24, 1903 25c Blue, o.g., h.r., fresh and Fine (Scott $1,200) (Image)

CV. 150

80, 1924 5L Manzoni, slightly dist. o.g., fresh and Fine for these (Scott $475) (Image)

CV. 60

J11, 1903 10L Blue and magenta, few nibbed perfs as often, Fine for these; signed (Scott $875) (Image)

CV. 120

23-31, 46-50, C17-18, C20-35, 1933/34 Commems, Airmails, o.g. with many l.h., F-VF (Scott $989) (Image)

CV. 140

32-41, 1933 5c-25L Fascism 10th Anniversary, NH, 1.25L tiny corner crease, still fresh and F-VF (Scott $282; Sassone 32-41, EUR400) (Image)

CV. 70

C13-18, 1933 50c-10L 50th Anniversary in Eritrea, NH, fresh and F-VF (Scott $417) (Image)

CV. 100

6, 1908 10pa on 5c Green, Constantinople printing, lightly struck 1910 town cancel, Fine; 2016 APS certificate (Scott $475, Sassone 1, EUR650) (Image)

CV. 100

21, 1921 1pi on 5c Green, neat corner cancel, fresh and Very Fine; 2016 APScertificate (Scott $475, Sassone 28, EUR600) (Image)

CV. 100

1855 Three-Color Franking Calice to Massa, 1852/57 5c, 10c (faulty), 15c (2) tied on money shipment folded letter with partial strike of an official seal alongside, lightly struck backstamp, ms "Di parte con Cmi 50", stamps and cover small faults but still Fine and scarce (Image)

CV. 100

3, 1852 15c Black on pink, horiz pair (irregular spacing between the two stamps) tied by lightly struck Piacenza cds on 1857 commercial folded letter to Genova, red boxed "P.D.", stamp margins to just cutting, Very Fine (Scott $775) (Image)

CV. 100

Roman States Covers Selection, four money shipment single-franking covers; 1852 4b on 1865 cover Cvitavecchia to Rome with ms. supplemental bajocchi postage marking ("22.0"), multiple wax seals on back and backstamped with two strikes of rare "DIREZIONE DI ROMA" for shipment of valuables (signed); 1852 4b on 1859 folded letter to Bertinoro with ms "Con 1.20" (signed E Diena); 1852 6b tied by scarce FORLI straight-line on c.1855 folded letter sheet to Rome, ms "con 10", 1867 10c margin single tied on 1868 folded letter sheet Villetri to Rome with ms "Con 50", usual mixed condition but generally Fine group (Image)

CV. 100

7, 1851 6cr Slate blue, single franking tied on 1857 registered cover to Firenze by Arezzo cds, ms. "611" registration number and "con -ú20", stamp clear to large margins incl portion adjacent stamp at upper left, cover bit of wear at top, still Fine; signed Vaccari (Scott $1,125) (Image)

CV. 100

Tuscany "Lion" Issue Covers Selection, six money shipment covers; Single Frankings 4cr 1859 Siena to Chianciano with light 2-line "PER CONSEGNA" and ms. "Con Paoli Dieci"; 4cr 1864 Bagno to Modigliana with 2-line PER CONSEGNA" and ms. "Con baj romani 75", 6cr 1858 to Firenze with indistinct cancel, ms. "Con Francesconi quattro", Multiple Frankings 1cr pair+4cr (2) 1855 registered to Firenze with ms. "Con Lire quaranta due", 2cr (two singles) 1857 (?) Pescia to Vicopisano with boxed ms. "Con -ú2.. ..", 2cr+4cr (2) with PD cancels 1854 Massa to Siena with ms "Con Lira cinquan", usual mixed condition but a Fine group of first issue covers (Image)

CV. 250

2447 var., 2004 Gé¼0.45 "Venus of Urbina", Denomination omitted, folded sheet of 100, NH, Very Fine (Sassone 2370Aa, EUR45,000 as singles) (Image)

CV. 1,500

B12, 1923 25c Blue, "B.L.P." overprint, block of 4, bright and fresh, NH, signed and 2010 Sorani certificate (Scott $1,000 as singles; Sassone 8, EUR1,400) (Image)

CV. 150

J25, 1890 10c on 2c Buff and magenta, block of 20, well struck Ostellato (Ferrara) 31 Mag 92 squared circle postmarks, rounded upper right corner, still fresh and Fine; signed Sorani and with his 2001 certificate (Scott $700 as singles; Sassone 17, EUR3,225 as four used blocks and used strip of four) (Image)

CV. 500

QY8, QY10, 1956 75L, 110L Parcel Post Authorized Delivery, 2 each, PO fresh, NH, Very Fine; the key values to the set (Scott $1,500; Sassone 9, 12, EUR1,480) (Image)

CV. 525

ITALY "BACK OF THE BOOK" COLLECTION. a lovely collection of postage dues, officials and parcel post in hingeless pages, numerous better sets and singles as (mint unless otherwise noted) Postage Dues 1870/91 first issue assortment of mostly mint (few regums), 1890-91 10c-30c "Mascherino" Surcharges (each signed E Diena and with his 1990 certificate for the set), 1884-1903 50L-100L used, Officials 1875 2c-100L mint or unused, Parcel Post 1884-86 10c-20c unused, 50c-1.75L used, etc., usual mixed condition but an overall Fine collection of these.

