printing technique Rotogravure (Italian: "stampa a rotocalco"; German: "Rotationstiefdruckverfahren")
Circulation 175,000 (in sheets à 50 stamps)
Perforation Comb perforation, K 14
MICHEL Nr. Italien, Nr. 319
SCOTT Nr. Italy, No. 233

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