Aegean Islands, #C14, 1932 100l Deep blue and greenish grey, used as single franking on registered express, flown cover to Rome, tied by "Posta Aerea-Castelrosso (Egeo)/28.1.33" c.d.s., additionally struck at left, Naples and Rome c.d.s.'s on back, very fine; Sassone A21, €725. (Image)

CV. $575.00

#C7, 1932 100l Deep green and brown, tied to registered flown cover to Rome by "Posta Aerea-Tripoli d'Africa/10.9.32" c.d.s., additionally franked with Italy 15c and Libia 60c and 1l, also tied by c.d.s. on dispatch, and arrival on back, very fine; Sassone A14; €900. (Image)

CV. $650.00

Italian Aegean Islands postal history group comprising 35 items, quite comprehensive, with local overprints featuring "Caso" 25c pair and 50c, each used as single franking on two separated registered covers carried at 50c rate to Greece, "Nisiros" complete set philatelically used on registered cover to Constantinople, very rare commercial cover bearing "Cos" overprint on 5c and 25c tied by the scarce Antimakia c.d.s., also usages from Rhodes with an attractive range of frankings including combinations with early Italian airmail values, 1935 "Anno Santo" complete set, destinations with scarce examples such as U.S. (numerous, of which one taxed on receipt with postage due 10c) and Belgium, scarce British M.E.F. overprint on 1s single franking, a rare and appealing assembly, mainly very fine.

Est. $500-750

#7, 1878 20c Orange overprinted "Estero", unused (no gum) example of this rare stamp, nicely centered for this, fresh color on crisp clean paper, very fine; 2017 Sismondo certificate. (Image)

CV. $2,600.00

#17, 1881 2l vermilion, remarkably rich color, perfectly centered, cancelled to order to small piece by "3364" numeral handstamp of Sousse, Tunisia, very fine; 1981 Sorani certificate; (unpriced in both Scott and Sassone catalogs). (Image)

Est. $400-500

Italian Eritrea #8, 21, 1893 45c slate green and 1903 5c blue green, on registered envelope from Massaua to Ragusa -Duvrovnik, then to Austria, tied by "Massaua-Eritrea/24 Mar04/(C)" double c.d.s.'s, with a further strike and registration label alongside, showing Ancona, Bologna and Bari transits as well as arrival c.d.s. on reverse, very fine, a very rare two-Kings mixed franking including Umberto I and Vittorio Emanuele III, further enhanced by being sent to a rare destination. (Image)

Est. $300-400

Scutari d'Albania #1-5, 1909-11 10pa on 5c to 2Pi on 50c, the first five values of the set of eight applied on registered envelope to New York, tied by "Scutari d'Albania/(Poste Italiane)" c.d.s., a scarce transatlantic usage, very fine (Sassone €1,280). (Image)

CV. $1,025.00

#33, 1863 2L Vermilion, De La Rue printing, nicely centered, tied along with two 20c on 15c Blue, Ty III (#34b) by "Milano/6 Dic, 65" datestamp to double rate cover to Philadelphia with ms. "2", "Da Milano a Torino" travelling post office backstamp, "P.D." handstamp, red French transit postmark, red Philadelphia entry datestamps and "42" credit, one 20c stamp with trivial perf. faults, cover a bit roughly opened at top and right, otherwise a fine and rare usage of this De La Rue printing high value; 2007 Sismondo certificate. (Image)

CV. $10,500.00

#39, 1878 2c on 20c Lake, well centered for this, bright and fresh, o.g., n.h., very fine; signed Raybaudi and accompanied by 2016 APS certificate. (Image)

CV. $1,650.00

#100c, 1924-25 25c "Abrador", used on registered commercial envelope from Milan to Rome, in conjunction with 20c pair, special delivery 1,60L on 1,20L, and 50c strip of three with large portions of the "Tantal" advertising labels torn off (the official instructions explained that it was up to the purchaser to decide whether he would leave the label attached to the stamp, since the indispensable indication that the postage had been paid was provided only by the upper portion), all tied by "Milano 43/R. de Amicis" c.d.s.'s, with transit and arrival on reverse, very fine; 2010 Sismondo certificate (Sassone €1,200, not including the defective strip of three). (Image)

CV. $825.00

#100d, 105c, 1924-25 25c "Coen" and 50c "Columbia", singles of each tied to separate 1924 registered commercial covers with additional frankings from Rome to Vienna (diagonal crease to cover of no consequence) and Naples to Cincinnati, including a scarce usage on transatlantic mail, very fine (Sassone €840). (Image)

