Lot# 1542 - Auction 284 - 290
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Lot# : 1542 Sardinia
Italian Shipmail, 1829/75c: Collection 23 primarily stampless shipmail covers / entire letters incoming to Genova struck by "VIA DI MARE" handstamps at Genova, also "VIA DI MARE PONENTE" and "VIA DI MARE LEVANTE" for incoming mail from the west and east, E - Estero, A - America, I - Interno, "GENOVA / Corso particulare" on mail from non-postal steamers, "Da Marsiglia VIA DI MARE", "Da Livorno VIA DI MARE", DA NIZZA, DA SICILIA, PIROSCAFI POSTALI FRANCESI, SPEZIA, SARDEGNA, and "con Bastim. Mercant." In addition a collection of the shipmail of the Aeolian Islands incl. 1829 official letter from Lipari, five later covers up to 1940, two 1927 stationery postcards with "NATANTE MILAZZO - ISOLE EOLIE" cds's and four 1940/49 covers from and to POW camps on the Lipari islands.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 550 CHF