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1944 (Apr 24) Plain envelope to International RX Agency for POW bearing Pairs Italia 2 lira & Pegasus 50c unoverprinted & making 5 lira rate tied Firenze/Racca cds & with black framed R. Firenze / 06105 / C.P. Centro & black on red/violet ESPRESSO / (EXPRES) label & censored by both Italians & Germans with on reverse return address & manuscript Registration number of sender & signature plus Firenze (24 Apr) despatch cds, Octagonal Geneve 2 Gare Cornavin / Telegraphe (23 May) TPO & Geneva (23 May) arrival cds …

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