SARDINIA: 1854 Victor Emmanuel II Imperf 40c dull rose SG 18, wide even margins, tiny defect in the margin at right & minor adhesion on the reverse, fine 'NOVARA/8/AGO/54/10.S' cds, Cat £3750. Very attractive.
VATICAN: 1953 Decretum Gratiani 300L & 500L Mi 185-6 marginal blocks of 4 from the base of the sheets, the 500L with elaborate engine-turning in the margin, well centred, unmounted, Cat €1680+. Superb! (2 blocks)
1940 (Apr 2) slightly-oversize envelope endorsed "SAMPLE POST" with apparently bulky contents, by air to Australia with 1L25c 1L75c x2, 2L, 5L x3 & 10L tied by Rome cds paying a total of 36L75c for carriage by Imperial Airways/Qantas service, censored on arrival with Sydney cachets & multiple labels affixed, some edge faults & minor blemishes. [Mail service from Italy to all British Empire countries was suspended in June 1940 after Italy's declaration of war against France & Great Britain]