MIDDLE EAST FORCES 5s red & 10s ultramarine optd SPECIMEN, UM, SG.M20s/21s. (2) Cat. £325 (Image)

SOMALIA 1948 5c to 5s set of 11 vals used together on express registered local cover, all neatly tied 'Mogadishu R.L.D' c.d.s's, cover is creased at base clear of all adhesives, SG.S10/20 - note the 2s50c on 2/6d with variety 'MISPLACED STOP' SG.S19a, stamps Cat. £440 off cover. (Image)

1862 (Aug 28th) EL from Milan to Lyon, franked 10c (2), 1863 (Nov 24th) EL from Milan to Fisenge franked 10c bistre, a superb strip of three, attractive. (2) (Image)

1863-1933 M (few UM) & U collection on leaves incl. 1863 U range to 2L.5, 1879 to 2L M & U (Cat. £495) with 10c, 20c, 25c (3) M (Cat. £4150) & 30c U (Cat. £2750), 1889 5c (2) M (Cat. £2000), 1878 2c on 20c unused block of four (Cat. £3800), 2c on 10L M (Cat. £700), 1890-91 Surcharges, 1891 5c M (Cat. £700), 1901 5c, 10c (2), 25c (2), 50c (2), 1L (2), 5L, all M or unused, one 50c (Cat. £2750), 1905 15c Surcharge (2) M (Cat. £110), 1913 Surcharges with wider space varieties, 1922 Philatelic Congress set, U on 2 small pieces (Cat. £1400), 1923 March set U (Cat. £130), 1923 Black Shirt set M (Cat. £110), many later commems, defins, Dues, Officials, Pneumatic Posts, Express etc. Fair to fine. (600+) ST.Cat. £20,000. Viewing recommended. (Image)

c1914-60's substantial bundle of mainly commercial mail with an interesting variety of stamps & cancellations incl. scarcer single frankings. Good lot. (92) (Image)

1921 25c Ovpt'd B.L.P affixed to an unused publicity postal stationery advertising letter card with 1917-24 15c alongside, VF. (1 item) (Image)

WWII UNDERCOVER MAIL Thomas Cook PO Box 506, 1942 cover from Italy with both Italian & British censorship: scarcer origin. (Image)

Miscellany incl. 1944-45 Campione covers (2), 1919 Venezia Giulia censored cover (fault), Fiume (2), Trieste 1951 FDC's (17, duplication), 1921 ex Constantinople, 1959 Somalia airmail cover. (24) (Image)

ITALIAN COLONIES IN AFRICA mainly Libya range of 31, mainly postcards with frankings on the obverse or reverse. Nice lot. (Image)

Extensive M & U collection in a large 64 page stock book incl. Eritrea: 1893 Ovpt 1c (2), 2c (2), 5c (4), 10c (3), 25c, 40c (2), 60c, 1L, 5L (2) M (Cat. £4745), 1895-99 to 45c, 1903 set to 5L, mixed M & U with duplicates, 1907 & 1909 Express issues M (Cat. £225), 1922 & 1924 Surcharges, 1925 2L U (Cat. £95), 1926 75c (2), 1L.25, 2L.50 M (Cat. £425), 1928-29 vals to 2L.50 M, Dues (D34 & D63) M, Parcel Pairs P.123, 131 U, Airs; Somalia with Benadir Surcharges, Airs, Dues (D37, D38) M; Jubaland 1925 vals to 5L M, 1925-26 set with additional 1L.25 U, Dues to 1L; Tripolitania with 1932 6th Trade Fair Airs 50c to 2L, 10L U (Cat. £285), 1933 Zeppelin set U (Cat. £300), 1934 8th Trade Fair Airs 75c to 10L U, 1934 Oasis 50c, 75c, 5L & Air Express pair U, 1934 Exhib set M (Cat. £75); Italian Colonies 1933 Foundation Postage & Air sets, U (Cat. £550), Air set, M (Cat. £162), 1933 19th Anniv Postage sets (2) M (Cat. £234) & set to 10L M (Cat. £93); Italian East Africa 1938 set M (Cat. £250) with extra vals, 1938 Air set M (Cat. £225) etc. Fair to fine. Postmarks not guaranteed. (572) ST.Cat. £18,083. (Image)

TRIPOLITANIA 1932 6thTrade Fair Air set, U on reg airmail FDC, with additional Trade Fair 75c (SG.149), pmk’d Fiera Campoionaria/8-3-32/Tripoli, sent to Rome with transit & arrival 13-3-32 c.d.s on reverse, fine. (1) Stamps off cover Cat. £422. (Image)

1947-54 range of Ovpt issues on five Telegraph forms, incl. various defin issues to 100L, air stamps, Express, postage dues & Parcel Post pairs with 1947-48 set of twelve (P32-43, cancelled c.t.o, 24-3-48, Cat. £1200), also a M collection on leaves (Cat. £300+) etc. Good to fine. (102 + 87 ovpts U on 5 forms) (Image)