COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS 1980S

This sub-page of franking index is listing all the commemorative stamps issued in Italy between 1980 and 1989. 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, in the 1950s, in the 1960s and in 1970s.


Commemorative stamps issued in 1980:
– 120 liras and 170 liras alternative energies and consumption reduction,
– 220 liras Benedict of Nursia,
– 220 liras Philatelic Exhibition “Europa ’80”,
– 170 liras and 220 liras Europe 1980 Philatelic Exhibit,
– 170 liras Catherine of Siena,
– 70 liras and 80 liras Red Cross,
– dittico 220 + 220 liras Italian work in the world,
– 80 liras European Football Championship,
– Italian vacation spots: 80 liras Erice,
– Italian vacation spots: 150 liras Ravello,
– Italian vacation spots: 200 liras Roseto degli Abruzzi,
– Italian vacation spots: 670 liras Salsomaggiore Terme,
– dittico 170 + 170 liras Florence and Tuscany at the times of Medicis,
– 200 liras Fonte Avellana Hermitage,
– block of 4 x 200 liras Italian Naval constructions 1980,
– 320 liras Filippo Mazzei,
– Italian villas: 80 liras Villa Foscari Malcontenta,
– Italian villas: 150 liras Villa Barbaro Maser,
– Italian villas: 170 liras Villa Godi Valmarana,
– Italian art: 520 liras Palma il Vecchio,
– Italian art: 520 liras Gian Lorenzo Bernini,
– 120 liras Christmas 1980,
– 70 liras, 120 liras and 170 liras Stamp day 1980.

Commemorative stamps issued in 1981:
– 80 liras Daniele Comboni,
– 200 liras Alcide De Gasperi,
– 300 liras anno international year of handicapped people,
– Italian flowers: 200 liras anemone,
– Italian flowers: 200 liras oleander,
– Italian flowers: 200 liras rose,
– Europe: 300 liras Live Chess Game in Marostica,
– Europe: 300 liras Palio of Siena,
– 600 liras Saint Rita of Cascia,
– 80 liras Ciro Menotti,
– blocco di 4 x 200 liras Italian aeronautic industry 1981,
– 80 liras dissesto idrogeologico,
– dittico 300 + 300 liras Italian work in the world 1981,
– Italian vacation spots: 80 liras Matera,
– Italian vacation spots: 150 liras Riva del Garda,
– Italian vacation spots: 300 liras Santa Teresa di Gallura,
– Italian vacation spots: 900 liras Tarquinia,
– 80 liras, 150 liras and 200 liras Accademia Navale di Livorno,
– 200 liras Consiglio di Stato,
– 300 liras Athletics,
– Italian art: 200 liras Carlo Carrà,
– Italian art: 200 liras Giuseppe Ugonia,
– diptych 200 + 200 liras Bronze Statues of Riace,
– 600 liras Publio Virgilio Marone,
– 150 liras Giornata Mondiale dell’Alimentazione,
– Italian villas: 100 liras Villa Campolieto a Ercolano,
– Italian villas: 200 liras Villa Cimbrone a Ravello,
– Italian villas: 300 liras villa Pignatelli a Napoli,
– 200 liras Christmas 1981,
– 200 liras Pope John XXIII,
– 120 liras, 200 liras and 300 liras Stamp day 1981.

Commemorative stamps issued in 1982:
– 300 liras San Francesco d’Assisi,
– 900 liras Niccolò Paganini,
– 300 liras lotta contro il fumo,
– blocco di 4 x 300 liras Italian aeronautic industry 1982,
– 120 liras Vespri Siciliani,
– Italian flowers: 300 liras camelia,
– Italian flowers: 300 liras ciclamino,
– Italian flowers: 300 liras garofani,
– 200 liras and 450 liras Europe,
– dittico 2 x 450 liras Italian work in the world,
– 200 liras Giuseppe Garibaldi,
– folklore italiano: 200 liras Gioco del Ponte a Pisa,
– Italian vacation spots: 200 liras Grotte di Frasassi,
– Italian vacation spots: 200 liras Fai della Paganella,
– Italian vacation spots: 450 liras Rodi Garganico,
– Italian vacation spots: 450 liras Templi di Agrigento,
– 200 liras campionati di canottaggio,
– 200 liras Federico da Montefeltro,
– 1000 liras Vittoria ai Mondiali di Calcio 1982,
– 450 liras Unione Interparlamentare,
– Italian villas: 150 liras Villa Borghese a Roma,
– Italian villas: 250 liras Villa d’Este a Tivoli,
– Italian villas: 350 liras Villa Lante a Bagnaia,
– 300 liras Francesco Tasso,
– Italian art: 300 liras Francesco Hayez,
– Italian art: 300 liras Giovanni Battista Piazzetta,
– 150 liras, 250 liras and 350 liras Stamp day 1982.

