Italian Occupations
Covers and stamps / Corfu / Italian Occupations / Censored mail
(Corfu) 1942 pair of censored registered covers from Kerkyra, franked at 2L.25 rate with ‘ISOLE JONIE’ (Ionian Islands) overprinted issues, Italian censorship at sides, Athens arrival backstamps.
£115
ALBANIA
Covers and stamps / Albania / Italian Occupations / Censored mail
(Italian Occupation) 1941 censored cover to Halle, Germany franked 15q. and 30q. tied Tirana Posta Auropa date stamp, censor tape at left with handstamp front and back, German civil Censor roller cancel at base.
£65
China
Covers and stamps / China / Italian Occupations / Express Mail
(Italian Post Offices) 1922 registered express cover to Greenville, Ill, USA franked Tientsin 20 Cents on 50c. together with Express 12 Cents on 30c. tied R..R. Poste Italiane Tientsin – Cina, fine registration handstamp to left with manuscript number, four-line violet Non Fineable handstamp, reverse with Italian backstamps, Chicago transits and arrival. Fine and clean condition.
£1650
China
Covers and stamps / China / Italian Occupations
(Italian Post Offices) 1939 cover to Milan franked 50c. tied by Battaglione Granatieri Savoia E.O. with another strike alongside, unclear arrival backstamp. Good example of Far East Naval mail.
£95
ITALIAN OCCUPATIONS
Covers and stamps / Thrace / Italian Occupations / Macedonia
(Macedonia) 1918 registered envelope to ROME franked 5c. Leone with a further eight on reverse, tied by 'POSTA MILITARE/16' date stamp, believed to be in Thrace.
£135
ITALIAN OCCUPATIONS
Covers and stamps / Italian Occupations / Macedonia / Censored mail / Military
(Macedonia) 1942 cover sent from SKOLPJE to Trieste bearing unique Italian Military cachet "COMANDO MILITARE/ITALIANO STAZIONE/SKOPLJE" of small Italian military unit at Macedonia, manuscript "Zona sprouvista/francoboli" - NO STAMPS AVAILABLE, censored, transit and arrival cds. Unique, ex. Cihangir (lot 3901)
£95
Italian Occupations
Covers and stamps / Montenegro / Italian Occupations
(Montenegro) 1941 25p. black corner marginal with overprint only on reverse and inverted, mint never hinged, ex a block of four with certificate.
£65
ITALY
Covers and stamps / Italian Occupations / Red cross
(Occupation Slovenia) 1942 envelope from Ljubljana to Belgrade without postal markings but bearing various Red Cross cachets and date stamps.
£65
ITALIAN OCCUPATIONS
Covers and stamps / Italian Occupations / Yugoslavia / Parcel cards / Poste Restante
(Slovenia) 1942 parcel card to LUBIANA franked Yugoslavia 25p. that has been overlaid with Hitler Mussolini 1L.25 pair with further pair below tied 'TREBNJE' cds, reverse with pair 40c. postage dues ties LUBIANA cds.
£95
ITALY: (Occupation Jugoslavia)
Covers and stamps / Italian Occupations / Yugoslavia / Postage dues / Parcel cards
1941 parcel card franked 50c. (2) + L5 Imperiale cancelled 'NOVO MESTO' cds. On reverse 10c. (3) & 50c. postage dues cancelled CRNOMELJ on arrival.
£55
ALBANIA
Covers and stamps / Albania / Italian Occupations / Italy / Brindisi tranit mail / Censored mail
Italian Occupation: 1916 (27.12.) registered censored cover to Salonique franked by Italian adhesives tied by Poste Italiane Himara (Albania) cds, handstamped registration label bottom right, Valona censorship at left, reverse with Brindisi and Bologna transits and Greek language arrival cds. Small violet ink stain at top not detracting from a rare origin cover.