1934 2.55L on 2L dark carmine, bottom margin single, variety imperf. at bottom, n.h., v.f., with 2020 Dr.Avi certificate (Sass. 89a) cat. €6000 (Cat No. 45var) (Image)

Cat. €6000, Est.US$900

1895 5c green, overprint inverted, n.h., fine, with 2015 Dr.Avi certificate (Sass. 14b) cat. €1275 (Cat No. 14a) (Image)

Cat. €1275, Est.US$200

1924 1c brown, overprint inverted, also 1903 1c brown, overprint inverted, corner margin single, both n.h., with 2015 Dr.Avi and 2006 Caffaz certificates respectively (Sass. 19c,77a) cat. €840 (Cat No. 19a,88a) (Image)

Cat. €840, Est.US$150

1924 5c on 2b blue green, with bars strongly shifted variety, horizontal strip of three, n.h., v.f. and striking variety, with 2007 Carraro certificate (Sass. 81g) cat. €840 (Cat No. 59var) (Image)

Cat. €840, Est.US$150

1924 Manzoni, 10c-5L, set of six, l.h. (5L appears n.h.), fine-v.f.., with 2004 Sismondo certificate for the 1L and 5L, cat. $498 (Cat No. 75-80) (Image)

Cat. $498, Est.US$150

1927-37 10c-20L complete, set of eleven different, 10L n.h., others l.h., fresh, fine-v.f. (Sass.22-32) (Cat No. Q22-31) (Image)

Est.US$5,000

1927 1,25 Lire on 60c carmine brown, perf. 11, n.h. and post office fresh, well centered for issue, nearly v.f., pencil signed Mondolfo. A rare stamp, cat. €19500 (Cat No. Sass.E8) (Image)

Cat. €19500, Est.US$4,000

1934 World Soccer Championships, complete set with Air Post, heavy h.r. or album adhesions, fine-v.f., cat. $662 (Cat No. 46-50,C29-35) (Image)

Cat. $662, Est.US$200

1934 Roma-Buenos Aires flight, registered card from Tripoli to Buenos Aires, franked with 2L special overprint, used in combination with stamps of Italian Colonies General Issue, appropriate cachet and Rome transit pmk, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$150

1852 6b black on greenish gray, corner margin single, used in combination with 8b pair (margins cut in) on FL from Rome to London, stamps tied by black diamond cancels, with London arrival, fine (Cat No. 7,9) (Image)

Est.US$200

1855 cover from Turin to Venice, franked with 5c dark emerald, 20c sky blue and 40c vermilion, full margins all around, tied by faint Turin cancels, usual cover wear, a v.f. three color franking comprising the complete set of three stamps issued in 1855, with 1982 Diena certificate (Sass. 13f,15f,16a) (Cat No. 10e,12f,13d) (Image)

Est.US$3,000

1858 (5 Aug) FL franked with 20c ultramarine and 80c orange brown, the latter margins all around, tied by Geneva departure pmks, sent via London to Montevideo, with red "Sardaigne Culoz" and "Paris a Calais" pmk on back, fine, early and rare usage from Sardinia to Uruguay (Image)

Est.US$800

1858 (10 Feb) FL from Genova to Lima, Peru, franked with 40c red, 80c brown orange, single and vertical pair, plus 20c indigo, usual margins, endorsed "via England and Panama", with red French entry pmks and "Paris a Calais" on back, filing fold through two stamps, still an attractive three color combination franking with the rare 80c color, uncommon destination (Image)

Est.US$2,000

1859 10c brown, two different shades, v.f., with 2013 Dr.Avi certificates, cat. €2800 (Cat No. Sass.14Ab,14Ac) (Image)

Cat. €2800, Est.US$250

1861 (5 Aug) outer FL franked with 20c ultramarine and 2x40c vermilion, margins all around, tied by Geneva departure pmks, sent via London to Buenos Aires, with red "Sardaigne Culoz" and London alongside, also "P.P.", fine and attractive letter to Argentina, signed Diena (Image)

Est.US$1,200

1861 (18 Jan) FL franked with 20c ultramarine and 80c yellow, tied by "Margarita (Rapallo) departure pmks, one repeated alongside, sent to Montevideo, with red "Sardaigne" (21 Jan), also Genova and Torino transit pmks on back, letter sheet repaired on front with small piece added, overall ageing, fine usage to Montevideo, signed Diena (Sass.15Cc,17B) (Image)

Est.US$1,200

1862 80c orange, used in combination with Italy 40c on outer FL sent from Genova to London, tied by neat Genova cds, 80c stamp with margins just touching, with red London arrival, usual cover wear, a fine and rare mixed franking (Cat No. 14) (Image)

Est.US$500

1863 (18 June) FL franked with Sardinia 1855-58 5c green, 40c vermilion and 80c yellow, used in combination with Italy 15c blue, type I, usual margins, tied by Torino departure cds and sent via England to Santiago del Chile, with additional departure pmk at right, London and Panama (Jy 22) transit pmks alongside, red "P.P.", with faint markings on back (which could be arrival pmks), fine and appealing four-color combination (Sardinia+Italy) franking, to uncommon destination, signed Diena and Bolaffi ("Ambassador"), with their certificates (Image)

Est.US$3,000

1859 1/2gr orange, Plate 2, "arancio carico", margins just in, used on "Il Vapore" newspaper, fresh color, fine and scarce, with 1979 Diena and 1983 Bolaffi certificates (Sass. 2a) cat. €43750 (Cat No. 10) (Image)

Cat. €43750, Est.US$2,500

1859 5gr blood red, plate I, used on small piece with 1gr olive and 2gr blue, both plate II, 1gr and 5gr with slight defects, otherwise fine example of this rare shade, with 1970 Diena certificate (Sass. 4d,6,9c) cat. €2650 (Cat No. 12-13,14d) (Image)

Cat. €2650, Est.US$200

1859 5gr pale vermilion, plate I, used on large piece in combination with 1g olive green, plate III, and 2gr light blue, plate I, 1gr with margins slightly in at top, other two with full margins all around, fine-v.f., with 1986 Diena certificate (Sass. 5d,5g,10) cat. €5620 (Cat No. 12-13,15) (Image)

Cat. €5620, Est.US$500

1859 50g dark red brown, used in combination with 5gr rose carmine in small piece, margins all around, v.f., with 1990 Oliva certificate (Sass. 9,14) cat. €36675 (Cat No. 14,18) (Image)

Cat. €36675, Est.US$2,500

1851-52 1a-9cr, eight values, used, 1s and 6cr on piece, most with margins just touching one side, generally fine, with Dr.Avi certificates for the 1s and 2s (Sass. 1-8) cat. €24000 (Cat No. 1-8) (Image)

Cat. €24000, Est.US$1,500

1851-52 Lion of Tuscany, 2 soldi scarlet on blue paper, unused with full original gum, l.h., margins all around, beautiful color and impression, well defined watermark lines, signed Dr. Giorgio Colla Asinelli, with his 2007 certificate. One of the finest known examples of this rare stamp (Sass.3, Euro 130,000) cat. $57500 (Cat No. 3) (Image)

Cat. $57500, Est.US$25,000

1865 2c orange brown, Turin Printing, imperf. sheet margin single without watermark, used, faint horizontal crease, otherwise v.f., one of only two known used copies of this variety, which is unpriced in Sassone, with a photocopy of a 2002 Raybaudi certificate for a horizontal pair from which this originated (Sass. 15Tda) (Cat No. 25avar) (Image)

Est.US$1,000