The Italian 1951 25 Lira stamp commemorating the 1951 World Cycling Championships. There were 45 starters in the race, 24 of them finished. The average speed was 34.834 kmh for the distance of 295.2Km. The top 10 finishers were: (1) Kubler-Switzerland (8h28`28`), (2) Magni-Italy, (3) Bevilacqua-Italy, (4) DeFeyter-Belgium, (5) Voortiug-Holland, (6) Schwarzer-Germany, (7) Wagtmans-Holland, (8) Mingroi-Italy, (9) Bartali-Italy, and (10) Dewers-Holland. Many thanks to Swiss friend and bike aficionado, Andre Bohren for the block of three and the research information. This stamp has been canceled.