Italy Postal History

1947 - A Stipel telephone bill franked with a pair of 2 Lire Democratica (52), from Brescia to Calcinato.

21/4/1954 - A postal card for vending machines, without the imprinted stamp, franked with a 20 Lire Siracusana (714), with faults. Machine postmark "XXXII Fiera di Milano" of 21/4/1954. The card was sold only inside the Fiera Campionaria, the Milan trade fair; recently offered in a well known auction catalogue at a starting price of Euro 206.00. Rare. WE WELCOME OFFERS

7/9/1953 - An Italian postal card, "Camera dei Deputati" (the Chamber of Deputies), franked with a 20 Lire Italia al Lavoro (642) and the postmark "Roma Camera dei Deputati 7/9/53". Staple holes, which do not touch the franking at all - uncommon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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