GENERAL BALBO FLIGHT SOUVENIR POSTCARD PACK 1933, a rare mint pack with 9 foldout views of the Italian seaplane armada flight from Ortebello-Italy to Chicago, includes views of the pilots preparation meetings, the Amsterdam airplane crash, the Londonderry arrival with greetings by Irish Fascisti Party members ++, retails over $200, VF est ($75+ US)

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1829 CONSTANTINOPLE-TURKEY to ITALY, SFL dated JUN10-1829 and addressed to Genoa, routing, via Semlin-Serbia with a rastel disinfecting pin grid and a Fumigated Inside & Outside eagle h/s, also a Milano-Transit-Letter h/s, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1831 BEIRUT-SYRIA to ITALY, SFL dated MAR5-1831 and addressed to Saluces-Tuscany, disinfected at Livorno noting a boxed h/s LASSERETTO SAN ROCCO DI LIVORNO San-Rocco quarantine station, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1832 ROME to IMOLA-ITALY, SFL dated OCT7-1832, two 27 mm disinfectant slits and a bit smudgy Papal States fumigation Clean Inside & Outside h/s, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1835 AREZZO-ITALY to PITIGIANO-ITALY, SFL dated FEB15-1835 showing fumigation stains but no slits, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1835 SIENA-ITALY to NAPLES, SFL dated FEB19-1835 with two 37 mm disinfectant slits, Naples arrival on FEB 24th, includes a red ovel “AGDP” Papal transit h/s, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1837 NAPLES to SINIGAGLIA-ITALY, SFL dated APR28-1837, fout 17 mm disinfectant slits and a bit smudgy Papal States fumigation Clean Inside & Outside h/s, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1855 RAVENNA-ITALY to FERRARA, SFL dated AUG16'1855 and addressed to Ferrara with receiver b/s AUG 17th, two 24 mm fumigation slits and a good disinfected b/s cleaned inside and outside, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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ITALY MINT & USED COLLECTION 1852-1950's, 720 stamps mtd on Scott album pages and 3 stock sheets, includes a valuable accumulation of Roman States #2-4, 6-9, 12-25 with Scott cat $2015 (unchecked for reprints), also a nice range of 1941-1949 WWII and post-War issues noting better airmails, postage dues, express, parcel post, military issues, Social Republic, AMG occupation issues, Aegean Islands, MNH Italian East Africa and Libya colonies, Vatican ++, total Scott cat over $2500, F-VF est ($100 US)

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ITALIAN COLONIES MINT 1934, 42 MNH stamps noting a complete set of the Naples Colonial Arts Exhibition includes Somaliland #164-169, C1-C6, also Tripolitania #73-78, C43-C48, and 2 sets of the Eritrea #175-180, C1-C6, Scott cat $630, VF est ($100 US)

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ITALIAN STATES 1851-1861, 34 used stamps (some mint) mtd on KABE hingeless album pages, includes Modena #3/7 (cat $665), Naples #3-4 (cat $93), Parma #1/11 (cat $1445), Sardinia #11-14 (cat $99), Sicily #10g/13g (cat $5360), Tuscany #4/21 (cat $1845), the majority are more or less faulty, Scott cat over $9500, VG-VF est ($75 US)

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(#19/508) ITALY USED COLLECTION 1863-1940's, 370 used stamps (a few mint) mtd on 9 quad album pages, note better #19, 22 MOG, 30, 32, 54-55, 89, 91, B1, J3-J12, J16, J18, J20, Q3-Q4, also Italian 1919 occupation of Trieste MNH #N64-N73 ++, Scott cat over $700, F-VF est ($75 US)

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(#1/9) ITALY PARMA MINT & USED 1852-1859, 10 scarce stamps including #1, #2 in 3 distinct shades, #3 MOG with crease and closed tear (cat $6000), #4, 6, 6a, 9 (has a thin), and #9 MOG, Scott cat $9400, VG-VF est ($375 US)

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(#12,14a) ITALY PARMA 5c & 20c MINT, 2 MNG stamps, Scott cat $450, VF est ($75 US) (Image)

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(#10-15) ITALY SARDINIA USED 1855-1863, 18 used stamps including #10, 10c in 2 distinct yellow-green shades and dated 1860-1861, #11 (2 shades), 11e dated 1861, 11j dark brown (x2), #12, 12b dated 1861, 12c dated 1860, #13 in 3 distinct shades, 13d dated 1858, 14a, 15a thick paper with margins cut close (cat $4100), lot includes Neapolitan Provinces #25 dated 1862, a decent starter for an advanced collection, Scott cat over $6840, VG-VF est ($375 US)

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(#10c/14a) ITALY SARDINIA MINT 1855-1863, 5 MOG stamps including #10c yellow-green early printing, #11 in 2 distinct shades, #12, and #14a yellow, Scott cat $1182, F-VF est ($50 US)

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(#19,21) ITALY TUSCANY 10c-40c USED (x3), all 3-margin copies including #19 and two distinct shades of #21, Scott cat $957, VG-F est ($50 US) (Image)

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ITALIAN STATES RARITIES 1859-1862, 5 scarce stamps including an 1859 MNG Modena #10, 1862 Sardinia #14, 1859 MNG Two-Sicilies #12, 1861 mint Two-Sicilies #21 with some MOG, 1861 MOG Two-Sicilies #26, total Scott cat $2340, VG-VF est ($200 US)

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(#20) ITALY 40c RED, MNH Scott cat $625, fine est ($75 US)

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(#26) ITALY 5c SLATE GREEN, MNH with a few nibbled perfs LHS, a rare stamp with Scott cat $3650, fine est ($200 US) (Image)

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(#27) ITALY 10c BUFF, MNH with a few nibbled perfs RHS, a decent copy of this rare stamp, Scott cat $6250, F-VF est ($450 US) (Image)

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(#30/72) ITALY USED COLLECTION 1863-1896, 38 better used stamps mtd on stock cards, includes #37-44, 50, 56, 58-63, 67-72, J13, J17, J25-J27 ++, Scott cat $952, F-VF est ($100 US)

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(#31a) ITALY 40c ROSE, MNH with horizontal gum ripple, a very rare stamp with Scott cat $14,500, VG-F est ($750 US) (Image)

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(#35a) ITALY 20c BLUE, MNH with superb centering, one short perf UL, Scott cat $1200, VF est ($100 US) (Image)

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(#49) ITALY 30c BROWN, with an Assisi oval cancel, a scarce well centered stamp, Scott cat $2800, VF est ($375 US) (Image)

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