13 Jun 2022 – 17 Jun 2022
5048 lots
Lot 20429 | 1945 (May 25) Stampless cover sent by a Yugoslavian soldier with Peje cds
Italy » Foreign Occupations of Italian Territories or Under Italian Sovereignty » Kosovo
Liberation: 1945 (May 25) Stampless cover sent by a Yugoslavian soldier (“3 Krajiska Brigata” – 3rd Battalion) sent postage free, showing very rare Italian-Albanese…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 20430 | 1945 Two covers sent after the Liberation
Italy » Foreign Occupations of Italian Territories or Under Italian Sovereignty » Kosovo
1945 Two covers, one sent stampless (1.2.45?) from Pristina to Kikinda with “Censurisano/Kontrollume” bilingual Kosovo censor mark on military letter,…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 20431 | 1942 (March 9) very scarce forerunner usage before the introduction of the “M.E.F.” stamps
British Occupation of Italian Colonies » Eritrea
1942 (March 9) Stampless cover with full contents sent to Gorizia (Italy) by an employee of the Italian State in Ethiopia, with bilingual cs of Addis Abeba,…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 20432 | 1946-50 Two newspapers from Asmara to Italy with overprinted stamps
British Occupation of Italian Colonies » Eritrea
1946-50 Two newspapers from Asmara to Italy dated 20.7.46 and 3.3.50, the earlier franked with “M.E.F.” 1d, the latter with “B. A. Eritrea” 10c on 1d,…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 20433 | 1944-48 Group of ten covers, M.E.F. & B.M.A. frankings
British Occupation of Italian Colonies » Eritrea
1944-48 Group of ten covers, all except one non-philatelically inspired, bearing eight different frankings (M.E.F. & B.M.A.) up to four colours and one…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 20434 | 1945-48 Three 3d registered stationery envelopes in two sizes F & G2
British Occupation of Italian Colonies » Somalia
1945-48 Three “E.A.F.” 3d registered stationery envelopes in two sizes F & G2, sent from Mogadishu to Italy bearing different frankings; one stamp torn…
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 20435 | 1950 Label for postal parcel or bag with franking incl. the three highest denominations
British Occupation of Italian Colonies » Tripolitania
1950 (Dec) Label for postal parcel or bag franked by “B. A.” 4m on 2d, 18m on 9d, 60m on 2/6, 120m on 5s and 240m on 10s, tied by Tripoli cds’s, with two…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 20436 | 1943 (Sept) Mail from Italian military personnel in Leros carried by British submarine
British Occupation of Italian Colonies » Dodecanese
1943 (Sept) Cover from an Italian military soldier in Leros to Corato, a locality in the South of Italy, showing Leros censorship with “Il Capo Centro…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 20437 | 1943 (Sept) Cover from an Italian military in Leros carried by British submarine
British Occupation of Italian Colonies » Dodecanese
1943 (Sept) Cover from an Italian military soldier in Leros to Messina, South of Italy, framed handstamps on front and reverse as well as label of the…
Estimate: 250 EUR
Lot 20438 | 1945 (June 14) A very rare official “Confidential” express correspondence
British Occupation of Italian Colonies » Dodecanese
1945 (June 14) A very rare official correspondence sent to the “Chief Censor – Dodecanese – B.M.A. Force 281 – MEF”, with red “Confidential” and “Director…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 20439 | 1945 Very rare taxed mail with MEF postage dues in teh Dodecanese
British Occupation of Italian Colonies » Dodecanese
1945 (July 27) Cover from Worchester (England) bearing 3d tied by machine cancel on departure and “T”, taxed on arrival with bilingual marking and postage…
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 20440 | 1945 Registered cover from Kos to Rhodes with Italian cds
British Occupation of Italian Colonies » Dodecanese
1945 (Aug 22) Registered cover from Kos to Rhodes, correctly franked with 2 1/2d and 5d, tied by superb Italian “Coo/(Egeo)” cds, with most infrequent…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 20441 | 1946 (May 10) Registered cover from Symi to Alexandroupolis
British Occupation of Italian Colonies » Dodecanese
1945 (Oct)-1946 (Sept) “BMA. Dodecanese Islands/Postal Service Department/Way Bill” registering the dispatch of one bag with mail, with cachet of the British…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 20442 | 1946 (May 10) Registered cover with very rare negative cds of Symi
British Occupation of Italian Colonies » Dodecanese
1946 (May 10) Registered cover from Symi to Alexandroupolis (Greece), franked by two 5d with half of the total paying the registration fee, tied by the…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 20443 | 1946-47 Three telegram receipts
British Occupation of Italian Colonies » Dodecanese
1946 (Dec)-1947 (Feb) Three telegram receipt forms from Rhodes to Kos, each with British “Cos/Dodecanese” cds. A very scarce trio.
