Italy, Italian States and Colonies Foreign Occupations of Italian Territories or U... German Occupation of Kotor (Cattaro)
Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20381
Symbol: F
Cat No: Sassone 3 + (Italy e
1944 (May 12) Registered express cover from Kotor to Split (Croatia), paying the external registered rate (4 lire postage plus 4 lire registration fee) with surcharged 1,50L on 50c pair in combination with two examples of Italy express 2,50L, tied by Kotor cds's, with German "Platzkommandantur/Cattaro" censorship's marking and Split receiving cds on back, with selvedge from a sheet of stamps used to close the letter at left (presumably by the censor at Split); the only non-philatelic cover recorded bearing a mixed franking with Italian express stamps, one of the most important gems of this territory; signed Caffaz. (Image)
Opening EUR 1,500.00
Sold...EUR 1,050.00
Closed..Jun-13-2022, 11:59:00 EST
Sold For 1050
Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20382
Symbol: F
Cat No: Sassone 3 + (Italy a
1944 (June 26) Registered cover from Kotor to Vrhnika (Ljubljana), correctly franked for the external registered rate with surcharged 1,50L on 50c, pair and single, in mixed franking with Italian airmail 50c single and block of six, tied by Kotor cds's, with German local and Vienna censorships, as well as German bilingual arriving cds on reverse; some faults not detracting from this unique and spectacular mixed franking; signed Enzo Diena and Sorani; ex Buttironi. (Image)
