EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE 1862 Folded printed brochure, franked 1862 2c light yellow, horizontal strip of three, touched to good margins, all neatly tied by TORINO/15.MAG.62 being the earliest known usage of these stamps, showpiece Expertise: Signed Angelo Zanaria, cert. Enzo Diena (1981) Estimate: € 2’000 – € 3’000 (Image)

EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE 1862 Printed matter from Turin to Cattanisetta, franked by 1862 2c bistre, large margins all around, tied by TORINO 16 MAG 62 cds, reverse bears PALERMO 20 MAG 62 transit cds, certificate states “…usato nel primer giorno d’uso riscontrato su corrispondenza privata…”, superb early usage Expertise: Zanaria guarantee (2007) Estimate: € 3’000 – € 5’000 (Image)

FIRST DAY OF USAGE 1863 Folded cover from Montelupo to Pistoia, franked by 1863 15c blue, good margins all around, tied by large type Montelupo 1 GEN 1863 cds first day cancel, reverse bears PISTOIA 2 GEN 63 arrival cds, very fine and rare first day usage Expertise: Cert. Colla (2005), Zanaria guarantee (2005) Estimate: € 3’000 – € 5’000 (Image)

EXTREMELY RARE USAGE PRIOR THE FIRST DAY 1863 Folded cover from Loreto to Recanati, franked 1863 De La Rue 15c light blue, neatly tied by LORETO/28.NOV.1863 datestamped three days prior to the first day of usage, a very fine and rare early use Expertise: Cert. Enzo Diena (1989), Serra (2005), Bottacchi (2005), Zanaria (2006) Estimate: € 1’500 – € 2’000 (Image)

FIRST DAY OF USAGE 1863 Printed matter receipt, franked 1863 10c orange, two singles, superbly cancelled by GOTTOLENGI/1.DIC.1863 first day cancel, a very fine and rare first day usage (Sassone 17a, € 4’500) Expertise: Cert. Bottacchi (2000) Estimate: € 1’000 – € 1’500 (Image)

1933 BALBO FLIGHT TO USA The outbound flight across the North Atlantic started with 25 flying boats under the command of Commanding General Italo Balbo. One of the planes stayed behind in Amsterdam. The outbound route was Orbetello-Amsterdam-Londonderry-Reykjavik-Cartwright-Shediac-Montreal-Chicago, and the return flight, of which only 23 planes made it, used a more southerly route. The triptych stamps were overprinted at left with abbreviated pilot names, The 5.25L+19.75L values are used on covers addressed and carried to Reykjavik, Iceland, with some of these further carried to Cartwright (Labrador, Newfoundland) with receiver, as well as all other intervening transits, on the face as well. The 5.25L+44.75L values are on covers sent to Chicago, and have all the intervening transits on the face, as well as the flight cachet and, uncommonly, the oval handstamp of the Italian Royal Air Force navigation ship “ALICE.” The reverse of all covers shows the special Roma “Crociera Aerea” cds of June 16, and the covers to Chicago also show the red “Commando” and Arms circular hs. “I-APAM” (Commander Captain Mario Aramu), set of two covers, the one to Reykjavik flown on to Cartwright (Sassone GP30, € 19’500), very fine Expertise: Cert. Giorgio Colla (2001) Estimate: € 6’000 – € 8’000 (Image)

1933 BALBO FLIGHT TO USA The outbound flight across the North Atlantic started with 25 flying boats under the command of Commanding General Italo Balbo. One of the planes stayed behind in Amsterdam. The outbound route was Orbetello-Amsterdam-Londonderry-Reykjavik-Cartwright-Shediac-Montreal-Chicago, and the return flight, of which only 23 planes made it, used a more southerly route. The triptych stamps were overprinted at left with abbreviated pilot names, The 5.25L+19.75L values are used on covers addressed and carried to Reykjavik, Iceland, with some of these further carried to Cartwright (Labrador, Newfoundland) with receiver, as well as all other intervening transits, on the face as well. The 5.25L+44.75L values are on covers sent to Chicago, and have all the intervening transits on the face, as well as the flight cachet and, uncommonly, the oval handstamp of the Italian Royal Air Force navigation ship “ALICE.” The reverse of all covers shows the special Roma “Crociera Aerea” cds of June 16, and the covers to Chicago also show the red “Commando” and Arms circular hs. “I-BIAN” (Commander Captain Vincenzo Biani), set of two covers, the one to Reykjavik flown on to Cartwright, very fine (Sassone GP30, € 19’500), very fine Expertise: Cert. Giorgio Colla (2001) Estimate: € 6’000 – € 8’000 (Image)

PDF Scan: 108293.pdf 1989-2001, The exceptional assembly of imperforates and progressive proofs of most sets and singles printed during this period, all in issued designs and colours, predominantly religious themes and Europas, over 1000 items in 47 sets and min.sheets, neatly mounted on pages (1025) Price on request (Image)