Catalogue Italy Socialist Republic Local Overprints

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Many local overprints exist, they were probably mainly issued for stamp collectors. I'll list the stamps I've seen here.

C.L.N. Zona Liberata

41 Brigata Garibaldi

Destroyed monument stamps, overprinted star and '41 Brigata Garibaldi C.L.N.'

  20 c red (Bologna Loggia dei Mercanti, second type, '20' upper right)
  25 c green (Roma - S.Lorenzo, second type, '25' upper left)
  25 c green (Roma - S.Lorenzo, first type, '25' bottom right)
  1 L violet (Abbazia di Montecassino)

Alta Italia

Destroyed monument stamps, overprinted 'C.L.N. ALTA ITALIA'

  20 c red (Bologna Loggia dei Mercanti, first type, '20' bottom right)
  1.25 L blue (Milano S.Maria Della Grazie, overprint red and vertical

Bandieri brother stamp, overprinted 'BRIGATA GARIBALDINA GIUSTIZIA E LIBERTA ALTA ITALIA'

Destroyed monument stamps, overprinted 'BRIGATA GARIBALDINA GIUSTIZIA E LIBERTA ALTA ITALIA'

  50 c violet (red overprint, overprint on two stamps)
  1.25 L green (express stamp, red overprint)

Airmail stamp of 1930, overprinted 'BRIGATA GARIBALDINA GIUSTIZIA E LIBERTA ALTA ITALIA'

For other local stamps of Alta Italia, click here.

Alto Adige

Overprinted vertically on Destroyed monument stamps  
  5 c olive (Ancona - S.Ciriaco)
  10 c olive (Abbazia di Montecassino)
  20 c red (Bologna Loggia dei Mercanti, second type, '20' upper right)
  25 c green (Roma - S.Lorenzo, second type, '25' upper left)
  75 c red (man with drum 'Tamburino')
  1 L violet (design as 10 c)
  3 L green (Milano S.Maria Della Grazie)

Overprinted horizontally on Bandieri brothers set
  25 c green
  1 L violet
  2.50 L red

Alto Varesotto

Overprinted 'C.L.N. ALTO VARESOTTO'

Overprinted on 1944 express stamp
  1.25 L green

Overprinted on Bandieri brothers set
  25 c green
  1 L violet
  2.50 L red

Stamps with inscription 'POSTA PARTIGIANA Alta Varesotto C.V.L. 1 - 8 - 44 LUINO MORTE ai Tedeschi invasori e Fascisti traditori! Capitano G.Lazzarini' and pneumatic postage stamp of Italy with similar overprint:

Arona

Overprinted 'C.di L. N. ARONA 24 - 4 - 45'

On Destroyed monument stamps
  5 c olive (Ancona - S.Ciriaco)
  10 c olive (Abbazia di Montecassino)
  20 c red (Bologna Loggia dei Mercanti, second type, '20' upper right)
  25 c green (Roma - S.Lorenzo, second type, '25' upper left)
  30 c brown (man with drum 'Tamburino')
  50 c violet (lady with axe; symbol of the republic)
  75 c red (design as 30 c)
  1 L violet (design as 10 c)
  1.25 L blue (Milano S.Maria Della Grazie)
  3 L green (design as 1.25 L)

On express stamp of 1944
  1.25 L green (overprint vertically)

On Bandieri brothers issue
  25 c green
  1 L violet
  2.50 L red

Aosta

Overprinted 'C.L.N. Zona Aosta' on Destroyed monument stamps

  25 c green (Roma - S.Lorenzo, second type, '25' upper left, red overprint)
  50 c violet (lady with axe; symbol of the republic, red overprint)
  75 c red (man with drum 'Tamburino', blue overprint)
  1 L violet (Abbazia di Montecassino, red overprint)

