Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World

1941 1L on 50p orange, overprinted in gray violet, n.h., v.f., signed Bolaffi (after the official annexation, Italian stamps were used at Fiume. In May 1941 Fiume-Kupa, the outskirts of Fiume, including Arbe and Veglia, were occupied and later annexed to the pre-existing Province of Fiume. A number of Yugoslav stamps were overprinted; some include the initials ZOFK - Zona Occupata Fiumano Kupa (Fiume Kupa Occupied Zone) and MAS (the abbreviation for the Latin motto Memento Avdere Semper = remember always to be daring) which is also repeated in full on some stamps) typically struck as a continuous legend on the horizontal perforation line. Additionally some overprints include the acronym O.N.M.I. (Opera Nazionale Maternita Infanzia) National Organization for Maternity and Child welfare, and the legend Buccari to celebrate the February 1918 naval raid when D'Annunzio sank several Austrian ships anchored at Buccari (Bakar)
Cat. Val. €2,750
Estimate: $350