MINT & USED COLLECTION: Two boxes containing an extensive mint & used collection in four albums plus stock book, stock cards, packets, etc. from 1855 to modern inc. 1890 used Parcel Post stamps surcharged for postage SG 47/52 £170; 1890-91 used surcharge set of 3 SG 44/46 £120; 1910 used Plebiscite 5c+5c & 15c+5c SG 83/84 £430; 1911 used Jubilee set of 4 SG 86/89 £180; 1923 used set of 4 SG 129/132 £400, etc. (Large qty) (Image)

CARDS & COVERS GROUP (INC. P.STAT., AIR MAIL, REGD., EXPRESS, ETC.): A small box containing a range inc. 1893 10c Rose on Buff p.stat card to Bolivia (scarce destination); 1915 env to a soldier franked 15c redirected & franked on rear with 10c & 25c with multiple cds's also on rear; 1921-38 trio of Express covers inc. 1938 env to London franked 1l.25c Blue; 1930-32 1l Air & 1932-33 2l.50 Express, all tied Milan airmail cds's with fine black on red "ESPRESSO/(Expres)" Express label bottom left, boxed "EXPRESS FEE PAID" cachet in purple & boxed "PER VIA AEREA/PAR AVION" cachet in black; 1935 printed business env Insured/regd. airmail to London with fine black on red "INSURED/(VALEUR DECLAREE" label top right; 1935 printed business env (roughly opened on most of 3 sides) airmail & regd to Calcutta (scarce destination) with scarce combination "3.50" meter mark uprated with 1930-32 Air 50c (v. pair) + 1l (4, two v. pairs) + 2l (3, v. pair & single); 1953(?) linen "CAMPIONE SENZA VALORE" (Worthless Sample) env regd to London with Napoli regd label & franked on rear with 1950 1l pair, 20l & 40l plus 100l Air plus green customs label tied by large "R" in circle, etc. (Large qty) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, EXPRESS MAIL, AIR MAIL COVERS, REDIRECTED MAIL (Image)

1860s-1960s MINT COLLECTION (INC. AIR, EXPRESS, REPUBLIC OPTS., ETC.): An album containing a range of mostly mint inc. 1878 Officials surcharged for postage used 2c on 1c var opt inv. (small tear) with Gibbons h.s. to rear Raybaudi Cert (1995) & RPSL Cert (2014); Express inc. 1945-51 part mint set (no 50l) SG E679/E683 & E685 £130, etc.; Air inc. 1926-28 mint set of 7 SG 197/203 £130, etc.; Officials 1875 mint set of 8 SG O21/28 £300; Italian Social Republic 1944 mint set of 13 SG D44/56 £1100 (not guaranteed), 1944 25c Green with var opt. in red SG 57a £110 Bolaffi Cert (1986), etc. A nice lot (qty) (Image)

OFFICIALS, PARCEL POST, P.DUES, ETC.: An album containing a collection inc. Officials - 1875 used set of 8 SG O21/O28 c£300; Parcel Post - 1884-86 used set of 6 SG P34/P43 c£450; 1914-22 used set of 13 being a mix of pairs or left hand units SG P96/P108 c£200, etc.; P. Dues - 1878 EL to Supino franked 5c tied Feretino cds with 1c, 2c (2) & 10c (pair) p.dues tied to each other or EL by Supino cds's SG D23, D23 & D25, etc.; B.L.P. - range of unused (some without gum) & used stamps & covers inc. mint 10c SG B129 £150, (5 Oct.) 1921 BLP card franked normal 15c & 25c with opt. SG B114, unused BLP card franked 40c SG B115, (29 Sep.) 1925 BLP card to Alassio franked 10c on 1c, 30c & 10c with opt SG B129 tied Spezia cds's, etc. Plus range of 1924 postal labels for state-supported organisations. Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, PARCEL POST LABELS, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)

1900-1961 MINT: An album containing the largely mint collection from 1900 to 1961 inc. 1910 Plebiscite of Southern States set of two (both with somewhat toned gum) SG 83/84 £450+; 1922 Philatelic Congress mint set of 4 (25c sadly thinned) SG 122/125 £1200; 1923 mint set of 6 (some units with faults) SG 155/60 £800; 1903 mint set of 13 SG 290/303 £200; 1934 Football World Cup mint set of 9 SG 413/421 £250, etc. (qty) (Image)

MINT GROUP INC. SAN MARINO: Mint group of 1890-91 20c on 1c p.due (a couple of short perfs along the top) SG D48 £550; 1905 15c on 20c umm block of 4 SG 73 £380 (as singles); 1914-22 Parcel Post Label pairs 1L, 2L, 3L, 10L & 20L SG 101-3, 105 & 108 £170+; plus San Marino 1928 set of 4 SG 141/44 & 1948 100L on 15c SG 372 £110. A nice group. (12 stamps/blocks) Cross Reference: SAN MARINO (Image)

1862 USED GROUP ON PAGE - with 10c bistre (4, inc. on piece with 15c imperf and another with 1978 RPS cert), 20c blue (2), 40c rose (2) and 80c yellow (2). (10 items) (Image)

