Postage Stamps of Italy

by Tony Clayton

Istria and the Slovene Coast

At the end of the Second World War Yugoslav forces occupied part of the Istrian peninsula around Trieste. In June 1945 short-lived issues for Trieste, Istria and Fiume (now Rijeka) were made by overprinting stamps of the Italian Social Republic. This was followed in August 1945 by issues for Istria and the Slovene Coast which were used until the formation of Trieste Zone B in 1948. The postage due, or Porto, series were created by overprinting definitives. These are full of varieties as different fonts and forms of obliterating blocks (called tassello) were used.

Postage Due Issues of February 1946

There were two denominations: 50c on 2l violet, and 2l on 30l lilac, each printed in sheets of 100

50c on 2l
50c on 2 lire, curved top to 5, tassello II (vertical gap)
24 examples per sheet
Sassone 6/II

50c on 2 lire, curved top to 5, tassello III (horizontal gap)
12 examples per sheet
Sassone 6/III

50c on 2 lire, straight top to 5, tassello II (vertical gap)
2 examples per sheet
Sassone 6A/II

50c on 2l
50c on 2 lire, straight top to 5, tassello III (horizontal gap)
4 examples per sheet
Sassone 6A/III

2l on 30l
2l on 30 lire, straight bottom to 2, tassello I (no gap)
40 examples per sheet
Sassone 7

2l on 30 lire, curved bottom to 2, tassello II (vertical gap)
14 examples per sheet
Sassone 7A/II

2l on 30 lire, curved bottom to 2, tassello III (horizontal gap)
4 examples per sheet
Sassone 7A/III

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Stamps of Italy - Istria and the Slovene Coast
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v2 7th September 2009