1926 (13 May) first flight over the North Pole with airship "Norge" (pilot Amundsen), carried from Ciampino Roma 8.4.26 to Kingsbay, Norway, franked with Italy 1.25L, also with special Nobile label overprinted "Norge", bearing oval cachet "Volo Transpolare 1926 Amundsen - Ellsworth - Nobile Equipaggio Italiano Dirigibile Norge", with arrival pmk, bearing signature of "Precerutti", v.f. (Image)

Est.$500

1926 (13 Apr) S.A.N.A. flight cover Genova (via Palermo) to Tripoli, blue departure cds, with arrival pmk (17 April) on back, v.f., ex-Boris Joffe (Image)

Est.$150

1926 (8 Oct) flight from Rome to Barranquilla, Colombia, franked with 25L and SCADTA 30c added for further transmission to Bogota, with appropriate markings on both sides, fine and scarce combination cover (Image)

Est.$150

1930 (12 Dec) Roma-Tripoli-Massaua-Mogadiscio Special Flight by Francis Lombardi, cover from Rome to Mogadiscio, addressed to the pilot, v.f., with arrival pmk (Sass.179, Euro 850) (Image)

Est.$250

1930 (12 Dec) Roma-Tripoli, ppc with attractive franking and appropriate cachet, v.f., with arrival pmk (Sass.179a, Euro 700) (Image)

Est.$250

1930 (12 Dec) Roma-Massaua, ppc with attractive franking and appropriate cachet, little toning at bottom of the card, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk (Sass.179b, Euro 700) (Image)

Est.$250

1930 (12 Feb) flown card Roma-Tripoli-Massaua-Mogadiscio by Francis Lombardi, franking on picture side, with arrival pmk, v.f. (Sass.179, Euro 850) (Image)

Est.$250

1930 (12 Feb) flown cover Roma-Tripoli-Massaua-Mogadiscio by Francis Lombardi, Tripoli leg, v.f., with arrival pmk, ex-Joffe (Sass.179a, Euro 700) (Image)

Est.$250

1930 (12 Feb) flown cover Roma-Tripoli-Massaua-Mogadiscio by Francis Lombardi, Massaua leg, v.f., with arrival pmk, ex-Joffe (Sass. 179b, Euro 700) (Image)

Est.$250

1931 (28 June) first flight covers Roma-Brindisi-Alexandria, selection of various legs and combinations, five covers and one ppc, different cachets, fine-v.f., scarce lot, ex-Joffe (Image)

Est.$500

1931 (11 Apr) Roma-Athens leg of the flight from Paris to Saigon, pilot signed, v.f., scarce (Sass.237, Euro 600) (Image)

Est.$250

1932 (Amelia Earhart) autographed (facsimile) airmail cover with Italian and French stamps canceled, respectively, at Milano (Posta Aerea 8.6.32 cancel, Roma Aeroporto del Littorio 9.6.32 receiver), and aboard the ship bringing the aviatrix back to US (Le Havre a New York 17.6. 32 cancel, Rome I VII 32 receiver). After her record-breaking Transatlantic flight in May 1932, the aviatrix had spent three weeks in Europe, before departing for US on June 15. On her visit to Italy, she was greeted by Italo Balbo in Milano on June 8, then flown as the guest of honor in the Italian military plane to Rome for an official reception and a small number of covers were prepared to commemorate the occasion, the addressee, Commodore Giuseppe Colianchi, was one of the pioneers of Italian aeronautics, stamps close to the edge of the cover, otherwise v.f. and rare (Image)

Est.$1,000

1933 (18 Oct) flown cover from Merano, via Athens to South Africa, with transit and Cape Town arrival pmks, roughly opened on back, otherwise fine cover to uncommon destination (Image)

Est.$150

1933 Balbo Issue, 5,25-19,75L and 5,25-44,75L "I-QUES" and "I-MIGL" triptychs, set of two, with additional franking on back, used on registered and flown cover from Napoli to New York, numerous transit and arrival markings, appropriate Balbo handstamp, v.f., rare set on one cover, with 1982 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.51-52, Euro 19,500) cat. $6000 (Cat No. C48-49) (Image)

Cat. $6000, Est.$2,000

1933 Balbo Issue, 5,25-19,75L and 5,25-44,75L "I-TEUC" and "I-BORG" triptychs, set of two, with additional franking on back, used on registered and flown cover from Napoli to New York, numerous transit and arrival markings, appropriate Balbo handstamp, v.f., rare set on one cover, with 1982 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.51-52, Euro 19,500) cat. $6000 (Cat No. C48-49) (Image)

Cat. $6000, Est.$2,000

1933 Balbo Triptychs 5,25L+19.75L I-RECA and I-PELL, used on registered and flown covers from Lido-Venezia to Amsterdam, and from Rome to USA, each with appropriate Balbo cachets, transit and arrival pmks, fine-v.f. (Sass. Euro 19,500) cat. $6000 (Cat No. C48-49) (Image)

Cat. $6000, Est.$1,500

1934 Roma-Buenos Aires flight cover, with complete set of four, plus additional franking, appropriate cachet and arrival pmks, signed Bolaffi, with his 1966 certificate (Sass. Euro 2,000) cat. $1600 (Cat No. C52-55) (Image)

Cat. $1600, Est.$500

1934 Rome to Mogadiscio complete set of five used on registered and flown cover from Rome (9.11.34), with special cachet and arrival pmks, fine-v.f., cat. $3250 (Cat No. C73-78) (Image)

Cat. $3250, Est.$500

1934 Roma-Mogadiscio flight cover addressed to Tobruk, with 2L franking and additional stamps, v.f., with appropriate cachet and arrival pmk, cat. $240 (Cat No. C74) (Image)

Cat. $240, Est.$150

1934 Roma-Mogadiscio flight cover addressed to Mogadiscio, with 4L franking and additional stamp, v.f., with appropriate cachet and arrival pmk, cat. $550 (Cat No. C75) (Image)

Cat. $550, Est.$250