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ITALIAN STATES » NAPLES continued...
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60101   imageFIRST DAY USAGE 1858 Folded entire from Rosarno to Naples, franked 1858 2 grana, from the first plate, good to large margins, cancelled by boxed ANNULATO, with framed ROSARNO alongside, bearing red 2-line NAPOLI 1858/3.GEN on reverse, a wonderful example of this very rare first day usage (Sassone € 16’000 to € 20’000) Expertise: Cert. Giorgio Colla (2006) Estimate: € 3’000 – € 5’000



CLOSED
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
60102   imageFIRST DAY OF USAGE 1861 Folded cover from Napoli to Briatico, franked 1861 2 grana blue, clear to very large margins, tied by PARTENZA DA NAPOLI/14.FEB.1861 first day cancel, a very fine and rare first day usage (Sassone 20b, € 87’500) Expertise: Cert. Enzo Diena (1986), Giorgio Colla (2001) Estimate: € 8’000 – € 12’000



SOLD for € 9,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
ITALIAN STATES » PAPAL STATES
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60103   imageFIRST DAY USAGE 1852 Small neat folded entire from Rome to Ferentino, franked 1852 3 baj orange bistre, tied by clear ROMA/1.GEN.52 first day cancel, very fine & an extremely rare usage, a great rarity of the Papal States (Sassone 4, €80’000 to €100’000) Expertise: Signed Raybaudi, cert. Giorgio Colla (2002) Estimate: € 8’000 – € 12’000



SOLD for € 10,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
60104   imageFIRST DAY USAGE 1852 Folded cover from Ancona to Naples, franked by pair of 1852 5b black on rose, large margins all around, tied by double-circle ANCONA 1 GEN 52 first day cancel, very fine and rare (Sassone 6, €80’000 to €100’000) Expertise: Cert. Diena (1982) Estimate: € 10’000 – € 15’000



SOLD for € 17,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
ITALIAN STATES » PARMA
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60105   imageFIRST DAY OF USAGE 1852 Folded entire from Piacenza to Turin, franked by 1852 15c black on pink pair, first printing, large margins all around, uncancelled, double-circle PIACENZA 1 GUI 1852 despatch cds alongside, extremely rare first day usage in superb condition (Sassone € 160’000 – € 200’000) Expertise: Cert. Diena (1981), Colla (2007), Bottacchi (2007), Zanaria guarantee (2007) Estimate: € 20’000 – € 30’000



SOLD for € 20,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
ITALIAN STATES » PARMA » ITALIAN STATES – PARMA NEWSPAPER STAMPS
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60106   imageFIRST DAY OF USAGE OF THE 9 CENTS 1853 Large part of newspaper Messaggerie dated April 13th 1853, franked by 9c black and blue newspaper stamp most probably on arrival April 15th 1853, large margins all around, tied by grill, very rare first day usage Expertise: Signed Sorani Estimate: € 2’000 – € 3’000



SOLD for € 1,700.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
60107   imageFIRST DAY OF USAGE OF THE 6 CENTS 1857 Large part of newspaper Gazzetta Ufficiale di Milano dated October 30th 1857, franked by 6c black on rose newspaper stamp and tied by grill, stamp slightly trimmed at top, newspaper was sent on November 1st 1857, very rare Expertise: Signed Sorani Estimate: € 2’000 – € 3’000



CLOSED
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
ITALIAN STATES » ROMAGNA
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60108   imageFIRST DAY USAGE OF THE 3 BAJ 1859 Folded cover from Alfonsine to Bologna, franked by 1859 3b black on dark green, cancelled in transit in Ravenna with barred lozenge, RAVENNA straightline alongside, reverse bears ALFONSINE s/l and BOLOGNA 3 SET 59 arrival, see also certificate enclosed confirming departure on September 1st, very fine & rare (Sassone 4, € 75’000) Expertise: Cert. Bottacchi (2008) Estimate: € 5’000 – € 8’000



SOLD for € 3,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
60109   imageFIRST DAY USAGE OF THE FIVE BAJ 1859 Folded letter sheet from Bologna to Padova, franked 1859 5b violet, superb top sheet marginal, tied diamond grill with BOLOGNA/1.SET.59 first day cancel alongside, extremely fine and important exhibition showpiece (Sassone 6, € 75’000) Expertise: Cert. Raybaudi (1991), Enzo Diena (1991), Giorgio Colla (1991) & Zanaria (2004) Estimate: € 15’000 – € 20’000



SOLD for € 15,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
ITALIAN STATES » SARDINIA
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60110   imageGROUP OF FOUR CAVALLINI COVERS 1819 15c Blue used on 11 June 1819 from Borgomanero to Novara 1819 50c Blue used on 22 June 1819 from Turin to Bobbio 1820 15c Embossed used on 7 May 1821 from Turin to Cercenasco 1820 50c Embossed used on 17 November 1832 from Mondovi to Turin All in very fine condition Expertise: Cert. Zanaria guarantee certificates plus each with a certificate of either Colla, Sorani or Bottacchi Estimate: € 2’000 – € 3’000

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SOLD for € 5,500.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
ITALIAN STATES » SICILY
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60111   imageFIRST DAY USAGE 1859 Folded entire from Palermo to Paris, franked 1859 20 grana, 10 grana & 5 grana, all with good margin except the 20 grana is touched at bottom, tied by the typical fancy cancel with PALERMO/1.GEN.59 first day cancel alongside, an important showpiece of the greatest rarity, listed and unpriced in Sassone Expertise: Cert. Alberto Diena (1976), Zanaria (2004) Estimate: € 30’000 – € 40’000



