1908 Italy Poster Stamp Bologna Circuit Florio Cup High Patronage Duke Of Aosta

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1908

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1908 Italy Poster Stamp Bologna Circuit Florio Cup High Patronage Of His Royal Highness The Duke Of Aosta 6-7 September Unused No Gum. The Coppa Florio (or Florio Cup) was a motorsport race for automobiles first held in Italy in 1900. It was renamed in 1905 when Vincenzo Florio offered the initial 50,000 Lira prize money and a cup designed by Polak of Paris. The cup was to be awarded to the car maker who gained the most wins in the first seven races, beginning with the race held in 1905. In the event, the first seven races were all won by different manufacturers, but Peugeot won the eighth race in 1925 and thus secured the cup with its second win. However, the competition for the cup continued after Lucien Rosengart, then a director of Peugeot, offered to make it available again. Wikipedia

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