1930s issues incl. better sets from Egeo, Eritrea, Somalia and Tripolitania (with few Libia), also the Gen. Issues, mostly lh and mostly cplt. sets incl. Rome-Mogadiscio, Rome-B.A., Zeppelins, etc, examine (about 140 items) (Sa. ca. € 3’050) (Est. € 400/500) (Image)

1934 Roma-Mogadiscio “SERVIZIO DI STATO” ovpts. for Cirenaica, Eritrea, Somalia and Tripolitania, each tied to separate flown “Ministero delle Colonie” cover by special cds with special bs, rare offer in a complete set, a great opportunity, very fine (Sa. € 14’000) (Image)

1934 Roma-Mogadiscio “SERVIZIO DI STATO” ovpts. for Cirenaica, Eritrea, Somalia and Tripolitania, rare in a complete set, two are nh, other two faintly lh, a great opportunity, very fine (Sa. € 19’500) (Image)

1934 Soccer Championship set of 12 (postage + airmail), each handstamped “SPECIMEN” in violet by Portugal authorities and affixed to small parts of album page (3 in all), believed to have been distributed to one of their colonial postal administrations, only a few known, very fine overall, cert. and signed Sorani (Sassone 46-50, A31-37) (Image)

1934 Second Colonial Arts Expo, four reg’d covers (one each from Cirenaica, Eritrea, Somalia and Tripolitania) franked by the airmail sets on the front and the regular sets on the reverse, all tied by appropriate cds, flown to Rome, bs and rather unusual, fine (Image)

1934 Rome-Mogadiscio flights, set of four matched covers each franked by the 25+2 L values of Tripolitania (6.11.34 cds), Cirenaica, Eritrea (both 9.1.34 cds) and Somalia (13.11.34 cds) respectively, two reg’d, flown on various segments, all addressed to Commandante Lombardi, red diamond cachets, appropriate bs, a scarce and very fine set (Sa. GP 87-90, € 5’400) (Image)

1934 2nd Colonial Expo at Naples, four matching set-franked covers from Cirenaica, Eritrea, Somalia and Tripolitania, franking tied by 9 or 13.11.34 respective “Posta Aerea Speciale” cds, each with flight cachet, all bs (3 Mogadiscio, one Roma, very fine and scarce (Sa. € 2’000) (Est. € 300/400) (Image)

1933 North Atlantic Crossing set, each value tied to separate cover together with 5.25 L Libia franking, Benghasi airmail cds, sent reg’d via Reykjavik (5.VII bs) or Chicago (both bs) to New York (bs), h/s cachets and “Forwarded,” a scarce set, very fine (Sa. € 6,750+) (Image)

1934 Rome-Buenos Aires Flight set plus add’l 2.75 L Libia franking, all tied to small reg’d cacheted cover tied by 27.1.34 Bengasi cds, large red cachet on reverse plus Roma bs (also boxed “Perduta coincidenza / primo volo postale / Roma Buenos-Ayres” due to interrupted flight of the aircraft), very fine (Sa. GP 65d, € 2’000) (Image)

1934 Mogadiscio-Roma flight, cover flown Tobruk to Mogadiscio, franked with 25+2L special issue tied by special crowned cds (9.11.34), diamond cachet, addressed to pilot Lombardi, bs (11.11.34), very fine (Sa. € 1’350) (Image)

1934 Rome-Mogadisco flight cover posted at Tobruk with 10c & 2L Colonial Expo franking tied by special Tobruk cds (9.11.34), Mogadiscio bs (11.11.34), very fine (Sa. € 600) (Image)

1933 (June) Zeppelin 3rd South America Flight reg’d cover with 3.25L total franking tied at Asmara (May 31), sent via Barcelona (large oval bs of June 13) then Rome and Munich (both July 1 airmail bs), then flown from F’hafen (July 1 cds) and dropped at Barcelona (July 3 bs), most unusual especially with special red linear “Friedrichshafen (Bodensee) – Barcelona” hs, notes on reverse indicate only 10 such were prepared, very fine (Sieger 219 Ca var, € 350+; Sassone Z16d, € 750) (Image)