Commemorative stamps issued in 1983:
– 400 liras lotta contro il cancro,
– dittico 2 x 400 liras Italian work in the world,
– 400 liras Accademia della Crusca, Italian Society of Linguistic and Philology
– 200 liras Biathlon Championship
– 300 liras Gabriele Rossetti,
– 450 liras Francesco Guicciardini,
– 600 liras Umberto Saba,
– 1400 liras Pio XII,
– 250 liras, 300 liras, 400 liras and 500 liras Anno Santo,
– blocco di 4 x 400 liras Italian aeronautic industry 1983,
– 1200 liras Festa del Lavoro,
– Italian flowers: 200 liras rododendro,
– Italian flowers: 200 liras mimosa,
– Italian flowers: 200 liras gladiolo,
– 400 liras and 500 liras Europe, ventottesima emissione,
– 500 liras Ernesto Teodoro Moneta,
– 500 liras congresso informatica giuridica,
– folklore italiano: 300 liras Corsa dei Ceri a Gubbio,
– 300 liras Congresso Eucaristico italiano,
– Italian vacation spots: 250 liras Alghero,
– Italian vacation spots: 300 liras Bardonecchia,
– Italian vacation spots: 400 liras Riccione,
– Italian vacation spots: 500 liras Taranto,
– 400 liras Girolamo Frescobaldi,
– Italian villas: 250 liras Villa Fidelia a Spello,
– Italian villas: 300 liras Villa Imperiale a Pesaro,
– Italian villas: 400 liras Convento Michetti a Francavilla a Mare,
– Italian villas: 500 liras Villa di Riccia,
– 300 liras Francesco De Sanctis,
– 250 liras, 400 liras and 500 liras Christmas,
– 200 liras, 300 liras and 400 liras Stamp day 1983.

Commemorative stamps issued in 1984:
– 300 liras and 400 liras infortunistica stradale,
– Italian art: 300 liras Giuseppe De Nittis,
– Italian art: 400 liras Amedeo Modigliani,
– blocco di 4 x 450 liras Italian automobile industry 1984,
– dittico Arte del Vetro, 300 liras + 300 liras
– 400 liras Elections of European Parliament,
– block of 4 x 450 liras Protection of Nature 1984,
– 450 liras and 550 liras World Philatelic Exhibition Italia ’85,
– 450 liras Patto di Roma,
– 450 liras and 550 liras Europe,
– 550 liras Telecommunication Symposium,
– 250 liras and 400 liras Derby Italiano di Galoppo,
– Italian vacation spots: 350 liras Campione d’Italia,
– Italian vacation spots: 400 liras Chianciano Terme,
– Italian vacation spots: 450 liras Padula,
– Italian vacation spots: 550 liras Siracusa,
– Italian folklore: 400 liras Macchina di Santa Rosa a Viterbo,
– 250 liras and 350 liras civiltà contadine,
– Italian villas: 250 liras Villa Caristo,
– Italian villas: 350 liras Villa Doria Pamphili,
– Italian villas: 400 liras Villa Reale in Stupinigi
– Italian villas: 450 liras Villa Mellone
– “Italia ’85”, trittico 550 + 550 + 550 liras arte etrusca.

