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HISTORIC LOT OF 5: WWII Italian POW & IMI Postal History Collection (1944-1945)Featuring Stalag II-D (Civilian Status Letter), Stalag IV-G (Rare \"Süd-Italien\" Cachet), Stalag II-B, VII-A & XI-B
An authentic, complete 5-piece archive of WWII postal history documents and correspondence sent by and to Italian Military Internees (IMIs) interned across German prisoner-of-war camps during 1944–1945.
Detailed Lot Inventory & Postal Highlights:1. Stalag II-D Stargard Letter Sheet with Historic \"Civilian Status\" Content: - Folded letter sheet sent by POW Giovanni Falangeli (#97698). - Remarkable handwritten text (27-8-1944) explicitly discussing the historical transition from POW status to Civilian Worker (\"passare a civili... si sta pure meglio anche come mangiare\"). - Postmarked with rare late-war circular cancel: \"MONTE PORZIO CATONE (ROMA) 20.3.45\".2. Stalag IV-G (Oschatz) Card with Rare \"Süd-Italien\" Cachet: - Sent by internee Alfino Consigli (#114920, Kdo 3649) to Florence. - Struck with circular camp censor \"STALAG IV G / 116 / Geprüft\" and the scarce purple oval routing mark \"Süd-Italien\" used for crossing the frontline.3. Stalag II-B Hammerstein Official Reply Letter (Rückantwortbrief): - Stamped with purple boxed cachet \"Stalag II B / 14 / geprüft\". - Struck with large red circular seal: \"UFFICIO PRIGIONIERI DI GUERRA - ROMA\" with Red Cross emblem. - Complete touching letter written from Rome (dated 11-11-1944) to prisoner Luigi.4. Stalag XI-B Fallingbostel Letter Sheet: - Sent from Milan (22.1.44) to Soldato Bruno Allevi (#151093). - Full 2-page family letter with red camp censor markings and instructions on surviving camp hardship.5. Stalag VII-A Moosburg Postcard & Companion Worker Stationery: - Sent 27-7-1944 by an Italian mountain infantryman (\"Vostro aff.mo Alpino\"). - Accompanied by an original unused mint postal card: \"Postkarte für italienische Arbeiter in Deutschland\".
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