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 20444 | 1947 A high franking including a multiple of the highest denomination used in the Dodecanese
British Occupation of Italian Colonies » Dodecanese
1947 (Jan 17) Large registered airmail cover from Kos to Rome, franked by 5d, 9d, 1s block of four and 2s6d pair, tied by British “Cos/Dodecanese” cds’s,…
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 20445 | 1947 Combination of M.E.F. used in the Dodecanese in combination with Italian postage dues
British Occupation of Italian Colonies » Dodecanese
1947 (March 8) Airmail cover from Rhodes sent “fermo posta” as postage for collection to Rome (Cinecittà), bearing 9d tied by British Rhodes cds, taxed…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 20446 | 1945-47 Assembly comprising 19 covers/cards and some fragments
British Occupation of Italian Colonies » Dodecanese
1945-47 An interesting assembly comprising 19 covers/cards and some fragments, including early usages and Italian cancellations from Kos, Rhodes (also…
Estimate: 1’000 EUR
Lot 20447 | 1945-47 Selection of 12 items mounted on exhibition
British Occupation of Italian Colonies » Dodecanese
1945-47 Selection of 12 items mounted on exhibition pages and other three “collateral” items, including registered mail, Italian cancellations of Rhodes,…
Estimate: 850 EUR
Lot 20448 | 1812 (Jan 13) Entire letter from Orsoy (Rhine Confederation)
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » The “Grande Armée” in Russia
1812 (Jan 13) Entire letter from Orsoy (Rhine Confederation) to Fossano /Italy) via Bene, endorsed “27 division Militaire”, with “103/WEZEL” two-line hs…
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 20449 | 1812 (May 30) Entire letter from Marienau (Brandenburg), “N° 7/GRANDE ARMÉE”
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » The “Grande Armée” in Russia
1812 (May 30) Entire letter from an Italian in Marienau (Brandenburg) to Poggibonsi (Tuscany), with “N° 7/GRANDE ARMÉE” postmark in red, paying “12” decimi…
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 20450 | 1812 (Aug 14) Entire letter from Poland, “N° 16/GRANDE ARMÉE”
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » The “Grande Armée” in Russia
1812 (Aug 14) Entire letter from Glogau (Silesia, in modern day Glogow in Poland) to Siena (Tuscany), bearing fine “N° 16/GRANDE ARMÉE” postmark in red,…
Estimate: 250 EUR
Lot 20451 | 1812 (Sept 23) Letter from Minsk (without the cover)
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » The “Grande Armée” in Russia
1812 (Sept 23) Letter (without the cover) headed “Trasporti Militari/2° Battaglione – Regno d’Italia/Il Commandante”, datelined in Minsk, sending a report…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 20452 | 1812 One of only two letters known from an Italian with the “Grande Armée” in Moscow
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » The “Grande Armée” in Russia
1812 (Oct 4) Entire letter from Moscow to Barlassina (Italy), showing “N° 18/GRAND ARMÉE” two-line postmark, with “10” decimi charge amended to “9”, with…
Estimate: 2’500 EUR
Lot 20453 | 1812 (Nov 1) Entire letter from Smolensk, red “Bau. CENTRAL/GRANDE ARMÉE”
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » The “Grande Armée” in Russia
