(#177/650) ITALY COMMEMORATIVES 1925-1954 (a few earlier), 96 mostly used stamps with all better up to $80 items, note #19, 37, 43, 48, 73, 85, 89 ++, priced years ago with Scott cat over $685, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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(#23/1431) ITALY USED STOCK 1863-1980, over 1250 stamps mtd on 18 stock sheets including BOB parcel post, express ++, unchecked for perfs, papers, and plate varieties, Scott cat over $400, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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ITALY & COLONIES 1929-1960's (some earlier), 316 mint and used stamps with better BOB airmail, express, postage dues, parcel post, pneumatic post, Social Republic, WWII Allied occupation, a few revenue stamps, and some earlier Italian States, also Italian Colonies Eretria, Libya, Aegean Islands, high value Vatican, San Marino ++, priced years ago with Scott cat over $580, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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5 ITALY COVERS 1898-1944 (one document), all better up to $125 items sleeved and priced 20 years ago, includes an 1898 UPU 25c rate to USA with Bank advertising, 1928 invoice for Iron with 34 Lire document tax, 1938 Hitler-Mussolini meeting slogan on a 5c franked Vatican postcard (scarce), 1944 Allied WWII occupation censored UPU registered 2.75 Lire Social Republic rate to Switzerland, 1944 WWII Allied occupation censored registered 5.75 Lire Social Republic rate to Switzerland, listed retail price $435, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1864 MALTA DOUBLE RATE to ITALY, British #34b (pair with hairlines) pays the 1 ounce 8d double treaty rate dated NOV14-1864 + 5½d credit to the Italian post office, on folded letter to Livorno with arrival on NOV 18th, stamps on cover cat $240 US, business letter enclosed, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $150, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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4 ITALIAN WWII POW COVERS 1945-1946, all better up to $75 items sleeved and priced 20 years ago, includes 2 covers and a postcard from British POW camps No.30, No.90, and No.112 all addressed to Italy, also a 1945 POW held at USA Fort-Meade Camp (Maryland), listed retail price $300, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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