Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-11-11 | Page 11 | Stamp Collectors Gather in Italy

STAMP COLLECTORS I GATHER IN ITALY By Associated Press Pre TURIN Italy Nov 11 A 11 A congress of Italian philatelic societies and an International international Inter inter- national stamp bourse were held concurrently concurrently concurrently concur concur- with the public stamp exhibition here The exhibition Is under the patronage patron patron- age e of the queen of Italy one of the most enthusiastic of royal philatelists and is intended to commemorate the first centenary centenary centenary cen cen- of th the th Italian post ILl as shown by the early Sardinian stamped letter sheets designated Cavallini di dl I Letter sheets embossed with the device of a genie on horseback at full gallop with his hii horn to his Ups lips In order to to I scatter those who may be In his way were Issued In Sardinia years ago For each value the figure of the mounted was wag in a a. frame of different different dif dif- ferent shape The Initial issue was impressed Impressed Impressed Im- Im pressed on plain paper In blue but from 1820 to 1836 the embossing was done in plain relief upon paper containing a special I cial watermark of the royal arms arm ape i