Italian post in Saseno

Saseno is the Italian name for Sazan Island (Albanian definite form: Sazani; Italian: Saseno) which is a small island strategically located between the Strait of Otranto and the entrance to the Bay of Vlorë in Albania.

After the end of the Second Balkan War in 1913, Italy and Austria-Hungary pressed Greece to evacuate the southern part of modern Albania.

After World War I, Albania formally ceded the island to Italy on 2 September 1920 as part of the Albano-Italian protocol.

However, in 1923, eight contemporary stamps of Italy were overprinted "SASENO" by the Sazan Island post office for local use.

These are all definitive types which show a portrait of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and are denominated in the Italian currency of 100 centesimi (c.) to one lira with values of 10c., 15c., 20c., 25c., 30c., 50c., 60c.