ITA 1944 MiNr0651Y mt B002 - Public domain historic place drawing

Stamp of Italy (Italian Social Republic); 1944; commemorative stamp of the issue "Destroyed buildings and monuments - 2nd emission"; drawing of the site of the Monte Cassino Abbey (near Lazio) from bird's eye view before the destroying on the 15 February 1944; inscription "HOSTIUM RABIES DIRUIT" (= Latin for "Destroyed by the violence of the enemies"); mint stamp with gumming

Note:

The Monte Cassino Abbey was located in the near of the town Lazio. The stamp motive shows a bird's eye view of this abbey before its destroying on 15 February 1944. The abbey was on this day destroyed completly (until to the foundation walls with exception of the crypt) by a senseless and ignorant attack by the US Air Force and artillery. ...There were no German defensive positions and that was also conveyed to the US-Generals with the appeal of a spare of the abbey.... At this attack was the abbey inclusive all there arthistorical artefacts complete destroyed by an 3-hours-bombardement at which dead at least 427 civil people, mostly monks and nuns.

Abbey of Monte Cassino

Native name

Abbazia di Montecassino

Location

Montecassino, Lazio, Italy

Coordinates

41° 29′ 28.54″ N, 13° 48′ 52.33″ E

Established

530 

Web page

www.abbaziamontecassino.org 

Authority control

: Q334051

VIAF: 133865391

ISNI: 0000 0001 2288 081X

ULAN: 500312825

LCCN: n80001255

GND: 1002981-3

WorldCat

institution QS:P195,Q334051

Stamp: Michel: No. 651Y (ITA); Yvert & Tellier: No. 32 (ITA-RSI); Scott: No. 23 (ITA-RSI)

Color: brown on normal paper

Watermark: none

Nominal value: 10 CENT. (Centesimi)

Postage validity: from 18 September 1944 until 31 December 1945 date QS:P,+1944-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P580,+1944-09-18T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1945-12-31T00:00:00Z/11

Stamp picture size (printed area): 17.0 x 21.0 mm

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18/09/1944

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