CURSORES is now Totally Bilingual (Italian-English)

The Italian Association of Postal History (AISP) is delighted to announce the release of the new issue of its biannual journal, Cursores No. 36 (November 2025), marking a significant editorial and strategic turning point: the journal is now fully bilingual, with all content presented in both Italian and English.

Following the successful graphical renewal introduced with the May issue, this editorial choice aims to expand the boundaries of Italian postal history research, bringing national studies to an increasingly broad international audience. The goal is to stimulate a global dialogue and enrich the discussion among scholars and enthusiasts worldwide.

“This transformation into a bilingual journal is a fundamental step for AISP and for Italian postal history,” declares Luca Lavagnino, President of AISP. “We want the quality of the studies published in Cursores to be able to communicate with the international community without language barriers.”

The richly illustrated 128-page No. 36 offers an overview of in-depth studies spanning from the Napoleonic period to the maritime connections of the early twentieth century:

“Postal relationship between the French Empire and the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy 1805-1814” by Marco Panza.
“Across empires and borders: the long journey of a letter from Bukhara to Peshawar via the Italian route” by Enrico Carsetti.
“1847 – From Turin to Australia with a request to send two indigenous young boys” by Fabrizio Delmastro.
“The implementation of the ‘Poste aux armées’ at the time of the conquest of Naples (1806)” by Laurent Veglio.
“From the Far East by steamer. The postal connections with Europe and, more particularly, with Italy between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century” by Paolo Zavattoni.
“The service of the French Mediterranean steamers: maritime postal relations of the Kingdom of Sardinia” by Pietro Giribone and Angelo Teruzzi.
“‘I see red!’ or: What went wrong with these items?” by Lars Böttger.
“An unusual choice” in the section Gems of postal history by Alessandro Agostosi.

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