Lot 20580 – One of only two postal saving account booklets recorded of the Italian forces in China, both being distinctive with the attribute of having the “Distaccamento Ra Marina Italiana in Cina” postmark

1904 (Oct 12) Postal saving account booklet (“Modello AA”), showing “Distaccamento Ra Marina Italiana in Cina” cds applied in blue in centre of the cover. One of only two postal saving account booklets recorded of the Italian forces in China, which are distinctive by being two different models (“AA” & “A”), with the attribute of having the “Distaccamento Ra Marina Italiana in Cina” postmark; no other foreign post office in China had such postal documents.