1852 Cancellation selection of 17 fragments with diverse values, mostly straight line town cancels, noted Bagnacavallo, Bologna, Faenza, Forli (also with blue grid), Portomaggiore, Ravenna (also black grid) and annullo muti di Bologna (I), mostly fine to very postmarks and a nice group (Image)

1852 Cancellation selection of 16 fragments with diverse values, mostly straight line town cancels and some mute cancels, noted Budrio, Codigoro, Cento in blue and green, Lugo, Medicina, Migliaro, Rimini including muto di Rimini (II), mostly fine to very postmarks and a nice group (Image)

1852 EMIGLIA ROMAGNA Cancellation selection of 18 covers (including 1 disinfected letter and 1 assicurata) with diverse values, mostly grid cancels and some mute cancels, noted Bologna, Cesena, Faenza, Ferrara, Ravenna, Rimini, also 2 cross postmarks of Ferrara, mostly fine to very postmarks and a nice group, 1 signed Diena (Image)

1855 2Baj green (4, stampa oleoso, two adhesives with margin cut into on one side) tied to folded letter by 4 black crosses of FERRARA 6.5.55 alongside boxed ‘Stato Pontificio’ and at back nice disinfection marking ‘Ferrara Netto fuori et dentro….’ and Milan arrival marking (Image)

1864 50baj Dark Ultramarine used with fine grid cancel, superb but 1mm scissor cut on the right margin nearly not visible, signed A.Brun, cert. Colla (Image)

1808-52, Exceptional postal history collection of about 700 items from Napoleonic times to the end of the stampless period from the province of Marche entitled “Bolli Prefilatelici Delle Marche”, neatly and knowledgeably written up on exhibition pages plus some extras on stockpages, showing a multitude of mostly franchise handstamps from the districts of this province, specialised section from the Murat government period, mostly from the Fermo district but also Ascoli, Camerino, Tolentino,Macerata, Senigallia, Ancona, etc., a great lot for the postal historian (Est. CHF 2’000/3’000) (Image)

1761-1868, PAPAL STATES, Phenomenal specialised collection in two volumes, from early fumigated covers to the 1868 issue, great selection of shades and cancels, high values to 50b and 1S incl. some unused, etc. many nice colourful frankings incl. scarce cover to the US, cancels, multiples, etc. (Est. € 2’000/3’000) (Image)