renden
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Post by renden on Jan 22, 2020 15:46:57 GMT
Found these 5 stamps and my research (do not have a Poland Catalog) revealed these were 1946 Polish Resettlement Corps in Italy Poczta Osidiedly Polskich W Italii. Not found in Scott - Your help is appreciated re: catalog/value etc.
René
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Post by TSF Admin on Jan 22, 2020 16:09:33 GMT
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renden
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Post by renden on Jan 22, 2020 17:49:34 GMT
A big "thanks" to TSF Admin for the thread (I would havee never found), thinking these specimens were from Poland. Sassone catalog evidently notes these in its "corpo polacco" (or Polish body) and I did identify CP 18,19,20,21 in my 5 stamps but could not find the other 2 (overprints). René |
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ameis33
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Post by ameis33 on Jun 6, 2020 21:00:17 GMT
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renden
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Post by renden on Jun 6, 2020 21:04:19 GMT
There is a lot to say about these issues... They're listed in the Fischer catalog vol. II, but the catalog itself doesn't add a lot... They're also listed in the Sassone catalog under the "II Polish Corp" chapter, but the Sassone put together the polish corp issues properly said with these ones, which should be properly called "Post of the polish settlements in Italy"... all my pictures, i have just used pictures taken from internet... (must be fixed). These issues are not well seen in Italy... If you ask to an italian collector, the first thing he will tell you is that "thay're not stamps!". Yes, it is... Nevertheless, in my opinion, these stamps and letters can worthly found a place in any collection, at least as sign of respect to the soldiers who fought in Italy... I have them all in my collection (except the S/S) - nice !! René |
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ameis33
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Post by ameis33 on Jun 7, 2020 15:07:34 GMT
There is a lot to say about these issues... They're listed in the Fischer catalog vol. II (Polish catalog), but the catalog itself doesn't add a lot... They're also listed in the Sassone catalog (Italian catalog) under the "II Polish Corp" chapter, but the Sassone put together the polish corp issues properly said with these ones, which should be properly called "Post of the polish settlements in Italy"...
They're fund raising labels issued in favour of the polish settlements formed in the south of Italy, in Trani and Barletta at the end of the war. These issues are not well seen in Italy... If you ask to an italian collector, the first thing he will tell you is that "thay're not stamps!".
Yes, it is... I could have used the word stamp somewhere, but most of the times i speak about issues... On the market you can find letters which seems regularly delivered, with the OSIEDLE BARLETTA (and others) postmark, but they have to be considered as souvenir cards, cancelled by favour. There are also circulars by the italian posts which states these stamps are not valid and cannot be accepted as franking.
Nevertheless, in my opinion, these stamps and letters can worthly found a place in any collection, at least as sign of respect to the soldiers who fought in Italy...
A curiosity.
The correct heading should be "Poczta osiedli polskich we Wloszech", not w Italii... because in polish language, Italia is Wloch... The local name has been kept and declined, but i still consider it a small error... In Italy, the "Polish Corp" is sometime translated as "Polish body"... Well, in Poland there are beautiful body, that's true...
From my collection, in order: - The 9 basic stamps - The five (private) overprints of the four freedoms. These stamps should have been overprinted by an italian stamp dealer, if i'm right Giorgio Landsman. I told myself i should have asked him, but up to now i didn't do (and i can't do anymore because of his death)... Anyway they're private overprints, but so common and almost everywhere associated with the basic stamps... The overprint on the 50 cents is in red color. It exists also in black color, less common... No hurry... - A quite common perforation variety and the three stamps with colors changed taken from the sheetlets (original) - Same as before, but forgeries... Take note if you want to purchase the sheetlets... not perforated sheetlet or sheetlet in bigger size then the normal are all forgeries... The printing is much raw... not difficult to recognize... - others private overprints, probably from the same dealer as the others... - FDC Honour the four freedom - Airmail stamp, the official one, not a private overprint, perforated
- Airmail Imperforated on letter... There are all the related postmarks, the "OSIEDLE BARLETTA" cancelling the stamp (but yet it's hard to consider it a postal postmark), and on the back, the two arriving postmarks... Are they applied by favour? Who knows, but the "VERIFICATORE" (Verifier? the postmark of the office incharged to verify letters) should have been taxed the letter for incorrect franking, which on the other end, it has been accepted... Does it mean something? - I have the three sheetlets, but i didn't post the picture, but ok, the picture is exactly the same of the previous i've posted... - Just a sheetlet with the color changed is missing, but ok, again, no hurry...
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