Italy - Military

Homogeneous lot by provenance of 17 original vintage postcards, belonging to the Rossi family - Via San Martino 177, Messina. All traveled 1905-1926 with original Palermo and Trapani 1919 postmarks. COLLECTIBLE PIECES: 1. B. CASCELLA - The Christmas postcard - bagpipe player, Baby Jesus and angels. Signed, artistic, key piece of the lot (value €35-€40 each). 2. Risorgimento - The Living Messinese Garibaldini Veterans September 1926 - photo of 5 veterans with medals and banner Society 1860-61 - Photo Dagnino - extremely rare. 3. WWI propaganda - Pair of National Loan: Subscribe to the Loan (Alpino on rock) + National Loan Net 5% Annuity (infantryman with flag). Drawing by Borgoni. 4. Military Mail - Royal Italian Army Postage Free - Winged Victory with Allied flags - Palermo postmark 9.1.19 - "Citizens and soldiers, be one army only - V. Emanuele III". 5. Humorous - The Car of Love Before/After Marriage 507 U + After a friendly match (soccer, blindfolded players) - ancient rare sports theme. 6. Military - Camerata with rifles in a pyramid + Monument with eagle, lion, Vesuvius and the names Pepe, Colletta, Pisacane. 7. Agricultural propaganda - Public Works Directorate Sicily - cultivated the carob tree and cultivated the poplar - Year V - incipit novus ordo - over 400,000 saplings. 8. Postal history - 6 postal stationery 10c/5c Lions traveled 1919. Conditions: Good/Fair, original, traveled,

Estimate:$19.09

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