With further surcharge

  '+ L.5.' no 10 c olive (Abbazia di Montecassino, blue overprint and surcharge)
  '+ L.10. 0.20' on 5 c olive (Ancona - S.Ciriaco, blue overprint and surcharge
     I've seen this stamp with double overprint and surcharge
     also with inverted '+ L. 10'; see image above)
  '+ L.20.' on 30 c brown (man with drum 'Tamburino', overprint and surcharge in blue)
  '+ L.50.' on 1.25 L green (express stamp, overprint and surcharge in red)

1945 Pairs of the Bandieri brothers stamps, overprinted 'Aoste pour ses Partisans tombes 28 - IV - 1945' and 'Aosta per i suoi Partigiani caduti 28 - IV - 1945', printed side by side

  '+ L. 1.25' on 25 c green (red overprint and surcharge)
  '+ L. 5-' on 1 L violet (red overprint and surcharge)
  '+ L. 40-' on 2.50 L red

1945 Stamps of the imperial 1929 issue of Italy, overprinted alternately with a map with inscription 'AUTONOMIA AOSTA 9-8-1943'

  10 c brown (Augustus, without fasces, red overprint)
  20 c red (Ceasar, without fasces)
  35 c blue (woman, with fasces, red overprint)
  50 c violet (woman, without fasces, red overprint)
  60 c orange (woman, without fasces)
  1 L violet (Ceaser, with fasces, red overprint)
  1 L violet (Ceaser, without fasces, red overprint)
  2 L red (woman, without fasces)

1945 Stamps of the imperial 1929 issue of Italy, overprinted alternately with 'Valle d'Aoste Autonoma 9 - 8 -1945' and lion, printed alternately with and without overprint, also with lion on top and with lion below (as shown in the block of four stamps below)

  10 c brown (Augustus, without fasces, red overprint)
  20 c red (Ceasar, without fasces)
  35 c blue (woman, with fasces, red overprint)
  50 c violet (woman, without fasces, red overprint)
  60 c orange (woman, without fasces)
  1 L violet (Ceaser, with fasces, red overprint)
  1 L violet (Ceaser, without fasces, red overprint)
  2 L red (woman, without fasces)

Inscription 'C.L.N. POSTE ITALIANE ZONA AOSTA', various designs

  25 c green (chains and mountain)
  50 c violet (torch and map of Italy)
  1 L red (flag)
  2 L blue (design as 25 c)
  5 L olive (design as 50 c)
  10 L lilac (design as 1 L)
  25 L black (design as 1 L)

Express stamp

I've seen all stamps (including express stamp) imperforate and perforated. I've also seen the values 25 L red and 10 L black (colours changed!) in a minisheet containing just one stamp:

Ariano

Overprint 'C.L.N. ARIANO POLESINE'

On imperial 1929 issue of Italy
  5 c brown (wolf, no fasces, overprint in red)
  10 c brown (Augustus, with fasces)
  15 c green (woman, with fasces)
  20 c red (Julius Ceasar, with fasces)
  30 c brown (King Victor Emanuel III, with fasces)
  50 c violet (King Victor Emanuel III, with fasces)
  1 L violet (Julius Ceasar, with fasces, overprint in red)
  1.75 L red (Augustus, with fasces)
  2 L red (woman, with fasces)
  5 L red (wolf, no fasces)

On airmail stamps of the imperial issue
  50 c brown (red overprint)
  1 L violet 

On Destroyed monument stamps
  20 c red (Bologna Loggia dei Mercanti, first type, '20' bottom right)
  25 c green (Roma - S.Lorenzo, first type, '25' bottom right,
    overprint red or black)
  30 c brown (man with drum 'Tamburino', overprint red)
  1 L violet (Abbazia di Montecassino)

Overprint 'ARIANO POLESINE C.L.N.' ('ARIANO' and 'POLESINO' near each other)

On airmail stamps of the imperial issue
  75 c brown (woman)
  2 L blue (arrows)
  10 L red (horse with wings)

On destroyed monument stamps
  30 c brown (man with drum 'Tamburino', red overprint)
  1.25 L green (express stamp, red overprint)

