Vernon W. Pickering

Country: FINLAND

Condition: FINLAND TO ITALY PARCEL POST FORM TO MASSA VIA CHIASSO FLORENCE from IISALMI

Description: THIS IS THE TYPE OF POSTAL HISTORY THAT RARELY SURVIVES 1971 PARCEL POST PROOF OF DELIVERY (signed for) FORM from IISALMI FINLAND TO MASSA VIA CHIASSO & FLORENCE HIGH FRANKING NICE IISALMI parcel label with various legible circle date stamps including CHIASSO STAZIONE (CO) (Chiasso, near Como, being at the border between Switzerland and Italy), FIRENZE FERROVIA plus straight (3 lines) FIRENZE PACCHI DOGANA // RISCOUTERE LIRE 400 // PACCO DONO (Florence Parcel Post Customs / Cash 400 Lire / SHIPMENT OF GIFTS) on back PAIR OF 200 Lire PARCEL POST STAMPS canceled MASSA C.P. PACCHI (stamp not severed and showing both sections of the stamp still attached -- rare use thus since these stamps were normally used on receipt forms and cut in half) some creases and imperfections as to be expected for this type of postal documentation SELDOM SEEN ITEM very important addition to your collection

Country: ISRAEL

Condition: ISRAEL TO ITALY 1979 SIGNED FOR PARCEL POST FORM ROSH-HA-AYIN TO FLORENCE

Description: THIS IS THE TYPE OF POSTAL HISTORY THAT RARELY SURVIVES 1979 AIR MAIL PARCEL POST PROOF OF DELIVERY (signed for) FORM from ROSH HA-AYIN, ISRAEL, TO FLORENCE NICE ROSH HA-AYIN parcel label with various legible circle date stamps including ROSH HA-AYIN, DOGANA FIRENZE, FIRENZE FERROVIA DOGANA plus straight (4 lines) FIRENZE PACCHI DO[GANA] // RISCOUTERE LIRE 1100 DA // CONVERTIRE IN FRANCOBOLLI // SPECIALI PER PACCHI (FLORENCE PARCELS CUSTOMS / CHARGE LIRE 1100 BY / USING POSTAGE STAMPS / FOR PARCEL POST on back PAIR OF 150 Lire PARCEL POST STAMPS PLUS 800 LIRE PARCEL POST STAMP canceled cds FIRENZE FERROVIA SEZ CONT - A - (FLORENCE RAILWAY ACCOUNTANCY DEPT - A -) also stamped with cds FIRENZE FERROVIA DISTR PACCHI (PARCELS COUNTER) (stamp not severed and showing both sections of the stamp still attached -- rare use thus since these stamps were normally used on receipt forms and cut in half) some creases and imperfections as to be expected for this type of postal documentation SELDOM SEEN ITEM very important addition to your collection WE SHIP WORLDWIDE

Country: ITALY

Condition: 1939 RECAPITO AUTORIZZATO CANCELLED F. DE CAPITANI ROMA

Description: AUTHORIZED COURIER DELIVERY - Capitani was the Roman authorised agency for in district delivery

Country: ITALY

Condition: 1939 RECAPITO AUTORIZZATO CANCELLED SINDACATO NAZ FASCISTA GIORNALISTI

Description: AUTHORIZED COURIER DELIVERY - cancelled SINDACATO NAZIONALE FASCISTA DEI GIORNALISTI - National Fascist Union of Journalists *** very fine and unusual

Country: ITALY

Condition: ROME, 1934: NEWSPAPERS & PERIODICALS CLIPPING SERVICE; 10c

Description: ROMA, 1934: SERVIZIO RITAGLI GIORNALI & PERIODICI; 10c DECENNALE ERA FASCISTA isolato e in TARIFFA PER QUESTO SERVIZIO - tuttaltro che comune ***** ROME, 1934: NEWSPAPERS & PERIODICALS CLIPPING SERVICE; 10c 10th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FASCIST ERA - correct franking by single commemorative stamp - uncommon

Country: ITALY

Condition: 1934 RARE MASTEAD OF GAZZETTA DEL POPOLO Air Mail DELIVERY

Description: TESTATA GAZZETTA DEL POPOLO (grande frammento) 26 MARZO 1934 CON TIMBRO SPECIALE rosso IN CARTELLA "TRASPORTATO PER VIA AEREA / CON APPARECCHI DELLA A.L.I." ottima qualita' [Catalogo Longhi 4067] TAGLIO ALTO ARTICOLO ELEZIONI & MUSSOLINI - pezzo alquanto inusitato MAI visto con questa notizia ************ MASTHEAD of GAZZETTA DEL POPOLO Daily 26 March 1934 (LARGE PIECE with INTERESTING ELECTIONS HEADLINE & MUSSOLINI) conveyed by Air Mail, boxed red hand-stamp "TRASPORTATO PER VIA AEREA / CON APPARECCHI DELLA A.L.I." AIR MAIL DELIVERY / BY A.L.I. AIRPLANES [Longhi Catalogue Type 4067] EXCELLENT QUALITY * Eye catching attention getting item NEVER SEEN with such headline

