First flight Rome-Buenos Aires 

First flight Rome-Buenos Aires
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First flight Rome-Buenos Aires

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
671061
Area
Stamps
Title
First flight Rome-Buenos Aires
Face value
5#2
Country / area
Italy
Year
1934
Month
01
Day
18
Issue group
1934 First flight Rome-Buenos Aires
Order Number in Issue group
3
Usage
Airmail
Type
Stamp
Basic colour
Red
Exact colour
Carmine
Theme / topic
Airplanes, Aviation
Geographical theme
Buenos Aires, Rome
Persons theme
Item subject
Savoia-Marchetti S.71 (I-ABIV) c/n 7107
Michel number
461
Yvert number
54
Scott number
C54
Stanley Gibbons number
393
Sassone number
A58
Designer/Engraver
Brunetti, N.
Printing office
IPS [Rome, Italië] (1929-1978)
Perforation type
Comb perforation
Number of teeth per 20 mm
14
Watermark
Crown
Luminescence
Printing technique
Photogravure
Paper
Gum
Water-activated gum (Lick & Stick, Wet adhesive)
Print run
300.000
Dimensions / diameter
40 x 24 mm
Details
Damaged beyond repair after forced landing on beach without fuel near Fortaleza (Brasil) on Januari 29, 1934.