364+16 pp. - more than 300 colour ill. - more than 20 geographical maps - softbound - printed 2006 + updates 2019
WITH VALUATIONS
Italian text
BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES
1941-1950
POSTAL HISTORY
WITH UPDATES 2019
Deep historical reconstruction of the events relevant to communication and postal services. A detailed study of issues and postal items during British Administration. More than 300 reproductions and colour illustration, more than 20 cards and geographical maps.
Quotations for common and rare franking; enclosed, valuations for postal items and postage stamps.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
Historical notes on Italian colonies and Italian Aegean Islands - Military events in Eastern Africa - Military events in Northern Africa - Abbreviation References - Main events of WWII - Post offices in Italian colonies before WWII - Post offices during British occupation
CHAPTER 2
Currencies, coins, banknotes and postage stamps
CHAPTER 3
Allied military Post during the Italian colonies occupation campaign
CHAPTER 4
Great Britain stamps overprinted "M.E.F." - The first issue called "del Cairo" - The second issue called "di Nairobi" - The third issue of London
CHAPTER 5 Ethiopia
CHAPTER 6 Eritrea
CHAPTER 7 Somalia
CHAPTER 8 Tripolitania
CHAPTER 9 Cyrenaica
CHAPTER 10 Cyrenaica - Autonomous Administration
CHAPTER 11 Kingdom of Libya
CHAPTER 12 "Air Letter"
CHAPTER 13 Aegean Islands