Country: ITALY

Condition: AIR DELIVERY OF NEWSPAPER GAZZETTA DEL POPOLO * ROME 1934 rare

Description: 1934 TESTATA COMPLETA GAZZETTA DEL POPOLO 9 GENNAIO 1934 (grande frammento a striscia della sola testata, come di consueto) bollo verde in cartella TRASPORTATO PER VIA AEREA DALLA NAVIGAZIONE AEREA S.A. SEDE IN ROMA [Catalogo Longhi 4077] ottima qualita' e raro **** 1934 GAZZETTA DEL POPOLO MASTHEAD, complete clipping of Masthead with green boxed handstamp TRASPORTATO PER VIA AEREA DALLA NAVIGAZIONE AEREA S.A. SEDE IN ROMA [Longhi catalogue 4077] AIR TRANSPORTED BY AIRLINE NAVIGAZIONE AEREA S.A. ROME HDQ - excellent quality seldom seen

Country: ITALY

Condition: 1951 COVER FROM FLOODED AREA * BRESCELLO Red Cross Handstamp

Description: 7 DICEMBRE 1951 Lettera da Brescello con bollo ovale POSTE ITALIANE / CROCE ROSSA ITALIANA / ALLUVIONATI / REGGIO EMILIA - dattiloscritto al posto dei francobolli ZONA ALLUVIONATA - giunge a Milano il giorno dopo ************* MAIL FROM FLOODED AREA: 7 December 1951 COVER FROM BRESCELLO showing oval handstamp POSTE ITALIANE / CROCE ROSSA ITALIANA / ALLUVIONATI / REGGIO EMILIA - typewritten in place of postage "ZONA ALLUVIONATA" (FLOODED AREA)

Country: ITALY

Condition: 1920 BOLLETTINO DISOCCUPAZIONE FROM CAEMO TO PORTO TOLLE

Description: Giornale completo * Insolito e di pregio

Country: ITALY

Condition: SPECIAL RATE 1938 10c with handstamp authorizing it

Description: SPEDIZIONE CON AFFRANCATURA DI CENT. DIECI --- special discounted rate for sealed mail

Country: ITALY

Condition: 1944 - MUSSOLINI'S SOCIAL REPUBLIC - PERIODICALS ORDER CARD SPECIAL RATE R.P. PAGATO

Description: Special service for periodicals & newspapers, special rate - Short-lived time with no postage stamps and postage paid by addressee oval R(EGIE) P(OSTE) PAGATO (ROYAL POSTS PAID) -- Royal Posts for the Posts of the Social Republic?? Of course in many post offices the R.P. was chipped off

Country: ITALY

Condition: 1944 - MUSSOLINI'S SOCIAL REPUBLIC - PERIODICALS ORDER CARD SPECIAL RATE R.P. PAGATO

Description: Special service for periodicals & newspapers, special rate - Short-lived time with no postage stamps and postage paid by addressee oval R(EGIE) P(OSTE) PAGATO (ROYAL POSTS PAID) -- Royal Posts for the Posts of the Social Republic?? Of course in many post offices the R.P. was chipped off

Country: ITALY

Condition: 1944 - MUSSOLINI'S SOCIAL REPUBLIC - PERIODICALS ORDER CARD SPECIAL RATE R.P. PAGATO

Description: Special service for periodicals & newspapers, special rate - Short-lived time with no postage stamps and postage paid by addressee oval R(EGIE) P(OSTE) PAGATO (ROYAL POSTS PAID) -- Royal Posts for the Posts of the Social Republic?? Of course in many post offices the R.P. was chipped off

Country: ITALY

Condition: 1944 - MUSSOLINI'S SOCIAL REPUBLIC - PERIODICALS ORDER CARD SPECIAL RATE R.P. PAGATO

Description: Special service for periodicals & newspapers, special rate - Short-lived time with no postage stamps and postage paid by addressee oval R(EGIE) P(OSTE) PAGATO (ROYAL POSTS PAID) -- Royal Posts for the Posts of the Social Republic?? Of course in many post offices the R.P. was chipped off

Country: ITALY

Condition: 1945 - LIEUTENANCY - PERIODICALS ORDER CARD SPECIAL RATE R.P. PAGATO

Description: Special service for periodicals & newspapers, special rate - Short-lived time with no postage stamps and postage paid by addressee oval R(EGIE) P(OSTE) PAGATO (ROYAL POSTS PAID) --

