Italy Postage Due, 10 Lire, Carmine & Indigo

Italy · 1924 · 10 L

This is a postage due stamp from the Kingdom of Italy. The design features a large numeral '10' indicating the value, surrounded by ornate scrollwork. The stamp is bicolored, with the central value printed in carmine and the frame in indigo, a common design for postage due issues of this period.

Issued in 1924, this stamp was used to collect insufficient postage from the recipient of a letter. This series replaced earlier postage due stamps and was in use for several years during a period of economic and political change in Italy.