13 Jun 2022 – 17 Jun 2022
995 lots
Lot 20300 | The only cover recorded with the « Franchigia Postale » (type 1) handstamp
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Cyclades Islands (Isole Cicladi)
1941 (May 25) Cover sent to Rhodes, struck with violet « Franchigia Postale » (type 1) straight-line handstamp, with neat « Cicladi » cds at right, the only…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20301 | 1941 (Dec 1) Cover from Thira, one of three civilian mails from the Cyclades with Aegean Islands franking,
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Cyclades Islands (Isole Cicladi)
1941 (May 26) Postcard from Thira (Santorini) to Rhodes, franked by Aegean 20c for an illustrated card not including more than five words, tied by Thira…
Estimation: 250 EUR
Lot 20302 | 1942 (May 25) « Cicladi » and Franchigia Postale type 4 in violet
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Cyclades Islands (Isole Cicladi)
1941 (May 29) Stampless cover to Rhodes bearing unframed « P.M. 550 E/R. truppe Italiane Cicladi/Franchigia Postale/N 563613 / 164634 – V. 3 – 262 – 41…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 20303 | 1941 (June 8) An extremely rare combination of the Rhodes franking with the Cicladi and Thira cancellations.
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Cyclades Islands (Isole Cicladi)
1941 (June 9) Cover from Thira (Santorini) to Italy sent by a military personnel, correctly franked by Aegean Islands 10c (2), 30c and airmail 50c tied…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 20304 | 1941 (June 6) Postcard with free postage marking, Thira and Cicladi cds’s
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Cyclades Islands (Isole Cicladi)
1941 (June 9) Postcard from Thira (Santorini) to Rome, endorsed « Zona sprovvista di francobolli » (zone with no stamps available), initially posted at the…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20305 | 1941 (June 9) Postcard free postage marking, dotted Thira dispatch and « Rodi »
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Cyclades Islands (Isole Cicladi)
1941 (June 12) Postcard from Thira (Santorini) to the P.M. 550E in Rhodes, free postage « Franchigia Postale/Truppe occupazione Cicladi » hs in transit at…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 20306 | 1941 An extraordinary combination of civilian and military mail originating from Paros
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Cyclades Islands (Isole Cicladi)
1941 (Sept 1st) Cover posted at the civilian P.O. of Paros (Cyclades) to Kos (Dodecanese), franked on reverse with Greek stamps including « Mythology » 50L…
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 20307 | 1941 An extremely rare usage of Greek stamps and the latest recorded date of usage of the « Cicladi » cds
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Cyclades Islands (Isole Cicladi)
1941 (Sept 10) Airmail cover to Esine (Italy), franked by Greece 2d (2) and tax 50L, tied by « Cicladi » cds’s, repeated below, with arrival on reverse….