Country: ITALY

Condition: 1945 - LIEUTENANCY - PERIODICALS ORDER CARD SPECIAL RATE R.P. PAGATO

Description: Special service for periodicals & newspapers, special rate - Short-lived time with no postage stamps and postage paid by addressee handwritten TASSA A CARICO DEL DESTINATARIO (Postage to be paid by addressee), Boxed DA ESIGERE 0.50 (50c TO BE CHARGED)

Country: ITALY

Condition: 1945 - LIEUTENANCY - PERIODICALS ORDER CARD SPECIAL RATE R.P. PAGATO

Description: Special service for periodicals & newspapers, special rate - Short-lived time with no postage stamps and postage paid by addressee handwritten TASSA A CARICO DEL DESTINATARIO (Postage to be paid by addressee), Boxed DA ESIGERE 0.50 (50c TO BE CHARGED)

Country: ITALY

Condition: 1945 - LIEUTENANCY - PERIODICALS ORDER CARD SPECIAL RATE R.P. PAGATO

Description: Special service for periodicals & newspapers, special rate - Short-lived time with no postage stamps and postage paid by addressee handwritten TASSA A CARICO DEL DESTINATARIO (Postage to be paid by addressee), Boxed DA ESIGERE 0.50 (50c TO BE CHARGED)

Country: ITALY

Condition: 1945 - Postage Due LIEUTENANCY - PERIODICALS ORDER CARD SPECIAL RATE R.P. PAGATO

Description: Special service for periodicals & newspapers, special rate - Short-lived time with no postage stamps and postage paid by addressee handwritten TASSA A CARICO DEL DESTINATARIO (Postage to be paid by addressee), Boxed DA ESIGERE 0.40 (40c TO BE CHARGED) + bold "T" for postage due

Country: ITALY

Condition: 1945 - Postage Due LIEUTENANCY - PERIODICALS ORDER CARD SPECIAL RATE R.P. PAGATO

Description: Special service for periodicals & newspapers, special rate - Short-lived time with no postage stamps and postage paid by addressee handwritten TASSA A CARICO DEL DESTINATARIO (Postage to be paid by addressee), Boxed DA ESIGERE 0.70 (70c TO BE CHARGED) + bold "T" for postage due - card was franked with a 15c stamp

Country: Italy

Condition: 1940 COVER from Torino CENSORED ON ARRIVAL IN GERMANY

Country: Italy

Condition: 1937 CONTRASSEGNO (C.O.D.) FROM BOLZANO CENTRO TO MILANO nice COD LABEL rare

Description: 1937 CONTRASSEGNO (C.O.D.) FROM BOLZANO CENTRO TO MILANO nice COD LABEL rare

Country: ISRAEL

Condition: 1965 MAILBAG TAG FOR MAIL FROM SWITZERLAND, GENEVA, TO HAIFA ISRAEL, VIA ITALY, GENOA - CONVEYED BY Paquebot ENOTRIA

Description: 1965 MAILBAG TAG FOR MAIL FROM SWITZERLAND, GENEVA, TO HAIFA ISRAEL, VIA ITALY, GENOA - CONVEYED BY Paquebot ENOTRIA *** THE REQUISITION NUMBER OF THE SWISS POSTS (SIDEWAYS AT LEFT) INDICATES THAT ONLY 1000 of these mailbag tags were printed...HOW MANY DO YOU THINK HAVE SURVIVED???

Country: INDIA

Condition: 1965 MAILBAG TAG FOR MAIL FROM SWITZERLAND, GENEVA, TO BIRGANJ, NEPAL, VIA ITALY, GENOA - CONVEYED BY Paquebot VICTORIA *** "VIA CALCUTTA"

Description: 1965 MAILBAG TAG FOR MAIL FROM SWITZERLAND, GENEVA, TO BIRGANJ, NEPAL, VIA ITALY, GENOA - CONVEYED BY Paquebot VICTORIA *** "VIA CALCUTTA" INDIA, THE REQUISITION NUMBER OF THE SWISS POSTS (SDEWAYS AT LEFT) INDICATES THAT ONLY 500 of these mailbag tags were printed...HOW MANY DO YOU THINK HAVE SURVIVED???

Country: ISRAEL

Condition: 1965 MAILBAG TAG FOR MAIL FROM SWITZERLAND, GENEVA,TEL AVIV YAFO, VIA ITALY, GENOA - CONVEYED BY Paquebot MESSAPIA

Description: 1965 MAILBAG TAG FOR MAIL FROM SWITZERLAND, GENEVA,TEL AVIV YAFO, VIA ITALY, GENOA - CONVEYED BY Paquebot MESSAPIA *** THE REQUISITION NUMBER OF THE SWISS POSTS (SIDEWAYS AT LEFT) INDICATES THAT ONLY 3000 of these mailbag tags were printed...HOW MANY DO YOU THINK HAVE SURVIVED???