1812 (Nov 1) Entire letter with sender’s endorsement “Le Commandt. le 2e Bat. du Train des Equipe.” from Smolensk to Milan, with unit cachet on back, struck…
Estimate: 800 EUR
Lot 20454 | 1812 (Dec 6) Entire letter from Warsaw (Poland), “N°. 4./GRANDE ARMÉE”
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » The “Grande Armée” in Russia
1812 (Dec 6) Entire letter from Warsaw (“Varsavia”) to Siena (Tuscany), with very fine “N°. 4./GRANDE ARMÉE” two-line postmark in red, collecting the single…
Estimate: 600 EUR
Lot 20455 | 1813 (Jan 12) Entire letter from Warsaw to Siena (Tuscany), “N° 4/GRANDE ARMÉE”
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » The “Grande Armée” in Russia
1813 (Jan 12) Entire letter from Warsaw to Siena (Tuscany), with light strike of the “N° 4/GRANDE ARMÉE” postmark in red, charging the single weight on…
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 20456 | 1817 (Jan 13) Entire letter from Siena to an official in the H.Q. in Poland, “N° 10/GRANDE ARMÉE”
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » The “Grande Armée” in Russia
1817 (Jan 13) Entire letter from Siena to an official in the “Garde d’Honneur” of Tuscany in operations zone, forwarded through the courier which connected…
Estimate: 400 EUR
Lot 20457 | 1813 (Feb 22) Entire letter from Magdeburg to Monza “N° 12/GRANDE ARMÉE”
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » The “Grande Armée” in Russia
1813 (Feb 22) Entire letter from Magdeburg to Monza (Italy), with “N° 12/GRANDE ARMÉE” two-line postmark, paying “9” decimi on arrival for a distance within…
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 20458 | 1813 (March 14) Entire letter travelled within Italy from a soldier about to leave for Russia
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » The “Grande Armée” in Russia
1813 (March 14) Entire letter travelled within Italy from Crema to Bobbio, sent by a soldier before his departure to the front “tomorrow day 15th I am…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 20459 | 1813 (July 30) Incoming entire letter from Pistoia to Prussia with deboursé postmark
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » The “Grande Armée” in Russia
1813 (July 30) Incoming entire letter from Pistoia to Königsberg (Eastern Prussia), with “P112P/PISTOIE” Department Arno handstamp on dispatch, framed…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 20460 | 1811-14 Group of five items including very interesting documents of the Campaign in Russia
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » The “Grande Armée” in Russia
1811-14 Group of five items including very interesting letter from a P.o.W. in Russia, rare printed “Notizia Telegrafica” announcing a victory of Napoleon…
Estimate: 250 EUR
Lot 20461 | 1855-56 Sardinian presence in the Crimean War: lot of 28 letters and documents and some stamps
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » The Crimean War
1855-56 The Sardinian Intervention in Crimea: Collection comprising 28 letters and documents as well as some stamps, nearly all mounted on exhibition pages…
Estimate: 4’000 EUR
Lot 20462 | 1883-90, rarissima cedola di bollettino pacchi di Tunisi e bollettino pacchi da Milano per Susa
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » Tunis P.O.
