Lot 20619 – 1934 Registered mail from the “Black Battalion” in China

Stamp of Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » 1925-43 The Italian "Black Battalion" in China 1934 Registered mail from the "Black Battalion" in China
Stamp of Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » 1925-43 The Italian "Black Battalion" in China 1934 Registered mail from the "Black Battalion" in China
Stamp of Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » 1925-43 The Italian "Black Battalion" in China 1934 Registered mail from the "Black Battalion" in China
Stamp of Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » 1925-43 The Italian "Black Battalion" in China 1934 Registered mail from the "Black Battalion" in China

Lot 20619 – 1934 Registered mail from the “Black Battalion” in China

Italy » Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad » China » 1925-43 The Italian “Black Battalion” in China
Price realised
200 EUR
Estimate
200 EUR
Auction date
Tue 14 Jun 2022 at 11:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1934 (Nov 11) Pre-printed envelope displaying on reverse the “San Marco” Lion (the emblem of the “Black Battalion”) and “Battagliano Italiano in Cina”, sent registered from Tientsin to Genoa, franked by “Imperiale” 5c, 20c and 50c (3), tied by “Battag. Italiano in Cina/Tientsin” cds’s, also tying the blank registration label below, Venice and Genoa backstamps. A rare registered mail from the Battalion. Cert. Caffaz (2000).

Catalogue ref: Sassone 243, 247, 251

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