Italy, & Area Sundry, 1870-1950. Selection on black stock cards, including some Offices, Colonies, Vatican as well as some classic Italy; please inspect. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0

Italy, 1862 Victor Emmanuel II 80c orange. Tied on fragment by Livorno town cancel, intact perf all around, F.-V.F. Scott No. 21 $2,000. Sassone No. 4  €2,750 ($3,767). $0 (Image)

Italy, 1865 Victor Emmanuel II 15c blue, London Printing. O.g., attractively centered, bright color, Very Fine. Scott No. 29 $3,000. Sassone No. L18  €3,500 ($4,795). $0 (Image)

Italy, 1911, 15L King Victor Emmanuel Booklet Panes. Intact booklet, with black on blue cover, containing 2 (of original 4) panes of 6, brownish gum with a few slightly toned perfs otherwise no separations, very rare as unexploded booklet, o.g., never hinged, handsome Very Fine appearance. Scott No. 123c; $390 as stamps  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

Italy, 1924-25, Series of Stamps with Advertising Labels Complete. Impressive complete set of 19 of these attractive issues, perf 14 and imperforate between, the highest cataloguing examples all signed A. Diena, rarely offered as a complete set, mostly light cds cancellations, F.-V.F. and rare. Scott No. 96b-87d  $4,250. $0 (Image)

Italy, 1961, 205l rose lilac, Presidential Visit. The rare withdrawn error of design, full o.g., Very Fine. Scott No. 834a  $1,650. $0 (Image)

Italy, Airmail, 1928 Nobile Polar Exploration Semi-Official Error. Margin pair, front with black overprints normal, reverse with tête-bêche black overprints, only one sheet believed to have been recorded, one stamp with tiny paper adhesion, both stamps signed in pencil, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine and rare. Sanabria No. S4c var. Estimate  $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

Italy, Airmail Semi-Official, 1919, Vienna-Padua-Prague Flight. Striking illustration of biplane over Vienna, issued for use of Italian Military Mission at Vienna to prepay airmail carried on Italian planes, o.g. (gum crease), attractive Very Fine appearance; signed. Sanabria No. S1  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Italy, Airmail Semi-Official, 1926, Trans-Polar Flight Amundsen Nobile Ellsworth. Inverted frame se-tenant with regular, with dramatic illustration of Zeppelin over North Pole, o.g., Very Fine, listed but not priced in Sanabria catalog; both signed. Sanabria No. S3f  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Italy, Airmail Semi-Official, 1928 Nobile Polar Exploration Semi-Official Air Post. Printed on gum side of C7 (1.20l brown) as listed in Sanabria, very scarce thus, Very Fine, very rare; signed. Sanabria No. S4c  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Italy, Collection, 1862-1930. Neatly displayed on specialty pages, including high catalog value classics both mint & used, close examination recommended. Estimate  $750 - 1,000. $0

Italy, Collection, 1862-1970. Lots of nice early issues, both mint & used (sometimes both); includes a mint set 1890 Surcharges; used set 1910 Plebiscite; mint #100f; 1911 Union mint set; 1924 Manzoni mint set (lovely 5L); used set 1924 surcharges; 1928 Philibert high values complete mint & 2 used #207-9; 1930?s virtually complete mint or used or both; Semi-postals & Airmails nearly complete for period including 1930 Trans-Atlantic mint Zepp?s & Balbo?s mint; 1932 DaVinci used; Parcel Post?s include 1st set 3 high values mint (#Q17-19); not missing much. Estimate  $1,500 - 2,000. $0

Italy, Postage Due, 1874, 10L blue & brown. O.g., paper hinge remnant, couple nibbed perf at lower right, otherwise Fine. Scott No. J19 $6,500. Sassone No. 18  €8,000 ($10,960). $0 (Image)

Italy & Area, Collection, 1863-2006. Neatly displayed in hingeless mounts on Scott pages in 2 albums, early used to be expected, but from 1910 commemoratives throughout to the 1940's well filled mint and about complete mint from 1950 to date, with some never hinged in the earlier and then fully NH after 1960 or so; including airmails, semipostals, other back-of-the-book; minimal Italian States, then some Fiume, Trieste, Austrian Occupation, etc; generally F-VF and fresh, please inspect. Estimate  $1,000 - 1,500. $0

Italy & Colonies, Collection, 1860-1965. Neatly mounted on specialty pages, including some high catalog value mint classics, later Italy mostly used; some attractive mostly mint colonies including Cyrenaica, Aegean Islands & Libya; close examination recommended, please inspect. Estimate  $750 - 1,000. $0

Italy Area, Collection, 1862-1950. Neatly mounted in Scott Specialty album, very strong in mint earlier 20th Century beginning with 1910 commemoratives and continuing with especially fresh mint 1930's commemoratives including Dante set (268-79) never hinged, through 1948 Risorgimento Centennary; lovely Airmails including **NH 1933 Atlantic Crossing triptychs and 1934 Sports; Colonies somewhat scattered but including many nice mint sets, likewise San Marino, Fiume, Trieste, etc.; very scattered Italian States also present; this collection is exceptional in that there is not a single speck of toning which so often affects Italy collections, condition generally F-VF or better, please evaluate carefully. Estimate  $2,000 - 3,000. $0