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Augustus the great, Imperator, Poste Italiane (Italy), 10 Centimi, brown, stamp

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country: Italy (Poste Italiane) topic: Augustus the great, Imperator theme: historic people type of stamp: postal stamp color: brown year: 1944 postal value: 10 Centimi designer: engraver: Information: August the great was the first emperor of the Roman Empire.
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Mercurius (Old Roman God) with snakes and wings on it's head, Republique Française Postes (France), 45 c, green, stamp, Mourriez, 1938

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country: Republique Française Postes (France) topic: Mercurius (Old Roman God) with snakes and wings on his head theme: Old Roman Gods / Mythology type of stamp: postal stamp color: green year: 1938 postal value: 45 c designer: Mourriez ? Information: Mercurius (or Mercury) was a messenger and the God of trade, the son of Maia Maiestas and Jupiter in the Roman mythology. Sometimes people confuses this God with the Greek God Medusa with Snakes, a culture Hero to the Athenians. (source: Wikipedia, read more about Mercurius on Wikipedia )
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