Issue of a regular stamp in the “Lo sport italiano” (Italian Sports) series, dedicated to Giulio Onesti on the centenary of his birth. The design on the stamp shows, on a two-colour background, a view of the main facade of the Headquarters of the Italian National Olympic Committee in Rome, together with a number of silhouettes of athletes representing the main sports that form part of the Olympics. The words “GIULIO ONESTI 1912 – 1981”, “ITALIA”, and the denomination “€ 0,60” complete the stamp.

Designer :  Angelo Merenda

Printer:  Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato S.p.A., rotogravure

Colours: six

Grammes per square metre: 90 g/m2

Support: white, monosilicone, Kraft self-adhesive paper, 60g/m².

Adhesive: acrylic, water-based adhesive, spread in a quantity of 20 g/m² dry.

Sheet: forty-five stamps, worth “€ 27,00”

Paper size: 40mm x 30mm

Print size: 36mm x 26mm

Source: Italian Post

published March 22nd, 2012