France 2002 - European Capitals, Rome FDC CP

A First Day Cover postcard I received just today!

The postmark, dated 07 November 2002, shows St Peter's and ruins of the Roman Forum. 
The picture of the Colosseum is printed on silk.

Beautiful :-)

Italy 2011 - Roma Capitale

 

One stamp of a series celebrating Rome, "Roma Capitale", issued on 21 April 2011, to mark the day of the foundation of the City.  
The stamp shows a side view from the top of the Vittorio Emanuele monument.  Il Vittoriano, or Altare della Patria, is also known as the "Wedding Cake" or the "Typewriter"  by the locals who do not seem to be very fond of it!  The monument was completed in 1935 and honours  Vittorio Emanuele II, the first king of a unified Italy.
The Colosseum is visible in the distance, on the right, at the end of the Via dei Fori Imperiali; the Roman Forum, is in the bottom right corner.  Piazza Venezia can be seen on the left.

Front view of the Vittoriano on a grey day.

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Italy 2004 - Foundation of Rome and Bangkok on 21st April

A joint issue (in a souvenir sheet only in Italy) to celebrate the cities of Rome and Bangkok on the common day of their foundation, the 21st of April.  

Rome is believed to have been founded in 752 or 753BC.

Bangkok was founded in 1782, when it was moved to the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River by King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke.  The stamp shows the 18th Century temple of Wat Saket, the Golden Mount.

The same were issued in Thailand, both as single stamps and as the souvenir sheet.   

Source:  http://www.jointstampissues.net/new_issues/news2004_01_04.htm.

San Marino 1985 - Important Cities of the World (9th Series), Rome

A set of two stamps issued in 1985 in San Marino (SG 1259-60) for the International Stamp Exhibition.  
The first one shows the Colosseum as it would have been in 85 AD, just 2-3 years after its construction was completed.  It also shows the Colossus of Nero, a 30m high bronze statue erected by Emperor Nero in 64-68 AD.  Later, Emperor Vespasien added a sun crown to the colossus which can be seen here.  It is believed the Colossus is what gave the Colosseum its name.
The second stamps shows the Colosseum as it can be seen nowadays.

Great Britain 2009 - Italia Stamp Exhibition

A Smiler Stamp from Great Britain issued in 2009 with a label showing the Colosseum.

There are 10 different views of Rome on each se-tenant sheet of 20.

France 2002 - European Capitals, Rome

The first stamps in my new collection! 
These stamps and souvenir sheet were issued in 2002 in France.  They are part of a series on European Capitals.
The four stamps depict the Colosseum, the Fountain of Trevi, St Peter's Basilica and the Church of the Trinita dei Monti (above Piazza di Spagna and the famous Spanish Steps).  

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In addition, the souvenir sheet also shows the Church of Santa Maria di Loreto, the Column of Trajan, the Mouth of Truth and the Fountain of the Moor, which is located on Piazza Navona.

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Piazza Navona is where the Stadium of Domitian originally stood.  Interestingly, the Piazza has kept the Stadium's distinctive shape - elongated, rounded at one end, straight at the other end - as can be seen from this great aerial picture (www.greatbuildings.com).