Ketty Borgogno
Country: Italia
Title in the original language: Castelli d’Italia – Viaggio tra i colori e le particolarità della serie
Title translated into English: Castelli d’Italia – A journey into their secrets and peculiarity
Publisher: Roma, Afis
Year of publication: 2025
Number of pages: 170
Price: 50 €
Main language: Italian
Short Description: Volume 0 provides a brief overview of the history, background and characteristics of the subjects depicted on the stamps and postmark designs of the Castles series. Volume 1, ‘The Series’, presents these stamps and postal stationery: the stamps themselves, the engravers, sketches and proofs, the subjects, ministerial decrees and bulletins, maximum cards, first-day covers, first-day and event cancellations, philatelic sheets, cards and booklets, as well as oddities and curiosities. Volume 2 covers the printing presses, the methods used, the printing process, the paper, fluorescence, watermarks and perforators. A further four volumes are planned.
Where to order: afis1993@virgilio.it