ANY MAIL FROM OLTRE GIUBA IS RARE
THE MONEY ORDER STAMPS OF THIS ITALIAN COLONY BELONG TO THE MOST EXOTIC STAMPS IN THE WORLD
VERY FINE CONDITION
COMMERCIAL USAGE !
Oltre Giuba or
Trans-Juba (
Arabic: شرق جوبا الإيطالية) was an
Italian colony in the territory of
Jubaland in present-day southern
Somalia. It lasted for one year, from 1924 until 1925, when it was absorbed into
Italian Somaliland.
Trans-juba is the former name of
Jubaland, a federal member state of Somalia.
Italian Trans-Juba was established in 1924, after the United Kingdom ceded the northern portion of the
Jubaland region to
Italy as a reward for the Italians having joined the
Allies in
World War I. The territory thereafter had a brief existence as
Trans-Juba (Oltre Giuba) under governor Corrado Zoli (16 July 1924–31 December 1926).
Italy issued its first postage stamps for the new colony on 29 July 1925, consisting of Italian stamps overprinted Oltre Giuba. Britain retained control of the southern half of the partitioned Jubaland territory, which was later called the Northern Frontier District.[3]
In 1925, a year after its formation, Trans-Juba was integrated into Italian Somaliland.[4]
The colony had a total area of 87,000 km² (33,000 sq mi), and in 1926, a population of 120,000 inhabitants. In the capital Kismayo (Chisimaio), there was a small group of Italian settlers, mostly merchants. During this period, the city was the third largest in Somalia and served as a port of call for small military ships.
