Catalog archive | Auction 161

03/16/2018

ITALY
Lot 6768
Lot 6768
Opening bid
120
611,610
BF
1, 75 L. and 1, 25 L. proclamation of the Italian Imperiums on airmail letter from SORENTO NAPOLI 18.9.39 via Cairo to Arusha, Tanganyika addressed with reseal zensor label "OPENED BEY CENSOR" and two-line cancel "SERVICE SUSPENDED RETURN TO SENDER" as well tried forwarding to Graz, Germany, then returned to Sorento with arrival postmark from 10.1.1940 (!), cover with stronger margin traces, interesting and scarce "over roller" combination just after outbreak of the II. WW!
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