Commemorative stamps issued in 1985:
– 350 liras informazione giornalistica,
– 250 liras gli anziani ed i loro problemi,
– “Italia ’85”, trittico 600 + 600 + 600 liras arte rinascimentale,
– diptych 600 + 600 liras arte della ceramica,
– blocco di 4 x 450 liras Italian automobile industry 1985,
– “Italia ’85”, trittico 250 + 250 + 250 liras arte barocca,
– 1500 liras Sisto V,
– Italian folklore: 250 liras Sfilata dei Turchi in Potenza,
– Italian folklore: 350 liras Regata delle Repubbliche Marinare in Amalfi,
– Italian vacation spots: 350 liras Bormio,
– Italian vacation spots: 400 liras Castellammare di Stabia,
– Italian vacation spots: 450 liras Stromboli,
– Italian vacation spots: 600 liras Termoli,
– block of 4 x 500 liras Protection of Nature 1985,
– Italian art: 350 liras Giovanni Battista Salvi “il Sassoferrato”,
– Italian art: 400 liras Mario Sironi,
– 500 liras and 600 liras Europe,
– 450 liras San Salvatore Abbey in Monte Amiata,
– 400 liras Campionati Mondiali di Ciclismo,
– 600 liras Congresso Prevenzione del Crimine,
– 600 liras International Youth year,
– Italian villas: 300 liras Villa Nitti in Maratea,
– Italian villas: 400 liras Villa Aldovrandi Mazzacurati in Bologna,
– Italian villas: 500 liras Villa Santa Maria in Pula,
– Italian villas: 600 liras Villa de Mersi in Villazzano,
– 400 liras Diplomatic Agreements between Italy and Vatican City,
– foglietto 4000 liras “Italia 85”,
– foglietto “Italia 85” 9 x 300 liras stamps from ancient Italian States,
– foglietto “Italia ’85” 5 x 500 liras stamps from the five continents.

Commemorative stamps issued in 1986:
– 450 liras cross-country skiing competition “Marcialonga di Fiemme e Fassa”,
– Italian folklore: 450 liras Le Candelore di Catania,
– 2000 liras Amilcare Ponchielli,
– 2000 liras Giovanni Battista Pergolesi,
– Italian vacation spots: 350 liras Acitrezza,
– Italian vacation spots: 450 liras Capri,
– Italian vacation spots: 550 liras Merano,
– Italian vacation spots: 650 liras San Benedetto del Tronto,
– block of 4 x 650 liras Protection of Nature – Europe 1986,
– 550 liras Ophthalmology Congress,
– 550 liras and 650 liras Gathering of Police Corps,
– 550 liras Bezzecca battle,
– 2000 liras Marthyrs and Victims of the Italian Independence,
– 450 liras Italian Army marksmen troop “Bersaglieri”,
– 350 liras Telecommunications,
– 2000 liras Holy Mountain in Varallo,
– block of 4 x 450 liras Italian automobile industry 1986,
– Italian work in the world: diptych 450 + 450 liras Italian fashion,
– Italian work in the world: 650 liras Olivetti,
– Italian work in the world: 650 liras Breda,
– 550 liras and 650 liras Alitalia,
– Italian villas: 350 liras Villa Necker in Trieste,
– Italian villas: 350 liras Villa Borromeo in Cassano d’Adda,
– Italian villas: 450 liras Villa Palagonia in Bagheria,
– Italian villas: 550 liras Villa Medicea in Poggio a Caiano,
– Italian villas: 650 liras Castle of Issogne,
– 450 liras Christmas 1986,
– Italian art: 450 liras Andrea del Sarto,
– Italian art: 550 liras Felice Casorati,
– 550 liras e 650 liras World Year for the peace,
– 550 liras Francesco Matraire.

Commemorative stamps issued in 1987:
– Italian work in the world: 700 liras Italgas,
– Italian work in the world: 700 liras Marzotto,
– block of 4 x 500 liras protection of the nature,
– 600 liras Antonio Gramsci,
– 600 liras and 700 liras Europe,
– Italian vacation spots: 380 liras Verbania Pallanza,
– Italian vacation spots: 400 liras Palmi,
– Italian vacation spots: 500 liras Vasto,
– Italian vacation spots: 600 liras Villacidro,
– 500 liras Napoli team, winner of the Italian Serie A football league,
– 380 liras campaign against alcoholism,
– 400 liras S. Alfonso Maria de’ Liguori,
– Olimphilex 1987: 700 liras athletism competitions,
– Olimphilex 1987: 700 liras philatelic exhibit,
– Italian folklore: 380 liras Quintana di Foligno,
– piazze d’Italia: 380 liras Piazza del Popolo ad Ascoli Piceno,
– piazze d’Italia: 500 liras Piazza Verdi a Palermo,
– piazze d’Italia: 600 liras Piazza San Carlo a Torino,
– piazze d’Italia: 700 liras Piazza dei Signori a Verona,
– 500 liras and 600 liras Christmas,
– 380 liras battaglia di Mentana,
– Italian art: 500 liras Duomo di Monreale,
– Italian art: 500 liras Teatro San Carlo,
– 600 liras Scuola Militare della Nunziatella,
– 500 liras Marco de Marchi.

