Foreign Postal History

Austria - 8/1/1919 - cover to Salurn franked with a 15h. (Cat. Unificato 162), octagonal bar postmark "Freiheit 8/1/1919".

Added on 17 September 2005

3/9/1921 PERU - cover from Lima to Milan of the " Commisionaria Italo-Peruviana" franked with a 12c. (Cat. Yvert No. 182), Milan arrival postmark on the reverse.

Added on 8 January 2015

23/5/1949 GERMANY, OCCUPATIONS - commercial postcard franked with a pair of the 2p. black, buildings (Cat. Unificato 41 x 2), plus a 2p. blue charity, in aid of Berlin (Unificato No. 2), postmark "Parlamentarischer Rat…

Added on 11 April 2013

1973 - Japan - Archery - Postcard - First Day Cover.

Added on 6 February 2010

SPAIN - MALAGA 2/11/1916 - cover to Milan franked with a 25c. Alfonso XIII (Cat. Unificato 249), with a censorship band and black and red handstamps of the "CENSURA MILITARE DI BOLOGNA" (the Bologna military censor).

Added on 12 December 2006

Czechoslovakia 1922 - a 50h. (Yvert 167) plus a pair of 100h. (172) on a cover to Milan, 18/5/1922.

Added on 4 January 2006

Nepal 1960 - A most interesting cover from Nepal to Italy franked with (Cat. Yvert 101 x 3 + 65 + 51 x 3). The cover was forwarded through the United States, where the stamps were postmarked "Washington D.C. 6 1960 -…

Added on 4 January 2006

Switzerland - A group of 14 parcel post bulletins, franked with various Swiss stamps plus whole Italian Parcel Post stamps. Various Swiss and Italian postmarks. Different frankings.

Added on 26 September 2005

AUSTRIA - A cover to Feldkirch franked with a pair of 5 h. (68 x2) - on the reverse an octagonal barred postmark, " Feldkirch 31-12-00 ", the last day of 1900 and the turn of the century - handsome and uncommon.

Added on 17 September 2005

Switzerland - 22/5/1899 - a 5c. postal stationery card with a matching 5c. value added in franking (Unificato 66), from Geneva to Milan.

Added on 17 September 2005

United States, 31-12-1912 - a handsome picture postcard showing the skyscraper of the "Humbold Savings Bank. San Francisco", franked with a 3c. with the advertising slogan postmark of the "Worlds Panama pacific…

Added on 17 September 2005

Belgian Congo, 1912 - A handsome 10 centesimi postal card from Lisala in the Belgian Congo to Italy (Montefano, MC). A light trace of a paperclip, but an uncommon postal card.

Added on 22 September 2005

ARGENTINA - 22/2/1911 - A cover to Italy (Como) with the pen inscription "Por vap.Principe di Udine", franked with 10 and 2 centavos (Cat. Yvert 150+154)

Added on 22 September 2005

Switzerland - 1958/1960/1961 - a set of three small visiting card covers, each franked with a single 5+5c. Pro Juventute (Cat. Unificato 616/668/684) - postmarks and slogan postmarks of Basel.

Added on 26 September 2005

1/12/1948 - EGYPT - A cover from Cairo to Italy with the military censorship of the Egyptian authorities during the 1948 war in Palestine - Lotto/42720

Added on 4 September 2024

26/2/1948 - ROMANIA - A card from Ploiesti to Italy (Como), examined for censorship by the military authorities - Lotto/42719

Added on 4 September 2024

20/5/1947 DUTCH EAST INDIES - Registered airmail cover, Batavia to Rome, with a franking of the Dutch colonies and a Dutch customs check of the contents for currency control. Very attractive and uncommon - Lotto/42718

Added on 4 September 2024

29/4/1947 GERMANY, OCCUPATION ZONE - Cover from Horn (Lippe) to Italy, franked with stamps of the common issues for the occupation zones, checked by the British naval censorship, which applied a numeral handstamp…

Added on 4 September 2024

7/12/1946 - AUSTRIA - A registered cover from Graz to Italy, opened by the Austrian censorship in the British zone of occupation for a currency check - Lotto/42716

Added on 4 September 2024

18/9/1945 - SPAIN - A cover sent from Spain to Switzerland with censor marks and a tape, " Censura Gubernativa Barcelona", and a control number - Lotto/42715

Added on 4 September 2024