2022 Spring Auction Series

Lot 20279 | 1941 (Aug 10) Overprinted 1d stationery card from Gaios upfranked for the airmail service

Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Corfu

1941 (Aug 10) Overprinted 1d stationery postcard (front side of the reply card) from Gaios to Athens, correctly upfranked for airmail transmission with…

Estimate: 350 EUR

Lot 20280 | Postcard bearing George II” 1d pair, “Mythology” 2d and “Previdenza” 50L pair

Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Zante

1941 (June) Postcard from Zakyntos to Bologna, franked by “George II” 1d pair, “Mythology” 2d and “Previdenza” 50L pair, tied by dispatch cds’s; a very…

Estimate: 400 EUR

Lot 20281 | 1941 (July 25) Greek military postcard with Zante occupation overprint

Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Zante

1941 (July 25) Greek military postcard validated for postage with framed “Occupazione/Militare di/Zante/1-5-XIX” in blue, sent by a “Black Shirt” member…

Estimate: 500 EUR

Lot 20282 | 1941 The only mixed franking recorded on non-philatelic mail

Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Zante

1942 (Jan 12) Cover from Zakyntos to Volos, franked at single rate with “Isole Jonie” overprinted 50c, in mixed franking with charity “Beneficenza” 50L,…

Estimate: 750 EUR

Lot 20283 | 1943 (Jan 27) Cover to Dalmatia with Italy 1L tied by “R. Capitaneria di Porto/Zante”

Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Zante

1943 (Jan 27) Cover to Dalmatia and sent back to the sender (“Al Mittente” in ms), franked by Italy airmail 1L tied by “R. Capitaneria di Porto/Zante”…

Estimate: 100 EUR

Lot 20279 | 1941 (Aug 10) Overprinted 1d stationery card from Gaios upfranked for the airmail service

Lot 20280 | Postcard bearing George II” 1d pair, “Mythology” 2d and “Previdenza” 50L pair

Lot 20281 | 1941 (July 25) Greek military postcard with Zante occupation overprint

Lot 20282 | 1941 The only mixed franking recorded on non-philatelic mail

Lot 20283 | 1943 (Jan 27) Cover to Dalmatia with Italy 1L tied by “R. Capitaneria di Porto/Zante”

Lot 20284 | 1941 Greek military postcard used by an Italian in the Ionian Islands with four-line tax handstamp

Lot 20285 | 1941 (probably May) Postcard from Corfu with manuscript

Lot 20286 | 1943 Uprated 30c overprinted stationery postcard sent by airmail and express

Lot 20287 | 1943 (jan 15) Cover from Lixourion to Athens carried via airmail and censored in Rome

Lot 20288 | 1941 (Aug & Dec) Mail forwarded from a civilian P.O. to a Military P.O.

Lot 20289 | 1941 (Dec 12) Airmail cover from Kerkyra to Rome franked with postage due

Lot 20290 | 1942 Cover from Argostoli to Zakyntos, unique usage including the complete set of postage dues

Lot 20291 | 1942 (Nov 21) Registered cover from Zakyntos, “Ufficio Affari Civili/Per l’Isola di Zante” circular hs

Lot 20292 | 1943 (Jan 17) Cover from Asprogerakas to Lisbon, very rare cancellation and destination

Lot 20293 | 1943 (March 12) Cover from Leukas to Volos, “Affari Civili/Censura Postale/S. Maura” censorship

Lot 20294 | 1943 (April 30) Cover from Khionata, “Affari Civili/Censura Postale/Cefalonia” censorship

Lot 20295 | 1943 (March 12) Cover from Stavros to Aegina Island “Affari Civili/Censura Postale/Itaca”

Lot 20296 | 1941-43 Two items bearing Italy non-overprinted stamps accepted for postage

Lot 20297 | 1941-43 Cancellations collection: assembly comprising 29 covers/cards

Lot 20298 | 1941-43 Balance collection comprising 35 covers/cards and three newspaper wrappers

Lot 20299 | 1941-45 Interesting assembly including over 30 items

Lot 20300 | The only cover recorded with the “Franchigia Postale” (type 1) handstamp

Lot 20301 | 1941 (Dec 1) Cover from Thira, one of three civilian mails from the Cyclades with Aegean Islands franking,

Lot 20302 | 1942 (May 25) “Cicladi” and Franchigia Postale type 4 in violet

Lot 20303 | 1941 (June 8) An extremely rare combination of the Rhodes franking with the Cicladi and Thira cancellations.

Lot 20304 | 1941 (June 6) Postcard with free postage marking, Thira and Cicladi cds’s

Lot 20305 | 1941 (June 9) Postcard free postage marking, dotted Thira dispatch and “Rodi”

Lot 20306 | 1941 An extraordinary combination of civilian and military mail originating from Paros

Lot 20307 | 1941 An extremely rare usage of Greek stamps and the latest recorded date of usage of the “Cicladi” cds

Lot 20308 | 1941 Cover from Syra, one of three civilian mails from the Cyclades with Aegean Islands frankings

Lot 20309 | 1941 Military Mail: Group of 17 covers/cards

Lot 20310 | 1941 Civilian Mail: Group of six covers/cards

Lot 20311 | 1941 (Aug 7) Cover from Samos, the earliest usage known of the “Sporadi” cds

Lot 20312 | 1941 An exceptional usage in conjunction of “Sporadi” and “Cicladi” handstamps

Lot 20313 | 1941 A very rare usage of the “Sporadi” cancellation on Aegean franking

Lot 20314 | 1941 Civil mail from non-Italians carried through the P.M. 62 and taxed in Rhodes

Lot 20315 | 1941 One of the very few items known carried by airmail with the “Sporadi” cancellation

Lot 20316 | 1941 (Aug 7) Cover to Genoa with “Sporadi” cds

Lot 20317 | 1941 Telegram with the only example recorded of the Samos telegraphic cancellation

Lot 20318 | 1943 Italy franking tied by tax marking in Samos

Lot 20319 | 1941-43 Balance collection comprising 24 items

Lot 20320 | 1941 An extraordinarily undelivered mail almost four years later

Lot 20321 | 1941 (May 31) Military telegram from Crete during the third day of invasion

Lot 20322 | 1941 A very infrequent mail from this small village of Vrachasi with an extremely rare cancellation.

Lot 20323 | 1942 The unique “Ufficio telegrafico Italiano Creat/Egeo” cds on telegram

Lot 20324 | 1941 A very rare combination of these Italian and German censorships on mail from crete

Lot 20325 | 1941 (Oct 12) Censored cover from Neapolis to Athens,

Lot 20326 | 1941 Cover from Neapolis, very scarce Italian-Aegean mixed franking and rare cancellation

Lot 20327 | 1941-43 Civilian Mail: an outstanding collection mainly

Lot 20328 | 1941-43 Military Mail: an extraordinary collection of 33 items