On Bandieri Brothers stamp
  2.50 L red

Barge

Various overprints with 'C.L.N. Barge' and bars on 'REPUBLICA SOCIALE ITALIANE'

  5 c olive (Ancona - S.Ciriaco)
  20 c red (Bologna Loggia dei Mercanti, second type, '20' upper right)
  25 c green (Roma - S.Lorenzo, first type, '25' bottom right)
  75 c red (man with drum 'Tamburino')
  1 L violet (Abbazia di Montecassino)
  1.25 L blue (Milano S.Maria Della Grazie)
  3 L green (design as 1.25 L)

On Bandieri brothers issue 
  25 c green (black or red overprint)
  1 L violet
  2.50 L red

Bassa Vedasca

Overprinted 'POSTA PARTIGIANA * BASSA VEDASCA'

  
  20 c red (Bologna Loggia dei Mercanti, first type, '20' bottom right)
  20 c red (Bologna Loggia dei Mercanti, second type, '20' upper right)
  25 c green (Roma - S.Lorenzo, first type, '25' bottom right)
  25 c green (Roma - S.Lorenzo, second type, '25' upper left, red overprint)
  25 c green (Roma - S.Lorenzo, second type, '25' upper left, black overprint)
  1 L violet (Abbazia di Montecassino)

On Bandieri brothers issue
  2.50 L red

Bologna

Overprinted 'Comitato Liberaxione Nationale Bologna' on Bandieri brothers issue

Borgo

Express stamp of the Destroyed Monument set, overprinted' C.L.N.S. BORGO DALMAZZO'

Cogne

Overprinted 'C.L.N. COGNE' in two lines

  1.25 L green (red overprint)

On Bandieri Brothers stamps
  25 c green
  1 L violet
  2.50 L red

Comando Valsoana

Overprinted 'COM. NAZIONALE DI LIBERAZIONE COMANDO VALSOANA' on stamps of the imperial 1929 issue of Italy

  20 c red (Julius Ceasar, with fasces)
  1 L violet (Julius Ceaser, with fasces)
  2 L red (woman, with fasces)

Como

Overprinted 'C.L.N. COMO'

  20 c red (Bologna Loggia dei Mercanti, first type, '20' bottom right)

On Bandieri brothers issue 
  25 c green (black or red overprint)
  1 L violet
  2.50 L red

Cuorgne

Overprinted 'C.L.N. CUORGNE'

On destroyed monument stamps
  20 c red (Bologna Loggia dei Mercanti, second type, '20' upper right)
  75 c red (man with drum 'Tamburino')

On Bandieri brothers issue

Cuvio

Bandieri brothers set, overprinted with 'COMMEMORAZIONE degli EROI del Monte San Martino MCMVL C.L.N. CUVIO'

With local overprint 'COMMEMORAZIONE degli EROI del Monte San Martino MCMVL C.L.N. CUVIO'

Florence

Overprint 'Florence welcomes the allies 11-8-1944'

  20 c red (Bologna Loggia dei Mercanti, first type, '20' bottom right)
  25 c green (Roma - S.Lorenzo, first type, '25' bottom right)
  30 c brown (man with drum 'Tamburino')
  75 c red (man with drum 'Tamburino')

On stamps of the imperial 1929 issue of Italy

  1 L violet (Ceasar)
  1.75 L red (Augustus)
  2 L red (woman's head)

On 1944 Italian Socialist Republic issue (overprint with additional ornaments)

  30 c brown (with red axe)
  1.25 L blue (with red axe)

On postage due stamps of Italy (overprint sideways with additional ornaments)

  20 c red
  25 c green
  30 c orange 
  40 c black
  50 c violet
  1 L orange

On authorized delivery stamp of Italy (overprint with additional ornaments)
  10 c brown

Overprinted 'Florence greets General Alexander 11 - 8 - 1944'

On express stamp of the Italian Socialist Republic 
  1.25 L green (I've seen inverted overprints)

Gallarate

Overprint 'C.L.N. 25 - 4 - 1945 Gallarate'

On destroyed monument stamps
  20 c red (Bologna Loggia dei Mercanti, first type, '20' bottom right)
  25 c green (Roma - S.Lorenzo, first type, '25' bottom right)

On authorized delivery stamp ('RECAPITO AUTORIZZATO')
  10 c brown

Gardone

Overprint 'C.I.L. Gardone Riv.'

