Tuscany

Tuscany was a duchy on the northwestern coast of the Italian peninsula.

Stamps have been forged. They can be identified by not having watermarks or at least not having genuine watermarks.  File:Tusc lion 6c.A.webp|c.1851 6 crazie value File:Tusc 10c Savoy arms.webp|1860 10c value File:Tuscany arms forgery.jpg|5L forgery 
 * In 1851, the first stamps were issued, a design of a seated crowned lion holding a shield. They are inscribed FRANCOBOLLO / POSTALE / TOSCANO. The first printing was on blue paper, 1853-55 printings on gray blue to gray paper. They hve a sheet watermark of multiple flattened crowns separated by 5 lines horizontally and one line vertically. The 2 soldi and 60 crazie values were reprinted in 1866 on watermarked paper.
 * In 1857-59, seven values were printed on white watermarked paper, the watermark with multiple vertical pairs of lines that cross over at regular intervals.
 * In 1860, the design was changed to the Italian arms (cross in shield) by the provisional government. The 3 lira value has been reprinted on the first/wrong watermarked paper and has also been forged.

Newspaper stamp

 * In 1854, a 2 soldi double ring design was issued on very thin yellowish paper. It was inscribed BOLLO STRAORDINARIO PER LE POSTE.



Tuscany united with Sardinia in 1860 and used Sardinian stamps from that time.

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