Italy #B17-19 Fascist March on Rome - Italy 1923 Complete Mint Set of 3

In October 1922 Mussolini's National Fascist Party orchestrated the March on Rome, a calculated show of force that threatened the nation with violence. Rather than confront the black-shirted militias, King Victor Emmanuel III capitulated, dismissing the Prime Minister and appointing Mussolini as the new head of government, ushering in a brutal dictatorship. These imposing stamps, issued to fund Mussolini's armed militia, bear images of officials administering the Fascist oath—an unsettling reminder of a nation's descent into tyranny. (Italy #B17-19)