Postage Stamps of Italy

by Tony Clayton


Occupation of Former Austrian Terrirories


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Trentino-Alto Adige

After the surrender of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in November 1918 Italy occupied a number of areas of the former Empire prior to assimilation into the Kingdom of Italy.

The first issue, on 11th November 1918 consisted of overprinted Austrian stamps. On the 6th December a new issue of Italian stamps overprinted Venezia Tridentina were made.

20c

20 centesimi
Sassone 23.

1l used

1 lire used on piece
Just 5000 issued. Note the Trento 1 postmark which has had the German text removed from the upper half
Sassone 27.

10c used

10 centesimi postage due provisional
Due to an absence of Postage Due stamps Bolzano 1 office used a T handstamp
Sassone BZ1/13.

5 and 20 heller

5 and 20 heller postage due provisional
Issued by Bolzano 3 office in February 1919
Sassone BZ3/130 and 132.


Venezia Giulia

As with Trentino-Alto Adige. the first issue, in November 1918 consisted of overprinted Austrian stamps. The 40 heller olive is particularly scarce.

40 heller

40 heller olive
Sassone 10.


Later in 1918 Italian stamps overprinted Venezia Giulia were issued.
The 60c value is difficult to find in fine used condition.

60c used

60 centesimi carmine
Sassone 28.

10c

10 centesimi postage due with overprint displaced horizontally
Sassone 2e.

5c

5 centesimi postage due with overprint inverted
Sassone 1a.


Trento and Trieste

The above two series were replaced in January 1919 by a unified series denominated in Corona which remained valid until April 1919. After that date Italian stamps in lira were used, except for Dalmatia.

The overprint was in a serif typeface, and there are many variations in the overprint, two of which are shown below.

40 c

40 centesimi di corona
'ccrona' instead of 'corona'
Sassone 7l.

60c

60 centesimi di corona
'00' instead of '60' error in pair with normal
Sassone 10l and 10.


Dalmatia

Dalmatia continued to use the Trento and Trieste corona overprints until they were replaced in 1921 by similar stamps but with the overprint in a sans-serif typeface

50 c

50 centesimi di corona
Sassone 5.

5l

5 corona
This stamp is usually badly centered
Sassone 7.


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