Aegean Islands, Italian Occupation, 'Ferrucci' Overprint

Aegean Islands (Italian Occupation) · 1932 · 25c

This definitive stamp features a portrait of Francesco Ferrucci, a 16th-century Florentine military commissioner. The stamp, originally issued for Italy, was overprinted in black with 'ISOLE ITALIANE DELL'EGEO' for use in the Italian-occupied Dodecanese Islands.

Issued during the Italian occupation of the Dodecanese Islands (1912-1943), these overprinted stamps asserted Italian sovereignty over the Greek-speaking region.