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Lot# 739 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 739 Italian Colonies lots/accumulations

    1900/1930: Italian Colonies in Northern Africa, a collection of mainly postal history, containing among many others a registered letter from Somalia, cancelled MERCA, dated 8. June 1916, censored to Copenhagen, a further registered letter from Tripoli dated 7. June 1926 to Philadelphia, a range of village postmarks ADUA, ADI CAIE, ASSMARA, GIMMA, NEFASIT and TOSELLI on entires or on large pieces, two "Red Cross" triangular messages, forty commercially used picture postcards with both military and topographical views, often with stamps cancelled  "R. NAVE GOVERNOLO" ship cachets and four complete half sheets to 10 Anna from Eritrea. A further volume deals with post WWI CIRENAICA and AEGAEAN IS.  A most interesting and worthwhile lot of this popular area. 
    Starting bid : 1,200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200.00 CHF