Imperia

1945 Overprinted 'Poste Italiane Imperia liberata 24-4-45'

  2.55 L grey (Romulus, Remus and the wolf; with fasces, overprint sideways)
  5 L red (Romulus, Remus and the wolf; with fasces, overprint sideways)
  5 L green (airmail stamp)

On destroyed monument stamps
  5 c olive (Ancona - S.Ciriaco)
  10 c olive (Abbazia di Montecassino)
  20 c red (Bologna Loggia dei Mercanti, first type, '20' bottom right
  20 c red (Bologna Loggia dei Mercanti, second type, '20' upper right)
  25 c green (Roma - S.Lorenzo, first type, '25' bottom right)
  25 c green (Roma - S.Lorenzo, second type, '25' upper left)
  30 c brown (man with drum 'Tamburino')
  50 c violet (lady with axe; symbol of the republic)
  1 L violet (Abbazia di Montecassino)
  1.25 L blue (Milano S.Maria Della Grazie)
  3 L green (Milano S.Maria Della Grazie)

On express stamp
  1.25 L green

On Bandieri brothers stamps
  25 c green
  1 L violet
  2.50 L red

Intra

Destroyed monument stamp, overprinted 'C.L.N. INTRA'

Maccagno

Overprint star and 'Ricordo Liberazione 25-IV-45 MACCAGNO' on destroyed monument stamps

  20 c red (Bologna Loggia dei Mercanti, second type, '20' upper right)
  25 c green (Roma - S.Lorenzo, second type, '25' upper left)

Overprint 'Comitato Liberazione Nazzionale MACCAGNO' on destroyed monument stamps

Mantova

Overprinted 'P. S. I. MANTOVA' and surcharge on stamps of the imperial 1929 issue of Italy

  1,85 on 15 c green (with fasces, red overprint and surcharge) 
  1,90 on 10 c brown (without fasces, red overprint and surcharge)
  2,15 on 35 c blue (with fasces, red overprint and surcharge)
  3,- on 50 c violet (without fasces, red overprint and surcharge)
  4,40 on 60 c red (without fasces)

Massa Cararra

Overprinted 'Massa Carrara C.C.A. 1944-45' in a box on two stamps

Overprinted 'C.L.N. Massa Carrara'

On destroyed monument stamps
  5 c olive (Ancona - S.Ciriaco)
  10 c olive (Abbazia di Montecassino)
  20 c red (Bologna Loggia dei Mercanti, first type, '20' bottom right)
  25 c green (Roma - S.Lorenzo, first type, '25' bottom right)
  25 c green (Roma - S.Lorenzo, second type, '25' upper left)
  50 c violet (lady with axe; symbol of the republic)
  75 c red (man with drum 'Tamburino')
  1 L violet (Abbazia di Montecassino)

Overprinted 'Massa Carrara C.C.A.'

Milan

Parcel stamps of Italy, left hand side overprinted 'C.V.L.' and right hand side 'GARBAGNATE MILANESES 25 - 4 - 1945'

Ossola

Stamps of the imperial 1929 issue of Italy, overprinted 'OSSOLA' vertically

  20 c red (Julius Ceasar, with fasces)
  50 c violet (King Victor Emanuel III, with fasces)

Overprint 'C.L.N. Governo Provvisorio dell'Ossola'

  15 c green (woman, with fasces)
  1.75 L red (Emperor Augustus, with fasces)

On airmail stamp of the imperial 1929 issue of Italy
  75 c brown (woman)

