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| Lot |
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Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 20268 |
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 1941 Group of 23 stamps used on fragments with machine overprints, comprising come combined on fragment, others as singles on fragment (incl. four with "Corfu" overprint), also off fragment including one rare "George II"
30d+30d mint (Sassone 71 catalogued at €4'000, signed A. Diena, Fiecchi and Oliva), as well as unused 3d+50L Greek overprinted stationery envelope unused (Filagrano BU1) and 5d greek stationery postcard with "Previdenza" hand overprinted. A very
unusual lot.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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Estimate. € 300
SOLD for € 380.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20269 |
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Sassone Filagra |
 Corfu. 1941 (June 5) Group of the six overprinted postcards, all except one unused, including "Mythology" 2d unused and 5d used from Kerkyra to Milan, 1d and 2,40d, each unused represented by two examples with the front
and back side of the reply card; very fine. Filagrano €1'525.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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Estimate. € 400
SOLD for € 400.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20270 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1941 (June 6) Postcard to Alessandria franked by two "George II" 3d singles, tied by Kerkyra cds, as well as by framed "Verificato/Per Censura" hs, with "3" censorship marking from Corfu at left. According to Astolfi, the
earliest usage recorded of this overprint on postal document.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 300
SOLD for € 300.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20271 |
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Sassone Filagra |
 1941 (June 13) Overprinted 1d stationery postcard (back side of the reply card) to Athens, uprated with "George II" 1d and "Previdenza" 10L, tied by Kerkyra cds's, showing framed "Verificato/Per Censura" & "3" censorship marks
from Corfu and Athens cds at lower left; minor cover edge imperfections, very scarce. Signed A. Diena.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 200
SOLD for € 260.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20272 |
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Sassone Filagra |
 1941 (June 14) Overprinted 1d stationery postcard (front side of the reply card) to Athens, additionally franked for the single rate with "George II" 1d and "Previdenza" 10L, tied by Kerkyra cds, "Verificato/Per Censura"
framed and "3" censorship mark adjacent, all applied on dispatch. Very scarce.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 300
SOLD for € 320.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20273 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1941 (June 15) Cover from the Banca Commerciale Italiana to Milan, franked by fie examples of first issue 2d, tied by P.M. no. 2 cds. As a significant Italian company in an occupied territory, this bank benefitted from the
service of the Italian military mail, which offices were supposed to only accept Italian metropolitan stamps, although exceptions were tolerated during the first months of occupation; illustrated in the Sirotti handbook on page 90. An exceedingly
scarce usage.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 400
SOLD for € 360.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20274 |
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Sassone Filagra |
 1941 (June 15) Overprinted 1d stationery postcard (back side of the reply card) addressed to Paris, uprated for the 5 dracma external rate with "Mythology" 2d (2) and the required tax with "Previdenza" 10L, tied by Kerkyra
cds's, Salonica cds and framed "Verificato/Per Censura" censorship hs at left, with accompanying "3" below, German censorship also tying part of the franking (probably from Vienna), with application of German "Zurück/Retour" & "Umzulässig/Non admis"
instructional return markings as certain postal documents (as the postcards) were not admitted to be sent to the occupied France. Some slight wrinkles not affecting the stamps, a very rare usage. Signed Sorani.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 400
SOLD for € 500.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20275 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1941 (June 17) Postcard with neat small cachet "Comando Marina/Corfu" in violet from the Italian Navy, bearing first issue 2d, uncancelled as it was not acknowledge as valid, and surprisingly not taxed, with alongside various
censorship markings. Illustrated in the Sirotti handbook on page 98.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 100
SOLD for € 80.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20276 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1941 (June 24) Cover to Venice bearing "George II" 1d & 3d, "Mythology" 2d & 5d, and "Previdenza" 1d, overpaying the 8 dracma external rate and tied by Kerkyra cds's, Corfu censorship markings alongside and arrival on reverse.
