MINT & USED MID-19th TO MID-20th CENTURY ACCUMULATION: The balance of a collection on album leaves, Hagner sheets, stock cards or loose. Inc. Vatican & San Marino issues; parcel post stamps; Officials; Postage dues; military issues; etc. Much to sort. (v. many 100s)Cross Reference: SAN MARINO, VATICAN CITY (Image)

1900-60s COVER MISCELLANY: Small carton containing diverse range of covers, wrappers, PCs, FDCs (inc. cto's), anniversary/commemorative covers, regd/air mail, First Flight covers (inc. Idrovolante 1917 Naples/Palermo (SG 103 £60), 1939 Rome/Rio with blue boxed "RETURNED LETTER/GPO/LONDON" cachet, 1952 BOAC, 1964 Austrian Airlines Rome-Vienna, 1964 BEA Trident, Espresso inc. 25c rose opt (type 57), 1952 cover with three adhesives optd "AMG-FTT", Vatican or San Marino adhesives on cover/PCs (inc. FDCs, registered/air mails, etc.), Military PCs for Somalia Italiana and Africa Orientale Italiana with annotations to reverse, etc. (170 items) Cross Reference: ITALIAN COLONIES & P.O.s ABROAD, VATICAN CITY, SAN MARINO, AIR MAIL COVERS (Image)

19th CENTURY POSTAL HISTORY: Small carton of pre-stamp/stampless Es and wrappers to European destinations from 1799-late 1800s. Inc. a number struck with "RECIO COMMANDO/MILITAIRE" cachets, Italian States, and Papal States. In fair condition for their age. (80 items)Cross Reference: ITALIAN STATES, ITALIAN COLONIES & P.O.s ABROAD (Image)

EARLY TO MIDDLE PERIOD, MINT & USED COLLECTION: Stock book with a valuable collection c.1863-1960 inc. many good early sets and singles. These inc. 1891 5l mint (£100), 1911 Jubilee set (£110), 1919 Dante & 1921 Mazzini sets used, 1923 Fascist March set used (£130), 1923 Blackshirt fund set mint (£110), 1931 St. Antony set used (£225), etc. Also many better 1940s/50s issues inc. 1948 Risorgimento set mint (£550), 1949 Venice Art (£110), UPU 50l, European Recovery (£170), Volta (£180), 1950 UNESCO, Holy Year (£150), Radio (£380), Tobacco (£140), etc. Collection also inc. some 'back of book' types inc. E718 (£200), etc. Total cat. c.£6,000. (Few 100s) (Image)

EARLY TO MIDDLE PERIOD MINT & USED COLLECTION: housed in an album & packet. From States and earliest issues through to 1950s with strength in 1920s/30s period. Many valuable mint or used sets, both Postage & Airs, and some useful 1940s/50s sets inc. Gymnastics, etc. (Many 100s) (Image)

1863-1958 MOSTLY USED SELECTION: Ring-binder type album containing an incomplete collection inc. qty of 1903/08 Express, 1913 Pneumatic and 1924 surcharge (inc. 40c on 30c blue), 1917 Idrovolante opt 25c on 40c violet (used), 1917 Air with type 57 opt and 1926 Air. A number of other opts applied elsewhere. Worth inspection. (Many 100s) Cross Reference: AIR STAMPS (Image)

EARLY TO MIDDLE PERIOD, MINT & USED COLLECTION: Binder and two folders with a well-catalogued collection of issues with many useful mint early defins. Also a small group of early covers. (Image)

EARLY COVER MISCELLANY, 1817-1934: Diverse range inc. 1817 EL to Lyon with s/l "GENOVA" mark, 1824 legal letter, 1849 wrapper to Trieste with 2-line Fiume date cancel, 1843 'Huth' letter from Venice to London, 1852 stampless letter from Turin to Lyon with ms charges, c.1860 local Naples wrapper franked with 2 grana rose adhesive with boxed "ANNULATO" cancel, Sep. 1863 env. from Florence to Paris with 40c red franking, 1905 env. with contents (roughly opened) from Riccione to Cape Town having 5 x 5c green franking on reverse, etc. Two later covers of interest are 28 Jun. 1917 Palermo to Naples Air Mail cover bearing the special 25c on 40c violet Air Stamp (issued 27 Jun.) and 1934 Air Mail from San Remo to Cape Town with 2l.50 Express stamp and boxed "EXPRESS FEE PAID". A good lot. (12) Cross Reference: SOUTH AFRICA, ITALIAN STATES (Image)

c1923 SCARCE BRAILLE LETTER: c1923 local Rome EL bearing 2c brown paying the 'up to 1kg postal rate'. The EL in Braille. A Diena cert. and initials (1974). (Image)

PICTURE POSTCARDS: A shoebox containing an ex-dealer's stock of mostly unused cards 1900s-1950s (mostly pre-WWII but a few later) inc. an assortment of towns, city and lake views with an emphasis on people and places rather than art. Venezia (35) inc. Tuck's, Napoli (21) but surprisingly few Roma and Milano. A varied lot encompassing some lesser-visited destinations. (c.250) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS (Image)

ITALY & ROME PPCs: A small box containing a well-cared-for collection of mainly B&W 1910-1940s real photo cards by a wide variety of publishers, showing the sculptural and architectural interest of towns, interiors and exteriors of a range of landmarks and churches. Approx. half of the cards relate to Rome. Most cards postally unused with many annotated on back. Excellent condition, all in plastic protectors. (c.300) Cross Reference: THEMATICS, ART AND ARTISTS, RELIGION, PICTURE POSTCARDS (Image)