This is the Journal of the Associazione per lo Studio della Storia Postale. It is written in Italian (apart from notes of the Alp-Adria Philatelic Federation). A4, glossy colour cover, many illustrations. These notes are provided by Hans Smith.
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Issue 117: 500 years post in Slovenia; Postablagen in Venezia Giulia (part v);
Issue 118: Post between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia, 1854-1867;
Issue 119: (i) Associazione per 10 Studio della Storia Postale - Minutes of the Meeting on 9 March 2002 and notes on the Association's Programme and Publications; (ii) Alphe-Adria Philately News Details of the 103rd German Stamp Day Meeting (21.6-5.7.2002); (iii) Postal communications between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia (part 2); (iv) The correspondence of the Ivanovich family [A review of a correspondence between Venice and various Dalmatian towns from the late eighteenth century to the early 1850s. All letters were carried either by the Austrian post or its Venetian and French precursors. With 19 illustrations, including one bearing the Venetian '6' ship letter mark, one of the few genuine such markings known (relating to the six soldi charge for disinfecting mail arriving by sea between 1803 and 1805)]; (v) The Italian post offices in Constantinople (part 6); (vi) Review of books and publications received by the Association; (vii) Notes on local postal history events; (viii)Advertisements.
Issue 120: (i) Association news; (ii) A postal history of the Papal States, Part III, by Thomas Matha (iii) The German postal services in the theatre of operations in the Adriatic Littoral (Kuestenland), Deutsche Dienstpost Adria, by Bruno Bellotti [ this is from 1943 to 1945. See also Merkur Innsbruck series vol 2 for Deutsche Dienstpost Alpenvorland.] (iv) Catalogue of Republic of Venice handstamps, by Paolo Vollmeier [lavishly b/w illustrated!]
Issue 121: (i) Association news; (ii) A remarkable postal event and a great discovery: first-day use of the (Austrian) 10 centesimi in Lombardy-Venetia (1 June 1850), by Carlo Vicario [An interesting account of a newly-discovered first day cover of Lombardy-Venetia bearing the wrong stamps on the wrong side and wrongly handled by the post office - a typical first-day event!] (iii) Update on certain postmarks of the Republic of Venice considered forged, on ship mail, by Adriano Cattani [ The argument whether the ship letter marks appearing on late 18th century Venetian mail are forgeries or perhaps disinfection charge marks continues to run ]. (iv) Military mail handled by Italian civil post offices, by Walter Menegon (v) Trieste after 8 September 1943, by Michele Amorosi [German mail following the occupation of Trieste in 1943.]; (vi) Italian postcards of the First World War, by Luigi Weiss (vii) Author and article index 1998-2002 (viii) A 19th century passport by Nello Bagni (ix) Updates to the List of Italian TPO cancellations (Rail, Lake and Sea) 1851-1890 by Adriano Cattani (x) Recent publications [Includes a reference to Austrias Nos. 138 and 139] (xi) Miscellaneous
Issue 122: (i) Association news; (ii) Ionian Islands - The Rothschild Cover, by Dimitri P. Zaphiriou A discussion in somewhat opaque English of an Ionian Islands cover bearing six 1d (?) stamps of the 1860s to Venice; (iii) Lombardy-Venetia: opening of the post offices at Antignate, Canonica, Bagnolo, Magenta, Toscolano and Traona, by Gianni Domati [A short but thoughtful examination of a hitherto under-researched area: the Postal History of Lombardy-Venetia.]; (iv) Italian Maritime Postal Services in 1891; (v) The Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71; (vi) Money services in Trieste (after 1945); (viii) The Civil Posts in Germany in 1948; (ix) Notices. The issue also contains two very useful pages of advertisements by Italian dealers and auction-houses.
Issue 123: (i) Distribution and use of Pontifical stamps in Bologna during the 1852-1859 period; (ii) Ladies letters in Italy in the mid-eighteen hundreds; (iii) Post routes from Bologna to the rest of Europe between 1500 and 1700; (iv) Postal arrangements in the Papal States: The Agreement with the North German Federation; (v) Thoughts on the introduction of the electric telegraph in Romagna in 1853-1859; (vi) The Papal railways in Romagna; (vii) Papal states postal history; (viii) Postal history Postal history snippets from the European Philatelic Press.
