1851-1865, Mint & used collection of Italian States stamps on pages showing a wide array of cancellations, plus a few covers, plus old-time collection of Local stamps (Municipio) on pages, mixed to fine

1852-60 Attractive and high quality collection of Italian States housed in one Marini album, better items include Lombardy Venetia 1850 10c grey-black (scarce shade), 30c with beautiful mute cancel, 15c and 45c on vertically laid paper, large margined 1858 newspaper stamps, Modena including used on Sardinia, superbly margined 1852 10c rose with interpanneau space at bottom, Napoli including a special selection on separate pages plus other values up to the 50Gr, large margined Parma singles, Sardinia including good cancel interest with some Savoya, Sicily incl. a 50Gr., Papal States with 50baj of the second printing used, Tuscany with some extra large margins, a great lot (Image)

FORGERIES: Specialist’s reference collection of well over 150 stamps written-up in an album, with many different forgeries categorised, denomination by denomination, with the 1852 issues 10c to 1 lira, then the newspaper stamps both ‘Poste Estensi’ and the ‘Tassa Gazzette’ eagles, as well as 1859 postage issues to 80c. A very interesting working reference collection (Image)

1858 2gr Light Rose, plate II, spectacular stamp with the largest possible margins on all sides, truly "one in a million," tied to small piece, superb "condition rarity" (Image)

Vivid Showpiece from Kingdom of Italy Period 1858 2gr Deep Carmine, plate III (Sass. 7e), four examples with good marginsand intense fresh colour tied by "Annullato" ribbon cancels (Sass. type 32) to insured letter from Campobasso (red cds, Kingdom of Italy period, dated 23 MAR. 1861), sent to Napoli, vividly colourful and very fine, ex LUXUS Expertise: signed by A. & G. Bolaffi, A. Diena & Avanzo (Image)

1861 1gr Black, single franking, scarce use within one postal district, tied by Castrovillari cds (7 GIU 62) to complete folded letter to Cerchiara, very fine, signed Avanzo (Image)

FORGERIES: Specialist’s reference collection written-up in an album, with 150 stamps, presented denomination by denomination with many good-looking types of forgery including the Billig productions, lots of Trinacria and Crocetta types, as well as Neapolitan Provinces with very convincing examples of inverted embossed heads on mezzo tornese green and mezzo grano grey-brown, through to higher values again with mint signed examples that we must take the collector’s word that they are actually forgeries. An impressive working collection, a great opportunity for the collector of Naples and Neapolitan Provinces (Image)

1858-61, Attractive mint & used collection in hingeless Ambassador album showing both Naples and Neapolitan Provinces periods, (both Grana and Cents denominations), about 200 stamps, mostly with good margins, fine, many signed Diena (Image)

1860 1/2t Blue, full margins on all sides, tied to lottery circular (to be held in Jan. 1861) from Napoli (trace of address label under part of stamp), a wonderful example of printed ephemera and very rare showpiece (Sass. € 55'000) 1860 1/2t azzuro, ampi margini, su circolare per lotteria (progettato nel gennaio 1861) spedita da Napoli (traccia di etichetta sotto di francobollo), meraviglioso esempio di tipografia effimero e pezzo d'esposizione molte raro (Sass. € 55'000) Expertise: signed by / firmato A. Bolaffi, G. Bolaffi, Emilio Diena & Enzo Diena (cert. 1979) (Image)

1852 5b on Pale Rose, large margins with top right sheet corner, Bologna cds (17 LUG. 53), superb 1852 5b rosa chiaro, grandi margini con angulo destro superiore di foglio, annullo di Bologna (17 LUG. 53), di qualità ottima Expertise: signed by / firmato G. Bolaffi (Image)

1852 1/2b Grey Blue, vertical bisect tied by usual pen cancels to wrapper for newspaper "L'Album" of Rome, sent to Osimo, good margins on other three sides, exceptional condition for this rare usage, very fine, signed G. Colla (cert. 2000) (Sass. €17'500) (Image)

DOUBLE IMPRESSION ON COVER 1852 1b Greyish green, double impression, pre-cancelled by pen stroke used as postage due on the reverse of a cover from Rome to Riano, obverse bears despatch circular datestamp 28 GIU 63, slightly touched at left, is however considered to be the best of the very few known double-print varieties on cover, a rarity (Sass. € 55'000) Expertisation: signed and certified by Alberto Diena (1967), signed and certified by Sorani (1983), plus also other signatures of recognised experts (Image)

1852 Issue 5C yellow in horizontal right margin pair, slight undisturbing prefolding crease between adhesives, hinged with typical original gum, sign. A.Stach Prague, beautiful fresh pair, (Sassone € 600+) (Image)

1853-56 Issue 15C vermillon tied to fragment by 3-line PARMA postmark and 25C brown corner margin example tied to fragment by PIACENZA cds, both with white margins all around, both showing variety: thick left decoration line, very fine, (Sassone € 2'000) (Image)

1851 40c rose, large margins, used by neat grid, very fine, scarce, signed JF.Brun, Sass. € 8'000 (Image)

1854 20c blue tied to small fragment by NIZZA MARITTIMA, white margins al laround, at left and right remainders of neighboring adhesives, sign.Dr.B.Rieger, (Sassone € 425+), also 1855-1863 10C+80C fragment w. Sicily cancel MESSINA (Sassone € 825) (Image)

1855-63 20c Dark blue tied by scarce PONTEDASSIO/C. 17 AGO 60 cds on cover to Savona, very fine, cert. Sorani (Image)

1851-63 Mint and used collection in hingeless GBE album, beginning with two Cavalini cut-outs then good selection of the early issues including a fair section of the 1853 issue, some Savoya noted including THONON cancel on the 1854 issue, some good shades incl. 13Dd, 13Db, 13Ea, 13Eb, 14Dg, 14B, 14Ch, 14Cg, 15Db, 15h, 16C, 17C, over 300 stamps and 3 covers, mostly fine

1859 20Gr Slate Grey, 4-margined very fine, signed Dr. B. Rieger (Sass.13, €1'500) (Image)

1859 20Gr Dark Slate Grey + 2Gr blue tied to small fragment by horseshoe cancel, signed Zoebisch (Image)

1859 Issue small selection of 6 values incl. 10Gr corner margin example, 50Gr unused, mostly very fine  (Image)

1851-52 1q Black, large margins all around and neatly cancelled mit black P.D., superb, cert. Diena (Sass. €2'500) (Image)

1851 9cr Brown in horizontal 4-margined pair, used, very fine (Sassone €1'100) (Image)

1851-52 9cr Brown-lilac on grey, block of four used with bar cancel, white margins all around, very fine, cert. Diena (Sass. € 17'500) (Image)

1860 1c Violet brown, huge margins including bottom margin and part of right and left example, lightly cancelled, superb, signed Bolaffi, Sorani and Diena (Sass. €1'400) (Image)