Very rare.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 200
SOLD for € 160.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20277 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1941 (July 31) Cover from Kerkyra to Athens, franked on reverse by "Mythology" 20L, 40L and marginal 80L vertical strip of three, tied by dispatch cds's and partly by framed "Verificato/Per Censura" marking, with paper seal at
right and "3" mark on reverse, all applied by the censorship in Corfu; paying the internal fee and not the tax which was not always required by the Italians (indeed they will not included in the new tariffs). A very scarce non-philatelic franking.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 250
SOLD for € 200.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20278 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1941 (Aug 7) Postcard to Rome paying the 2 dracma postcard fee with "Mythology" 40L and two 80L, tied by Kerkyra cds's, with censorship markings of Corfu below. Very fine and scarce.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 200
SOLD for € 180.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20279 |
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Sassone Filagra |
 1941 (Aug 10) Overprinted 1d stationery postcard (front side of the reply card) from Gaios to Athens, correctly upfranked for airmail transmission with "Mythology" 20L (5) and two airmail 50L (including 1d for the airmail fee
and without adding the tax franking, which was not regularly applied in this later period), tied by Gaios cds's (Astolfi p. 9), with "3" Corfu censor's marking in centre. A very rare airmail usage from this locality. Signed Sorani.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 350
SOLD for € 400.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20280 |
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 Zante. 1941 (June) Postcard from Zakyntos to Bologna, franked by "George II" 1d pair, "Mythology" 2d and "Previdenza" 50L pair, tied by dispatch cds's; a very rare franking. Signed Raybaudi. Ex "Fenice" collection.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 400
SOLD for € 320.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20281 |
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 1941 (July 25) Greek military postcard validated for postage with framed "Occupazione/Militare di/Zante/1-5-XIX" in blue, sent by a "Black Shirt" member of the "60° Btg. CC.NN. da Sbarco" to Pola (Italy), "Zakyntos" cds at
right (Astolfi fig. 1, p.8), Italian censorships alongside; illustrated in the Sirotti handbook on page 114. These Greek postcards were only accepted by applying the Italian overprint used for the Zakyntos (Zante) stamp issues (incl. the date of
occupation) in order to avoid taxation. Very few items recorded.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 500
SOLD for € 480.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20282 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1942 (Jan 12) Cover from Zakyntos to Volos, franked at single rate with "Isole Jonie" overprinted 50c, in mixed franking with charity "Beneficenza" 50L, the latter rarely applied on correspondence only during the Easter and
New Year's festivities to collect money for the antituberculosis campaign for postal employees, both tied by dispatch cds (Astolfi fig. 3, p. 7), alongside with "3" censor's mark of Corfu, and reverse two strikes of framed "Ufficio Censura/Z82P" on
departure, Kerkyra and Volos backstamps. The only mixed franking "Zante-Isole Jonie" recorded on non-philatelic mail according to Astolfi, further enhanced by the rare censorship.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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Estimate. € 750
SOLD for € 750.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20283 |
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 1943 (Jan 27) Cover to Dalmatia and sent back to the sender ("Al Mittente" in ms), franked by Italy airmail 1L tied by "R. Capitaneria di Porto/Zante" handstamp in violet, Navy censorship markings alongside (repeated on
reverse). Very scarce.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20284 |
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 Ionian Islands. 1941 (May 13) Greek military postcard from an Italian "Black Shirt" in the P.M. 2 located in the Ionian Islands and sent to Reggio Emilia in the first two weeks of occupation, showing the pre-printed
text and effigy of the King George of Greece crossed out, with adjacent manuscript text by the sender "A morte Re Giorgio - fu di Grecia - W il Duce" ("death to King George - who was of Greece - Long live the Duce"), showing the four-line tax
handstamp reading "Da Consegnarsi con l'Applicazione della Tassa/Semplice Stabilita per le Corrispondenze per/l'interno (Autorizz, Ministle Postgen N° 52180/del 5 Settembre 940 XVIII)" (Astolfi p. 9), which is extremely rare used on mail from the
Ionian Islands; illustrated on page 115 in the Sirotti handbook as "molto raro".(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 250
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20285 |
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 1941 (probably May) Postcard from Corfu with manuscript design at top left imitating a stamp "Z.O." ("Zona Occupata", occupied zone) and "Ellas", with four-line "Da Consegnarsi con l'Applicazione della Tassa/Semplice Stabilita
per le Corrispondenze per/l'interno (Autorizz, Ministle Postgen N° 52180/del 5 Settembre 940 XVIII)" tax marking and postage due franking missing as the label -which covered the text and added during the application of the tax- was removed. An
exceedingly scarce postmark used on mail form the Ionian Islands..(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20286 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1943 (June 21) 30c overprinted stationery postcard to Athens, uprated with 25c (2) and arimail 50c (2), tied by Kerkyra cds's and "Affari Civili/Censura Postale/Corfu" censorship marking, repeated below, paying 1.80 lire rate
including 1.25 express and 25c airmail fees, the later reduced by half as it was already express (the "express" was not planned for the Ionian Island, but this service was applied occasionally). A very rare usage.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 150
SOLD for € 150.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20287 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1943 (jan 15) Cover from Licsuri (Lixourion) with contents to Athens carried via airmail and Rome, franked by 1,25L and airmail 50c pair, tied by very fine strike of elusive Lixourion cds (Astolfi p. 11), with Argostoli
transit cds and Rome censorship label and markings on reverse. Sirotti records only six airmail covers to Athens censored in Rome (August-December 1942), this being the only case in 1943, enhanced by the scarce cancellation.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 200
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