Commemorative stamps issued in 1988:
– 500 liras Homo Aeserniensis,
– Italian Schools: 500 liras Liceo Visconti in Rome,
– 500 liras San Giovanni Bosco,
– Italian art: 650 liras Giorgio de Chirico,
– 550 liras Bibbia ebraica,
– 500 liras epilessia,
– 650 liras and 750 liras Europe, trentatreesima emissione,
– Italian vacation spots: 400 liras Castiglione della Pescaia,
– Italian vacation spots: 500 liras Lignano Sabbiadoro,
– Italian vacation spots: 650 liras Noto,
– Italian vacation spots: 750 liras Vieste,
– 500 liras Golf,
– 3150 liras Football World Cup Italia ’90,
– 650 liras A.C. Milan team, winner of the Italian Serie A football league
– 500 liras e 650 liras Bronze horses of Pergola,
– Italian Schools: 500 liras University of Bologna,
– Italian squares: 400 liras Piazza del Duomo in Pistoia,
– Italian squares: 550 liras Piazza Unità d’Italia in Trieste,
– Italian folklore: 550 liras Discesa dei Candelieri in Sassari,
– 750 liras gastroentherology congress in Rome,
– Italian movies: 500 liras Ossessione,
– Italian movies: 650 liras Ladri di Biciclette,
– Italian movies: 2400 liras Roma Città Aperta,
– Italian movies: 3050 liras Riso Amaro,
– Italian work in the world: 750 liras Aluminia,
– Italian work in the world: 750 liras Elsag,
– Italian work in the world: 750 liras Istituto Poligrafico,
– 650 liras Christmas 1988,
– 2400 liras San Carlo Borromeo,
– 500 liras Christmas 1988,
– 500 liras Edoardo Chiossone.

Commemorative stamps issued in 1989:
– 650 liras fight against AIDS,
– 3150 liras Car Rally between Italy and China,
– Italian Schools: 650 liras Parini high school in Milan,
– 3050 liras World Sailing Championship,
– Italian art: 500 liras Palazzo della Ragione in Padua,
– Italian art: 650 liras Crypt of Saint Nicholas Basilica in Bari,
– Italian squares: 400 liras Piazza di Spagna in Rome,
– Italian squares: 400 liras Piazza del Duomo in Catanzaro,
– Europe 1989, children’s games: 500 liras, 650 liras, 750 liras,
– Italian folklore: 400 liras Infiorate di Spello,
– Italian Schools: 500 liras University of Pisa,
– 500 liras Elections of the European Parliament,
– Italian vacation spots: 500 liras Spotorno,
– Italian vacation spots: 500 liras Grottammare,
– Italian vacation spots: 500 liras Pompei,
– Italian vacation spots: 500 liras Giardini Naxos,
– 500 liras and 2400 liras Post and Telecommunications Ministry,
– 650 liras Inter F.C. team, winner of the Italian Serie A football league,
– 750 liras Inter-Parliamentary Union,
– 3150 liras French Revolution,
– Italian art: 500 liras Francesco di Giorgio Martini,
– 750 liras Charles Chaplin,
– diptych 550 + 550 liras Napoli Portici railway line,
– Italian work in the world: 450 liras Accordion Insdustry,
– Italian work in the world: 450 liras Arnoldo Mondadori Editore,
– diptych 500 + 500 liras Christmas 1989,
– 500 liras Emilio Diena,
– 450 liras Football World Cup Italia ’90.


L’esposizione dei francobolli commemorativi con il valore in liras emessi in periodo di Repubblica continua con la sezione dedicata agli Anni ’90.