The Gronchi Rosa is a rare Italian postage stamp. It was part of an 1961 issue for the voyage of president Giovanni Gronchi to three South American countries. This 1974 stamp from Japan depicts a Class 8620 steam locomotive. ... Giovanni Gronchi (September 10, 1887–1978) was an Italian Catholic politician and second president of the Italian Republic, born at Pontedera, Pisa, Tuscany. ...

The 205 liras rosa was intented for the stopover in Peru. But the artist made a mistake with the boundaries between Peru and Brazil. The stamp was qickly replaced by a grey one with the boundaries corrected, but some philatelic souvenirs using the Gronchi Rosa already existed.