1934 Surcharges, set of six, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Diena, etc., cat. $3680 (Cat No. 35-40) (Image)

Cat. $3680, Est.$1,000

1934 Provisional surcharges, complete set of six, each handstamped "Specimen" and affixed on piece of a presentation card (from the Portuguese Postal Administration, presented to the UPU at Bern), some surface defects, otherwise fine, rare (Cat No. 35-40S) (Image)

Est.$750

1934 provisional surcharges, three top values, tied by 2.8.34 pmks on registered cover to Switzerland, v.f., with arrival pmk, fine and scarce (Cat No. 38-40) (Image)

Est.$500

1929 (2 Aug) first flight cover "Poste Vaticane", all-Vatican franking to Vienna, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk (5 Aug), only five carried (Image)

Est.$1,000

1931 (7 Mar) first flight cover, mixed franking with Italian adhesives to Assiut, Egypt, v.f., with Alexandria transit and Asyut arrival pmks, v.f., only 10 carried (Image)

Est.$500

1932 (29 Apr) first flight cover, mixed franking with Italian adhesives (30 Apr) Rome to Gibraltar, fine, only 14 carried (Image)

Est.$500

1933 (31 May) first flight, all Vatican franking to Salonika, faint Greek cachet on front, Athens transit and Salonika arrival pmks, v.f., only 51 carried (Image)

Est.$500

1934 (25 Jan) Rome to Casablanca flight, mixed franking with Italian special issue single, registered card, with special Roma-Buenos Aires cachet, transit and arrival markings, v.f., rare, with 1985 Colla certificate (Sass. GP68), cat. €2500 (Image)

Cat. €2500, Est.$1,000

1934 (9 Nov) Rome to Mogadiscio flight cover with Vatican only franking, cancelled 9.11.34, with special "Volo Postale Roma-Mogadiscio" cachet, addressed to Tobruk, but without the arrival postmark, v.f., rare (Image)

Est.$2,500

1935 (29 July) first flight cover, mixed franking with Italian adhesive, Inaugural flight to Lyon, v.f., only 10 carried (Image)

Est.$250

1950 official diplomatic mail "Nunciatura Apostolica" corner cachet cover from Lima Peru to New York, appropriate cachets, tape stains, otherwise fine (Image)

Est.$150