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 20308 | 1941 Cover from Syra, one of three civilian mails from the Cyclades with Aegean Islands frankings
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Cyclades Islands (Isole Cicladi)
1941 (Dec 1) Cover sent by a civilian from Syra to Italy, paying the single airmail rate with Aegean 20c and airmail 80c, tied by « Syros/Apostoli » cds…
Estimation: 250 EUR
Lot 20309 | 1941 Military Mail: Group of 17 covers/cards
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Cyclades Islands (Isole Cicladi)
1941 Military Mail: Group of 21 covers/cards mounted on exhibition pages, six exhibiting the « Cicladi » cds, rare « Cicladi » used on Aegean frankings, Thira…
Estimation: 1’000 EUR
Lot 20310 | 1941 Civilian Mail: Group of six covers/cards
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Cyclades Islands (Isole Cicladi)
1941 Civilian Mail: Group of 13 covers/cards and some unsued picture postcards, including combination of civilian and military cancellations, Greek type…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 20311 | 1941 (Aug 7) Cover from Samos, the earliest usage known of the « Sporadi » cds
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Sporades Islands (Isole Sporadi)
1941 (June 2) 30c Aegean stationery card from Samos to Rhodes, struck on dispatch with « Sporadi » cds, used in violet in an early short period, predating…
Estimation: 800 EUR
Lot 20312 | 1941 An exceptional usage in conjunction of « Sporadi » and « Cicladi » handstamps
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Sporades Islands (Isole Sporadi)
1941 (June 12) Postcard from Samos to Brescia (Italy), bearing « Sporadi » cds and two-line « Franchigia Postale/Truppe occupazione Cicladi » in violet (the…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 20313 | 1941 A very rare usage of the « Sporadi » cancellation on Aegean franking
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Sporades Islands (Isole Sporadi)
1941 (July 9) Postcard from Samos to Milan, franked by Aegean 20c tied by « Sporadi » cds (Astolfi p. R), Rhodes P.M. 550 cds and « Verificato per Censura »…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20314 | 1941 Civil mail from non-Italians carried through the P.M. 62 and taxed in Rhodes
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Sporades Islands (Isole Sporadi)
1941 (Aug 3) Commercial envelope from Samos to Rhodes, forwarded through military mail with P.M. n° 62 cds located in Vathy (Samos), unfranked on dispatch…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20315 | 1941 One of the very few items known carried by airmail with the « Sporadi » cancellation
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Sporades Islands (Isole Sporadi)
1941 (Aug 7) Airmail cover from military personnel (27th Art. Reg. « Cuneo ») to Milan, redirected inland, correctly franked with Italy « Imperiale » 50c…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 20316 | 1941 (Aug 7) Cover to Genoa with « Sporadi » cds
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Sporades Islands (Isole Sporadi)
1941 (Aug 7) Cover to Genoa endorsed « Zona sprovvista di bollo » (zone without stamps available), bearing superb « Sporadi » cds struck in Samos (Marchese…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20317 | 1941 Telegram with the only example recorded of the Samos telegraphic cancellation
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Sporades Islands (Isole Sporadi)
1941 (Oct 14) Telegram from Rhodes to the Italian Consulate in Samos, bearing very fine « Ufficio Telegrafico Italiano Samo (Egeo) » cds in blue (erroneously…
Estimation: 1’000 EUR
Lot 20318 | 1943 Italy franking tied by tax marking in Samos
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Sporades Islands (Isole Sporadi)
1943 (May 6) « Banco di Roma » cover most infrequently not entering the military mail and carried as regular correspondence from Samos to Rhodes, paying…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20319 | 1941-43 Balance collection comprising 24 items
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Sporades Islands (Isole Sporadi)
1941-43 Balance collection comprising 24 items (and few picture postcards), including the rare « Sporadi » cancellation, civilian mail forwarded through…
Estimation: 800 EUR
Lot 20320 | 1941 An extraordinarily undelivered mail almost four years later
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Crete
1941 (Aug 3) Stampless cover from Crete, sent from a mother to her son, addressed to the Italian Consulate in Salonica for onward transmission, with full…
Estimation: 250 EUR
Lot 20321 | 1941 (May 31) Military telegram from Crete during the third day of invasion
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Crete
1941 (May 31) Military telegram « Servizio Radiotelegrafico Militare » sent to the Command of the Italian troops in Crete, concerning a report during the…
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 20322 | 1941 A very infrequent mail from this small village of Vrachasi with an extremely rare cancellation.
