Tripolitania

Tripolitania is a historic region of western Libya, centered around the coastal city of Tripoli.

Postage stamps

Beginning with the "Propagation of the Faith" issue in October 1923, Italy issued both its regular and commemorative postage stamps overprinted "Tripolitania" in various typefaces. The first stamps inscribed for the colony were the semi-postal Colonial Institute issue in 1926, followed by several sets of airmail stamps, from 1931 to 1933. October 1934 saw the only regular Tripolitanian stamps issued, a set of six (along with six more airmail) promoting the 2nd Colonial Arts Exhibition.

Related Topics:
Propagation of the Faith - 1923 - Postage stamp - Overprint - Semi-postal - Colonial Institute issue - 1926 - Airmail - 1931 - 1933 - 1934 - 2nd Colonial Arts Exhibition

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Most Tripolitanian stamps are today available to collectors for about two to five US$, with genuinely used stamps (fake cancels are common) being valued at about twice as much as unused stamps. Most valuable are the Graf Zeppelin set of 1933 in used condition, which will run about US$400 for the set of six.

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