Description: This monochromatic grey postage stamp displays a left-facing classical profile of Italia Turrita, the allegorical national figure of Italy wearing a distinct turreted wall crown. The portrait is elegantly contained within a prominent circular medallion framed by a soft grey rectangular background block. A stylized ribbon banner rests directly below the circle, displaying the word "POSTE", which sits immediately above the grand capitalized inscription "REPVBBLICA ITALIANA". The upper-left corner displays the word "LIRE" while the upper-right corner features the face value numeral "5" printed in a matching dark grey ink.
Circa: 1953
Condition: Used - Hinged
Notes:
This issue is part of the highly celebrated and long-running Siracusana Definitive Series, which served as the primary workhorse postage array for Italy from the early 1950s until it was phased out in the 1980s.