On destroyed monument stamps
  30 c brown
  1.25 L green (express stamp)

Overprint 'Ossala Libera 10-9-1944' on destroyed monument stamps

Overprint 'Italia Libera OSSOLA' on destroyed monument stamps

  5 c olive (Ancona - S.Ciriaco)
  10 c olive (Abbazia di Montecassino)
  20 c red (Bologna Loggia dei Mercanti, first type, '20' bottom right)
  20 c red (Bologna Loggia dei Mercanti, second type, '20' upper right)
  25 c green (Roma - S.Lorenzo, first type, '25' bottom right)
  25 c green (Roma - S.Lorenzo, second type, '25' upper left)
  30 c brown (man with drum 'Tamburino')
  50 c violet (lady with axe; symbol of the republic)
  75 c red (man with drum 'Tamburino')
  1 L violet (Abbazia di Montecassino)
  1.25 L blue (Milano S.Maria Della Grazie)
  3 L green (Milano S.Maria Della Grazie)
  1.25 L green (express stamp)

Piacenza

Overprinted '13 Zona Partigiani PIACENZA' on airmail stamps of the imperial 1929 issue of Italy

Overprinted 'PIACENZA C.L.N.' in blue on imperial 1929 issue of Italy

Ponte Chiasso

Overprinted 'C.L.N. Ponte Chiasso' (type I)

  5 c olive (Ancona - S.Ciriaco, red overprint)
  10 c olive (Abbazia di Montecassino, red overprint)
  20 c red (Bologna Loggia dei Mercanti, second type, '20' upper right)
  25 c green (Roma - S.Lorenzo, second type, '25' upper left, red overprint)
  30 c brown (man with drum 'Tamburino', red overprint)
  50 c violet (lady with axe; symbol of the republic, red overprint)
  75 c red (man with drum 'Tamburino')
  1 L violet (Abbazia di Montecassino, red overprint)
  1.25 L blue (Milano S.Maria Della Grazie, red overprint)
  3 L green (Milano S.Maria Della Grazie, red overprint)

On express stamp
  1.25 L green (red overprint)

On airmail stamps

  25 c green (wings, red overprint)
  50 c brown (Pegasus horse with wings)
  75 c brown (woman)
  80 c red (design as 25 c)
  1 L violet (design as 75 c, red overprint)
  2 L blue (arrows, larger sized stamp, red overprint)
  5 L green (design as 50 c, red overprint)
  10 L red (design as 50 c)

Overprinted 'C.L.N. Ponte Chiasso' (type II)

  5 c olive (Ancona - S.Ciriaco, red overprint)
  20 c red (Bologna Loggia dei Mercanti, second type, '20' upper right)
  25 c green (Roma - S.Lorenzo, second type, '25' upper left, red overprint)
  50 c violet (lady with axe; symbol of the republic, red overprint)
  1 L violet (Abbazia di Montecassino, red overprint)
  3 L green (Milano S.Maria Della Grazie, red overprint)

On express stamp
  1.25 L green

Overprinted 'C.L.N. Ponte Chiasso' (type III) on 'Bandieri brothers' set and bar pattern through 'REPUBBLICA SOCIALE ITALIANA'

Valle Bormida

Inscription '1943 PATRIOTI VALLE BORMIDA 1945'

  5 c brown
  25 c light green
  50 c violet
  1 L blue
  2.50 L red

Again other design

Valsoana (see under Comando Valsoana)

Venetia

1945 'Bandieri brothers' set, overprinted 'CONVEGNO FILATELICO NAZIONALE VENEZIA 21-23 SETT 1945' and lion with wings

Zenna-Luino

1945 Inscription 'FRONTIERA ITALO - SVIZERRA ZENNA-LUINO', different designs with underprint

  0.50 L green (shaking hands)
  1.00 L orange (letter)
  1.50 L red (arms)
  2.00 L blue (ancient harnass)

Italian Socialist Republic Local Overprints