Issue 124: (i) The first issue of Thurn and Taxis; (ii) Cornello dei Tasso in Valle Brembana, the imperial postmasters' home town; (iii) The postal service of the Princes of Thurn and Taxis, descendants of the Tasso family, & the Agreement between the Austrian Government and the Directorate-General of Posts of the Princes of Thurn and Taxis of 30 January 1843; (iv) A brief description (with a detailed map: Vienna, 1850) of the Treaty and facilitated postal traffic between the Italian states and Northern Europe by transiting Vienna. [In particular, the article explains some of the more obscure rates appearing on letters of the period passing through Austrian territory. The full text of the Agreement is printed.]; (v) The importance of bibliographical sources in philately; (vi) Carriage fees and duties in the Venetian Republic [by Adriano Cattani, with an English translation; The article takes up what is known to date about the vexed problem of postal charges in the Republic of Venice up to 1797.]; (vii) More about the Rothschild letter from the Ionian Isles.
Issue 125: (i) The first provisional issue for Fiume in Italy; (ii) Postal history of SudTirol at the end of WWI; (iii) The battle of Custoza, 1866 (marginal notes on a military letter)
Issue 126: (i) Mixed Italian-English and French-English frankings originating in Beirut, by Umberto Del Bianco (Interesting article with some references to the Austrian Post in Beirut); (ii) Papal States Postal History - Domestic Rules, Routes and Rates 1852-1870 by Thomas Mathà; (iii) Trieste: Special Services by Michele Amorosi (A fascinating short article on some of the special services offered by the Austrian Post Office in Trieste, including registration, insurance, ship mail, newspapers, small packets, poste restante, express and postal inspections. With 34 illustrations!); (iv) Two newly discovered Sicilian pre-philatelic handstamps, by Leonardo Di Bella; (v) Charges for post boxes - use of the letter "C", by Franco Obizzi (An interesting article concerning the mysterious "C" found on mail into Austrian Italy in the 1850s and 60s. Previously thought to be inspector's endorsements, but was apparently a local mark indicating that the letter was placed in a "PO Box", the postal box charge often appearing in ink on the reverse. With 5 illustrations.); (vi) The "Inverted Grille" lozenge in the Papal States, by Carlo Ciullo; (vii) "Goodbye Darling I am off to Vienna" - the text of a letter of 1 May 1841 from Vienna to Venice describing the quite remarkable ups and down of a journey by stagecoach from Venice to the capital.; (viii) Book reviews, including Vollmeier's new edition of his remarkable work on the Republic of Venice; (ix) Small ads and the usual most useful dealer advertisements.
Issue 127: (i) Post routes in the Republic of Venice (from the Polizze d'Incanto 1746-1752), by Adriano Cattani: A discussion of the post routes in later 18th century Venice up to Mr Cattani's customary scholarly standard. The Polizze d'Incanto were notices published by the Post Office to postmasters setting out the times at which the posts were to be despatched on the various routes. (ii) Post routes in Bohemia by Piero Santangelo: A brief essay on the routes of the Tassis posts from the 15th to the 18th centuries. With present-day photos of buildings concerned. (iii) Lombardi-Venetia - Inception of the Official Postal Service from Caravaggio, by Gianni Donati: A brief but well illustrated account of the local posts from the Austrian office in Caravaggio, 1836 to 1846. (iv) Seated Helvetia imperforate by Bruno Belloti; (v) The Recomendirt and Recomandirt cancellations of Gorizia, by Franco Obizzi: A detailed account of the flag-shaped registration marks used at the Gorizia office from the 1820s to the 1860s. The marking, also occasionally used as a canceller, is not mentioned by Müller. (vi) Collecting offices in the Parenzo Region: A short but detailed and well-illustrated account of the twelve collecting offices active in this part of the Coastal Province in the period preceding the First World War. (vii) Round the Postal History World: New Postal History Publications, including a reference to the articles on the Pneumatic Mails appearing in recent issues of "Austria". Also to Martin Brumby's article on the early fiscals of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia.; (viii) Small ads; and the usual useful, comprehensive listing of Italian auction houses.
Issue 128: (a) 'The Venice National Philatelic Convention issue (1945) - the debate concerning local issues and overprints in Venetia' by Carlo Ciullo; (b) 'Lubliana: April 1941 - April 1945', 'A letter from newly recovered Trieste', and 'Use of Austrian stamps in the Trieste area on mail carried by ship to local ports', all by Michele Amorosi; (c) 'Postal relations between the Papal States and the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia and the Austrian Empire 1852-1870', by Thomas Matha; (d) 'Disinfection of correspondence in the 21st Century', by Umberto Bocus. The Matha article is a brief, well-illustrated account of the postal arrangements between the Papal States and Austria during the period leading up to Italian Independence. The author discusses the necessary changes in routes (and rates) necessitated by wars and political events. The volume ends with postal history book reviews, including a detailed appreciation of recent articles in 'Austria'. For those with a good knowledge of Italian, a useful list of magazine articles and books is added. And the usual list of Italian dealers and auction houses is present.
