1882 cover (part of backflap missing), franked with 20c blue, canceled by "22" in dots, with corresponding Parma departure cds, addressed to composer Giuseppe Verdi in Busseto, fine (Image)

Est.US$150

1889 Publicity Card, franked with 20c orange, canceled "Bologna 30.3.90" addressed to Modena (Emilio Diena), v.f., with 2001 Colla certificate, cat. €7000 (Cat No. Sass.1) (Image)

Cat. €7000, Est.US$2,000

1910 Garibaldi, set of four, n.h., well centered, fine-v.f., with 2020 Dr.Avi certificate (Sass.87-90, Euro 2,600), cat. $1715 (Cat No. 115-18) (Image)

Cat. $1715, Est.US$300

1912 Campanile at Venice, 5c indigo, 120 copies including pane of 50, n.h., few minor toned spots, mostly fine-v.f., cat. $2640 (Cat No. 124) (Image)

Cat. $2640, Est.US$300

1923 Manzoni, set of engraved imperforate plate proofs on thin chalky paper (as opposed to the usual proofs on card), v.f., signed Diena, extremely rare set (Cat No. 165-70P) (Image)

Est.US$2,500

1943 G.N.R. in red or black (Brescia), 1,25L dark blue and 10L violet, n.h., v.f., signed Raybaudi, the latter with his certificate (catalogue value for hinged) cat. €1850 (Cat No. Sass.480,86/I) (Image)

Cat. €1850, Est.US$500

1961 205L "Gronchi Rosa", n.h., v.f. (Sass.921) cat. $1250 (Cat No. 834a) (Image)

Cat. $1250, Est.US$300

1934 Balbo, Italo (1886-1940, Italy's Marshal of the Air Force, Governor-General of Italian Libya and Commander-in-Chief of Italian North Africa), signed and dated card, Tripoli, 1934, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$250

1933 Servizio di Stato triptych, n.h., watermark shifted to right, fine, signed Herbert Bloch, with 2021 Dr.Avi certificate (Sass.1a, Euro 8,700) cat. $5000 (Cat No. CO1) (Image)

Cat. $5000, Est.US$1,500

1932 (2 May) first flight from Rome to Moscow, addressed to "Deruluft", with "Roma Aeroporto del Littorio" handstamp, v.f., with Munich and Berlin transits, Moscow (5.5.) arrival on back, only 19(!) flown (Image)

Est.US$500

1925 1L Surcharges, set of three, used, fine-v.f., with 2023 Dr.Avi certificate, cat. €6000 (Cat No. Sass. 4-6) (Image)

Cat. €6000, Est.US$700

1870 2 Lire light blue and brown, average centering, h.r., rare stamp, with 2007 Raybaudi certificate, cat. €7250 (Cat No. J15) (Image)

Cat. €7250, Est.US$600

1945 60c green, block of four, overprint shifted, lower left stamp overprint omitted, n.h., corner crease, otherwise fine-v.f., signed Dr.Avi, cat. €4000 (Cat No. Sass.6gae) (Image)

Cat. €4000, Est.US$500

1917 2c on 5c green, double surcharge, one inverted, n.h., fine, signed Raybaudi (Sass.1c) cat. €3600 (Cat No. 1b) (Image)

Cat. €3600, Est.US$500

1917 8c on 20c orange brown, n.h., fresh and well centered for issue, signed Champion, Raybaudi, etc., with 2012 Colla certificate (Sass.5) cat. €37500 (Cat No. 8) (Image)

Cat. €37500, Est.US$5,000

1943 30c brown, with "Tutto e Tutti Per La Vittoria" propaganda label at right, l.h., perfectly well centered, fresh and v.f., signed Roger Calves, with 2022 Pascal Scheller and 2023 Roumet certificates. A tremendous rarity, only a few known to exist, cat. €160000 (Cat No. Sass.18) (Image)

Cat. €160000, Est.US$20,000

1953 Italy at work issue, 50c-20L vertical gutter pairs, with red "Natale Triestino 1953" overprints in gutters, n.h., fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$150

1947 10L violet, unsevered pair, overprint inverted and shifted, small h.r., fine, with 2023 PFC, cat. €6000 (Cat No. Sass. 6b) (Image)

Cat. €6000, Est.US$400

1949-53 20L brown lilac, imperforate pair, n.h., v.f., rare, cat. €8000 (Cat No. Sass.19/I) (Image)

Cat. €8000, Est.US$2,000

1918 10kr deep violet, used, light postmark, well centered, v.f., signed Kosack, with Sorani and 2022 Dr.Avi certificates. A rarity, only 37 issued (very few survive to date) (Sass.18, Euro 110,000) cat. $52000 (Cat No. N17) (Image)

Cat. $52000, Est.US$20,000