1852 1/2baj black on blue gray, vertical tete-beche pair, generous margins to slightly cut in, canceled by Pontifical Grids and pen strike, fresh color, fine, with 1977 Enzo Diena certificate ("this is the only known tete-beche with grid cancel"), ex-King Carol of Romania collection (Harmer Rooke 1951 certificate) (Sass. Euro 60,000) cat. $30000 (Cat No. 1f) (Image)

Cat. $30000, Est.$6,000

1852 3b yellow orange, lower right sheet corner margin single, just touching frame-line at top, with 1975 Diena certificate (Sass.4, Euro 5,000) cat. $2500 (Cat No. 4b) (Image)

Cat. $2500, Est.$500

1852 3b black on brown orange, single used with vertical two thirds paying 5b on FL from Bologna, used 15 July 1859 to Firenze, with arrival pmk on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and rare usage during the provisional government of Romagna. An exceptional showpiece of Italian philately, with 1990 Diena certificate (Sass. 4,4a, Euro 40,000) cat. $10500 (Cat No. 4f) (Image)

Cat. $10500, Est.$5,000

1852 4b black on gray brown, margins all around, close to touching in places, l.h., fresh and v.f., signed Champion, etc., with 1978 Diena certificate (Sass.5, Euro 35,000) cat. $11500 (Cat No. 5c) (Image)

Cat. $11500, Est.$3,500

1858 4b black, grayish oily ink, unused with full original gum, margins all around except just nicked at bottom right, otherwise v.f., with 1979 Philatelic Foundation and 2000 Colla certificates ("4 baj grigio biancastro - pseudo oleoso, non catalogato nel Sassone appartente all famiglia dei gialli chari del 1858") cat. $26000 (Cat No. 5h) (Image)

Cat. $26000, Est.$1,500

1852 50b deep blue, worn printing, margins all around, v.f., signed Diena (Sass.12, Euro 7,000) cat. $2950 (Cat No. 10a) (Image)

Cat. $2950, Est.$700

1867 imperforate on glazed paper, 2c, 3c, 5c, 20c, 40c, 80c six different, h.r., good margins and nice colors, last one with small abrasion, otherwise fine-v.f., various signatures, 3c with Raybaudi certificate (Sass. 13, 15,16, 18-20, Euro 4,880) (Cat No. 12-18) (Image)

Est.$500

1867 3c black on rose gray, l.h., margins all around, fresh and v.f. stamp, signed Diena, with his 1972 certificate (Sass.14, Euro 7,000) cat. $3250 (Cat No. 13a) (Image)

Cat. $3250, Est.$700