Allied Occupation of Sicily, #1N1, 1N6, 25c Pale citron and 1l Light yellow green, both used on November 27, 1943 cover from Lipari to the A.P.O. 512 located in Algeria; in 1943 external mail was restricted and it was officially retaken on 2.22.1944, this cover, bearing the 1,25 lire foreign rate, represents an exceptional and very rare external usage in 1943, very fine. (Image)

Est. $150-200

#19, 1862 20c Dark blue, sheet reconstruction of 50, all mint except for four positions, including single examples, one pair, five blocks of four and one vertical block of ten, as well as one cover with two examples, each item being very well presented with accompanying enlarged images indicating the characteristics of each position, all contained in a leather album; in addition another three mint blocks of four and 11 single examples, fine-very fine.

Est. $400-500

#115-118, 1910 "Garibaldi", the two sets of two, the 15c Claret being marginal, very good centering, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 1995 Caffaz certificate; Sassone €2,400; Scott $1,715. (Image)

Est. $300-400

#165-70, 1923 10c-5L Manzoni, a well centered mint set, the key 5L high value is a left margin single and is especially well centered, very fresh with bright colors, o.g., n.h., very fine-extremely fine; 5L signed by E. Diena in the selvage and accompanied by his 1990 certificate; Sassone #151-56, 'centratura ottima' €6,500.00; Scott $2,375+. (Image)

Est. $400-500

#170, 1923 Manzoni 5L Violet and black, an extraordinary example exhibiting complete sheet margin at top, outstandingly well centered and remarkably fresh, o.g., n.h., super; 2000 Sorani certificate; Sassone €2,500+; Scott $1,800.00+. (Image)

Est. $400-500

Sassone #226-238, #235/I, 1928 "Filiberto" complete set of 13, and 1,25L perf. 13¾, very good centering, with some marginal or corner examples including the 20c perf. 13¾, o.g., n.h., superb; the 20c perf. 13¾, 10L & 20L with 2009 R. Diena certificate, 1,25L perf. 13¾ with 2007 Raybaudi certificate; Sassone €4,000. (Image)

Est. $500-750

Sassone #25, 1930 7.70L Trans-Atlantic Squadron, post office fresh mint block of four, o.g., n.h., very fine; Sassone €4,750, Scott #C27 $3,600. (Image)

Est. $500-750

Sassone #GP48, 1933 "Crociera Nord Atlantica", Reykjavik-New York, registered cover addressed to Vienna, bearing Iceland airmail #C12-C14 1k, 5k, 10k, set of three, additionally franked with 15k pair, tied by July 7, 1933 dispatch c.d.s., backstamped in New York (July 21) and Vienna on the 29th, very fine and rare; 1966 G. Bolaffi certificate; Sassone €8,500; Scott $5,150 for the set used off cover. (Image)

Est. $2,500-3,000

Postage Dues, Sassone #12, 1870 2L Blue and brown postage due, o.g., h.r., fine and rare; 1974 Fiecchi certificate; Sassone 'discretta centratura' €10,500, Scott #J15 $7,250. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Italy and area never hinged collection, a magnificent assembly cleanly mounted on album pages in various albums, the Italy Kingdom pages being attractively headed with Italian coat-of-arms embossing; to be remarked as an outstandingly infrequent feature is the fact that the collection is virtually all represented in never hinged condition, resulting in many considerably more valuable sets and values, starting with the early issues, also including marginal multiples, DLR issue with set displaying "Saggio" overprint mounted on official presentation paper, 1911 Unità d'Italia in imperforate proofs, 1922 Philatelic Congress, 1923 Manzoni set, 1928 "Filiberto" 1,25L perf. 13¾, etc., in this semi-modern period also some scarce varieties or unissued examples being represented, Airmails with 1930 7,70L Crociera Transatlantica, 1934 Official Airmail 10L, War Propaganda with 1942 unissued set, special delivery and parcel post stamps, postage dues including 1863 10c -even such early values are found n.h.-, some stamps with advertising labels, following with "Luogotenenza" including very rare 1945 2L on 25c with brownish red overprint n.h. (Sassone 525A) with Sorani certificate, varieties of the the 1943 "Lupa Capitolina" value mounted on 14 pages, Authorized Delivery Stamps with Coralit first issue, and S.A.B.E. set; Occupations with a small WWII representation comprising Albania with also postage dues, Cefalonia and Itaca with 1941 10L with Argostoli hand-overprint showing "Tipy" instead of "Typi" (Enzo Diena certificate), French Occupation of Fezzan with non-overprinted 1946-51 sets perf. and imperf. in corner-sheet examples, Campione, WWI Austrian occupation of Friuli-Veneto, "Irredenti" territories with Trentino-Alto Adige, also including a special section of local postage dues, Venezia-Giulia with first set complete with certificates, 1918 50c essay (Raybaudi certificate), Aegean Islands with local overprints, few C.L.N. issues (two certificates), postal stationery cards unused, etc., few duplication in some sections; in very fine to superb state of preservation, frequently exhibiting good centerings, -also including some marginal examples-, being additional characteristics which also led to highly recommend an accurate viewing of this lot, a must for such an outstanding collection which is very rarely offered to the market; about 75 certificates accompany most of the important positions in this assembly.