Est. $150-200

#142A-D, 1922 10c-40c Philatelic Congress overprints cplt., tied by separate strikes of 5.6.22 Philatelic Congress commemorative datestamps to registered cover front only to Trieste, minor edge faults, the stamp all fresh and fine. (Image)

CV. $1,235.00

#183, 1926 1.25L Saint Francis of Assisi, perf. 13½, post office fresh, o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)

CV. $1,100.00

#367-76, 1937 10c-5L+3L Child Welfare Exhibition, o.g., n.h., fresh and fine-very fine. (Image)

CV. $415.00

#B7-9, 1921-25 25c, 40c and 10c "B.L.P." overprints, affixed to "B.L.P." advertising letter cards including 25c with red overprint on registered card to Switzerland, 40c with blue overprint on two cards including one unused, the other sent inland, both examples used being uprated with regular stamps and with Sismondo certificate; and 10c with black overprint single on four unused cards of which three showing different designs, seven items in total, chiefly very fine.

CV. 783.00

#C27, 1930 7.70L Trans-Atlantic Squadron, top sheet-margin part imprint single, o.g., hinged in the selvage only, the stamp n.h., very fine. (Image)

CV. $900.00

1932 London-Rome-(Brindisi-Athens-Australia) Interrupted Flight, cover from Rome to Port Darwin in Australia, franked by Italian airmails 1l pair and 5l, tied by "Roma-Aeroporto Littorio-Posta Aerea/192.32" c.d.s., bearing "Roma/Aeroporto del Littorio" two-line handstamp and "Ruvo di Puglia-(Bari)/25.2.32" c.d.s. alongside, this denoting the interruption of the flight when, as a result of a snow storm, the plane was forced to a blind landing, causing serious damages to the Aeroplane and wounds to the pilot Hamilton; very fine, one of only eight flown covers recorded exhibiting the signatures of the pilot and the mechanic; 2002 Longhi certificate; (Longhi 2584; €2,000). (Image)

Est. $400-500

#C34, 1932 100l Blue and olive,used in conjunction with 2,75l on registered flown first day cover from Rome to Le Vesinet, France, tied 'Roma Centro-Posta Aerea/6.8.32" c.d.s.'s, fold at base away from the franking, a scarce and very fine cover; signed Oliva; Sassone A41; €3,750. (Image)

CV. $2,750.00

#C42-47, 1933 3L-20L Graf Zeppelins cplt., fresh mint set, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine. (Image)

CV. $330.00

Francalettere, Sassone #2, 1887 4c perfin on 5c Green "Umberto", affixed to unused advertising letter card with pre-paid and reduced postage, very slight vertical crease as usually encountered and couple of small tone spots at right not detracting, otherwise very fine; 2010 Sismondo certificate. (Image)

CV. $12,500.00

Italian Social Republic, Sassone #20/IIaa+20/III, 1943-44 2,5l, Brescia Printing, types II and III, slanted overprints, vertical pair from the right of the sheet, positions 25/30, unmounted o.g., superb; 2013 Sorani certificate, signed Oliva; Unpriced in Sassone. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Italian Social Republic, Sassone #122/II, 2l Brescia overprint type II, a marginal example from the top of the sheet on registered envelope to Sesto Calende, cleanly tied by "Pontevico-Brescia/10.7.44" c.d.s., repeated adjacent, with arrival on reverse, very fine; 1996 and 2004 Raybaudi certificates, 2004 Sorani certificate; Sassone €4,500. (Image)

Est. $400-500

Italian Social Republic, Sassone #487-489, 20l, 25l and 50l, Verona Printing, three values used on registered express cover to Mercallo, each neatly tied by "Roma Corrisp. e Pacchi-(Racc. e Assic.)/15.8.44" c.d.s., very fine, the only cover recorded bearing the three highest denominations of this issue; 1996 and 2004 Raybaudi certificates, 2004 Sorani certificate; Sassone quotes these values off cover at €10,425, being unpriced on cover. (Image)

Est. $4,000-5,000

Italian Social Republic, Sassone #47/I-50/I, postage dues 5c to 25c, Bresica Printing, four values on, unfranked on dispatch, cover from Brescia to Travagliata, showing Brescia c.d.s. and franking tied by corresponding c.d.s. on arrival; 1999 Sorani certificate; Sassone €9,200. (Image)

Est. $400-500

Campione, Sassone #1a-5a, 6-12, 1944 5c-1Fr perforation 11½, 1944 5c-1Fr, the former set, first printing, used on registered first day cover accompanied by 2010 Sismondo certificate, the latter on envelope, both sent to Lugano and tied by "Campione/D'Italia" illustrated c.d.s.'s, very fine. (Image)

CV. $2,800.00