At the time of use these were overprinted in black typography with the legend "Italy-Centesimi", "Italy-Lira", or "Italy-Lire" on two lines: one word above and one below the central number. The issuing of the values was staggered over time. The 15c value was issued on August 24, 1943; the 25c, 30c, 50c values and the 1 Lira were issued on September 17, 1943; the 2 Lira value was issued on October 14, 1943; the 60c value on October 15, 1943; and the 5 and 10 Lira values were issued on October 20, 1943. These stamps, printed obviously to be used by the Allied forces, were also used for the private correspondence within the island. Their last day of validity was September 30, 1944.
Following the popular rising of September 27-30, 1943, the German troops had to abandon the Parthenopean city. When the Allies went into Naples, the city had already been set free.
For the restoration of private postal service, a set of three values was issued by overprinting the 20, 35 and 50c stamps of the "Imperial" set with the three lines "Allied Military Government", printed by Richter Typography in Naples.
In addition to in the Naples zone, near the front, these stamps were distributed in Puglia because of the need for postage stamps. The Italian authorities which had moved to the south didn't like this issue very much because they were now "co-belligerents" on the side of the Allied armies.
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