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Italy 649-650
Istria is an "arrow-point" shaped peninsula
projecting into the Adriatic Sea between the gulfs of Trieste and
Fiume. When Italy surrendered to the Allies in 1943, Yugoslavia
absorbed Istria into Croatia. That event is commemorated by a stamp
issued by Croatia in 1993.
In 1954 Italy issued a stamp celebrating the beginning
of regular national television service. The same stamps were
overprinted "A.M.G.-F.T.T." by the Allied Military Government in
Trieste. The Yugoslav government demanded the immediate withdrawal of
those stamp claiming that "Zones A and B of Trieste and almost the
whole [of] Istria appear to be a part of the Italian territory." The
stamps, though without the overprint, are shown.
Yugoslavia also protested
the three stamps issued by Italy to mark the visit of President
Gronchi of Italy to Argentina, Uruguay, and Peru in 1961. The high
value of that set was withdrawn because the shape of Peru was
incorrect. Yugoslavia protested the entire set because the map of
Italy wrongly included Istria. These stamps can be seen by clicking
here.
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