Naples 1858 20g Pale Rose Coat of Arms, hinged original gum, four margins, good colour, a lovely example of this rare world classic. Accompanied by an Alberto Diena certificate. Very fine. Sassone 13, c.v. €28,000. Rsv. $800. (Image)

Scott $ 11,250

1922 10c to 40c 9th Italian Philatelic Congress Overprint Set, each tied to a small piece by a day of issue JUN.4.1922 Trieste Philatelic Congress event postmark, fine-very fine overall and scarce. (Image)

Scott $ 1,235

1966 40l Grey and Dull Green Italian Patriots, Evanescent Printing Variety, in a never hinged upper right sheet margin block of 16 with the second and third rows quite underinked. A striking error. Accompanied by a photocopy of the original Diena certificate. Scott #945var, Sassone 1032var. Very fine. Rsv. $1,400. (Image)

Bolaffi $ 14,000

Collection of Mint and Used Italy and Area in a Minkus Album, 1870s-1976, with roughly 1,000 stamps, starting with a small selection of used Italian States and pre-1900 issues, and continues with mint and or used sets and partial sets, with a spot check indicating some better material such as Scott #s 117-118 (n.g., c.v. $350 total), 171-174 (m.h. $74 total), 268-279 (m.h., $140 total), C42-C47 (m.h., $135 total), along with a few sets and partial sets cataloguing $20 and up. The strength of the collection is with the mint Allied Military Government stamps noting Trieste 18-29 ($138 total), C1-C6 ($166 total), C13-C16 ($480 total), along with selections of mint or used Fiume, San Marino (noting #304 souvenir sheet of 6, m.h., $125), occupation stamps and more. Online photos show a sampling. We note a few small faults with a few of the early stamps, overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 250

Old Time Italy Collection to 1961, all neatly displayed in 9 stock pages, which has just recently been opened for the first time since 1961. The collection is organised by used first, followed by mint. The used starts with a very fine used #1 with crisp 1863 cancel (c.v. $325), followed by hundreds of different issues in period, including several better such as #364-66 (incl. an extra 366, $1,160 if genuinely used), B38 ($450 if genuinely used), C9 ($105), followed by the mint, including #s 90-91 (87), 165-69 ($233), 310-14 ($105 NH), 385-86 (NH, $230), 395-96 (NH, $80), C99 (NH, $160), and more. The collection also has good back of the book and only a little duplication here and there. All pages pictured online. (Image)

Estimate $ 500