UNITED STATES OF IONIAN ISLANDS (1815-1864): British Military. Cover fr. with 6p. in pair cancelled with "805" and "TORQUAY*AP 18 61", via "LONDON*AP. 19 61", "ENGLAND PER AACHEN*FRANCO*20/4", "via Triest" (manuscript), arr. "CORFU*27 APR. 61" to the ship "Agamemnon.
Military cover from an Italian soldier, prisoner of war in "Campo di Concentramento, Cefalonia", canc. "FELDPOST-d*01.11.43" to Cremona, Italy. German censor tape and cachet of Vienna. Scarce.
FRENCH REPUBLICAN RULE 1797-1799: Cover posted with linear "ARM. DITALIE" to "Chabot Generale Divisionaire a Corfou". Chabot was governor of Corfu around 1796.
VENETIAN OCCUPATION 1386-1797. EL dated Corfu 25th September 1712 to Venice. Only just over a hundred covers are recorded pre 1797 from the Ionian Islands to Venice, most of which are 18th century. The EL was fron E. Cohen to Em. Mercavia and carried privately, manuscript "Con Sr. Carlo Lombardo".
