Italy Postal History

23/5/1948 ITALY - 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10 Lire of the Risorgimento set (Cat. Unificato 580/581/582/584/585) on a cover to Unterfranken, Germany, with the uncommon postmark "Siracusa Greco Rappresentazioni Classiche" (the Greek Theatre postmark). Sold in Gazzi auction 32 - Lotto/40386

12/5/1948 ITALY - AIRMAIL - Cover to Switzerland (Zurich) franked with 5 Lire Democratica (555) plus 50 Lire Airmail (A134), with the Roma Nomentano Airmail postmark - Lotto/40392

17/7/1949 - ITALY, REPUBLIC - A cover from Bovolone (VR) to Verona franked with a pair of 5 Lire Democratica (555x2) plus a pair of 15 Lire Democratica (560x2) - correspondence weighing over 15 g, at the tariff of 5 April 1949 - Lotto/40389

10/2/1946 - ITALIA REPUBBLICA - Milano Ricordo mostra Filatelica Internazionale cartoncino numerato affrancato con un blicco di 4 francobolli da 40 centesimi (Cat. Unificato 546) timbrati e perforati MFI - Lotto/40388

6/6/1951 ITALY - A mute dater postmark plus the straight-line handstamp "Sernaglia della Battaglia (TV)", on a registered cover franked with a strip of 3 stamps of 20 Lire Italia al Lavoro (642 x3) plus 5 Lire (637), sent to Padua - Lotto/40375

3/6/1950  italia repubblica  - Busta raccomandata controassegno di lire 230 da Morbegno a Como  affrancata con 55 Lire Anno Santo (Cat. Unificato/Sassone 621) più 10 Lire Democratica (Cat. Unificato/Sassone. 559) - Lotto/30408

13/11/1950 ITALY - Express cover from Rome to Germany (Bonn), franked with a 100 Lire Democratica (Cat. 565) plus a 20 Lire (561) and a 15 Lire Italia al Lavoro (641). The overseas postal rate of 1 January 1950 - Lotto/40370

29/11/1949 ITALY - Registered cover from Milano 49 for local delivery, franked with the 5 Lire, 20 Lire and 50 Lire of the Democratica set (555 - 561 - 564). A registered letter at double rate - Lotto/40413

9/8/1948 ITALY - Express cover from Castelrotto (BZ) to Zurich, Switzerland, franked with 2 stamps of 30 Lire Democratica (563 x2) plus two Express stamps of 15 Lire (E/27 x2), with the bilingual Castelrotto postmark. A franking of 90 Lire, the tariff of 1 September 1947 - Lotto/40394

29/9/1948 ITALY - Registered cover from Genoa No. 26 to Cantu, franked with a 30 Lire Democratica (563) plus a block of 4 of the 5 Lire (555), 3 of them showing the faint-printing variety (Cat. Unificato 555c). Fine and uncommon - Lotto/40396

10/10/1949 - ITALY, REPUBLIC - A registered cover from Apricena (FG) to Milan franked from the Democratica set, 10 Lire, 20 Lire and 5 Lire (559 x 2 - 561 - 555) - a franking of 45,00 Lire, below the 55 Lire due, which escaped the surcharge - Lotto/40411

2/7/1949 - ITALY, REPUBLIC - A cover from Milan to Cantu franked with the 20 Lire Monument to Giuseppe Mazzini - Milano Ferrovia postmark plus the slogan " Villegiate a Cavalese nel Trentino " and a linear " Annullato " struck on the stamp, an additional demonetisation marking - Lotto/40409

30/6/1949 - ITALY, REPUBLIC - A registered cover from Cologna Veneta (VR) to Verona franked from the Democratica series, 10 Lire and 15 Lire (559 - 560 x3) - Lotto/40408

28/6/1949 - ITALY, REPUBLIC - A registered cover from S. Giorgio Piacentino to Milan with a mixed franking from the Democratica series, 5/10/20 Lire (555 - 559 - 561x2) - the composite registered rate of the tariff of 5 April 1949 - Lotto/40407

3/6/1949 - ITALY, REPUBLIC - A registered cover from Naturno (Bolzano) to Cantu with a mixed franking from the Democratica set, 2/3/10/20 lire (552 - 553 - 559 - 561 x 2) - a composite registered rate under the tariff of 9 April 1949 - Lotto/40406

23/5/1949 ITALY - Registered cover from Molfetta No. 1 Borgo to Cantu, franked with the 50 Lire Democratica (564) plus the 1 and 4 Lire Democratica (550 - 554). A composite registered rate, the tariff of 9 April 1949 - Lotto/40405

7/2/1949 ITALY - Express cover from Merano to Switzerland (Le Locle) with a multiple franking to 6 Lire made up of Democratica stamps of 10/25/40/50/80 cent. and 1.20 Lire. Printed matter rate (postage insufficient for printed matter and not surcharged; the tariff of 8 August 1948 was 8 Lire). Signed Raybaudi - Lotto/40401

4/3/1949 - ITALY, REPUBLIC - A registered cover from Dueville (VC) to Cantu, franked with a block of 6 plus 2 stamps of 6 Lire Democratica (556/8) plus a 2 Lire (552), a franking of 50 Lire (the tariff of 2 August 1948) - Lotto/40402

2/8/1950  REPUBBLICA - Busta da Gravedona ( CO)   per Como  affrancata con una striscia di 4 francobolli da 5 Lire serie Democratica (Cat. Unificato N° 555).

4/1/1949  CCartolina commerciale da Quarona Sesia a Milano affrancata con 4 Francobolli da 3 Lire serie Democratica (Cat. Unificato N° 553) di cui uno rotto.