Italy, Italian States and Colonies Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad China » The Marine Detachment - Naval Presence and
Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20582
Symbol: F
Cat No: Sassone 70
1908 (Jan 23) Postcard from Peking to Italy, franked by "Floreale" 5c tied by "Distaccamento Ra Marina Italiana Italiana in Cina" Güller type cds in violet, with an additional strike at right; only about 200 members were on duty in China then protecting the Italian Legation in Peking. (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20584
Symbol: F,WWW
1910-19 Four postcards bearing C.I.P. or "Junk" issues used in Tientsin, Peking, Chef and Shanghai, written by Italians and mostly sent to Italian warships or military members in China; rare incoming mail. (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20585
Symbol: F
Cat No: Sassone 71, 81
1914 (Nov 14) Cover to La Spezia initially franked at 10c instead of the required 15c rate, with "Floreale" 10c tied by violet "Distaccamento R. Marina Italiana in China" cds, struck again at left, forwarded through the "Ministerio di Marina" in Rome where the "Leoni" 5c was added to complete the payment of the lacking amount in the rate, tied by Rome cds on January 15. Very scarce. Signed Sorani. (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20586
Symbol: F
Cat No: Sassone 71, 96
1915 (Jan 30) Registered cover from Peking to La Spezia (Italy), paying the 55 centissimi registered rate with "Floreale" 10c and "Michetti" 15c strip of three, tied by very fine strikes of "Distaccamento R. Marina Italiana in Cina" cds in violet, with registration marking at top applied in the same colour, backstamped on arrival. An extremely rare registered mail with this postmark. Cert. Sorani (1998). (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20587
Symbol: F
Cat No: 7y
1915 (June 18) Registered commercial "art nouveau" decorated envelope from the Royal Italian Navy Contractor in Shanghai with delightful embossed Savoyard coat or arms in red, posted at the Russian P.O. to be sent to Milan with overprinted 20k tied by "Shanghai Poste Russe" cds, alonsgside with framed Russian censorship handstamp in red and "Bologna/Posta Estera" distribution marking in bue, Petrograd and Milan backstamps. (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20588
Symbol: F
Cat No: Collection
1904-24 Italian presence in China, eight covers and one document, including two postcards franked with C.I.P. dated 1904 and 1906, sent from Peking to Italy, others with Italian military post cds on picture postcards, incoming 1907 mail from Italy to "Distaccamento R. Marina Pechino" sent via "Ministero Della Marina Roma", and interesting correspondence worthy of further research; a fine and scarce selection. (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20592
Symbol: F
1901-27 Italian presence in China, 25 photographs and four picture postcards, including several rare examples, some with handwritten notes on the reverse giving context, such as naval personnel marching through Shanghai, Italian soldiers pictured with American troops on a railway line, Italian naval personnel in various Chinese locations, and also a map from the period depicting Asia Central, Mongolia, Siberia and East Russia. A fascinating and scarce lot. (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20594
Symbol: F
1932 (March 3) Stampless cover from Peking to Rome, showing on reverse very rare and neat "Distaccamento R. Marina Pechino/Comando" double circle with Savoyard coat of arms, on obverse "Regie Poste/Comando Distaccamento /Regia Marina/Di Pechino" oval handstamp and "Distaccamento R. Marina italiana in Cina" cds; probably the sender was a member of the contingent sent to China to protect conditionals and Italian interests during the Japanese occupation. (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20599
Symbol: F
1934-38 Italian Aviation school in China, three covers and one card, including two printed postal stationery envelopes "Aviation School of Loyang" and "Italian Air Mission Government Aviation School", with Chinese frankings and Shanghai and Hankow cancellations. very scarce. (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20602
Symbol: F
Cat No: Collection
1937-40 Italian presence in Manchukuo: five covers to Italy franked with Chinese postage, including scarce cds "Nansuichung" dated 1938, and also a 1939 registered cover to Modena, a fine selection with infrequent usages. (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20605
Symbol: F,WWW
Cat No: Collection
1934-43 Eight items, including three from Italy with contents, sent to the Italian Consulate in Hankow, via Siberia, one airmail with Berlin, Russian and Hankow arrival, one showing Tuberculosis labels on reverse tied by transit cds; and five items of Official Mail, or documents relating to Italian Embassy, Consulate or Church in China, including a 1943 Christmas wishes of Archbishop of Peking, and two covers sent through the Chinese post from the "Ambasciata Di S.M. il Re D'Italia", a fascinating selection. (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20609
Symbol: F
1944 (Aug 9) Japanese "Shanghai War-prisoner's Camp" formular card to Marzano-Torriglia (Italy) sent by Ugo Chinca, P.O.W. in Ziangwan Camp, after having been captured by the Japanese in China as a consequence of the September 1943 Armistice, with red Japanese censor's marking and blue Palestine hexagonal censorship cachet, written in English to be readable for the censor, indicating that "I am without your news since the 20th of last March received Via Vaticano". The sender, Ugo Chinca, who was a multi decorated officer involved in three wars, was in command of the "Conte Verde" warship, which he ordered to sink to avoid its capture by the Japanese, following the orders from the Italian Government after the 9.9.43 Armistice; he will be a P.O.W. and transferred from China to Japan in May 1945, being released by the Americans on 30.8.45, and coming back to his homeland on 17.2.46. One of only two items recorded from an Italian P.O.W. in Japanese camps. (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20610
Symbol: F
1925-46 Italian Naval Mail in China, 17 items, comprising the R.N. "San Giorgio", "Montecuccoli", "Eritrea", "Colleoni", "Sebastiano Caboto", the majority franked and cancelled by naval cds, also included one photo postcard and one photograph of naval ships, an unusual calender (1927) illustrating the R. N. "Caboto"; including a rare franking with Italian commemorative issue, a very interesting 1946 usage in Shanghai combining the "R. Nave/Eritrea" cds and the British "Post Office/Maritime Mail" postmark, as well as the oval hs of the "Eritrea" in combination with Italian and British naval censorships franked with G.B. stamps. A very interesting and rare lot. (Image)
