Catalogue Italy: watermarks - winged wheel type 1 watermark

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Watermark name: winged wheel type 1
Watermark code: wmITA3
Description: Outlines are blurred and not defined. The wheels look squashed on the sides, so that they appear oval in shape, lightly stretched vertically. The wheel's hub is not centred, but positioned slightly towards the wing. The distance between the wheels is 8 mm vertically and 7 mm horizontally. The first stamps with this watermark were issued in 1945.
Watermark positions: winged wheel type 1 normal right (code: wmITA3a); winged wheel type 1 normal left (code: wmITA3b); winged wheel type 1 inverted right (code: wmITA3c); winged wheel type 1 inverted left (code: wmITA3d); winged wheel type 1 right bottom (code: wmITA3e); winged wheel type 1 right top (code: wmITA3f); winged wheel type 1 left bottom (code: wmITA3g); winged wheel type 1 left top (code: wmITA3h)