Commemorative stamps 1950s

This sub-page of franking index is listing all the commemorative stamps issued in Italy between 1950 and 1959. Each link brings to a specific page with a description of the stamp and some examples of object franked with the stamp.

This page continues the list started in the sub-page dedicated to commemorative stamps issued in 1940s,  from 1946 to 1949


Commemorative stamps issued in 1950:
– 20 liras Milan Fair,
– 20 liras Salone dell’Automobile 1950 (Car Exhibition) in Turin,
– 20 liras and 55 liras 5th UNESCO Conference in Florence,
– 20 liras and 55 liras Catholic Jubilee,
– 20 liras Gaudenzio Ferrari,
– 20 liras and 55 liras Broadcasting Conference,
– 20 liras Ludovico Muratori,
– 20 liras Guido d’Arezzo,
– 20 liras Fiera del Levante (Fair of Bari) 1950,
– 20 liras Pioneers of wool industry,
– 5 liras, 20 liras and 55 liras Tobacco Conference in Rome,
– 20 liras Augusto Righi,
– 20 liras Fine Arts Academy of Venice.

Commemorative stamps issued in 1951:
– 20 liras and 55 liras Centenary of Tuscany stamps,
– 20 liras Salone dell’Automobile 1951 (Car Exhibition) in Turin,
– 20 liras Ara Pacis monument in Redipuglia,
– 20 liras and 55 liras Milan Fair,
– 20 liras Textile Art and Fashion exhibition,
– 20 liras Christopher Columbus,
– 5 liras, 10 liras and 15 liras Gymnastic contests,
– 20 liras and 55 liras Montecassino Abbey,
– 20 liras Pietro Vannucci, also known as il Perugino,
– 20 liras and 55 liras Contemporary Art exhibition Triennale di Milano,
– 25 liras Cycling world championship Milano-Varese,
– 25 liras Fiera del Levante (Fair of Bari) 1951,
– 25 liras Francesco Paolo Michetti,
– 10 liras, 25 liras and 60 liras Centenary of Sardinia Stamps,
– 10 liras e 25 liras 1951 population and commerce census,
– 10 liras, 25 liras and 60 liras Giuseppe Verdi,
– 10 liras e 25 liras Festa degli Alberi.

Commemorative stamps issued in 1952:
– 25 liras Vincenzo Bellini,
– 25 liras Celebrazioni Vanvitelliane di Caserta,
– 25 liras Sport Stamps Exhibition,
– 60 liras Milan Fair,
– 25 liras, 60 liras and 80 liras Leonardo da Vinci
– 25 liras and 60 liras Centenary of Modena e di Parma Stamps,
– 25 liras Mostra d’Oltremare,
– 25 liras Biennale di Venezia,
– 25 liras Padova Fair,
– 25 liras Trieste Fair,
– 25 liras Fiera del Levante (Fair of Bari) 1952,
– 25 liras Jerome Savonarola,
– 60 liras ICAO Conference,
– 25 liras Alpine Troops,
– 10 liras, 25 liras and 60 liras Armed Forces,
– 25 liras Cardinal Guglielmo Massaia,
– 25 liras Vincenzo Gemito,
– 25 liras Antonio Mancini,
– 25 liras Belfiore Martyrs.

Commemorative stamps issued in 1953:
– 25 liras Antonello da Messina,
– 25 liras Mille Miglia endurance race,
– 25 liras Order of Merit for Labour,
– 25 liras Arcangelo Corelli,
– 25 liras Clare of Assisi,
– 25 liras Mountain’s Days,
– 25 liras and 60 liras International Exhibition of Agriculture,
– 25 liras and 60 liras North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
– 25 liras Luca Signorelli,
– 25 liras Microbiology Congress,
– 10 liras, 12 liras, 20 liras, 25 liras, 35 liras and 60 liras “Touristic” series.

