Date of Issue: 9th May 2024
two stamps (2x B zona 1 value = 2x 1.30 €) - NOTE both stamps are self-adhesive
In a version from Palermo, edited by Italo Calvino, Colapesce spends all of his time swimming, until his frustrated mother curses him to turn into a fish. He instantly becomes half fish, with duck feet and a frog's throat. He appears to fishermen and warns them of upcoming storms, and also informs them of the marvels found at the bottom of the sea. A king hears of him and summons him, then gives him orders to swim around the island and explore the bottom of the ocean. The king sends him down on numerous dives around Italy. Nick Fish discovers that Messina rests on three columns, some of which are broken, and brings back hot and fresh water from springs in the ocean around Naples. Finally the king urges Nick Fish to explore a bottomless ocean chasm, despite his resistance. He throws his crown into the chasm and orders him to fetch it. Nick Fish reluctantly dives in. Some lentils he was carrying float to the surface, but he but never returns. Source Wikipedia
Romeo and Juliet - Grieving Juliet in the presence of lifeless Romeo.
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young Italian star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families.
The play is set in the Italian city of Verona.
"Italy is one of the 6 first countries who issued the first Europa stamps in 1956. They issued each year Europa stamps since that year!"
"In 1969 the CEPT celebrate their 10 years anniversary, the Italian artists Luigi Gasbarra and Georgio Belli made the common design that year."