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Crete
1941 (Aug 10) Cover from Vrachasi to Athens, slightly overfranked by 5c or the airmail external rate with Aegean 10c, 20c, 50c pair (one defective), tied…
Estimation: 250 EUR
Lot 20323 | 1942 The unique « Ufficio telegrafico Italiano Creat/Egeo » cds on telegram
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Crete
1942 (April 29) Telegram from the Italian Navy in Rhodes to Crete, endorsed « Servizio Telegrafonico della R. Marina », showing very fine « Ufficio telegrafico…
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 20324 | 1941 A very rare combination of these Italian and German censorships on mail from crete
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Crete
1941 (Aug 25) Commercial envelope from Sitia to Athens, franked at single rate by Aegean 20c (2), 25c and 30c (2) tied in transit at Rhodes, with « Siteia »…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 20325 | 1941 (Oct 12) Censored cover from Neapolis to Athens,
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Crete
1941 (Oct 12) Censored cover from Neapolis to Athens, with Aegean airmail 50c on front, completing the single rate on reverse with Aegean 5c, 10c pair…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 20326 | 1941 Cover from Neapolis, very scarce Italian-Aegean mixed franking and rare cancellation
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Crete
1941 (Dec 31) Censored cover from Neapolis to P.O.W. camp for Greek prisoners in Italy, carried at single airmail external rate with Itly « Imperiale » 25c…
Estimation: 250 EUR
Lot 20327 | 1941-43 Civilian Mail: an outstanding collection mainly
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Crete
1941-43 Civilian Mail: an outstanding collection mainly mounted on exhibition pages, comprising 27 cvoers/cards and three fragments, including numerous…
Estimation: 1’500 EUR
Lot 20328 | 1941-43 Military Mail: an extraordinary collection of 33 items
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Crete
1941-43 Military Mail: an extraordinary collection mostly mounted on exhibition pages, comprising 33 items, including rare Aegean frankings tied by mute…
Estimation: 1’000 EUR
Lot 20329 | 1941 (May 24) A very scarce cover for both the franking and the destination in Argentina
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Lubiana (Ljubljana)
1941 (May 24) Registered airmail cover from Ljubljana to the Italian Embassy in Buenos Aires, bearing on front 10d and airmail 10d (2), and on reverse…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20330 | Mail sent from Germany and taxed in Ljubljana, travelled during the German and Italian invasion and occupation
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Lubiana (Ljubljana)
1941 (April 1st) Cover from Eisenerz (Germany) sent as « poste restante » to be collected by the addressee in Ljubljana P.O., taxed on 22 May -almost two…
Estimation: 250 EUR
Lot 20331 | Two franked covers taxed when the overprinted stamps were no longer valid
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Lubiana (Ljubljana)
1941 (June-July) Two franked covers taxed when the overprinted stamps were no longer valid after 24.6.41, one from Novo Mesto (21.6) in combination with…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20332 | 1941 Postal Stationery assembly of 16 items
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Lubiana (Ljubljana)
1941 Postal Stationery assembly of 16 items, including 12 overprinted with four different types, express usages, censorship and tax marking, plus another…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 20333 | Italian Regional Commissions to delimitate the the Italian-German and Italian-Croatian borders
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Lubiana (Ljubljana)
1941-42 Three Italian military postcard with three different cachets of Italian Regional Commissions to delimitate the the Italian-German and Italian-Croatian…
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 20334 | 1942-43 Two stationery postcards to Germany with rare cancellations
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Lubiana (Ljubljana)
1942-43 Two stationery postcards to Germany, one 75c bearing very rare framed « Orehovica/St. Jernej » postmark from a very small village, the other being…
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 20335 | 1941-43 A comprehensive assembly containing over 170 items
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Lubiana (Ljubljana)
1941-43 A comprehensive assembly containing over 170 items, including rare cancellations, destinations, mixed issue frankings and combination with Italy,…
Estimation: 1’500 EUR
Lot 20336 | 1941-43 Parcel card assembly comprising 42 items
