Postcards of Rijeka
A place of great history, called Fiume in Italian and St. Veit am Flaum in German, is the main seaport of Croatia. In 1919 it was occupied by the Italian legionaries led by poet Gabriele d'Annunzio, and for a short time proclaimed an independent republic, the first state in the world to recognize the newly established Soviet Union. From 1924 to 1947 was included in the Italian state.
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Place: Rijeka - A historic card postmarked some days after the D'Annunzio enterprise was over, represents a bridge guarded by men in uniform (Italian Carabinieri?) animated, what seems the Italian flag on top of a building, the Jadrolinija Palaca in the background. The bridge in the foreground over the river in the Susak district marked the Yugoslav - Italian border in the period when Fiume was Italian.
Details: postmarked Fiume 11 dec 1920, with Italian stamp of 30 cent, posted to Italy - left margin partly cut probably to fit a collection folder
Item: rijeka-0001
Price: 20.00 EUR
Item: rijeka-0001
Price: 20.00 EUR
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Place: Rijeka - the street leading to the Clock Tower, under which a door opens into the old center. Over the door are coat of arms of the Habsburgs. The Tower is a meeting point for the inhabitants of the town.
Details: posted to Italy, postmarked 1986, Yugoslavian stamp of 100 face value
Item: rijeka-0002
Price: 1.50 EUR
Item: rijeka-0002
Price: 1.50 EUR
Place: Rijeka - The Governor's Palace, the former residence of the vice-regent of the Hungarian crown; the palace was built on a design of Alojz Hauszmann of Budapest on a hill facing the harbour. Today it hosts the Maritime and Historical Museum.
Details: postmarked 1974, posted to Italy, Yugoslavian stamp of face value 120
Item: rijeka-0003
Price: 2.50 EUR
Item: rijeka-0003
Price: 2.50 EUR
Place: Rijeka - views of the main landmarks and words "Greetings from Rijeka"
Details: posted to Italy, dated 1970, on the back rectangular postmark "Opatija Riviera" and Yugoslavian stamp of 0.60
Item: rijeka-0004
Price: 2.50 EUR
Item: rijeka-0004
Price: 2.50 EUR
Place: Rijeka - a view with the Capuchin Church of Our Lady of Lourdes built in 1904 on a design of Giovanni Mario Cureto, the Abica Square with old red bus and very few cars.
Details: dated 1968, postmarked, posted to Italy, Yugoslavian stamp of 0.50
Item: rijeka-0005
Price: 3.50 EUR
Item: rijeka-0005
Price: 3.50 EUR
Place: Rijeka - The new quarters of Visevica, with typical high-rise housing
Details: dated 1973, posted to Italy, 2 Yugoslavian stamps of 0.60 each
Item: rijeka-0006
Price: 1.50 EUR
Item: rijeka-0006
Price: 1.50 EUR
Place: Rijeka - multiple views of the new and old town
Details: dated 1978, posted to Italy, Yugoslavian stamp of 3.40
Item: rijeka-0007
Price: 1.50 EUR
Item: rijeka-0007
Price: 1.50 EUR
Place: Rijeka - the Orthodox church "na Susaku"
Details: posted to Italy, dated 1969, Yugoslavian stamp of 0.75
Item: rijeka-0008
Price: 2.50 EUR
Item: rijeka-0008
Price: 2.50 EUR
Place: Rijeka - a view of a central street, animated, in the distance flights of steps
Details: postmarked 1966, posted to Italy, 2 Yugoslavian stamps face value 0.20 and 0.30
Item: rijeka-0009
Price: 3.50 EUR
Item: rijeka-0009
Price: 3.50 EUR
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