Lot 20516 – 1902 The only item recorded with the “DISTACCAMENTO/FORTE.NW.TAKU” double circle
Lot 20516 – 1902 The only item recorded with the “DISTACCAMENTO/FORTE.NW.TAKU” double circle
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Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
750 EUR
Auction date
Tue 14 Jun 2022 at 11:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1902 (Sept 21) Photographic postcard depicting the Italian Fortress in Taku printed in China, sent from Taku to Genoa, matching the image on reverse with “DISTACCAMENTO/FORTE.NW.TAKU” double circle in red with crown in centre, where less than 100 Italian men were located. The only example known of this handstamp and a most infrequent case of postage free mail from the Italian forces in China (no examples recorded in the Landini, Faccio and Mizuhara collections).
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