Italian Occupations WWII continued...
| Lot |
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Catalog No. |
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Opening |
| 20248 |
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 Occupation of Menton and Neighbouring Localities: 1940-43 Lot comprising over 50 items, of which 24 originating from Menton, these including the only insured cover recorded (defective with part of te franking missing), with
better Italian cancellations such as the type 1CP, Civil Commissioner postmark, three items from the Italian Commission of Armistice, unusual commemorative franking, mail from the Italian Navy, two scarce registered or express examples; the other
items being from Ventimiglia and other localities with italianized names.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 750
SOLD for € 800.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20249 |
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 Occupation of Upper Savoy (Alta Savoia): 1940-43 Assembly of 18 items, mainly Italian military mail posted in Aosta, with rare examples such as the Armistice Commission in Annemasse with the scarce four-line tax handstamp in
red "Corrispondenza di Connazionali..." (Astolfi type C1), very scarce handstamp of the Armistice Commission in Ste. Foy, Italian censorship in Séez, etc.; as well as some picture postcards of the area occupied.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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Estimate. € 300
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20250 |
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 Occupation of Montgenèvre (Monginevro): 1942-43 Group of five Italian postage-free military postcards from Monginevro showing three different unit cachets reading "Monginevro" in its inscription and posted at Cesana Torinese,
also a fragment with stamps tied by the handstamp of the Italian Armistice Commission of Ristolas, and some old view postcards of the area occupied.(Image
1)
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(Image 3)
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Estimate. € 200
SOLD for € 280.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20251 |
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1940-47 Lot comprising over 30 items including four scarce covers from the Italian Navy in Tunisia, some commemorative French items after the war, the illustrated "XV Corpo d'Armata - France 1861" postcard, mail from the Italian Red Cross in France,
as well as some documents including a rare special pass to enter and exit Menton and the secret military report of the 19.6.40 offensive action in Val Arc during the first days of Italy in action in WWII.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 200
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20252 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 BETASOM Submarine Atlantic Base: 1942 (Aug 29) Postcard from Bordeaux to Trieste with hand illustrated submarine with royal crown and "fascio" at base, full text on reverse, franed by "Imperiale" 25c pair, tied by violet
crayon cross and straight-line datestamp. An exceptional case of mail forwarded by courier from the Submarine Base.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 100
SOLD for € 180.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20253 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 BETASOM Submarine Atlantic Base: 1942-44 Group of six items including one rare incoming stationer card from Italy, three examples with the "Forze Subacque Italiane nell'Atlantico" cds and one applied on "Sommergibile nel
Bacino Galleggiante" illustrated military postcard, cover with "XI Gruppo Sommergibile" cds, as well as rare RSI period 50c overprinted on cover from Bordeaux (back flap missing).(Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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Estimate. € 400
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20254 |
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Liberation: 1943-44 Three items, including a very interesting franked cover sent by a member of the Italian Navy carried at reduced 25c concessionary rate with Italian cds of Menton dated one day before the signature of the Armistice, showing
alongside Italian Navy censorship cachet dated one day after the Armistice, a 1943 usage with French cds of Menton; as well as 1944 stampless postcard with cachets of the Red Cross one month before the Allies took over the territory.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 200
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20255 |
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 Continental Greece. 1926 (May 10) Cover with contents from Preveza to Alessandria (Italy), with manuscript notation at top right "Zona sprovvista di francobolli" denoting the non availability of stamps, with "310°
Battaglione Terr. Mob./Comando" cachet in blue and the rare "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)" four-line handstamp
indicating single tax to be applied; illustrated on page 81 in the Ionian Islands handbook by Sirotti and described as "rarissimo uso". An exceedingly scarce usage of the tax handstamp from Greece.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 150
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20256 |
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1941-43 group of 15 covers/cards in continental Greece (and islands non occupied by the Italians) and two documents, including military with Navy cachets and cancellations, one airport marking Italian censorships in Greece, German censorship in
Mytilene, demonetized Greek stationery, etc.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 200
