Trieste AMG-FTT Postage Due, Overprinted 'A M G - F T T'

Trieste (Allied Military Government) · 1947 · 1 Lira

This is a postage due stamp originally issued for Italy, featuring a numeral '1' within an ornate design. It has been overprinted with 'A M G - F T T' in black for use in Zone A of the Free Territory of Trieste under the Allied Military Government.

Following World War II, the Free Territory of Trieste was created in 1947 under United Nations protection, divided into Zone A (administered by the Allies) and Zone B (by Yugoslavia). This stamp represents the provisional postal administration in the Allied zone.