1883-90, rarissima cedola di bollettino pacchi con etichetta “Pacchi postali/TUNISI” ed annullo “Tunisi/Poste Italiane”, e bollettino pacchi “Umberto”…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 20463 | 1896 (Oct 17) Cover from “Ra Nave Sardegna”
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » Crete
1896 (Oct 17) Cover to Piacenza bearing “Umberto” 20c, tied by “Ra Nave Sardegna” battleship cds in bluish black, repeated at top right, backstamped on…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 20464 | 1897 (March 28) Registered cover sent by officer Craveri through the Turkish P.O. in Crete
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » Crete
Turkish P.O. 1897 (March 28) Registered cover (portion of back flaps lacking) with full contents sent to Rome by the Captain Federico Craveri (decorated…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 20465 | 1897 (July 17) Cover to Naples franked by “Umberto” 10c pair, “Ra Nave Sicilia” cds
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » Crete
1897 (July 17) Cover to Naples franked by “Umberto” 10c pair, cleanly tied by “Ra Nave Sicilia” battleship cds in light blue, repeated on reverse, where…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 20466 | 1897-98 Two franked covers to Italy from the “Sardegna” and “Morosini” batleships
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » Crete
1897-98 Two covers to Italy with “Umberto” frankings, the earlier bearing 10c tied by the “Ra Nave Sardegna” cds in greenish blue, the other with marginal…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 20467 | End of the insurrection and process of independence: cover from High Commissar in Crete
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » Crete
End of the insurrection and process of independence. 1898-99 Cover headed “L’Aide de Camp/De S.A.R./Monseigneur Le Prince Georges de Grèce/Haut Commissaire…
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 20468 | 1898-1904 Three franked postcards to Italy from the “Morosini”, “Flavio Gioia” and “Euridice” battleships
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » Crete
1898-1904 Three postcards to Italy, including one attractive litho “Souvenir de La Canée”, carried at 10c and 2c rateswith very fine strikes of the R.N….
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 20469 | 1898 Cover with 20c tied by “93° Reggimento Fanteria/2° Battaglione”
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » Crete
1898 (June) Cover to Rome bearing “Umberto” 20c, tied by “93° Reggimento Fanteria/2° Battaglione” military handstamp with Savoyard coat of arms, struck…
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 20470 | 1898 Cover sent back to rome with the franking tied by reggimental military cachet
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » Crete
1898 (June 17) Cover from Rome to one of the officials commanding the Italian troops in La Canea, including contents inside, franked by “Umberto” 25c tied…
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 20471 | 1898 (July 30) Incoming mail to the R.N. “Morosini”
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » Crete
1898 (July 30) Cover from Mantua addressed to the Captain of the R.N. “Morosini” in Crete, endorsed “Via Lloyd Austriaco per Salonicco” (via Thessaloniki),…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 20472 | “The Eastern Telegraph Company Ltd. – Canea Station” telegram sent to an officer in Crete
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » Crete
1899 (Jan 11) “The Eastern Telegraph Company Ltd. – Canea Station” telegram from Rome addressed to officer Vittorio Elia congratulating him on his promotion,…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 20473 | 1899 (June 10) 10c “Umberto” postal stationary card tied by military cachet
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » Crete
1899 (June 10) 10c “Umberto” postal stationary card used at concessionary rate from Canea to Milan, tied “49° Reggimento Fanteria/2° Battaglione” circular…
Estimate: 750 EUR
Lot 20474 | The only registered mail recorded from Crete with a military cachet
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » Crete
1899 (June 17) Registered cover to Cetona, with registration notation and date “R. N. 100 – 17.6.99”, franked by “Umberto” 45c (creased) paying the concessionary…
Estimate: 400 EUR
Lot 20475 | 1900 (Feb 6) Official leaflet published in Greek with the rates applied in the Italian P.O.
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » Crete
1900 (Feb 6) Official leaflet published in Greek in the Italian P.O. in Crete indicating the postal rates apply to letters and parcels to Italy and Tripoli,…
Estimate: 600 EUR
Lot 20476 | 1900 (May 20) Commercial envelope from La Canea (Chandia) to Bhengazi at fourth rate
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » Crete
1900 (May 20) Commercial envelope from La Canea (Chandia) to Benghazi, bearing “Umberto” 25c on front and irregular block of three on reverse, tied by…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 20477 | 1900 1pi on 25c blue, horizontal strips of four and strip of three, and decree of the issue
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » Crete
1900 1pi on 25c blue, horizontal strips of four and five, usual centring, showing clean strikes of the “La Canea/29-8-01/(Uf° Postale Italiano)” square…
Estimate: 250 EUR
Lot 20478 | 1900 (Dec 11) Registered cover from Chandia to Oxford bearing 1pi on 25c pair
Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » Crete
1900 (Dec 11) Registered cover from Chandia to Oxford (England), bearing 1900 1pi on 25c pair, tied by “La Canea/(Uf° Postale Italiano)” cds’s (type 2c),…
Estimate: 600 EUR