1855-61 Sardinia in Bud's Big Blue
Bud's Big Blue
Bud's Observations
(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic obligations and responsibilities at the moment. With his permission, I will upload country pages in his complete '69 Big Blue that so far has not been shown. He might add his observations later. Enjoy!)
Jim's Observations
Sardinia was the leading Italian State and absorbed the other states, eventually becoming the Kingdom of Italy in 1861.
Sardinia- Kingdom- population growing as Sardinia was the dominant force behind the unification. The other States were annexed, and Sardinia eventually became the Kingdom of Italy in 1861. Sardinia includes Genoa, Turin, and Nice.
Tuscany- Grand Duchy- population 2,900,000- Capital Florence- annexed to Sardinia in 1860.
Two Sicilies- Kingdom- Capital Naples- annexed to Sardinia in 1860.
(Lombardy-Venetia -Kingdom (Part of Austrian Empire)- Principal cities Milan and Venice - Lombardy annexed by Sardinia in 1859, and Venetia by Italy in 1866.)
Sardinia, with Victor Emmanuel II as King, and the help of France (Napoleon II) against the Austrian Empire, obtained Lombardy in 1859.
Parma, Tuscany, Modena, and Romagna all voted to join Sardinia in 1860.
Giuseppe Garibaldi conquered the Kingdom of Two Sicilies in the name of the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1860.
The Kingdom of Italy was then proclaimed on March 17, 1861.Turin was the Capital until 1865, when the Capital was moved to Florence.
The Scott Classical Specialized catalogue has:
Sardinia (1851-1863): 16 stamp descriptions ( 6 <$20, some with no gum)
The '41/'43/'47 edition Big Blue have, scattered through the album under the name of the various States, coverage for Modena (5 spaces), Parma (2 spaces), Romagna (3 spaces), Roman States (6 spaces), Sardinia (7 spaces), Tuscany (2 spaces), and Two Sicilies (6 spaces).
The '69/'97 edition reduced the coverage to Roman States (Papal States), and Sardinia.
The '69/'97 edition reduced the coverage to Roman States (Papal States), and Sardinia.
In the '69 BB, Sardinia (one line) shares the page with Saxony and Saudi Arabia.
The Sardinia 1855-63 series (6 stamps) had an embossed portrait of King Emmanuel II. Sardinia, being the dominant Italian State, then provided in 1862 the same stamp images (and king!), now perforated, for the newly formed Kingdom of Italy. Remember- Imperforate- Sardinia; Perforate- Italy, (except 15c blue, a new denomination, which is imperforate).
This embossed newspaper stamp was issued in 1861, part of a two stamp set.
BB Checklist
Sardinia (Seven spaces)
1855-61 (Imperforate)
10,11,12,13,14
Newspaper stamps
1861
P1,P2
Notes
Scott 12 20c indigo CV $40
Scott 13 40c red CV $40
Scott 14 80c yellow orange CV $22 unused
Scott P2 2c black CV $105 used
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