1855/1980 accumulation of Italian mint and used, contained within three albums, very patchy early period and mixed, better from 1960 with almost exclusively a mint run of modern material, also a Vatican City mint collection, comprising two albums and a large folder covering 1960s to late 1970s, almost all never hinged, a good volume of material in mostly fine to prestine condition. 

1839/42, about 370 letters from Turin, Genova, Milan, etc., apperently all to Lyon, France, partly different transit marks and taxes.

1852/1945 Papal States and Vatican City, mainly cancelled collection upon album pages, with among others Michel 39 to 44 set accompanied by an E. Diena certificate, Legal Congress and World Exhibition Catholic Press, also a 1939 registered cover sent from Vatican City to Frankfurt, high catalogue value, in predominately fine condition, a very useful collection. 

1843, small entire letter from Parma to Stuttgart in Wurttemberg, from the famous Neipperg correspondance

1855/63, Victor Emanuel II 5c. green in combination with Italy Viktor Emanuel II 15c. horizontal strip of three, fresh colors and mostly good margins, tied by Neaples-type cds. "TRICARICO 20 OTT 1863" to folded lettersheet to Matera with arrival mark

1855/63, Victor Emmanuel II. 80c. yellow, 5c. green and 40c. red, in combination with Kingdom Victor Emmanuel II. 15c. blue, overlapping each other, fresh colors and mostly good margins, tied by two neat strikes of cds. "TORINO 18 GIUG 63" to folded letter via "LONDON JU22 63" and "PANAMA JY 22 1863" to Santiago de Chile, 80c. small tear, some transportation wear, nevertheless an attractive and rare color franking to South America, certificates Bolaffi (1981) and Enzo Diena (1981)

½ gr. orange, plate I, Palermo paper, upper right sheet corner with large  margins, beautiful fresh colour, for fresh original gum with hinge remainders in the upper margin only. Extremely fine and choice. (Sassone 1)

1859, ½ gr. orange, plate I, Palermo paper, beautiful fresh colour and even large margins, lightly cancelled, superb. Certificate Sorani (2007) (Sassone 1)

½ gr. brownish orange, plate I, Naples paper,  fresh colour and even large margins, neatly cancelled, very fine. A rare stamp. Certificates A. Diena (1967) and Colla (2016) (Sassone 1c)

½ gr. bright yellow, plate I, Naples paper, fresh colour and even large margins, lightly cancelled, very fine. Certificate Enzo Diena (1987) (Sassone 1d)

½ gr. dark orange, plate I, Naples paper, fresh colour and large margins, lightly cancelled, extremely fine. Certificate Sorani (1990) (Sassone 1e)

½ gr. dark orange, plate I, Naples paper, horizontal pair, fresh colour and large margins with full dividing lines, neatly cancelled on piece, very fine. Certificate Enzo Diena (1987) (Sassone 1e)

½ gr. orange, plate I, Naples paper, first printing (tiratura antica), nice fresh colour and large even margins, lightly cancelled on small piece, extremely fine. Signed Enzo Diena with certificate (1977) and certificate Giulio Bolaffi (1977) (Sassone 1a)

½ gr. orange, plate I, Naples paper, marginal strip of 4, beautiful fresh vivid colour and good to mostly large margins including ca. 5 mm sheet margin at right, neatly cancelled on entire letter with faint (as usual) rare oval "VILLAFRATI" to Palermo with adjacent  "PALERMO ARRIVO 14 DIC 59". The third stamp from left with tiny scissors cut at bottom left, tiny touching the design, otherwise extremely fine and fresh condition. A beautiful and rare entire. Signed Enzo Diena with certificate (1979), Raybaudi Masilia with certificate (1979) and Raybaudi with certificate (2019) (Sassone 1a)

1 gr. olive green, plate III, Naples paper, horizontal strip of 5,  fresh nice colour and good to large margins, neatly cancelled. A very fine and rare strip. Signed Enzo Diena with certificate (1983) and Colla with certificate (2007) (Sassone 5b)

1 gr. olive brown, plate , 1st state, good to large margins and neatly cancelled, very fine. Certificate Colla (2016) (Sassone 3b)

1 gr. light green olive, 2 gr. blue, 5 gr. vermillion and 10 gr. dark blue, all in fresh deep colour and with clear to large margins, tied to piece with adjacent "MESSINA 28 GENNo.". Very fine and most attractive. Certificate Enzo Diena (1991) (Sassone 5,6,11,12)

1 gr. olive green, plate III, horizontal strip of three, with 2 gr. bright blue, plate III, horizontal pair, all in fresh colour and with good to mostly large margins, 2 gr. with small sheet margin at top, tied to insured letter sheet with adjacent oval "LICATA" to Catania with frontside "PALERMO ARRIVO 14 NOV. 59". A very fine and rare letter with most unusual franking. Signed Raybaudi and Enzo Diena, each with certificate (1985) (Sassone 5d,8)

1 gr. dark olive-green, plate III, horizontal pair and single, with single 1 gr. greyish olive-green, plate II and 5 gr. carmine, plate I, all in fresh colour, one 1 gr. just clear on one side, otherwise full to mostly large margins, tied to lettersheet with partly tying cds. "PALERMO PARTENZA 1 MAR 59" to Messina. A fine and rare entire with most unusual combination franking. Signed Enzo Diena with certificate (1982). (Sassone 5c,4,9a)

2 gr. cobalt, plate I, horizontal pair, fresh colour and good to large margins, unused with original gum. A fine and rare pair. Signed Emilio Diena and Colla with certificate (2002) (Sassone 6b)

2 gr. light blue, plate II, Palermo paper, horizontal corner strip of four with good to large margins including aprox. 2/5 mm sheet margins, unused with fresh original gum. Light fold between the first and second stamp from the left, still very fine and fresh. A rare multiple of the 2nd plate. Certificate Colla (2002)

2 gr. blue, plate II, horizontal marginal strip of 3, fresh colour and large margins including ca. 5 mm sheet margin at left, lightly used. Pre-fold between second and third stamp, otherwise very fine. A most attractive strip. Certificate Colla (2002) (Sassone 7a)

2 gr. blue, plate III, horizontal strip of 5, fresh colour and good to large margins, showing almost complete dividing lines on all sites, lightly used on piece. A rare and very fine strip. Certificates Colla (1990) and Vacari (1998) (Sassone 8)

2 gr. ultramarine blue (azzurro oltremare), plate I, Naples paper, horizontal pair, pos. 77 and 78 with retouch, nice vivid colour and large even margins, tied to letter sheet from Messina, 20.4.1859, to Girgenti. Very fine and fresh. A rare letter. Signed Alberto Diena and Giulio Bolaffi with certificate (1969) (Sassone 6d)

2 gr. blue, plate III, Palermo paper, corner block of 4,  fresh nice colour and good to large margins including ca. 5 mm sheet margins at left and base, unused with fresh original gum, unmounted mint. Very fine and fresh. Signed G. Bolaffi, A. Diena and Raybaudi with certificate 2003 (Sassone 8d)