1862-97 MINT & USED GROUP: Range of mint & used inc. 1862 mint 40c Rose (a couple of tone spots to rear) SG 3 £350; 1863 imperf specimen set of 8 on official "L. F. MENABREA." [Minister of Public Works] printed paper & unmounted part specimen set of 7 (no 2l); 1863-65 unused set of 9 De La Rue printings (most with faults mainly to gum or with creases, small thins, clipped perfs but generally fine appearance from the front and high cat value) inc. 5c (small trim top right side), 10c (horiz. crease), 15c (closed tear at top), 40c (small thin at base), etc. SG 8/16, plus similar Turin prints inc 2c mint lower marginal strip of 4 SG 9 £150, etc.; 1878 unused officials optd for postage set of 8 (again with faults but fine appearance) SG 23/30 c£5,000; 1890 unused 20c on 30c Brown SG 45 £475, etc. Despite faults an attractive lot with very high cat. value (c100) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS (Image)

20th CENTURY CARDS & COVERS GROUP (INC. AIR MAIL, REGD., ETC.): Range from first half of 20th Century inc. c1900 PPC franked 5c tied by scarce "AMPHITRITE/OE LLOYD" Lloyd Steamship h.s. in red; 1911 1L75c Brown on Yellow Parcel Card regd to Colombia uprated with 25c Blue & 1L Green & Brown (3), all tied Morano Calobro cds's; 1923 env regd to Switzerland franked 15c (pair) + 50c (v. pair) + 55c + 15c Pneumatic Post, all tied Milan cds's; 1926 env Express to Monaco franked 25c (3), 40c, 60c & 2l.50 Blue & Rose Express, all tied Milan cds's & reverse with Genoa Ventimiglia TPO cds; 1935 env to Rome franked 2c (pair) + 10c tied fine strikes "COMANDO TRUPPE ITALIANE NELLA SAAR" double ring cds's in black, etc. (34 cards/covers) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

EXPRESS & PNEUMATIC POST GROUP: Range of used stamps & covers with Express inc 1917 25c on 40c SG E112 £90; 1932 2l.50 SG E369 £160, etc. and Pneumatic inc. 1913 set of 3 SG PE96/PE908 £140; 1924-27 set of 5 SG PE165/PE170 c£450; 1925-28 40c SG PE195 £225, etc. A nice group (55 stamps & 2 covers) Cross Reference: EXPRESS MAIL (Image)

AIR MAIL STAMPS & COVERS GROUP: Range of used stamps & covers inc. 1927 50c on 60c & 80c on 1l SG 217/218 £245; 1930 5l+2l SG 289 £140; 1934 set of 9 SG 402/7 & E408/E410 £150; 1934 part set (no 8l & 1l a little toned) SG 444/7 & 449 c£700, etc. Plus (20 May) 1917 env. First Flight Turin to Rome (& return) franked optd. 25c Rose Air (worlds first Air stamp) tied fine "POSTA AEREA/ROMA-TORINO" cds with another alongside, etc. (c140 stamps & 4 covers) Cross Reference: AIR STAMPS, AIR MAIL COVERS, EXPRESS MAIL (Image)

1924-25 MINT & USED STAMPS WITH ADVERTISING LABELS: Range of the short-lived stamps with vertically attached advertising labels (imperf between stamp & label) inc. mint 50c+Tantal (red) SG 171r £400, etc. & used 50c+Tagliacozzo (green) SG 171p £550, etc. Plus two 50c+Singer (red) covers. Some gum toning in places but an attractive and interesting little group (33 stamps, part sheet of 30 & 2 covers) (Image)

1933 MINT AIR BALBO TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT ISSUES: Ten mint strips of three (in 5 'pilot name' opt. pairs) for Bian, Calo, Dini, Nann & Napo plus strengthened/rejoined strips for Pell. SG 378/9 £1800 for the complete strips of three (10 complete strips & 2 strengthened/rejoined strips)Cross Reference: AIR STAMPS (Image)

1934 MINT 10L OFFICIAL AIR: Mint 10l Slate Air with opt "SERVIZIO DI STATO" in gold SG O450 £1100Cross Reference: AIR STAMPS (Image)

1951 INTERNATIONAL GYMNASTICS FESTIVAL FLORENCE SET ON UNADDRESSED CARD: Very scarce set of three (5l, 10l & 15l) used on unaddressed Executive Committee festival card cancelled by favour with exhibition cds. RPSL Cert (2007) SG 787/789 £1800 off cover. FineCross Reference: SPORT (Image)

1884-1960s MINT (CONCESSIONAL) PARCEL POST GROUP: Range on album leaves inc. 1884-86 10c & 20c SG P38/9 £575; 1945 set of 10 pairs SG P647/658 £150; 1946 10l (2 pairs) & 20l pair SG P683/4 £390; 1953 Concessional set of 4 SG CP848/851 £700, 1955 Concessional 75l & 110l Lilac-Rose SG CP922 & CP925 £1000, etc. A fine group (qty) Cross Reference: PARCEL POST LABELS (Image)

REVENUES: Range on album & stock card pages inc. fine 1863 imperf. sheet (small scissor cut in base) bearing 15c to 15l (14 values) for “MARCA DA BOLLO”, all with the head of Vittorio Emanuele II by Joubert & De La Rue and overprinted “SAGGIO” (Specimen), etc. (c200 stamps & 1 sheet) Cross Reference: REVENUES (Image)