1934 (Dec.) Zeppelin Christmas Flight (to South America), cover franked with cplt. Colonial Expo postage set of 6 and FLOWN TWICE, first during the Nov. 1934 Rome-Mogadiscio flight of Francis Lombardi (Massaua Nov. 9 cds and Mogadiscio Nov. 11 bs). As it was addressed to Comm. Lombardi in Brazil, it was then flown via Munich (Dec. 5 bs) to Recife (bs Dec. 12). An important double flight cover with both flight cachets, very fine, 2008 cert. and signed Pigeron (Sassone GP89a & Z24d, € 1’100 and Sieger 286 for the latter flight, € 600++) (Image)

1936 African Views airmail set of 10, each handstamped “SPECIMEN” by Portugal authorities on receipt from the UPU in Berne and affixed to part of album page, believed to have been distributed to one of their colonial postal administrations, rare if not UNIQUE, very fine overall (Image)

1933 (May) Zeppelin Rome Flight pc, 10.75L total franking incl. 10L Zeppelin issue tied at Tripoli, superb Rome Flight cachet plus pictorial bs (29.V.33), sent onward via Zeppelin 2nd South America Flight with Pernambuco bs (6.VI.33), bold boxed NON RECLAME hs, very fine (Sieger 213 C / 214, € 350+) (Image)

1933 (May) Zeppelin Rome Flight, reg’d ppc with mixed franking, with Cirenaica 15L Zeppelin plus 2.25L in Libya stamps, all tied at Tripoli (May 28) with Rome pictorial bs (30.V.33), sent on to Buenos Aires via Zeppelin 2nd South America Flight with Rio transit (June 8) plus final bs (June 10), very fine (Sieger 213 E / 214, € 450+) (Image)

1934 8th Tripoli Fair airmails & “Espressi” cplt. on reg’d cover to Rome, all tied by 1934.06.07 cds, bs, fine (Sa. € 2’000) (Image)

1933 (Oct.) Zeppelin “Century of Progress” (Chicago) Flight, reg’d cover franked by six diff. 1932 Pictorials incl. scarce 2.55L value (total 8.75L) tied at Mogadiscio (Sept. 27), triangular cachet for connecting flight via Seville but not flown as sent to Rome (6.11.33 bs) via Milan (19.10.33 bs), scarce and very fine (Sieger 238 variety, € 600; Sassone Z22c, € 425+) (Image)

1934 Mogadiscio-Roma return flight reg’d cover franked with 25+2L special issue tied by special crowned cds (13.11.34), diamond cachet, addressed to pilot Lombardi and signed by him on reverse, Roma bs (1.12.34), few minor age spots at TL of envelope else very fine (Sa. € 1’350) (Image)

1934 Roma-Mogadiscio Flight set tied by 1935 (7.1) cds to large reg’d cover endorsed for carriage to Rome “Via Mombasa – Kenya – Brindisi,” Napoli and Roma bs, clean and very fine (Sa. GP 90d, € 2’200) (Image)

1933 North Atlantic Crossing set, each value tied to separate cover together with 5.25L Libya franking, Benghasi airmail cds, sent reg’d via Reykjavik (5.VII bs) or diect to Chicago (bs), first then to New York (bs), h/s cachets and “Forwarded,” “Express” or “Special Delivery,” a scarce set, very fine (Sa. € 6,750+) (Image)

1931 (30 March) First flight cover to BERLIN franked by 1.25L in four stamps incl. 1L airmail all tied by Tripoli d’Africa air cds, Rome transit (same day) plus Berlin bs (2.4.31) and red Luftpostamt cachet and boxed Munich transit on front, lovely and scarce, very fine (Sass. 235e, € 275) (Image)

1934 Rome-Buenos Aires 5L Overprint (Sa. PA 32) plus ordinary Libya 1L & 1.75L values, all tied by 22.1.34 Triploi d’Africa cds to reg’d cover to Buenos Aires, flight cachet on both sides plus special Pan Am cachet on reverse, proper bs, addressed to pilot Francis Lombardi, very fine (Sa. € 500) (Image)

1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight reg’d cover with complete set of two (Sa. PA 28-29) plus add’l 2.55L value, all tied at Tripoli (14.6.33 cds), flown Rome-New York, flight cachet on face, Rome special Balbo Flight bs (16.6.33) plus three New York bs, vert. fold clear of franking else very fine (Sa. € 6’750) (Image)

1934 “Circuit of the Oases” set tied to flown reg’d cover by special Tripoli cds, not bs, very rare with only 5’000 sets prepared and perhaps 100 sets flown, very fine (Sa. € 7,250; Mü pts 6’500) (Image)