CV. 2,500

ITALY 14th-15th CENTURY POSTAL HISTORY EXHIBIT COLLECTION. fascinating and well documented exhibit collection of approx 75 stampless covers with the earliest example from 1379 and majority being covers of the 1400s; among the many sections of the exhibit we note various private posts incl Malta Knighthood Post, Venetian Sea Post, Aragons' Post, Viscount's Post, Este's Post, 15th century Venetian Post, Gonzaga's Post, Sforza's Post, Ducal Posts, Medici's Post, Bentivoglio's Post, Papal Post, Genoese Post, etc., covers with wide array of markings incl "dry" stamps, early payment marks, various notations indicating how cover to be delivered, merchant and tradesman marks, etc., Very Fine considering the age of the covers, view to appreciate

CV. 2,000

ITALY 16th-17th CENTURY POSTAL HISTORY EXHIBIT COLLECTION. approx 55 stampless covers neatly arranged and annotated on exhibit pages with an additional approx 80 covers as "back" up waiting to researched and added to the exhibit, variety of "private posts" engaged to move the mail incl Thurn and Taxis, Papal post, Sforza's post, the Medicis, Chioggia post, French courier's post, etc., also includes some foreign mails using Venetian post (service by private messengers) in the Levant region, with an array of notations for indication for fast delivery by mounted courier (incl how many horses to be used), gallows to indicate penalty for interfering in delivery, "porto" notations for early rates, "cito" to indicate urgency, early handstamps, etc., also includes numerous "photocopies" of covers, research notes and various auction catalogs (incl the three "Corsini Correspondence" sales held by Robson Lowe in the 1980s), Very Fine for these, excellent for the specialist and well worth a close look

CV. 1,000

ITALY COLLECTION to 1940s. old-time collection of 100s in a well-filled Borek album, predominantly used from the classics onward with (used unless otherwise stated) Neapolitan Provinces imperfs including the 20g orange yellow with full margins (#26b), embossed Victor Emmanuel II first issues of unified Italy with the 80cts orange on piece (#21), 1863 first postage due (#J1), Humbert I issues virtually complete including the 1879 30cts brown (#49), 2L vermilion (#51) and 1889 5L (#57), as well as a highly unusual misperforated pair on piece of the 10cts claret (#46), parcel posts complete (Q1/Q6), 1890 -½Valevole-+ surcharges complete (#58/63), 1891/96 5L (#72), the 1901 2cts orange brown block of four with large -½Taxe 5-+ surcharge handstamp in violet not listed in Scott, 1922 Trieste Philatelic Congress ovpts complete on piece (#142A/142D), 1924 -½Crociera-+ 2L on piece (#174G), many of the better series of the 1930s such as 1930 Virgil with 10L+2.50L commercially used (#256), 1932 Dante (#268/279), 1932 Fascist complete (#290/305, C40/C41, E16/E17), 1933 Zeppelins (#C42/C47), 1934 Soccer (#324/328, C62/C65), Rome-Buenos Aires (#C52/C54), Rome-Mogadishu 5L (#C76), 1936 Horace (#359/366, C84/C88), etc, as with most collections of this type there will be some dubious cancels or regums and close inspection is recommended, generally F-VF

CV. 750

ITALY COLLECTION, 1920s/40s. excellent collection of mostly mint 1930s/40s in hingeless pages, includes (mint unless otherwise noted) 1931 Naval Academy NH, 1932 Garibaldi complete (2 incl one set NH), 1932 March on Rome, 1933 Balbo Flight, 1934 Military Medal of Valor complete, 1935 Bellini complete, 1937 Child Welfare NH, 1938 Empire complete, `etc., generally dresh and F-VF

CV. 500

ITALY COLLECTION, 1860s/1960s. several hundred mint and used stamps in an old-fashioned beat-up Sassone album, many premium sets and singles especially of the popular 1920s/30s; note used 1863/77s complete (Scott 24/33), 1878 surcharged officials complete (37/44), 1921 Trieste seal (130/132), 1926 1.25L Emmanuel III perf 11 (176a), 1926 semi-postals top values (B28/29), continuing with a comprehensive run of the 1930s with lots of better complete sets incl 1932 Dante (268/279), Fascist March (290/305), 1933 Holy Year (310/314), 1934 Football (324/328), 1935 Bellini (349/354), Octavianus (377/386), 1937 Artists (387/396), etc, some typical dubious cancels as always and some occasional toning considered, please inspect

CV. 500

ITALY BETTER ISSUES. mostly mint sets and singles in stock cards, nearly all worth mentioning but highlighted by (mint unless otherwise noted) 143-46 NH, 331-41 regum, 345-48 (some small faults), 377-86+C95-99, 413-18 NH, 477 (2), 495-506, 518 NH (some gum tone spots) and used, 538-39 mint and used, 572-73 used, 661-62 (2), B17-19 mint (4) and used, B30-33, B35-38 NH, C1-2 NH, C20-22 NH, C89-94 (3), J85 (2 incl one NH), QY3 NH, QY4, etc., some minor gum disturbances and dubious cancels as usual, generally F-VF

CV. 400

ITALY 18th/19th CENTURY COMMERCIAL BANKING/ CURRENCY EXCHANGE STAMPLESS COVERS. extensive assortment of about 200 mostly 19th century "rate current" covers incl incoming covers from variety of destinations (mostly addressed to Genova and many to Parodi Bank) and covers to banks in other European countries, also note numerous registered covers noting monetary shipment uses along with collector's research notes concerning not only the covers but the content within them, good variety of markings, generally F-VF, ideal for further study and expansion.

CV. 400