Italy Postcards

THE 1950s/60s - ANDORA - the Riviera dei Fiori - the Hotel Sito di Sogno - a black-and-white illustrated postcard- franked with a STRIP OF 4 5-LIRE ITALIA TURRITA stamps cancelled with a travelling post office…

Added on 2 October 2008

Maccagno - Lake Maggiore - the harbour and the sanctuary, busy with people and boats - the early twentieth century, used.

Added on 12 May 2005

The Cortina to Belvedere cable car. A larger format card with a cabin of the old cable car in the foreground. The 1930s. Unused

Added on 12 May 2005

A panorama view of Pasturo, in the Valsassina valley, province of Como. Dated 18/9/1925

Added on 10 May 2005

Rome - a wine cart - Roman costume - a real photo card, 1924

Added on 10 May 2005

Lake Maggiore, Pallanza. In colour, the gardens with a steamer in the distance. Postmark "Messagg. Milano/Stresa/Laveno", 1929

Added on 10 May 2005

Florence - Viale Regina alle Cascine (in colour) with figures and carriages - early 1900s - signed - very handsome - unused

Added on 10 May 2005

Turin - the Royal Gallery, "Madonna col Figlio" (the Madonna and Child) by Guercino, published by Soc. Editrice Cartoline Torino - late nineteenth century - one corner bent.

Added on 10 May 2005

Naples - A group of three postcards, watercolours signed "La Pira", in colour, published by Stengel of Dresden and Berlin - early 1900s - with views of Capri and of Naples with Vesuvius. Superb.

Added on 10 May 2005

Venice, the "Porta della Carta". In colour, of the painted type. Early twentieth century, posted in 1930

Added on 30 March 2005

Montecatini, the baths, the interior of the Tamerici establishment. In colour, with people moving about. Light creases. Early twentieth century, posted

Added on 30 March 2005

Venice - Piazzetta S. Marco - in colour (the painted type), the early 1900s - unused.

Added on 30 March 2005

Venice - S. Geremia - in colour (the painted type), the early 1900s - unused.

Added on 30 March 2005

Verona - Piazza Bra with the monument to Vittorio Emanuele II, early 1900s, with people in movement in the foreground - unused -

Added on 30 March 2005

Capri, "La Grotta Azzurra" (the Blue Grotto), early 1900s, in colour, signed Coppola - very handsome. On the reverse, the Naples/Rome travelling post office postmark

Added on 30 March 2005

Bologna - the Asinelli and Garisenda towers - in colour, from a drawing of the late 1800s - very handsome - franked with a 5c. of the Kingdom, to Reggio Emilia

Added on 12 May 2005

Laveno - Lake Maggiore - panorama - 7/7/1924 - postally used

Added on 12 May 2005

Added on 12 May 2005

1952 - STRESA and THE BORROMEAN ISLANDS - A BLACK AND WHITE PICTURE POSTCARD, POSTALLY USED AND FRANKED WITH A 10 LIRE ITALIA AL LAVORO STAMP.

Added on 2 October 2008

1941 - OVADA, the NORTH PANORAMA - a black-and-white postcard, postally used via MILITARY POST 80 - SUPERGA INFANTRY DIVISION, 24/9/1941

Added on 2 October 2008