ITALY AND ITALIAN AREA GROUP. sets, short sets and singles from the Italian States, Italy and assorted foreign offices and colonies in stock cards, some better as Cyrenaica C18-19 mint (3), CB1-10 mint,Eritrea 5 mint, 47 mint, 80 unused, CB1-10 mint, Italian East Africa C18-19 mint,Italy 37-44 used, 81 mint, 83 mint, 115-18 mint, 140-42 NH, 359-66 mint, 377-86 mint, 495-506 mint, B17-19 mint (2), C42-47 mint (2), C62-65 mint, C84-88 NH, J21-24 mint,Foreign Offices 11 mint, Libya C14-18 mint,Somalia CB1-10 mint, Trieste-A17-29 mint, 72-73 NH (4), J29 mint,Tripolitania C8-15 mint, C21-26 mint (2), etc., Italian States rife with typical forgeries, reprints, dubious cancels, pre-1930s Italy and related some fake cancels as usual, etc., usual very mixed condition particularly in the 19th century issues, VG-VF, despite the condition a high-cat value accumulation warranting a close view (see online scans)

CV. 1,500-2,000

ITALY & STATES ASSORTMENT. 2000+ stamps packed into a large stockbook, early states with many high values, then classics with lots of $1-$5 items in quantity, nearly all used on the early material, then about equal quantities of mint from the 1960»s onward, spied a number of souvenir sheets cataloging $10-$30 each from the 1980»s-90»s era, also interesting back of book including parcel posts, revenues, etc., usual mixed condition, mostly F-VF

CV. 600-900