Italy, Italian States and Colonies Missions, Post Offices and Postal History Abroad Plebiscite of Upper Silesia
Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20750
Symbol: F
Cat No: 5
Plebiscite of Upper Silesia. 1920 (March 6). Postcard from an Italian soldier in Ratibor, franked with Upper Silesia 1st issue 15pf, and only carried about one month later by courier to the base military P.O. of Bologna, where the stamp was tied by "Posta Militare/E/(Ufficio Concentramento)" cds on 10.4, over one month after the card was dated, and arrival adjacent; there was uncertainty on how to handle the first dispatch of correspondence from the Italian contingent, as the mail was initially planned to be posted at a civil post office in Upper Silesia -this explains the franking-, but after some delay it was decided to use an Italian military courier to Bologna. The earliest mail recorded from the Italian contingent in Upper Silesia, the few items recorded from the first dispatch being unique by exhibiting a local franking but tied by military cds on arrival in Italy. (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20751
Symbol: F,WWW
1920 (April 3-6) Two Upper Silesia 15pf stationery postcards from Oppeln to Italy, both including in teh text complaints about how the Italian postal system worked, including: "concerning the mails, it is something despairing" or "the postal service, after the involvement of our military men, just works very bad", one with interesting cachet "Le Controleur/de voies fluviales et des travaux hydrauliques/Oppeln"; minor faults at top. (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20752
Symbol: F,WWW
1920 (July) Postcard from Italy to Oppeln, franked by "Leoni" 5c strip of three, forwarded through the military P.O. 1 in Udine with very fine strike below, following transmission by courier to destination. A very scarce incoming mail to the Italian contingent. (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20753
Symbol: F
Cat No: 4, 6
1920 (July 2) Postcard from Ratibor to Rome, bearing superb "Commissione Interalleata per l'Alta Slesia/Il Controllore per Ratibor-Stadt" double circle in violet, franked by 1st issue 10pf 6 20pf, tied by Ratibor cds's. The only item recorded with this Italian handstamp, and an early usage. (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20754
Symbol: F
Cat No: 18, 26
1920 (Oct 21) Registered cover from Oppeln to Busto Arsizio (Italy), headed "Commission Interalliée/de Gouvernement et de Plébiscite/de Haute-Silésie/Département de l'Intérieur" and endorsed "Einschreiben!" & "Drucksache", franked by 20pf and 1m, tied by dispatch cds's, sent by a French member of the Interallied Commission, and Itlian backstamps. A very rare registered printed matter mail. (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20755
Symbol: F,WWW
Cat No: 20, 21, 25
1921 (Oct-Nov) Two covers from Rybnik to Rome, both with Italian "Commissione Interalleata/Per l'Alta Slesia/Circolo di Rybnik" heading, one sent registered with 30pf and 80pf each in pair, the other bearing 40pf 6 80pf; some slight wrinkles. A very rare duo. (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20756
Symbol: F
1922 Postcard "Natale 1921 - Alta Slesia" used in Italy (some surface rubbing on reverse), printed shortly after Christmas 1921 and displaying the text sent by the Duke of Aosta to the military members under his command operating in Upper Silesia. Extremely scarce. (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20757
Symbol: F,WWW
Cat No: 28, 41
1922 (March-April) Two registered covers from Oppeln to Italy, both showing superb strikes of "Commission Interalliée de Gouvernement et de Plebiscite de Haute-Silésie/Polices de haute-Silésie/Le Colonel", with different frankings incl. 3m pair and 4m on 60pf pair; some cover edge imperfections. Rare from an Italian member. (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20758
Symbol: F
Cat No: 41
1922 (March 30) Registered cover from Oppeln to Ventimiglia, franked by 4m on 60pf pair, tied by dispatch cds's, showing at left superb "Commissione Interalleata di Governo e Plebiscito per l'Alta Slesia/Il Controllore delle Vie Fluviali e delle Opere Idrauliche" in violet, twice repeated on reverse, with arrival cds. A very rare Italian cachet. (Image)
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20760
Symbol: F
1922 (June 24) Italian free-postage military postcard from Oppeln to Italy, showing superb "R.R. Poste/Truppe Italiane/In/Alta Slesia/Commando" oval postmark in blue (instead of "comando" with one "m" as it should have read), carried by courier to Udine, with cds at right. A probably unique combination of an extremely rare usage of the military card in this territory, further enhanced by the equally rare postmark which includes the word "Poste" (mail) in Upper Silesia. (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
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Sale No: 22JE
Lot No: 20761
Symbol: F,WWW
Cat No: Collection
1920-21 Group of eight postcards and eight photographs, mainly Upper Silesia frankings, one with manuscript "Commissione Interalleata Landschaft" and one with vey rare cachet "Commissione Interalleata del Governo e del Plebiscito/Il Commissario Italiano/Alta Slesia"; (one of the items bears a P.M. 1 cds but does not originate from Upper Silesia). (Image)
