Early Italian letter: 1540 folded letter (slight text loss) written at Viterbo; paper sealing 'tongue’ with embossed seal with Cardinal’s hat. Fine & attractive. (Image)

1923 Facit Black Shirt Fund set, each cancelled double or triple Rozzano c.d.s, SG.125/4. (Image)

1923 Tercentenary of Congregation set, each bears Firenze double ring d/stamps (two or three strikes on each), SG.129/132. (4) (Image)

1928-33 good to FU range incl. 1928 Filiberto set (Cat. £1100), 1932 Dante set (Cat. £490), 1932 Fascist March - top 3 vals (Cat. £400+), 1933 Holy Year set (Cat. £225), all good to FU. Cat. £2200+ (30) (Image)

Dodecanese Islands (Italian occupation) 1932 Garibaldi issue UM marginal sets of ten for Neiro, Rodi, Patmo, Scarpanto, Lisso, Piscopi, Simi & Stampalia, SG.89/98. Cat. £1800. (80) (Image)

1948-51 UM range of better items incl. 1949 Art Exhibition set, 1949 UPU 50c, 1951 1st Tuscan stamps etc, Cat. £655, also M range comprising 1948 express letter 35L violet, SG.E718, 1951 Milan Fair set, 1951 Monte Cassino Abbey set, 1951 Art Exhib set, Cat. £599. Total Cat. £1254. (37) (Image)

MODENA 1852 Arms second setting IL on white, large margins, fine used. SG.13. Cat. £2500. (Image)

MODENA 1859 Provisional Govt 40c rose red large margins, very fine used, 'P.D.' couple small thins at top. SG.23a. Cat. £1500. (Image)

PAPAL STATES duplicated range on stock cards, all used, ideal lot for a specialist. (few 100) (Image)

PAPAL STATES 1852 50b blue used good margins, slight faults, but very scarce. SG.27. Cat. £2000. (Image)

TUSCANY a lovely group of the 1851-53 issue 1c (4) incl. claret shade & carmine shades (3) incl. deep shade 4c pair and 3 singles, one possibly unused, 6c pair and 2 singles on a scarcer shade, 9c pair and single, all used Germany, good to large margins, ST.Cat. £2800+. (16) (Image)