The high end portion of a dealer’s stock of a couple thousand in four 6-ring salesbooks. Mixed mint and used with the usual progression of more used early and becoming more mint the later it gets. It runs to the early 1960’s but basically ends in the early 1950’s with minimal duplication. The value is nicely spread out by time period and between regular issues and back of the book. Everything is a complete set or key value (no short sets). Quality is well above average. (Image)

Italy cover assortment in a pizza-size box. Consists of seventeen used Venetian AQ sheets from the first form of postal stationery used anywhere in the world. Produced from 1608-1797 using different postmaster names for differentiation of dates. Includes smiling lion, female, lion, retouches, and worn widen die varieties. Sheets have stains and some small tears from age or storage. Also entails fourteen stampless covers from 1779 to 1872 and a Socialist Republic 1945 cover mailed two days after the liberation of Pavia by the US Army. (Image)

(92) severe overprint shift NH Fine (Image)

(100b) printed on both sides NH F-VF (Image)

(118) Garibaldi og F-VF (Image)

(477) x3 og F-VF (Image)

(518) x4 used F-VF (Image)

(2447) missing value (Sassone # 2370Aa) sheet of 100 folded vertically NH VF (Image)

(B4a) inverted overprint signed by Diena and others og F-VF (Image)

(C3-C9) NH F-VF set (Image)

1933 Rome-Chicago-New York air flight poster stamp booklet panes NH F-VF set (Image)

(Q48) NH F-VF (Image)

Italy airmail registered 1937 postcard having #377-386 and C95-99. It was mailed to Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. This postcard has a small tear on its top near #383, another tear on its left edge through #379, and a fold through #386 in the lower left corner. Also, several stamps were originally attached hanging over the edges. Still a scarce, period overfranked philatelic postcard. (Image)

Italy Alpine Soldier and Bassano Bridge cacheted FDC having four #507 cancelled on October 3, 1948. (Image)

Italy registered FDC cancelled on March 1,1949 having 489-492 and C127-128. This cover has a severe tear on its top and old mount remains on its back flap. It was mailed to Waverly, Ohio. (Image)

Italy airmail FDC cancelled on April 12,1949 having two each #510-513 and one #509 C127. It was mailed to Waverly, Ohio. (Image)

Italy UPU airmail FDC having two #514 cancelled on May 2, 1949. It was mailed to Waverly, Ohio. (Image)

Three interesting Italy FDCs from 1948-1949. Consists of an airmail cover having C123-125 cancelled on 16.2-48 with several folds and a little wrinkly. Also comprises a registered cover cancelled on 3.5.48 having #495-506 with a severe tear to its top and old mount marks on the back flap. Rounding out this Italian cruise is an airmail cover cancelled on 18.5.49 having two #518 but missing another stamp. All were mailed to Waverly, Ohio. (Image)