Lot 20538 – 1903 A very rare usage of the Naval Mail dispatch cancellation in conjunction with the C.I.P. and the French P.O.

Stamp of Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Italian Naval Mail 1903 A very rare usage of the Naval Mail dispatch cancellation in conjunction with the C.I.P. and the French P.O.
Stamp of Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Italian Naval Mail 1903 A very rare usage of the Naval Mail dispatch cancellation in conjunction with the C.I.P. and the French P.O.
Stamp of Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Italian Naval Mail 1903 A very rare usage of the Naval Mail dispatch cancellation in conjunction with the C.I.P. and the French P.O.
Stamp of Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Italian Naval Mail 1903 A very rare usage of the Naval Mail dispatch cancellation in conjunction with the C.I.P. and the French P.O.

Lot 20538 – 1903 A very rare usage of the Naval Mail dispatch cancellation in conjunction with the C.I.P. and the French P.O.

Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » The Boxer War » Italian Naval Mail
Price realised
440 EUR
Estimate
300 EUR
Auction date
Tue 14 Jun 2022 at 11:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1903 (March 5) Postcard from Shanghai to Naples, posted at the post office of the cruiser with neat “R. Incrociatore Piemonte” cds in bue at left, from this transferred to the C.I.P. bearing 4c tied by bilingual Shanghai cds, entering the French mail with “Shang-Has/Chine” cds; in addition a photo of the “Piemonte”. A very rare usage of the Naval Mail dispatch cancellation in conjunction with the C.I.P., and a probably unique triple-country combination with the French P.O. Cert Marchese (2004).

Catalogue ref: Sassone 69, 71

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