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1940 (Dec 30) S.A. Mirani Autotrasporti, Piacenza printed airmail envelope with some opening damage to flap to company offices in Decamere (A.O.I.) bearing Italy 2 x 1 lira + 5 lira & 50c tied Piacenza cds & with black unframed Al Mittende /Per Impossibile Inoltro hand stamp & manuscript Returno il 9/5/941 in pencil with on reverse blue on white 1 Centenario /della Casa /Andrea Merzario /1835-1935 label…….British & allied forces were preparing to invade & marched into Italian held Ethiopia on 19 Jan 41 & the route became impossible for Italian mail