Postage Stamps of Italian Post Offices in China

by Tony Clayton

Tientsin

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The Italian Post Office in Tientsin opened in 1917. In September, three denominations were created by overprinting Italian stamps by hand. These were issued in small numbers, and in December nine values were issued in Italian currency from 1 centesimi to 5 lire. These were overprinted in Turin.

20 Centesimi, no watermark Sassone 8. This is not to be confused with the unissued version with watermark that is much more common

A year later the 10 lire was issued.

10 lire Sassone 13.

In 1918 nine values were also overprinted locally in Chinese currency.

½ cent on 1 centesimi Sassone 15.

40 cent on 1 lire Sassone 22.

2 dollars on 5 lire Sassone 23. Two other varieties of this stamp exist, both very rare. The first has dollari rather than Dollari, and the other has hand overprints of a completely different style

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