1863 King 15c blue imperf. Superb fresh MNH. SG 5 cat £100+ for M. Sass 11 cat €250+. Rare pristine MNH classic! Dr Guido Bolaffi AIEP photo-cert. (P)

Estimate AU$120

1921 Dante set 15c-40c IMPERF prs. VF MNH. SG 115-17(var), Sass 116f-18f cat €600. (3 prs) (P)

Estimate AU$200

1933 Balbo Transatlantic Flight triptych set 5L25+19L75 & 5L25+ 44L75 pilot name Rani. VF fresh MNH. SG 378-9 cat £360 for M, should be at least double, £720 MNH, Sass 1509P cat €700. (2 strips). (P)

Estimate AU$250

1937 Child Welfare set 10c-5L+3L, plus Airmail set 25c-5L+3L. VF fresh MLH/MNH. SG 490-505 cat £225+, Sass 406-A105 cat €320+. (16). (P)

Estimate AU$150

1945 Ponte Chiasso CLN liberation 'C.L.N. Ponte Chiasso' opt set 5c-3L plus the extremely rare Express 1.25L. Also unissued opts on Airmails 25c-10L which are unlisted. VF fresh MNH. Sass 1-10 & 14 cat €21,250 and unlisted airmails est as basic set €3750, so total €25,000 = A$38,500. Extremely rare offering as only 50 printed of key Express 1.25L, which has 2014 Sismondo photo-cert, plus copy of 2010 Sismondo photo-cert for similar unissued airmails. (19) (P)

Estimate AU$5,000

1953 Concessional Parcel Post set 40L-110L, se-tenant pairs, perf 13¼, wmk 'winged wheel'. VF fresh MNH. Sass PC1-4 cat €525+, SG CP848-51 cat £840. Scarce set in nice MNH condition. (4) (P)

Estimate AU$275

Aegean Islands: 1932 Scarpanto opt Garibaldi set 10c-5L. VF fresh MNH. SG 89-98K cat £225 for M, should be at least £450 MNH, Sass 17-26 €550 (10) (P)

Estimate AU$200

Aegean Islands: 1934 Football World Cup postage & air sets 20c-10L. VF M/MLH. SG 128-136 cat £850, Sass 75-79 & A34-37 cat €920+. (9) (P)

Estimate AU$300

Polish Corps in Italy: 1946 Fieldpost set 45gr-2zl. 1946 imperf M/sheet plus 1946 New Colours Fieldpost set 45gr-2zl & 1946 Airmail 5zl/2zl MNH. VF fresh MNH/UN as issued. Sass 1-4, 9-12, F1 & A1 cat €737. (9+ M/S). (P)

Estimate AU$300

Great Britain: Attractive collection 1840-1960 of stamps & Postal History in s/book mostly G-FU notable 1840 1d black 2+ margins, also 1840 (July 8) outer Liverpool to Lancashire franked 1d black 3 margins tied by red MC, with Liverpool b/s in red. 1842 (Aug 23) outer Grangemouth to Glasgow franked with 1841 1d red-brown tied by black MC with Grangemouth, Glasgow b/s, 1850 (Apr 11) Outer Wick to Thurso Scotland franked with 1841 2d blue tied by Wick BN cancel with Wick b/s cds in blue & Thurso boxed pmk. Also 1896 (Jan 6) OHMS cover franked QV 1R Official. 1841 2d blue pr GU, KEVII to 10/- G/FU few M/MLH, KGV to 1/- M/MLH, Defins & Seahorses to 10/- G/FU with extras KGVI to 1/- M/MLH, 1948 RSW MLH & FU, 1951 Festival set MLH. Also some EAF, Eritrea opts issues G/FU. QEII earlies Defins Commems MLH & G-FU with extras. Some mixed condition but overall much above average, nice collection largely VF. SG cat £7800+ = A$13,600. (1130, 6 covers)

Estimate AU$500

Italy: Mint collection 1863-2006. Noted items inc 1932 Garibaldi vals to 5L plus Airmail set to 5L. 1933 Zeppelin Airmail set to 20L. 1933 Tryptych 5L25+19L75 & 5.25L+44L75. 1934 Rome Mogadiscio Air set to 10L. 1923 Fascist Fund set to 1L+1L. 1937 Augustus Airmail set to 5L. 1938 Empire vals to 5L plus Airmail set to 5L. Italian Social Republic 1944 Postage Due set to 20L. Most F-VF M/MNH. SG cat £2300+ = A$4000+ (400). (P)

Estimate AU$700

Italy: 1945-64 Collection in Marini hingeless album. 1945-48 Pic Def set to 100L (SG cat £1200). 1949 75th Anniv UPU 50L (£120). 1950 UNESCO set (£139). 1950 Tobacco 20L & 55L. 1950 Provincial Occupations to 100L. 1951 Gymnastic set (£160). 1953-64 are largely comp. Airmail inc 1945-47 set to 50L. Postage Dues inc 1945 Arms set to 20L. Parcel Post inc 1956-60 horiz prs set to 2000L. Also 1945 Liberation opts inc CLN Arona to 1L, plus blks (Sass cat €1220+). All diff. F-VF M/MNH, post 1951 almost all VF fresh MNH, odd tropical spots in earlier issues. Sass cat €3900+, SG cat £3500+ = A$6300+ plus the Locals. (500)

Estimate AU$500

Italian States: Collection 1851-70 in s/book inc Papal States 1852-64 Arms vals to 50b plus shades. 1867 New Currency imperf vals to 80c & 1868-70 perfs vals to 80c. Modena 1852-57 Arms vals to 1L. 1859 Newspaper Tax 10c. 1859 Savoy Cross 5c. Naples 1858 Arms vals to 50g. Parma 1852-55 Arms vals to 25c. 1857-59 New Design vals to 40c. 1859 Typeset vals to 8b. Sicily 1859 Kings to 50g. Tuscany 1851-59 Lion vals to 6c. 1860 Savoy Cross vals to 80c. Neapolitan Provinces 1861 King Embossed vals to 60g inc M&U & blks. Sardinia 1851 King 20c & 40c. 1853 Embossed on Coloured paper 20c. 1854 Embossed 5c & 20c. 1855-63 King Embossed vals to 3L inc shades & M&U. 1861 Newspaper 1c & 2c inc prs & blks. Italy 1862 Newspaper 2c U. Most G-VF U, some M, sl mixed condition in parts as expected. SG cat £147,000+ = A$260,000+ but inc some doubtful items. Reserved cheaply with only genuine looking items being counted in the reserve price. (335). (P)

Estimate AU$5,000