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…
Estimation: 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,…
Estimation: 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,…
Estimation: 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,…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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.
Estimation: 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,…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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,…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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,…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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 »…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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….
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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),…
Estimation: 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,…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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,…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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),…
Estimation: 600 EUR