1918 AUSTRIA UNDER ITALIAN OCCUPATION
OVERPRINTED "Regno d'Italia Venezia Giulia"
with the date of the Armistice "3. XI. 18."
From Austrian overprinted stamps 1916-1918 but,
but this 90-Heller denomination was NON-ISSUED.
ONLY FIFTY 90-HELLER STAMPS FROM TRIESTE
ARE KNOWN TO EXIST - AND THIS IS ONE OF 50.
Scott catalog refers to the "RARE 50" but does not provide
the catalog number - (see description on the bottom of
Scott Austrian Overprinted Stamps 1916-1918).
IT'S LISTED AS '17A' IN SASSONE SPECIALIZED CATALOG
SCOTT CATALOG VALUE RANGE $4,100 TO $8,000
SASSONE CAT. VALUE RANGE 6,000 TO 12,000 EUROS
VERY RARE 90-HELLERS DENOMINATION
THIS IS ONE of 50 STAMPS KNOWN TO EXIST
SHORT-LIVED FROM TRIESTE POST OFFICE
VERY NICE 1918 STAMP WITH LEGIBLE OVERPRINT AND PARTIALLY DISCERNIBLE HAND-STAMPED POSTMARK. THE FRONT LOOKS VERY GOOD. THE REAR HAS NO GUM AND A MINOR CREASE MARK (NOT VISIBLE IN FRONT). THE REAR SHOWS A VERY FAINT SQUARE BUT HAS NO HINGE MARK.
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