Ref: DR20237
- £245.00
Greece. (Italian Occupation of Calimno). 1918. Registered envelope addressed to Marseille bearing Italian Occupation of Calimno Yvert 8, 50c violet tied by 'Poste Italiane/ Kalymno (Egeo)' double ring '12th Avril 18' with matching registration label and framed 'Verificato Per Censura/ Censor No 1' in lilac on face, routed via Rodi '18/4' and Bologna '6/5' with Marseille arrival '8th Mai' on reverse.
Lovely item of censorship mail sent registered from Kalymnos.
The island was occupied on May 12 1912 during the Italo - Turkish War by Italian sailors of the "Regia Marina"