Commemorative stamps issued in 1954:
– 25 liras and 60 liras Lateran Treaty,
– 25 liras and 60 liras television broadcast in Italy,
– 25 liras 1954 tax declaration,
– 25 liras helicopter mail delivery,
– 25 liras 10th Anniversary of the Resistance,
– 25 liras Alfredo Catalani,
– 25 liras and 60 liras Marco Polo,
– 25 liras Italian Touring Club,
– 25 liras and 60 liras Interpol,
– 25 liras Carlo Collodi,
– 25 liras and 60 liras Amerigo Vespucci,
– 25 liras and 60 liras Holy Mary’s year.

Commemorative stamps issued in 1955:
– 25 liras Silvio Pellico,
– 25 liras 1955 tax declaration,
– 25 liras and 60 liras World Oil Congress in Rome,
– 25 liras Antonio Rosmini,
– 25 liras International Medicine Days,
– 25 liras Saint Francis’ Basilica,
– 25 liras Professional schools,
– 25 liras International Institute of Agriculture,
– 60 liras Food and Agriculture Organisation,
– 25 liras Giacomo Matteotti,
– 25 liras Battista Grassi,
– 10 liras and 25 liras Beato Angelico,
– 25 liras Giovanni Pascoli.

Commemorative stamps issued in 1956:
– 10 liras, 12 liras, 25 liras and 60 liras Winter Olympic Games in Cortina,
– 25 liras Simplon Railway Tunnel,
– 10 liras, 25 liras, 60 liras and 80 liras 10th Anniversary of the Republic,
– 25 liras Amedeo Avogadro,
– 25 liras and 60 liras Europe,
– 25 liras Astronautic Congress,
– 25 liras and 60 liras Italy admission in United Nations,
– 25 liras postal deposit saving.

Commemorative stamps issued in 1957:
– 25 liras Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid),
– 25 liras, 60 liras and 80 liras Antonio Canova
– 25 liras Road Safety Awareness,
– 25 liras and 60 liras Europe,
– 25 liras Giosuè Carducci,
– 25 liras Filippino Lippi,
– 25 liras Marcus Tullius Cicero,
– 15 liras Holy Domenico Savio,
– 15 liras and 110 liras Giuseppe Garibaldi,
– 25 liras Holy Francis from Paola.

Commemorative stamps issued in 1958:
– 25 liras Hydroelectric plants in Flumendosa,
– 15 liras e 60 liras Virgin of Lourdes,
– 25 liras, 60 liras and 110 liras 10th Anniversary of the Constitution,
– 60 liras Brussels Exhibition,
– 25 liras Giacomo Puccini,
– 25 liras Ruggero Leoncavallo,
– 110 liras Giovanni Fattori,
– 110 liras Giovanni Segantini,
– 175 liras Italo-Brazilian friendship,
– 25 liras and 60 liras Europe,
– 25 liras and 60 liras Centenary of Naples stamps,
– 25 liras Evangelista Torricelli,
– 15 liras, 25 liras and 60 liras 50th Anniversary of 1915-18 War victory,
– 25 liras and 60 liras Visit in Italy of Iran Shah,
– 25 liras Eleonora Duse,
– 25 liras and 60 liras Competition “Premio Italia”.

Commemorative stamps issued in 1959:
– 25 liras and 60 liras Centenary of Sicily stamps,
– 25 liras Lateran Treaty,
– 25 liras and 60 liras North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
– 15 liras and 25 liras Rome and Paris Sister Cities,
– 25 liras Association of veterans,
– 15 liras George Byron,
– 15 liras Camillo Prampolini,
– 15 liras, 25 liras, 35 liras, 60 liras and 110 liras Olympic Games of Rome 1960 (“pre-olympic” series),
– 15 liras, 25 liras, 35 liras, 60 liras and 110 liras 100th anniversary of Second Independence War,
– 25 liras and 60 liras International Organisation of Labour,
– 25 liras and 60 liras Centenary of Romagne stamps,
– 25 liras and 60 liras Europe,
– 15 liras 1959 Stamp Day.


The list continues on the pages dedicated to 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s (including also 2000 and 2001).