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Greece, 1861, First Issue Hermes Heads complete, trial impressions or reimpressions (Scott 1-7 vars), o.g., never hinged, a sensational septet, with rich color, proof-like printing, pristine paper, and precise centering; all with the trial impressions' white gum (a few toned spots); no numbers on reverse as the issued #1-6, Very Fine. Estimate $600 - 800. Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)
Greece, 1893, Small Hermes Head, Athens print, imperf, 25L red violet (Scott 96a), block of 10, an uncommon large multiple—especially never hinged, with compelling color, clean paper, and full to oversized even margins all around, Extremely Fine. Scott $200 as hinged singles. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Greece, 1889, Small Hermes Head, Athens print, perf. 11½, 10L orange (Scott 110b), block of 4, o.g., hinged, with warm color on even paper, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,200 as singles. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Greece, 1896, 1st Modern Olympic Games complete (Scott 117-128), a beautiful set with outstanding freshness and centering, featuring several 1896-dated socked-on-the-nose cancels, Very Fine, go for the gold. Scott $1,249. Estimate $350 - 500. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Italian States: Lombardy-Venetia, 1850 Arms 5c buff, hand-made paper, printed on both sides (Scott 1a), a real looker, the face cancelled by two partial Milan daters (Mar. 1), the reverse clearly printed inverted to the front; astonishingly large margins on face, reverse shows portions of four stamps, Extremely Fine. Michel 1 X DG; €1,000 ($1,120). Sassone 1. Scott $625. Estimate $400 - 600. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Italian States: Lombardy-Venetia, 1859, Franz Joseph, 3s black, type II (Scott 8), fairly well centered with nearly full o.g.; paper just a bit yellowed with age, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. A nice, completely sound, example of this rare mint stamp, signed Kosack, Oliva and one other. Michel 7 II a. Sassone 29; €32,000 ($35,870). Scott $18,000. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)
Italian States: Lombardy-Venetia, 1863, Double Eagle, 10s blue, perf 14 (Scott 18), several "skipped" perforations, o.g., hinge remnant, fresh and well centered; shallow thin upper right corner (not mentioned on the accompanying certificate), otherwise Very Fine, with 1976 A. Fiecchi certificate. Sassone 39; €25,000 ($28,020). Scott $14,000. Estimate $1,200 - 1,800. Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800 (Image)
Italian States: Lombardy-Venetia, 1863, Double Eagle, 15s yellow brown, perf 14 (Scott 19), an extraordinary mint example, fresh and mathematically centered witl full o.g., albeit with hinge remnants, Extremely Fine, an incredible example of this rare mint stamp, signed Bloch with a 2006 Sismondo certificate. Michel 18. Sassone 40; €19,000 ($21,300). Scott $12,000. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)
Italian States: Modena, 1852, 5c black on green, with period after value (Scott 6), a fresh and attractive strip of 3 and two singles, all with three margins, paying the correct 25c rate and tied by five of six strikes of a blue Modena double circle datestamp, 28 Jul 1858, on a folded letter to Brescia and backstamped there the next day, Very Fine (Sassone prices a strip of five on cover at €55,000), signed Sismondo, with his 2006 certificate. Sassone 7. Estimate $1,200 - 1,800. Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800 (Image)
Italian States: Modena, 1853, 1L black, with period after value, value partially omitted (Scott 9 var), a large-margined example (dividing lines present on three sides) with excellent color and impression, tied on piece with straightline handstamped "1852" date, the stamp with a striking plate flaw whereby the bottom half of "LIRA 1" is omitted, Very Fine, a rare used stamp, the "normal" stamp cataloguing $2500 in Scott and €5000 on piece in Sassone. Sassone 11 var. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Italian States: Modena, 1859, Provisional Govt., 5c green (Scott 10), top sheet margin block of 15, a marvelous block with full, never hinged o.g., Extremely Fine, signed Avi, with his 2018 certificate. Sassone 12. Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
A FABULOUS SHOWPICE — SASSONE'S PRICE JUST FOR A HINGED BLOCK OF 4 IS 11,000€. Suggested Bid $6,000-8,000 (Image)
Italian States: Naples, 1858, Arms, 10g rose lake (Scott 5), virtually full o.g., ample to large margins; natural gum creases and some small, slightly translucent spots, otherwise Very Fine. Rarely seen unused with original gum, signed Em. Diena. Sassone 10; €18,000 ($20,180). Scott $6,600. Estimate $600 - 800. Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)
Italian States: Naples, 1861, Neapolitan Provinces, 1g black, double head (Scott 21 var), o.g., a gorgeous stamp with no-nonsense black on white, the King's effigy doubled, one approximately 1 mm above the other, Very Fine, Sassone mentions double heads under Kingdom of Italy issues, but not under Neapolitan issues, signed Bolaffi. Sassone 19 var. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Italian States: Parma, Newspaper Tax, 1853, 9c black on blue (Scott PR2), an incredibly fresh mint, never hinged block of 4 on ordinary paper; the margins are extra wide at the sides, well clear at the bottom and barely touching at the top; the only negative is a light diagonal natural paper crease affecting the left stamps, otherwise Very Fine, with a 2012 J-F Brun certificate. Sassone SpG 2; €7,200 as hinged singles ($8,070). Scott $3,300 as hinged singles. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
A RARE AND QUITE EXTRAORDINARY MULTIPLE. Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500
Opening US$ 1,300.00
Closed..Apr-03-2020, 12:08:13 EST
Sold For 0
Italian Area
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 2422
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Italian States: Sardinia, 1860, three-color franking from Genoa to Naples, a folded letter franked with 1855-63 Victor Emanuel II, 10c lilac-brown 20c dark blue & 40c red (11 var., 12a var. 13b), correctly paying the 70c French Packet rate, tied by three of four Aug 24 Genoa c.d.s.s with a red oval "A.G.D.P." handstamp and manuscript "Col Postale Francese"; backstamped Naples on Aug 27; the 10c & 40c with nice margins, the 20c just touching on one side, the cover with minor flaws, otherwise Very Fine and most attractive, with 2009 Sismondo certificate. Sassone 14Ba, 15C, 16C. Estimate $1,200 - 1,800. Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800 (Image)
Italian States: Tuscany, 1860, Provisional Govt., 3L ocher (Scott 23), remarkably fresh with lovely color and a neat "P.D" cancel, large margins at top and right; just in at lower left, Fine, signed J. Schlesinger & Sismondo, with the latter's 2017 certificate. Sassone 23; €220,000 ($246,620). Scott $125,000. Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
A MOST ATTRACTIVE, COMPLETELY SOUND EXAMPLE OF THIS OF THIS RARE STAMP. Suggested Bid $8,000-12,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $8,000-12,000
Opening US$ 4,000.00
Sold...US$ 4,250.00
Closed..Apr-03-2020, 12:08:44 EST
Sold For 4250
Italy
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 2424
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Italy, 1819-20, Cavallini Letter Sheets, 15c & 25c, two covers, first is 15c from Torino to Swligesano, second is 25c to Vigevano, both with complete bold strikes of blue horseman, these predate Great Britain's Mulready letter sheets by 21 years, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)