1850 10c black, 15c red and 45c blue, machine-made paper, each with margins all around, tied by Venezia 30.6. (1858) cds on outer FL to Blois, red "P.D." and French entry pmk, also Bordeaux and Paris transits, Blois arrival postmarks on back, unusually nice and v.f. three-color franking paying 70c rate, various signatures, with 1968 Alberto Diena and 2007 Giorgio Colla certificates (Sass.19,20,22) cat. €16500 (Cat No. 3,4,6) (Image)

Cat. €16500, Est.US$5,000

1850 10c black, hand-made paper showing complete offset of design on back, unused with full original gum, small h.r., margins all around, natural gum bend, not mentioned on the accompanying 2000 Colla certificate ("perfetto") (Sass.2f, Euro 13,750) cat. $5750 (Cat No. 3) (Image)

Cat. $5750, Est.US$1,000

1850 15c rose vermilion, Type I, h.r., margins all around, fresh color and beautiful impression, v.f., signed A.Diena, E.Diena, also Colla, with his 2000 certificate (Sass.3e, Euro 10,000) cat. $3750 (Cat No. 4b) (Image)

Cat. $3750, Est.US$1,000

1850 30c deep brown, type I, unused with large part original gum, nice margins all around, h.r., fresh and v.f., signed A.Diena, etc., with 2000 Colla certificate (Sass.7b, Euro 20,000) cat. $7250 (Cat No. 5) (Image)

Cat. $7250, Est.US$2,000

1858 3s black, type I, unused with large part original gum, h.r., excellent embossing, post office fresh and v.f., signed A.Diena, with 2000 Colla certificate (Sass.24, Euro 16,000) cat. $8750 (Cat No. 8a) (Image)

Cat. $8750, Est.US$1,500

1859 15c blue, Type II, unused with original gum, h.r., tiny natural inclusion not mentioned on the accompanying 2000 Colla certificate ("perfetto"), signed Thier, fine and attractive example, rare unused (Sass.32, Euro 16,000) cat. $8750 (Cat No. 12) (Image)

Cat. $8750, Est.US$1,500

1861 5s red, unused with full original gum, just a trace of a light hinge, with perfectly embossed impression, post office fresh, fine, signed Diena, Bolaffi, also Colla, with his 2000 certificate ("perfetto") (Sass.33, Euro 13,000) cat. $6850 (Cat No. 13) (Image)

Cat. $6850, Est.US$1,500

1861 1.05s clear gray lilac ("lilla grigio chiaro"), left sheet margin block of four, sharp impression, original gum (few small h.r.), fresh and v.f. example of this rare block, with 2000 Colla certificate (cat. Euro 12,000 for singles, block of four unpriced in Sassone) (Cat No. Sass.10a) (Image)

Est.US$2,500

1858-59 1kr black, unused with full original gum, h.r., beautiful deep color, v.f., signed A.Diena, etc., with 2000 Colla certificate (Sass.2, Euro 14,000) cat. $3750 (Cat No. PR1) (Image)

Cat. $3750, Est.US$2,000