Diena, Emilio; "Francoboli del Regno di Napoli e I due Provvisori de Mezzo Tornese Del 1860", SA Stampa Filatelica Italiana, Milan, IT, 1932, 273 pages plus valuation guide and three photo plates, in Italian, useful for the specialist

CV. 100

Naples; 4 var, 1858 5gr Rose, Triple re-entry of large part of the design, single tied on 1860 folded letter addressed to Rome by boxed ANNULATO cancel, ms "8", indistinct transit and arrival backstamps, stamp two large margins, Fine use of this Sassone unlisted variety; 2002 Sismondo certificate (Sassone 8e var) (Image)

CV. 100

Naples; 5, 1858 10gr Rose, clear to ample margins, small part o.g., multiple h.r., thinned, Fine appearance (Scott $6,600; Sassone 10, EUR15,000) (Image)

CV. 100

Naples; 9, 1860 ½t Blue, partial boxed ANNULATO cancel, just clear to full margins, repaired faults; Fine centering (Scott $3,250; Sassone 10, EUR6,000) (Image)

CV. 75

Sicily; 10, 1859 ½gr Orange, rich color, light black "horseshoe" cancel, clear to ample margins with bottom right corner slightly rounded, Fine and attractive; 1979 APS certificate (Scott $875; Sassone $1, EUR1,750) (Image)

CV. 75

Sicily, 12b, 13h, 1859 1gr Olive, Plate 2, Naples consignment, 2gr Pale blue, Plate 1, Palermo consignment, singles tied on folded letter sheet addressed to Palermo by black "horseshoe" cancels (letter sent unpaid and the addressee was charged 3gr postage due paid by the stamps which were affixed and tied upon arrival in Palermo), scarce red oval "CASTELVETRANO" origin marking alongside the Palermo arrival cds, stamps 2-3 margins, address erased by bleaching, Fine use; 2011 Sismondo certificate (Image)

CV. 60

Sicily; 13e, 1859 2gr Cobalt, Plate 1, Naples consignment, pos 44, tied on 1859 folded lettersheet addressed to Palermo by black "horseshoe" cancel, red oval "TRAPANO" origin marking alongside Palermo arrival cds, stamp just clear to clear margins, couple very light file folds, Fine use; signed E Diena, Raybaudi and Sismondo with the latter's 2011 certificate (Scott $475; Sassone 6b) (Image)

CV. 60

Sicily; 13g, 1859 2gr Blue, Plate I, Palermo consignment, strip of three, pos 31-33, margins clear of framelines on three sides, slightly cut into the design at the bottom, three partial strikes of black "horseshoe" cancels, fresh and Fine; left stamp signed Engel, 2012 Sismondo certificate (Scott $360 as singles; Sassone 6, EUR660 as singles) (Image)

CV. 100

Sicily; 13g, 1859 2gr Blue, Plate III, Palermo consignment, strip of three, pos 91-93, margins clear of framelines on three sides and just cut into at bottom, three partial strikes of the black "horseshoe" cancel, Fine and attractive; 2012 Sismondo certificate (Scott $360 as singles; Sassone 8, EUR660 as singles) (Image)

CV. 75

Sicily; 13g, 1859 2gr Blue, Plate I, Palermo consignment, single tied on folded lettersheet addressed to Palermo (1859 arrival cancel on address side) by black "horseshoe" cancel, stamp just clear to full margins, a Fine use; 2012 Sismondo certificate (Scott $350; Sassone 6, EUR875) (Image)

CV. 75

Sicily; 17, 1850 20gr Dark grey, fresh color, unused, clear to large margins, Very Fine; 1999 Sismondo certificate (Scott $240; Sassone 312, EUR412) (Image)

CV. 50

Sicily, 17, 1859 20g Dark grey violet, lighty cancelled, nicely margined though just touching at lower right, Very Fine; signed Brun and Roumet with the latter's 2018 certificate (Scott $775; Yvert 23, EUR1,500) (Image)

CV. 200

Sicily, Yvert 22a, 1859 10c Indigo, typical "horseshoe" cancel, rich color, nicely margined, Very Fine; signed Calves, 2018 Roumet certificate (Yvert EUR3,500) (Image)

CV. 300

TWO SICILIES - NAPLES MAGNIFICENT POSTAL FORGERIES COLLECTION. an extraordinary collection of postal forgeries starting with five of the 2gr, twenty-three of the 10gr including ribbed paper, as well as forty of the 20gr again including ribbed paper and a trio of one scarce used with 2 genuine stamps on piece; a total of 68 postal forgery examples and two genuine; 19th century postal forgeries are highly sought after and this collection is quite exceptional.

CV. 7,000

TWO SICILIES - NAPLES FORGERY COLLECTION. a fascinating collection beginning with six Sperati forgeries on the Savoy cross, followed by a proof of the same signed by Sperati in blue and the next page a black proof again signed by Sperati; then blocks of four of all eight denominations of the side-profile embossed issues for Neapolitan Provinces, all four margins, the ½t, ½gr, 1gr, 2gr, 5gr, 10gr, 20gr and 50gr two types, followed by further Sperati examples with the 2gr in blue and black, of which the former has an inverted head on piece and the latter an inverted head unused. This is followed by rare sunken composite proofs of the Naples issue official reprints in rose with ½gr and 20gr, 1g and 5gr, 10gr and 50gr all in sunken composite pairs, etc. An outstanding collection.

CV. 2,000

TWO SICILIES - SICILY FORGERY COLLECTION with POSTAL HISTORY. a fabulous range of forgeries on the Ferdinand II heads, identified and written-up on album pages, with over 220 examples including forgeries on cover, with very convincing work by Billig incl 50gr corner block of ten with crackled gum, Spiro forgeries in «used» sheets of 25, plus original stampless covers with forged frankings of 20gr bisect and single franking 10gr, 20gr, and 50gr, etc. Wonderful material for the Sicily specialist, from a lifetime collector of Italian States.

CV. 2,000