Est. $15,000-20,000

Italian Social Republic never hinged collection, a remarkable specialized assembly mounted on pages in one album, including varieties, plate studies, better local printings of Milan, Genoa, Rome, Turin, Florence, Verona, also with multiples, "G.N.R." overprints on propaganda stamps with various printings including the rare set of Brescia "Trittici" comprising "G.N." type II and "R." type III overprints (Sassone 13/Ia-23/Ia, € 4,400) and values of this set se-tenant with others in multiples, highly valuable examples with Firenze Issue 1944 50L (Sassone 500, €5,000), special and authorized delivery stamps, the latter including the rare local hand overprint applied at top by means of violet horizontal bars with the purpose of canceling the coat of arms of the King, parcel stamps with the complete set including duplication of the 2L & 10L, postage dues with few better valuable varieties, five essays of the unissued "Volta" designs, etc., as well as one cover accompanied by Raybaudi certificate, genuinely travelled and correctly paying the rate with 10c (2)+30c, each with red manuscript private overprint "Rep. Soc. Ital.", which was occasionally accepted to cancel the portrait of the treacherous King; a highly interesting collection which requires a detailed viewing, in very fine to superb condition, the lot being accompanied by 30 certificates. (Image)

Est. $2,500-3,000

Sassone #5, Newspaper Tax 1859 10c Black, excellent margins enabling to show the separation rule between rows at base, being partially exhibited at top, used as postage due on February 24, 1859 "Journal de Francfort" newspaper, lightly tied by Modena datestamp on March 1st, very fine and rare; 1984 Enzo Diena, 1986 Raybaudi and 2015 Colla certificates, signed Emilio Diena; Sassone €13,000; ex-Provera. (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Sassone #8c, 1858 5gr Pale rose, Plate I, a nice shade variety of this scarce mint value, clear to large margins with three full dividing lines, original gum, h.r., slight natural gum crease not mentioned on current certificates, otherwise very fine; 2015 Colla and Ferrario certificates; Sassone €8,000. (Image)

Est. $500-750

Sassone #16, 1860 ½t Blue, a magnificent unused example without gum, incredibly fresh displaying a deep shade, clear to predominantly large margins, a very fine example of this very rare and desirable unused value; 1957 A. Diena, 1989 Enzo Diena and 2010 Colla certificates; Sassone €38,500; Scott #9, $16,500. (Image)

Est. $4,000-5,000

Sassone #16, 1860 ½t Blue, intense shade, mainly extraordinary margins showing the dividing lines of the clichés on three sides, tied to piece by framed "Annullato" handstamp, exceedingly attractive and fine; 1963 A. Diena and 1993 Enzo Diena certificates, signed G. and A. Bolaffi; Sassone €7.500; Scott #9, $3,500+. (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Sassone #5a, 1852 40c Black on pale blue, attractive unused example without gum, huge margins to clear at bottom left, good color on clean fresh paper, nearly very fine; 1974 Diena and Raybaudi certificates; Sassone €5,000; Scott #5a $4,500. (Image)

Est. $500-750

Sardinia group of covers, including 12 items with #2 single represented in a spectacular corner-sheet example accompanied by Colla certificate, also #5 & #8 very fine single frankings, as well as other less significant items from the 1855-63 issues, fine-very fine; Sassone around €15,000. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Sassone #GP36, 1933 "Crociera Nord Atlantica", Tripoli-Chicago, registered envelope from Tripoli to Chicago, bearing #C28 44.75L, with additional franking including 2.75L and special delivery 2.50L on 2L, tied by dispatch airmail c.d.s. on June 5, with Rome transits and arrivals on reverse; Sassone €3,500. (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Sassone #22, 1860 80c Pale red-brown, mint example featuring an exceptional freshness, just clipped at left, clear to mainly ample margins in other respects, possessing fresh original gum, a very fine example of this rare stamp mint; 2015 Vaccari certificate, signed Enzo Diena, Oliva and Colla; Sassone €60,000; Scott #22, $32,000. (Image)

Est. $4,000-5,000

Sassone #23, 1860 3L Ocher-yellow, a remarkable example of this highly desirable rarity, featuring uniform and clear color, clear margins enabling to exhibit the design complete on three sides, this being an extraordinary characteristic for this stamp, slightly cut into at right leaving the "Toscano" inscription complete, quite cleanly cancelled by "Per Consegna" straight-line handstamp, a desirable example of this great rarity, which is usually found with faults, repaired or with margins being cut into on more than one side; one of the most important used stamps of Italian philately, a key item missing in most of the advanced collections; 2009 R. Diena and 2014 Vaccari certificates; Sassone €220,000, Scott 23, $125,000. (Image)

Est. $15,000-20,000