Polish Corps in Italy Four Freedoms Overprint Set 1946 MLH VF

Item Specifics

Country

Italy

Condition

Unused

Centering

VF

Stamp Format

Single

Item Description

After WWII the Polish 2nd Corps stayed in Italy to administer the Barletta-Trani DP camp and generally provide for displaced Poles. This included producing stamps for use on internal Italian post and external mail, by agreement with the Italian government. The series offered in this lot was originally produced in Italian currency with new designs, in two stages with the five values included printed first and then Lira denominations of similar design printed later. These five stamps were later overprinted.

Following the period of postal validity for these stamps 5000 sets were overprinted (apparently, this is based on one estimate) to continue to raise money for displaced Poles and make a political statement directed at the regime which took control of Poland following WWII. The overprints refer to F.D.R.'s famous "Four Freedoms" speech and the overprints expressly state "HONOR THE FOUR FREEDOMS" which is followed by a reproduced signature of Franklin D. Roosevelt. These overprints were applied to different denominations from the 15c to the 80c in red or black and either in English, Polish or French.  

Shipped with a corrugated stiffener and a tracking number.

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