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$1930s Sepia View: The Ornate Entrance of Naples\' Tunnel della Vittoria, Marking the Era Fascista. Royalty Free Stock Photo$

LIDO DI OSTIA, ROME, italy Royalty Free Stock Photo

MODERN OSTIA, Lido di Ostia, Rome, Italy Royalty Free Stock Photo

A striking image of a 20 Centesimi stamp from the Kingdom of Italy, issued between 1929 and 1934, featuring a profile portrait of Julius Caesar (CAES. IVLIVS) on a red background. The stamp itself is part of the standard definitive series of the period. The image's primary interest lies in the prominent black rectangular postmark, which serves as a special commemorative cancellation. The text clearly reads: "MOSTRA RIVOLUZIONE FASCISTA" (Exhibition of the Fascist Revolution) and "ROMA," indicating it was postmarked at the exhibition in Rome. The partial cancellation underneath, "RIDUZIONE FERROV. 70%" (Railway Reduction 70%), is highly unusual for a standard postmark and suggests this was either a special temporary post office set up at the exhibition or a meter franking mark used in conjunction with a discounted rate related to the event, marking it as a significant piece of early 1930s Fascist-era postal and propaganda history.