1471-1817, THE PAOLO VOLLMEIER POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION: Attractive exhibition collection neatly and knowledgeably mounted on 36 pages from the very early years to the end of the French Period. Highlights include very early 15th century items, very rare and early (1699) DE ROME handstamp, Neapolitan offices in Rome including yellow ROMA, violet GENOVA and violet MILANO, violet TOSCANA, black ROMAGNA and red GERMANIA handstamps, but mostly French post office items including rare markings such as oval PORT PAYE A ROME from 1769, manuscript "De Rome" from 1719, and much more, a great basis for expansion (Image)

1565-1860, Most attractive whole-life accumulation of Italian States covers from a Parisian estate incl. Sicily, strong Papal States with bisects, Lombardy-Venetia, early 1565 Venezia cover, Modena, Parma with 40c +20c on cover signed Calves, Tuscany, strong Sardinia with Savoy usages, rare 80c usage +20c from Nizza to France, etc., mixed to very fine, a great opportunity (Image)

1810-60, 59 covers incl. useful part of Strada Ferrata cancels, Free-franks, etc., very fine, ex Claude GERARD

1850-1860, Most attractive whole-life accumulation from a Parisian estate of Italian States stamps which arrived too late to be examined properly, incl. Sicily, Papal States with 1 scudo unused, Lombardy-Venetia, Modena, Parma, Romagna, Sardinia with Nizza & Savoy usages, etc., mixed to very fine, a wonderful opportunity for discovery

1850-2010, Various collections of Italy, San Marino, Vatican in two large boxes incl. useful values & sets, examine

1854-67, Postal history selection of five items comprising Lombardy Venetia 1850 15c together with fiscal 15c on cover, 1867 25s tied by Constantinople cds on cover, two covers with each Italy 1863-67 30c brown Turin print (one in mixed franking with Switzerland), also fragment with 60c lilac, Turin print, in combination with Turkey, each item with certificate, a great lot (Image)

1855-57 Trio of nice classics comprising Tuscany 1851-52 1s ocher, Parma 1857 40c blue, and Modena 1855 40c black on blue, all used and very fine, cert. Sismondo (Image)

1862-1960, Mint & used collection in 12 stockbooks and two boxes with Italy and colonies, mostly never hinged, better sets and singles throughout including 1923 Manzoni set, 1924 Crociera, 1924 1L overprints, airmails with Triptychs, express stamps, also good Vatican, San Marino, extensive colonies, gen. very fine

1874-1944, Mint & used collection of Italian Offices abroad and Aegean islands, including China, Peking, Crete, Levant, Albania, Constantinople, Durazzo, Jerusalem, Salonica, Smyrna, Valona, Bengasi-Tripoli, Islands incl. Rhodes, Calchi, Calino, Castelrosso, Corfu, etc., catalogue value according to vendor is ca. €50'000, mostly very fine (Image)

1880-1994, Italian offices abroad and colonies, mint & used accumulation in one stockbook showing a wide range of offices, noted some valuable PECHINO, otherwise strength in Somalia and Eritrea plus various Mediterranean territories, mixed to fine (Image)

1880-1960 Large cover lot, also noted some stamps, with many more interesting or medium better items, mixed (100s)

1890-1902, CARTOLINE VAGLIA: 48 documents, mostly on exhibit pages, showing various frankings & usages, ANNULLATO ovpt, etc., ex Claude GERARD

1893-1960 ITALY / COLONIES / OCCUP.: Accumulation of about 170 mostly medium better covers / cards / postal stationery noted especially Repub. Sociale period with numerous combinations, issues, frankings in combinations up to 1945, also WWI Trento, Trentino, Trieste, some Occupations WWII, military mail and diverse Colonies letters, mixed to very fine and great lot for postal history study collectors (Image)

1900-40, ITALIAN COLONIES: Group of 26 covers + 1 front + 2 unused postcards, mostly from eritrea and Libya, diverse cancels and frankings (Image)

1902-1955 Accumulation of over 60 covers, cards, ppc's, all from Libya, noted diverse postmarks (Bengazi, Tripoli, Apollonia Derna, Homs, Tarhuna), interesting frankings, registered, airmail, military mail, etc., mixed to fine (Image)

1906-40, ITALIAN COLONIES: Group of 14 covers/cards all addressed to Switzerland including 2 Levant items, mostly Eritrea, Libya and Somalia (Image)

1936-1939 ITALIANS DURING SPANISH CIVIL WAR: Group of 38 covers & cards of volunteers fighting on Franco side, mostly with postmark 'UFFICIO POSTALE SPECIALE' (different types resp. no's., some via airmail) or some sent through Spanish mail, mixed to very fine

1941-44, Specialised occupation selection in one large stockbook with mostly Zara, Zante, Cefalonia and Itaca, also unusual 1944 Rep. Sociale "PER SEGNATASSE" emergency postage due set with cert. Raybaudi, some covers, mostly very fine (Image)