Issue 131: (a) Notice of an exhibition held in Abano Terme, Padua , from 16 April to 1 May 2005 concerning 'The Second World War reflected in the posts and philately'; (b) Obituary of Luciano De Zanche: Many postal historians will remember Luciano de Zanche whose pioneering work on the postal routes in the Levant opened up a new aspect of postal history and especially that of the Austrian offices in Turkey. In every sense, he will be greatly missed. (c) 'The beginning of the Austrian postal service in the Ottoman Empire': A reprint of Luciano De Zanche's seminal article in Bollettino No. 0, 1977; (d) 'Letters and postmarks of the Republic of Venice, by Paolo Vollmeier' - Vollmeier is a somewhat controversial figures in Venetian philately after dismissing much of the extant material as forgeries. In this paper he read to the Conference in Padua in April/June 2004, he deals authoritatively with the Venetian posts, with many illustrations, during the pre-Napoleonic period; (e) 'The presence of 'Italian Soldiers' in Barlassina from a letter of 1803', by Adalberto Peroni and Gabriele Peroni; (f) 'The large-sized date-stamps of Palermo', by Leonardo Di Bella; (g) Bibliographic notes on Italian postal history by Adriana Cartani; New publications; and the usual advertisements (worth examining).
Issue 132: This is a special issue dedicated to the above-mentioned Padua exhibition. Contents: (a) The Second World War in Europe reflected in the posts and philately. (b) Historical note on the origins and consequences of the ascendancy of National Socialism in Germany, by Bruno Bellotti (c) The concentration camps in Germany, by Piero Santangelo (d) 8 September 1943 (Italian surrender - effects on the posts) (e) Allied Military Occupation of Berlin 1945-1948, by Bruno Bellotti (f) Venezia-Giulia 1945-1954, by Michele Amorosi.
Issue 133: Contents (a) News from the Association for the Study of Postal History (b) Update to the Carra and Fabrizio Carra Fabrizio catalogues (post-1866 Venetian cancellations) by Paolo Fabrizio (c) Handstamp cancellations for the despatch of newspapers and printed matter in the Kingdom of Sardinia and Italy of the Risorgimento and comparisons with the French and Austrian systems by Carlo Ciullo. (d) The 'Little Melon' handstamp used in Bologna, by Nello Bagni; (e) The despatch of letter post in the Papal States, by Thomas Matha (f) Reviews of books and periodicals, and advertisements. HS adds: Item (c) is an interesting glance at a neglected subject. The references to Austrian practice are few but the following indication of Austrian postal charges is of interest: 1.3.1853 - 2 Kreuzer for printed matter from abroad; 1.11.1853 - 4 Kreuzer for printed matter from abroad, 2 Kreuzer for printed matter from within the Empire; 1.1.1859 - 2 Kreuzer for domestic printed matter. These charges remained unchanged up to the loss of Lombardy (1859) and Venice (1866).
Issue 134: Contents: (a) From the Cisalpine Republic to the Kingdom of Italy - the birth of the modern postal service - registered post, by Federico Borromeo d'Adda [A detailed account of charges in the Italian area in the pre-philatelic period. Includes Lombardy-Venetia and a few other towns within the Austrian area]; (b) Postal relations between the Papal States and the Kingdom of Sardinia 1815-1852, by Thomas Matha (c) The posts between Constantinople and the Kingdom of Naples in 1789, by Nello Bagni. (d) An incident in the competition between Spain, Venice and Naples to take over the Austrian post from Turkey, while Austria was at war with Turkey in 1789. (e) Postal relations in the Aosta Zone after 1945, by Carlo Ciullo (f) Reviews of books and periodicals, and advertisements.
[Change of reviewer!]
Issue 135: The Austrian postal tariff in the 18th century; a letter from Todi in 1829; Trieste to Oporto via France; Messina 1600-1700; Sindelfingen 2005; etc
Issue 136: 1713 - the first postage stamp in Venice; transit through the Papal States; etc
Issue 137: the "Disinfected Mail" issue, including Trieste, Venice, etc.
Issue 138: Bavaria to Kärnten in the early 1800s; Como arrival mark; etc etc
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