1863-77 40c carmine, Turin Printing, small h.r., nice color, fine, with 1990 Diena certificate (Sass.T20) cat. $6500 (Cat No. 31) (Image)

Cat. $6500, Est.$750

1863-65 40c rose carmine, London Printing, block of four, beautiful color and uncommonly well centered, unused with full original gum, h.r. at top, bottom right stamp never hinged, bottom left stamp with barest trace of a hinge, truly post office fresh and v.f., signed Diena, with 2008 "Grande Rarita" Raybaudi certificate ("E'ben centrato e poiche trovasi tuttora in ottimo stato di conservazione") (Sass.L20; catalogue value is for "perfectly" centered singles, without consideration for the 60% premium for a block of four). A true gem from the Italian Kingdom, cat. €87500 (Cat No. 31) (Image)

Cat. €87500, Est.$25,000

1865 Die proof of Victorio Emmanuelle II in black, on white glazed card, with black surround, dated May 9, 1865, fine, possibly unique (Image)

Est.$1,500

1865 20c on 15c blue, type III (type I in Scott), block of four, bottom stamps never hinged, top stamps hinge remnant, usual centering, some totally insignificant gum toning at upper right, mentioned for accuracy only (not mentioned on accompanying 2008 Raybaudi certificate), fine and rare block (Sass.25; catalogue value for singles) cat. €6600 (Cat No. 34) (Image)

Cat. €6600, Est.$750

1879 Humbert, 5c-2L, set of seven imperf. plate proofs on gummed paper, n.h., fresh and v.f., few signed Diena (Sass. P37-43) cat. €3750 (Cat No. 45-51P) (Image)

Cat. €3750, Est.$500

1879 Humbert, 20c-50L, four values, imperf. plate proofs on gummed paper, blocks of four, also 5c, 10c and 2L singles (one of each), n.h., one stamp with natural inclusion, otherwise fresh and v.f. (Sass. P37-43) cat. €9375 (Cat No. 45-51P) (Image)

Cat. €9375, Est.$1,500

1889 Humbert, 40c-5L, set of five imperf. plate proofs, n.h. (40c and 60c issued without gum), fresh and v.f. (Sass. P45-49) cat. €1810 (Cat No. 53-57P) (Image)

Cat. €1810, Est.$350

1901 5c-5L, seven imperf. plate proofs on ungummed paper, complete except for 40c and 50c, fine-v.f. (Sass.P69/78) cat. €1820 (Cat No. 78/91P) (Image)

Cat. €1820, Est.$400

1901 5c Coat of Arms, imperf. trial color proofs in red, purple and olive green, each with sheet margin at bottom, v.f. (Sass. P70) cat. €780 (Cat No. 78TC) (Image)

Cat. €780, Est.$250

1901 1L brown and green, green background double, h.r., v.f. and rare, listed but unpriced in Sassone, signed Raybaudi (Sass.77ba) (Cat No. 87var) (Image)

Est.$1,000

1906 10c claret, imperforate pair, double impression, h.r., v.f., signed Diena (Cat No. 95var) (Image)

Est.$250

1914-26 three postal cards, one with additional franking used from Torino and Genova to Los Banos, Philippines, fine (Image)

Est.$250

1924-25 Publicity stamps with bottom labels, complete set of 19 used, usual centering, mostly fine or better, cat. $4968 (Cat No. 96b-87d) (Image)

Cat. $4968, Est.$1,000

1937 Children, Postage and Air Post Issue, 50 complete sets, mostly in sheets or large multiples, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.406-15,A100-105, Euro 40,000) cat. $32750 (Cat No. 367-76,C89-94) (Image)

Cat. $32750, Est.$5,000

1927 60c,1L, 1.50L and 5L four different, complete as issued on 14.2.27 cover to Germany, fine-v.f. (Sass.PA3,4,6,7) cat. €800 (Cat No. C3,5,8,9) (Image)

Cat. €800, Est.$200

1934 Servizio di Stato, 10L blue black, l.h. (if at all), v.f., cat. $875 (Cat No. CO2) (Image)

Cat. $875, Est.$200

1910 picture postcards of Pescara (Aviation Station) and International Air Show in Milan (view of Duomo and biplane), used in 1918-19, also four different perf. And two imperf. Vignettes, last two 1917 Palermo Posta Aerea, fine lot (Image)

Est.$150

1917 Rome-Turin and Turin-Rome first flight cover and card, also Naples-Palermo and Rome-Naples-Palermo two first flight covers, minor cover adhesions or tears, fine-v.f., cat. $410 (Cat No. C1-2) (Image)

Cat. $410, Est.$150

1918 (Nov) Posta Aerea Transadriatica/Venezia, complete cachet tying 1c adhesive on piece, fine, with pencil signature at bottom (Image)

Est.$150

1925 (28 June) Livorno, special postal card prepared for the Philatelic Congress, franked with 60c and 1L and the corresponding vignette, all tied by Livorno pmks and flown to Rome, plus cover with 60c franking and the airmail vignette (not tied), both card and cover with Rome arrival pmks, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$250

1925 (3 Oct) Milano-Geneva first flight cover franked with 1 Lire definitive, v.f., with arrival pmk (Image)

Est.$150

1926 (1 Apr) first flight cover to Pavia, Torino-Trieste route, appropriate franking and oval cachet, 30c Postage Due applied on arrival, fine (Image)

Est.$200

1926 (1 Apr) first flight cover to Venezia, Torino-Trieste route, appropriate franking and oval cachet, 30c Postage Due applied on arrival, fine (Image)

Est.$200

1926 (1 Apr) first flight cover from Pavia to Venezia, Torino-Trieste route, appropriate franking and oval cachet, 30c Postage Due applied on arrival, v.f. (Image)

Est.$250

1926 (1 Apr) first flight cover to Trieste, Torino-Trieste route, appropriate franking and oval cachet, fine cover with arrival pmk (Image)

Est.$150