Italy - Document - Archivio completo famiglia Peveri...

Exceptional private unpublished archive of a Piacenza family, spanning the two World Wars, from 1915 to 1944. Direct provenance from a private residence, never on the market. Lot composition - 16 pieces total: A) World War I nucleus - Peveri Fortunato: 1. Original diploma of Knight of the Order of Vittorio Veneto, issued to Peveri Fortunato, decree by the Presidency of the Republic 07.11.1970. Diploma in a single original copy as per Quirinale regulations, with photograph of the insignia affixed and stamp. Original vintage frame. Excellent condition. 2. Bronze Knight Cross of the Order of Vittorio Veneto, with the original tricolor ribbon with a blue edge. 3. Gold Memorial Medal for the 50th Anniversary of Victory (1918-1968). GOLD 750/18kt, diameter 20mm, weight 5.20 g, stamped, with original ribbon. Excellent preservation. Macro photo of the stamp available. 4. Original vintage group photograph of the ceremony awarding the Order of Vittorio Veneto to the Municipality (years 1968-71). Depicting about 35 veterans. Original vintage framed print, with photographer’s stamp on the back. B) World War II nucleus - Peveri Perino / Bruno: 5. Complete bidirectional wartime letters archive as IMI - Internato Militare Italiano after 8 September 1943. Detail of the 12 documents: • No. 10 x Kriegsgefangenenpost / Kriegsgefangenenpostkarten, postcards written by prisoner Peveri Perino / Bruno, Matricola 146618 / 14 F 618, from camp M.-Stammlager IV F Hartmannsdorf (Post Burgstädt i.Sa.) - Arbeits-Kommando S.48, Deutschland, to the family Celi Pasqualina / Florini in Fiorenzuola d'Arda (Piacenza). All dated 1944 (June 1944 legible), with Gepruft stamp, German censorship, pencil texts with requests for food, clothing and tobacco. • No. 1 x Kriegsgefangenensendung original, label-package for sending parcels to prisoners of war, addressed to Peveri Bruno IV F 618, with bilingual printed instructions for parcel shipping. • No. 1 x Kriegsgefangenenpost Antwort-Postkarte, reply postcard sent by the family to the prisoner in Germany, M.-Stammlager IV F, Kommando S.48. Conditions: good vintage condition, with folds, yellowing and small tears typical of wartime paper, never restored. Lot homogeneous from the same prisoner, extremely rare bidirectional with proof of parcel shipment. Provenance: Fiorenzuola D’Arda (Pc) Ideal for: military collection, republican knightly orders, IMI postal history, Piacenza local history, Museum. Not divided. Insured and tracked shipping with rigid anti-fold packaging.

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