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Lubiana (Ljubljana)
1941-43 Parcel card assembly comprising 42 items, including a wide range of types, frankings, cancellations, postage dues, revenue and parcel stamps. Viewing…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 20337 | 1942 Cover with « Ufficio Stralcio/Spalato » cds in violet
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Dalmazia (Dalmatia)
1942 (July 8) Cover from Split to Mantua, franked by « Imperiale » 50c and airmail 50c, tied by « Ufficio Stralcio/Spalato » cds in violet, additionally applied…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20338 | 1942 Cover from Provicchio Island to Lisbon
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Dalmazia (Dalmatia)
1942 (Nov 29) Cover from Provicchio Island (a small locality with few inhabitants) to Lisbon, franked by « Imperiale » 1,25L tied by very neat « Provicchio/Zara »…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20339 | Province of Cattaro: 1941 Five registered covers bearing « Fratellanza d’Armi » values
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Dalmazia (Dalmatia)
Province of Cattaro: 1941 Five registered covers from Tivat, Perast (the Italian and the ex-Jugoslavian cds’s) Balsa and Perzagno, all sent to the Prefect…
Estimation: 250 EUR
Lot 20340 | Province of Cattaro: 1941-44 Group of 22 covers/cards
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Dalmazia (Dalmatia)
Province of Cattaro: 1941-44 Group of 22 covers/cards and some stamps, some better cancellations, registered-, military- and express mail, scarce taxed…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20341 | Province of Fiume: 1941-45 lot comprising 49 items
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Dalmazia (Dalmatia)
Province of Fiume: 1941-45 lot comprising 49 items with an interesting diversity including two with fiscals postally used of which one was not tolerated…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 20342 | Province of Spalato: Group of 48 items rare destinations
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Dalmazia (Dalmatia)
Province of Spalato: Group of 48 items including rare destinations with Bohemia-Moravia and Hungary, stationery cards, an interesting variety of cancellations…
Estimation: 750 EUR
Lot 20343 | Province of Zara
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Dalmazia (Dalmatia)
Province of Zara: Group of 21 items with a wide range of cancellations with several rare/very rare examples, better usages with money order form, advise…
Estimation: 350 EUR
Lot 20344 | 1941-44 A comprehensive lot of 40 covers and cards
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Montenegro
1941-44 A comprehensive lot of 40 covers and cards, predominantly featuring non-philatelic usages, with better or rare cancellations including Andrijecvica,…
Estimation: 750 EUR
Lot 20345 | 1941-43 The extraordinary Valter Astolfi collection comprising over 100 items
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Montenegro
1941-43 The extraordinary Valter Astolfi collection dedicated to the Italian occupation of Montenegro, comprising over 100 items, nearly all mounted on…
Estimation: 7’500 EUR
Lot 20346 | 1941 Censored cover franked with 1940 3d and Charity Issue 50L, plus Charity Issue 50L with inverted overprint
Italy » Foreign Occupations of Italian Territories or Under Italian Sovereignty » Greek Occupation of Italian Albania
1941 (March 9) Cover carried internally and franked on reverse with 1940 3d and Charity Issue 50L tied by Koritza cds’s, Reseal Censor tape at side tied…
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 20347 | Due rari casi durante il ripristino del servizio postale
Italy » Foreign Occupations of Italian Territories or Under Italian Sovereignty » Anglo-American Occupation of Sicily
1943, cartolina da 15 c. del 15.9 da Vittoria per città, nel giorno della riapertura del servizio postale in tale località, affr. con 15 c. (l’unico valore…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20348 | Non validità dei francobolli italiani sotto il Governo italiano
Italy » Foreign Occupations of Italian Territories or Under Italian Sovereignty » Anglo-American Occupation of Sicily
1944, lettera del 11.4 da Sicarusa per Bari, affr. con « Imperiale » da 50 c. -ritenuto come non valido anche se in questa data la Sicilia era stata già…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20349 | Uso anticipato dei francobolli italiani nel collegamento postale con Roma
Italy » Foreign Occupations of Italian Territories or Under Italian Sovereignty » Anglo-American Occupation of Sicily
1944, cartolina del 10.7 da Palermo per Roma, recante un 25 c. in mista con « Imperiale » 15 c. (eccesso di 10 c.). Unico caso noto di uso anticipato dei…
Estimation: 250 EUR