1850 5c Yellow-ochre, mint, very fine, rare, signed Fiecchi, cert. Avi 2014 (Image)

1852 Wrapper sent registered from Mantova to Padova with 10c grey-black in vertical and horizontal strips of 3, nearly all with generous margins, plus 30c type I, all hand-made paper, tied to front or backflap, RACCOMANDATA handstamp and manuscript “Urgente”, despatch and arrival ds, trimmed at left, a UNIQUE franking and a dramatic and spectacular showpiece, unrecorded by Ferchenbauer who prices six 10c on cover as “LP” and a simple 10c + 30c franking at €10,000, signed A. Diena & Russo and cert. Fiecchi (1976) (Image)

1851 INCOMING MAIL : Large part of folded lettersheet to (LOMBARDY) VENETIA franked France 1st issue 1F carmin in horizontal pair + 40C orange postmarked black lozange alongside orange red PARIS 3.11.51 departure marking + boxed PD, at back MESTRE, arrival marking, pair and single cut into on 2 side otherwise fine, a rare item (Image)

1858 3s Black, mint, very fine, rare, signed Oliva, cert. Avi 2014 (Image)

1861 5s Red, mint, very fine, rare, signed A.Diena, cert. Avi 2014 (Image)

1863 3c Green, Perf. 14, mint, very fine, rare, signed A.Diena, cert. Avi 2014 (Image)

1863 10s Blue, perf.14, mint, very fine, rare, signed Fiecchi & E.Diena, cert. Avi 2014 (Image)

1768-63, Attractive old-time collection in album showing various cancellations incl. Levant (Jerusalem, Berutti, Chios in blue, etc.), mute cancel of Milano, a few covers, an interesting selection of 78 prephilatelic covers showing a wide array of postmarks, noted several from the Republic of Venice incl. extremely rare 1804 Codroipo (accompanied by Vollmeier 1976 letter), rare 1813 VALDOBBIADEN in red, etc., examine carefully (Est. € 600/1’200) (Image)

1859 Newspaper Tax stamp 1K black, mint, very fine, rare, signed Fiecchi, cert. Avi 2014 (Image)