1862 10c bister, canceled on piece by Siena pmk, perforations all around, fine, signed Colla, cat. $325 (Cat No. 17) (Image)

Cat. $325, Est.$150

1862 (4 July) FL from Milan to Moscow, franked with 20c dark blue, rounded lower right corner, tied by cds, with framed "Francobollo Insufficiente", also "P.O." and red crayon due markings, on back transit pmks of "Lario" and Zurich, also Moscow, 30 June arrival. A fine cover to Russia, prepaying only 20c to the Swiss border (Cat No. 19) (Image)

Est.$150

1863 (25 May) outer FL franked with 10c Sardinia, used in combination with Italy 2x15c, tied by "Nantante Colico-Como" departure cds, sent to Venice, with arrival pmk on back, fine example of Lake Mail, signed Diena (Image)

Est.$150

1865 20c on 15c blue, Type II, reasonably well centered, h.r., small closed tear at top, fine appearance, cat. $8750 (Cat No. 34a) (Image)

Cat. $8750, Est.$250

1874 (25 Oct) cover franked with 10c, 20c (2) and 50c, minor perf. faults, tied by "231" numeral cancels, also corresponding handstamp "Cadenabbia", with "Lake Como" endorsement alongside, sent via London to Boston, with attractive Hotel "Belle Vie Lac De Como Cadenabbia" embossing on back, fine Trans-Atlantic cover (Image)

Est.$150

1890 2c on 10c olive gray, surcharge inverted, l.h. (if at all), pencil signed, rare, cat. $500 (Cat No. 58a) (Image)

Cat. $500, Est.$150

1922 Philatelic Congress in Trieste, complete set of four, usual centering, l.h., fine, signed Raybaudi, with his 2003 certificate, cat. $1235 (Cat No. 142A-D) (Image)

Cat. $1235, Est.$250

1922 Philatelic Congress in Trieste, complete set of four canceled First Day of Issue on special commemorative picture postcard (slight creases and adhesions on back), fine, signed Sismondo, with his 2012 certificate, cat. $1350 (Cat No. 142A-D) (Image)

Cat. $1350, Est.$250

1923 Manzoni, 5L violet & black, imperforate sheet margin single, l.h., v.f. (Sass. 156d) cat. €1200 (Cat No. 170a) (Image)

Cat. €1200, Est.$350

1924-5 Publicity stamps with bottom labels, complete set of 19 used, usual centering, mostly fine or better, signed Gazzi, etc., cat. $4968 (Cat No. 96b-87d) (Image)

Cat. $4968, Est.$750

1928 Emmanuel Philibert (Filiberto) 30c, center inverted, neatly canceled, well centered for this difficult issue, v.f., with 1968 Diena certificate (Sass.228a, Euro 12,000) cat. $9200 (Cat No. 203a) (Image)

Cat. $9200, Est.$3,000

1937 Child Welfare, complete set of 16, used on three covers, registered from Milan (1.7.37) to USA, each with transit and Phoenix arrival pmks, fine-v.f. (Sass.Euro 6,750) cat. $2750 (Cat No. 367-76,C89-94) (Image)

Cat. $2750, Est.$750

1941 Rome-Berlin Axis, prepared but unissued set of three, n.h., v.f., see note in Scott's following No.418 (Sass.457A-C, Euro 325) (Image)

Est.$150

1942 Galileo, set of four imperforate singles, each stamp overprinted SAGGIO, n.h., v.f. (Cat No. 419-22S) (Image)

Est.$150

1926 Transpolar "Norge" vignette (Volo Transpolare), sheet of 20, bottom left with inverted frame, n.h., v.f. (Image)

Est.$500

1926 Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile Expedition, special vignette, lower left sheet corner margin strip of three, one stamp with black inverted, other imperf. between, special oval cachets on back, v.f. (Image)

Est.$250

1932 Garibaldi, set of five used on registered and flown cover from Genova to the Hague, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk (Cat No. C35-39) (Image)

Est.$150

1933 Balbo Triptychs (I-BIAN), n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $575 (Cat No. C48-49) (Image)

Cat. $575, Est.$150

1933 Balbo Triptychs, overprinted I-BALB, matching top sheet corner margin set, n.h., v.f., cat. $575 (Cat No. C48-49) (Image)

Cat. $575, Est.$150

1938 Proclamation of the Empire, complete set of six, used with additional franking on registered and flown cover from Torino 27.1.39 to USA, v.f., with arrival pmk, cat. $525 (Cat No. C100-105) (Image)

Cat. $525, Est.$150

1933 Servizio di Stato triptych, fresh, h.r., fine-v.f., cat. $3300 (Cat No. CO1) (Image)

Cat. $3300, Est.$750

1933 Servizio di Stato triptych, 10L gray blue, h.r., v.f., cat. $875 (Cat No. CO2) (Image)

Cat. $875, Est.$200

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