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1944 (Jul 5) CROCE ROSSA ITALIANA / COMITATO DI FIUME printed envelope to International RX Agency for POW bearing King Emmanuel 25c & pair 50c overprinted Republica Sociale Italiana tied Fiume cds & wit red circular CROCE ROSSA ITALIANA / COMITATO DI FIUME & on reverse return address of Fiume RX plus manuscript Registration number, signature & date in addition to Fiume Red Cross cachet & Fiume cds of despatch….

Italy surrendered 3 Sep 43, Mussolini escaped prison on 12 Sep & proclaimed the ltalian Socialist Republic on 23 Sep that administered the area above the Gustav line which was still under German Occupation until 25 Apr 1945