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Iceland, 1902, black "I Gildi" overprint on 16a brown, perf 14 x 13½ (Scott 65), a beautiful stamp with excellent color, clean paper and solid margins, plus two strikes of a Danish-style numeral "1" target cancel (Facit Type D.1), Extremely Fine, a difficult stamp used, with a premium-carrying cancel (numeral "1" shown but unpriced). Michel 29A. Facit 40; SKr 18,000+ ($1,870). Scott $2,100 ++ Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Scott $2,100 ++ Suggested Bid $75
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Jul-15-2020, 12:40:28 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 741
Lot No: 242
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Cat No: O53-O57, CO1
Iceland, 1930, Parliament Millenary (Scott O53-O57, CO1), the basic set plus Airmail issue, all overprinted for Official Use; each fresh and bright, and neatly cancelled by pretty "Þingvellir" double-ring commemorative cancel, Very Fine, an uncommon cancel. Facit 173-188. Scott $2,390 Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Italian States: Lombardy-Venetia, 1850, Arms, 10c black, hand-made paper (Scott 3), a pretty four-margined horizontal strip of 6 canceled by script "Isola della Scala/14 GIU" (1853) handstamps on an outer folded letter to Castelfranco; backstamped "CASTELFRANCO/15 GIUNO" straightline handstamp; the strip has been partially lifted at the left end to affect small repairs to the edges of the two left stamps; it was then re-affixed and the whole is otherwise Very Fine and most attractive. An exceedingly rare usage, signed En. Diena, with his 1979 certificate. Michel 2 X a. Sassone 2. Sassone €57,500 ($64,460) Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000 (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 Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
Italian States: Lombardy-Venetia, 1859-63, mixed issue franking (Scott 12), a small 1863 cover front with part of the back from Venezia to Paris, France, franked with an 1859 15s blue, type II (#12) and an 1863 10s blue (#18) tied by 17 Nov Venezia c.d.s.'s and bearing a red "P.D." handstamp and a red 20 Nov Culoz, France entry c.d.s. A lovely example of this extraordinarily rare franking, signed M. Raybaudi & Dr. Avi, with the latter's 2015 certificate. Michel 11 II. Sassone 32, 39. Sassone €140,000 for a full cover ($156,940) Suggested Bid $7,500-10,000 (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 Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800 (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. Suggested Bid $800-1,200 (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. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Italian States: Modena, 1859, Provisional Govt., 5c green & 15c brown (Scott 10-11), each with four large balanced margins, tied by 9-bar cancels on a small outer folded letter from Modena to Pisa; postmarked with a Modena c.d.s., 22 Oct 1859 with a boxed "P.D." and backstamped Pisa on 24 Oct, Very Fine, signed Avi, with his 2018 certificate. Sassone 12-13. Sassone €50,000 ($56,050) Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000 (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.
A FABULOUS SHOWPICE — SASSONE'S PRICE JUST FOR A HINGED BLOCK OF 4 IS 11,000€. Suggested Bid $4,000-6,000 (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 Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Italian States: Naples, 1861, Neapolitan Provinces, 5g carmine rose, head inverted (Scott 23c), an extraordinary mint block of 25 with full margins all around and fresh, never hinged original gum, Very Fine, signed En. Diena & Dr. Avi, with 2016 Avi and 1991 Diena certificates, the latter for the part-sheet of 50 from which this block was taken. Scott $31,250 as hinged singles. Sassone 21h. Sassone €62,500 as hinged singles ($70,060) Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000 (Image)
Italian States: Papal/Roman States, 1852, 3b black on "light leather brown" (Scott 4 var.), a mint block of 4, positions 7-8/12-13, position 12 showing the big flaw in the letter "B" of "BAJ", full o.g. with a couple of light natural gum bends and minor gum soaks; neither of which is really relevant or mentioned in the accompanying certificate, Very Fine, signed Em. Diena, A. Diena, Fiecchi and Dr. Avi, with 2014 Avi certificate. Sassone 4Aca.
A unique positional block of four—the big flaw is not even priced in mint condition . Sassone €80,000 +++ ($89,680) Suggested Bid $7,500-10,000 (Image)
Italian States: Papal/Roman States, 1852, 6b black on grayish lilac (Scott 7b), a lovely mint block of 4, o.g., ample to large margins all around; top stamps each with a small thin, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $6,800 as singles. Sassone 7A. Sassone €16,250 ($18,220) Suggested Bid $500-750 (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).
A RARE AND QUITE EXTRAORDINARY MULTIPLE. Scott $3,300 as hinged singles Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
Italian States: Romagna, 1859, ½b black on straw, diagonal bisect (Scott 1a), in a pair with a full ½b, large margins except barely shaved at lower left, tied by light diamond grid cancel on reverse of a small folded letter sent mailed locally in Bologna, front bares a Bologna c.d.s., 1 Dec 1859 and the reverse a lightly struck "P.L." in circle distribution marking, Very Fine, an exceptional example of this rare bisect, signed Em. Diena, Sorani, Sismondo, and one other, with 2006 Sismondo and 2002 Briefmarken Prüfstelle certificates. Sassone 1; €32,500 ($36,430). Scott $16,250 Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Scott $16,250 Suggested Bid $1,00
Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 800.00
Closed..Jul-15-2020, 12:45:57 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 741
Lot No: 257
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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. Suggested Bid $800-1,200 (Image)
Italian States: Sicily, 1859, Ferdinand II, 20g, slate black (Scott 17a), full o.g., hinge remnant, an impressive example with intense color on lily-white paper; dividing lines on three sides, Very Fine, a pretty stamp. Scott $4,750 Suggested Bid $800-1,200 (Image)
Italy, 1890, Humbert I, 20c on 30c brown & 20c on 50c violet (Scott 65-66), fresh and bright with full, never hinged o.g.; 20c on 30c with some short perfs at the bottom, otherwise about Fine, each signed En. Diena. Sassone 57-58. Scott $2,000 Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Italy, 1923, Manzoni complete (Scott 165-170), each a left or right margin single, o.g., stamps never hinged, hinged in selvage only, outstanding colors and centering on pristine paper, Very Fine, a rarely offered set of position pieces, 5L signed in margin. Sassone 151-156. Scott $2,375 Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