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20257 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 Cefalonia and Itaca. 1941 Back of envelope bearing machine oveprinted "Mithology" single 2d and 50L+50L, "Previdenza" single 50L, used outside the Ionian in Islands and tied by Lehena cds (Patras) and "2" within small
circle. Greece disagreed for the usage of its stamps overprinted by the Italians in occupied territories, and in a show of protest, some post offices in Continental Greece exceptionally and very occasionally accepted the Cephalonia and Ithaca
overprinted values; these usages are very rare. Signed Chiavarello.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 150
SOLD for € 120.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20258 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1941 (May 20) Cover to Genoa (Bessin correspondence) bearing machine overprinted "Mythology" 5d+5d and airmail 2d+2d and 5d+5d, all being marginal and each tied by Argostoli cds on the first day of issue, with arrival on
reverse.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 200
SOLD for € 320.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20259 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1941 (May 31) Greek 2d non-overprinted stationery card apparently travelled to the Italian Navy Command in Patras, correctly paying the domestic rate and the tax of 10 lepta with hand overprinted "Previdenza" 10L single
postage due with previous overprint, tied by Keramiai (Cephalonia) dotted cds (Astolfi fig. 1, p. 10). A remarkable item for the following reasons: a very infrequent early mail in May, a very scarce usage of the overprinted Greek postage due (two
items known being regularly travelled), the very unusual mixed franking and the cancellation on these issues.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 200
SOLD for € 160.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20260 |
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Sassone Filagra |
 1941 (July 4) 2d stationery postcard with machine overprint to Vicenza, cancelled in transit with P.M. n° 167 cds, which was located in Brindisi, where part of the correspondence from Ionian Islands was forwarded to Italy; the
cds does not cancel the franking as it was not acknowledge as valid, but the postcard was not taxed nevertheless. Illustrated in the Sirotti handbook on page 136. Very scarce.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 250
SOLD for € 380.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20261 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1941 (July 11) Cover to Genoa (Bessin correspondence) bearing machine overprint "Previdenza" 50L+50L in combination with hand overprint 5d, both being marginal examples and tied by Argostoli cds's, showing receiving cds on
back. Signed A. Diena. A rare combination of machine and hand overprints.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 200
SOLD for € 260.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20262 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1941 (End July) Cover from Sami to Argostoli paying the single rate up to 20 grams with Argostoli hand overprinted "Mythology" 2d(+2d) single and 50L+50L, plus "Previdenza" 50L(+50L) single tax, tied by Sami cds (Astolfi fig.
2 p. 10), slight vertical crease through one stamp in centre; illustrated in the Sirotti handbook on page 63. A very rare usage of the Argostoli local hand overprints in this small locality.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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Estimate. € 300
SOLD for € 400.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20263 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1941 (Aug 3) Single weight cover from Argostoli to Athens paying the internal rate plus the 50 lepta tax with machine overprinted "Mithology 20L+20L pair and single 20L, 2d single and "Previdenza" 50L single, tied by dispatch
cds's, backstamped on arrival. A very scarce regularly travelled mail. Signed A. Diena.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 250
SOLD for € 420.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20264 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1941 (Aug 15) Cover to Athens bearing on reverse machine overprinted "Mythology" vertical pair of 80L+80L (slightly overfranked by 20 lepta for the 3 dracma domestic rate), and "Previdenza" 50L single paying the required tax,
tied by Argostoli cds's, showing arrival of Athens above three weeks later. A very scarce regularly travelled mail.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 250
SOLD for € 200.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20265 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1941 "Previdenza" 10L+10L red, double machine overprint, tied to fragment by Aghia Ephimia cds (Astolfi p. 13) on 17 August, repeated at top; a scarce variety enhanced by the very rare cancellation. Sassone €5'000.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 300
SOLD for € 320.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20266 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1941 (Aug 23) Cover from a member of the "43° Batg. CC.NN. da Sbarco" to Italy, franked by "Mythology" 2d+2d tied by P.M. n° 3450 cds, corresponding to the "Concentramento di Bari" (base F.P.O. of Bari), occasionally used as a
distributing location for mail originating from the Ionian Islands. Rare.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 100
SOLD for € 190.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
| 20267 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1941 (Aug 25) Cover to Athens bearing "Mythology" machine overprint 50L single in pair, 2d single and "Previdenza" 50L (postal tax of Greece) single, tied by Argostoli cds's, backstamped on arrival.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 150
SOLD for € 180.00
Closing..Jun-13, 11:59 AM |
