German Occupation of the Aegean Islands » "Inselpost". 1945 (Feb 11) Cover from the F.P. n° 68064 E (4th Company of the Infantry Fortress Battalion 1002) to Bergamo (Italy) with corresponding unit sender's cachet in blue, Rhodes "Inselpost" blue, serrate perforation, tied by Feldpost cds, "Ad" red censorship from Munich, Italian censorship and arrival on reverse. Some tone spots of little significance for this, one of only less than 20 "Inselpost" covers recorded from Italian soldiers. Signed Raybaudi. (Image)

1945 (Jan 15) Cover sent by an Italian with Fedlpost n° 68077 in the 1st Health Company in the Italian hospital in Rhodes, franked by Zagreb "Inselpost" with dark blue overprint, tied by "Fedlpost" cds, arriving to destination more than two months later! as indicated by the Italian censorship cachet and cds, German "Ad" censor's cachet of Vienna on front; vertical crease passing through the stamp and slight toning. Less than 20 "Inselpost" covers are known sent from Italian soldiers. Cert. Carraro (2005). (Image)

1945 (March 23) Cover sent from the Feldpost n° 68083 A to a member assigned to the 56356 A located in Italy, franked by Rhodes "Inselpost" red-brown, serrate perf., tied by "Feldpost" cds. From 14.3.45 the number of "Inselpost" stamps distributed to each soldier went up from 8 to 16 per month, although the "Feldpost" airmail system could only work occasionally as a result of the difficult communications towards the end of the war; in this case, the soldier use two additional blue "Inselpost" stamps (Rhodes, serrate perf.) torn by half to use them as seal to close the envelope on reverse. Very fine. Signed Chiavarello. (Image)

1945 (Feb 20) Cover sent by an Italian soldier with Feldpost n° 68063 E assigned to the Coastal Battery "Köln" in the 15th Art. Reg. in Rhodes, sent to Muggiò (Italy), franked by fresh "Inselpost" red from the Rhodes issue with serrate perf. (one corner defective), tied by "Feldpost" cds, "Ad" red ecnsor's mark from Vienna, backstamped on receipt; one of only less than 20 "Inselpost" covers recorded from Italian soldiers, extremely rare with this stamp. (Image)

1945 (Feb 2) Cover sent from Feldpost n° 68094 A (different number in the cachet) to Germany, franked by Leros "Inselpost" blue, serrate perforation, blackish blue-violet overprint, tied by "Feldpost" cds. Signed Rungas. (Image)

1945 (Jan 10) Cover to Germany sent by a member of the 4th Company of the Infantry Fortress Battalion 1002 (faint strike of the "Feldpostnummer" cachet in blue), bearing "Weihnachten 1944" type I, tied by "Feldpost" cds; some slight tone spots to cover not affecting the stamp, being rare on cover. Cert. Müller BPP (1993). (Image)