1934 surcharges, 1,30 on 1,25L blue, small figures "30" in "1.30", thin surcharge, prepared but never issued, used, perfectly centered, fresh and v.f., signed Champion, Bolaffi, etc., with 1961 Diena and 2008 Sorani certificates. Only one sheet of 100 of these sample surcharges were printed and sold by error, certainly the greatest rarity from Vatican City (Sass.36A, cat. Euro 23,000) cat. $16000 (Cat No. 36a) (Image)

Cat. $16000, Est.$5,000

1935 International Juridical Congress, two complete sets, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $2000 (Cat No. 41-46) (Image)

Cat. $2000, Est.$500

1935 International Juridical Congress, three high values, n.h., v.f., signed Raybaudi, with his 1997 certificate, cat. $880 (Cat No. 44-46) (Image)

Cat. $880, Est.$200

1940 5c dark carmine, imperforate single with large margins, n.h., v.f., signed S.Cilio, with his 2009 certificate (Sass.72a) cat. €1500 (Cat No. 72a) (Image)

Cat. €1500, Est.$150

1946 1L on 50c green, upper right sheet corner block of four, top right stamp without surcharge, n.h., v.f. (Sass.104cb) cat. €2200 (Cat No. 104var) (Image)

Cat. €2200, Est.$300

1951 Council of Chalcedon, 25L red brown, horizontal pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Sass.150c, Euro 4,500) cat. $2250 (Cat No. 150a) (Image)

Cat. $2250, Est.$600

1955 St.Bonifacio, 35L violet, top sheet margin block of 15, perforations shifted through the left part, leaving nine stamps completely imperforate, n.h., v.f. (Sass.193aa, Euro 10,500) cat. €10500 (Cat No. 193a) (Image)

Cat. €10500, Est.$1,500

1959 Coat of Arms, 35L variety "Poste Vaticane" red color double in pair with normal stamp, n.h., v.f., with Raybaudi certificate for a large block from which this originated (Cat No. 251var) (Image)

Est.$200

1959 Coat of Arms, 35L variety "Poste Vaticane" red color double, left sheet margin single, with copy of the Raybaudi certificate for a large block from which this originated (Cat No. 251var) (Image)

Est.$150

1964 Red Cross, 300L gray, red color (Cross) completely omitted, n.h., v.f., signed Diena (Sass.394a) cat. €1800 (Cat No. 394var) (Image)

Cat. €1800, Est.$250

1964 Christmas, 10L horizontal pair, right stamp imperf. at right, n.h., v.f., with Raybaudi certificate (Sass.397a) cat. €1300 (Cat No. 397var) (Image)

Cat. €1300, Est.$200

1965 United Nations, 30L sapphire, top sheet margin horizontal strip of eight, right stamp printing partially omitted, n.h., v.f., signed Diena (Sass.417a) cat. €1800 (Cat No. 417var) (Image)

Cat. €1800, Est.$250

1974 St. Thomas Aquinas, se-tenant strip of three, gold color omitted, n.h., v.f., with 1985 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.558-60var) (Cat No. 557a,var) (Image)

Est.$400

1977 Rubens, 350L Madonna, mantle printed in blue instead of gray, right sheet margin example, n.h., v.f., with Cerruti certificate. Only one sheet recorded (Sass.632var) (Cat No. 629var) (Image)

Est.$250

1983 "Papacy and Art" souvenir sheet of six, part of the silver inscriptions (Papal Coat of Arms) completely omitted, n.h., v.f. (Sass.Block 5d) cat. €5000 (Cat No. 718var) (Image)

Cat. €5000, Est.$500

1987 Olymphilex, souvenir sheet of four plus four labels, red printing completely omitted, n.h., v.f. (Sass.Block 9a) cat. €4000 (Cat No. 792var) (Image)

Cat. €4000, Est.$600

1996 Europa (Sister Edith Stein) 850L brown, vertical sheet margin strip of four, perforations shifted causing three different varieties, n.h., v.f. (Sass.1043a,b,c) cat. €6200 (Cat No. 1001var) (Image)

Cat. €6200, Est.$900

1999 Eucharistic Congress Wroclaw, Poland, 1,000L horizontal sheet margin strip of five, three right stamps printing completely omitted, n.h., v.f., with 1999 Carraro certificate (Sass.1086a) cat. €8000 (Cat No. 1047var) (Image)

Cat. €8000, Est.$1,200

1938 10L dark violet brown, horizontal pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Sass.8c) cat. €6750 (Cat No. C8var) (Image)

Cat. €6750, Est.$1,000

1947 4L dark brown, variety imperf. at top, n.h., v.f. (Sass.10aa, stated only one known). A rare variety, caused by an irregular fold of margin at top (Cat No. C10var) (Image)

Est.$1,500

1947 25L, 50L and 100L imperforate singles, large margins, n.h., v.f., with 1971 Diena certificate (Sass.13a-15a) cat. €13500 (Cat No. C13-15var) (Image)

Cat. €13500, Est.$2,000

1956 60L blue, variety imperf. at right, n.h., v.f., with 1998 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.30b) cat. €2600 (Cat No. C30var) (Image)

Cat. €2600, Est.$350

1931 5c dark brown & pink, double frame, l.h., v.f., signed Diena, with his 1952 certificate. Only two examples of this variety recorded (Sass.1a) cat. €5000 (Cat No. J1a) (Image)

Cat. €5000, Est.$1,000

1931 Special Delivery 2L carmine rose, overprinted "Segnatasse" and surcharged "Cent 60", with small ornamental "T" in brown along the margins, h.r., v.f. and rare unissued variety, with 2011 Dr.Avi certificate, cat. €11000 (Cat No. Sass.P5) (Image)

Cat. €11000, Est.$1,500

1931 Special Delivery 2.50L dark blue, overprinted "Segnatasse" and surcharged "Lire 1.10" in red, with small ornamental "T" along the margins, h.r., v.f. and rare unissued variety, with 2011 Dr.Avi certificate, cat. €11000 (Cat No. Sass.P6A) (Image)

Cat. €11000, Est.$1,500