SOLD for € 70,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
ITALY
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60112   imageEARLIEST KNOWN USAGE 1862 Folded printed brochure, franked 1862 2c light yellow, horizontal strip of three, touched to good margins, all neatly tied by TORINO/15.MAG.62 being the earliest known usage of these stamps, showpiece Expertise: Signed Angelo Zanaria, cert. Enzo Diena (1981) Estimate: € 2’000 – € 3’000



SOLD for € 1,700.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
60113   imageEARLIEST KNOWN USAGE 1862 Printed matter from Turin to Cattanisetta, franked by 1862 2c bistre, large margins all around, tied by TORINO 16 MAG 62 cds, reverse bears PALERMO 20 MAG 62 transit cds, certificate states “…usato nel primer giorno d’uso riscontrato su corrispondenza privata…”, superb early usage Expertise: Zanaria guarantee (2007) Estimate: € 3’000 – € 5’000



SOLD for € 1,500.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
60114   imageFIRST DAY OF USAGE 1863 Folded cover from Montelupo to Pistoia, franked by 1863 15c blue, good margins all around, tied by large type Montelupo 1 GEN 1863 cds first day cancel, reverse bears PISTOIA 2 GEN 63 arrival cds, very fine and rare first day usage Expertise: Cert. Colla (2005), Zanaria guarantee (2005) Estimate: € 3’000 – € 5’000



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Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
60115   imageEXTREMELY RARE USAGE PRIOR THE FIRST DAY 1863 Folded cover from Loreto to Recanati, franked 1863 De La Rue 15c light blue, neatly tied by LORETO/28.NOV.1863 datestamped three days prior to the first day of usage, a very fine and rare early use Expertise: Cert. Enzo Diena (1989), Serra (2005), Bottacchi (2005), Zanaria (2006) Estimate: € 1’500 – € 2’000



SOLD for € 4,600.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
60116   imageFIRST DAY OF USAGE 1863 Printed matter receipt, franked 1863 10c orange, two singles, superbly cancelled by GOTTOLENGI/1.DIC.1863 first day cancel, a very fine and rare first day usage (Sassone 17a, € 4’500) Expertise: Cert. Bottacchi (2000) Estimate: € 1’000 – € 1’500



SOLD for € 2,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
60117   image1933 BALBO FLIGHT TO USA The outbound flight across the North Atlantic started with 25 flying boats under the command of Commanding General Italo Balbo. One of the planes stayed behind in Amsterdam. The outbound route was Orbetello-Amsterdam-Londonderry-Reykjavik-Cartwright-Shediac-Montreal-Chicago, and the return flight, of which only 23 planes made it, used a more southerly route. The triptych stamps were overprinted at left with abbreviated pilot names, The 5.25L+19.75L values are used on covers addressed and carried to Reykjavik, Iceland, with some of these further carried to Cartwright (Labrador, Newfoundland) with receiver, as well as all other intervening transits, on the face as well. The 5.25L+44.75L values are on covers sent to Chicago, and have all the intervening transits on the face, as well as the flight cachet and, uncommonly, the oval handstamp of the Italian Royal Air Force navigation ship “ALICE.” The reverse of all covers shows the special Roma “Crociera Aerea” cds of June 16, and the covers to Chicago also show the red “Commando” and Arms circular hs. “I-APAM” (Commander Captain Mario Aramu), set of two covers, the one to Reykjavik flown on to Cartwright (Sassone GP30, € 19’500), very fine Expertise: Cert. Giorgio Colla (2001) Estimate: € 6’000 – € 8’000



SOLD for € 6,500.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
60118   image1933 BALBO FLIGHT TO USA The outbound flight across the North Atlantic started with 25 flying boats under the command of Commanding General Italo Balbo. One of the planes stayed behind in Amsterdam. The outbound route was Orbetello-Amsterdam-Londonderry-Reykjavik-Cartwright-Shediac-Montreal-Chicago, and the return flight, of which only 23 planes made it, used a more southerly route. The triptych stamps were overprinted at left with abbreviated pilot names, The 5.25L+19.75L values are used on covers addressed and carried to Reykjavik, Iceland, with some of these further carried to Cartwright (Labrador, Newfoundland) with receiver, as well as all other intervening transits, on the face as well. The 5.25L+44.75L values are on covers sent to Chicago, and have all the intervening transits on the face, as well as the flight cachet and, uncommonly, the oval handstamp of the Italian Royal Air Force navigation ship “ALICE.” The reverse of all covers shows the special Roma “Crociera Aerea” cds of June 16, and the covers to Chicago also show the red “Commando” and Arms circular hs. “I-BIAN” (Commander Captain Vincenzo Biani), set of two covers, the one to Reykjavik flown on to Cartwright, very fine (Sassone GP30, € 19’500), very fine Expertise: Cert. Giorgio Colla (2001) Estimate: € 6’000 – € 8’000



SOLD for € 6,500.00
Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
KUWAIT
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60119   imagePDF Scan: 134482.pdf 1961-1996 Attractive assembly of more than 400 imperforates and progressive proofs, all originating from the Courvoisier Archive, showing strength in an array of different thematic subjects, an unique offering (423) Price: CHF 10’000

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Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM
LIBYA
Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening
60120   image1961-2002, Attractive assembly of more than eight hundred (800) imperforates and progressive proofs, all originating from the Courvoisier Archive, showing strength in an array of different thematic subjects, an unique offering (850) Price: CHF 15’000

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Closing..Dec-06, 12:00 PM

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