Sardinia

Sardinia was a kingdom made up of northern Italy and the island of Sardinia..

All stamps of Sardinia are imperf. Perfed stamps are those of Italy issued later.

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 * In 1851, stamps with the portrait of Vittorio Emanuele II (Victor Emmanuel II) were issued. Impressions range from excellent to very worn. Forgeries are common. Genuine are possibly best recognized by a deep indent at the bridge of the nose resulting in a strong brow ridge.
 * In 1853, an embossed portrait of the king was issued on colored papers with "FRANCO / BOLLO" in the side tablets.
 * In 1854, embossed designs were issued, now on white paper with frames in color, the color applied without regard to outlining the embossed frame elements. There are various shades.
 * In 1855-63, the design was modified so that lettering and frame decorations are in white (paper color) and no longer embossed. Again, these were printed in various shades.

Newspaper issue
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 * In 1861, two numeral of value designs were issued with the numeral embossed.