As a reminder of the relatively recent advent of unification in Italy, the Principality of Seborga m
As a reminder of the relatively recent advent of unification in Italy, the Principality of Seborga makes claim for independent sovereignty based (it warms this stamp enthusiast’s heart to note) on archives housed in the Vatican showing that Seborga was overlooked in the scramble following the Napoleonic Wars and subsequently reforgotten when the Kingdom of Italy was established in the mid-1860s, thus giving rise to the historical veracity of an independent principality. In 1963, a Seborgan by the name of Giorgio Carbone gained precedence in the town of Seborga with his claims for independence and he was duly named His Serene Highness Georgio I, Prince of Seborga, a position he held until his death in 2009. He was succeeded by Marcello I.Stamp details:Stamp on top:Issued in: 1994From: Seborga, Principality of SeborgaMC #N/AStamps on bottom:Issued in: 2014From: Seborga, Principality of SeborgaMC #N/A Recognized as a sovereign state by the UN: NoClaimed by: Italian RepublicMember of the Universal Postal Union: No -- source link
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