Lombardy-Venetia

Lombardy-Venetia was a kingdom that included Milan and Venice on the Adriatic Sea. It was ruled by the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef I. All of its stamps were patterned after Austrian designs of the time except that they were denominated in the local currency.
 * In 1850 it issued its own stamps, denominated in centisimi.
 * 1858 saw the first issues, now denominated in soldi.
 * Two oval frame issues followed, inscribed with only the currency and value.
 * Lombardy-Venetia ended up part of a unified Italy in 1866.

 File:Lom Ven arms.jpg|1855 30c value. File:Lombardy Ven 15s.jpg|15 soldi value of the 1858-62 issue. Each value has a different frame. File:Lom Ven emb head.jpg|1862 10 soldi value, only inscribed SOLDI and 10. File:Lom Ven emb eagle.jpg|1863 5 soldi value. 

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