Italy, Italian States and Colonies Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad China » 1917-22 Italian Post Office in China
Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20575
Symbol: F
Cat No: Sassone 12
China » 1917-22 Italian Post Office in China. 1918 (June 1st) Cover from Peking addressed to the Irredentist Committee in Rome, franked by "Pechino" overprinted 20c, tied by "R.R. Poste Italiane/Pechino-Cina" cds, censored with Italian Red Cross cachet for P.O.W. mail, showing on reverse very fine "Distaccamento R. Marina in Cina./Comando" handstamp in violet. A spectacular and very rare combination. (Image)
Opening EUR 750.00
Sold...EUR 1,100.00
Closed..Jun-13-2022, 11:59:00 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20576
Symbol: F
Cat No: Sassone 12, 13
1918 (Oct 19) Registered cover from Peking to a carabiniere Marshal in Genoa, readdressed to Rome, bearing "Pechino" overprinted 20c and 25c, tied by "R.R. Poste Italiane/Pechino-Cina" cds, with additional strike at lower left, also tied by framed "Bologna posta estera/Censura Militare" censorship marking, which exhibits various times on front and tying the label at left. This overprinted 20c is unpriced in Sassone, with its usage on non-philatelically inspired mail being a great rarity. (Image)
Opening EUR 800.00
Sold...EUR 1,000.00
Closed..Jun-13-2022, 11:59:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20577
Symbol: F
Cat No: Sassone 22
1919 (April 26) Postcard with an Italian cachet with crossed rows (Cann.Sc,Bombagi.Tito/Pechino" on reverse, sent by an Italian military member from Peking to Maddalena Island (Sardinia), bearing "Pechino" surcharged 4c on 10c, tied by "R.R. Poste Italiane/Pechino-Cina" cds, repeated adjacent. A very scarce non-philatelic usage. Cert. Enzo Diena (1990). (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 200.00
Closed..Jun-13-2022, 11:59:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20579
Symbol: F
Cat No: Sassone 17, 19, 20
1922 (Sept 2) Registered cover from Tientsin to Greenville (United States), bearing "Tientsin" surcharged 2c on 5c, 8c on 20c and 10c on 25c, tied by "R.R. Poste Italiane/Tientsin-Cina" cds and also at left by elusive "RR. PP. Italiane-Tientsin/Non Multabile/Afrancatura Secondo Tariffa/Poste Cinesi" four-line handstamp in violet confirming the correct payment of the rate and no tax to be applied, registration marking with associated "R.R. Poste Italiane/Tientsin-Cina" alongside, with backstamps including Naples, Turin, Chicago and Greenville. A very rare three-color franking correctly paying the rate and sent abroad (not to Italy). (Image)
