Literature - World, various countries

Quality: LIT

Italy, "I Timbri Postali e i Tagli Della Soldi 4 per Lettera della Repubblica di Venezia"; Giorgio dal Gian; published by the author himself; 1950; Printed; bound; Italian; 143 pag.; hardcover; very fine; The exceptional treatise on the Venetian postal system of the 1600s and 1700s, beautifully illustrated and featuring a detailed classification and cataloguing of the various postmarks and letter sheets from that period, remains the reference work on the subject. numbered 72/500 and signed by the author, also accompanied by a letter from the author to a potential customer (for Venetian envelopes) in Switzerland, dated 1947, as well as a promotional postcard sent to the same customer in 1950, advertising the forthcoming book, all in all a rare and beautiful item.