1921 'BLP' blue opt King 10c rose-red, type I litho opt. VF fresh M. SG B112 cat £1400. Sass 1 cat €1250. Exp Alberto Diena AIEP & others, plus 2007 Raybaudi photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1921 'BLP' blue opt King 20c orange, type I litho opt. VF fresh MNH. SG B113 cat £1800 for M, should be at least double, £3600 MNH. Sass 2 cat €3500. Exp Alberto Diena AIEP & others, plus 2004 Raybaudi photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1921 'BLP' red opt King 25c blue type I litho opt. F-VF fresh MNH. SG B114 cat £300 for M, should be at least double, £600 MNH. Sass 3 cat €750. Exp Enzo Diena AIEP, plus copy of 2007 Raybaudi photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$180

1924 Official Franking Permit stamps 'Lega Nazionale Trieste' set 5c-50c, for the 'Trieste National Union'. VF fresh MNH with never hinged original gum. Sass EF42-45 cat €4000. Rare set. 2023 Ceremuga photo cert. (4). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,800

1930 Transatlantic Flight 7.70L light blue & drab. VF fresh MNH. SG 303 cat £700 for M, should be at least double, £1400 MNH, Sass A25 cat €1100. 2023 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1943 Provisional Government 'Badoglio' rose-carmine signature opt Victor Emmanual 50c violet, prepared but unissued (Opts were prepared in Naples on the orders of Marshal Pietro Badoglio's administration. But never issued as King Victor Emmanual III vehemently objected to his portrait being defaced in such a way, & almost all the stock was then officially destroyed). Superb fresh MNH with never hinged original gum. Sass footnote after 515I, CEI 471 cat €10,000 = A$16,000+. Extremely rare & historically interesting Italian item. Copy of 1993 Raybaudi cert for blk it came from, plus 2019 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

1945 unissued opt PROOF on cigarette paper with device & 'IV Centenario del Concilio de Trento 1545-1945 L20' which has a planned issued for which central authorities refused permission. Superb UN as made. Dr Avi photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1945-48 Work, Justice & Family 100L bright carmine rough perf 14. VF fresh MNH. SG 669 cat £600, Sass 565a cat €600. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1945-48 Work, Justice & Family 100L carmine, perf 14. VF fresh MNH. SG 669 cat £600, Sass 565 cat €575. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1946-57 Parcel Post 300L deep claret, setenant pair, perf 13¼, wmk 'winged wheel'. VF fresh MNH, pristine never hinged original gum. Sass PP79 cat €1500, SG P700 cat £3000. Rare in nice MNH condition. 2023 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$700

1954 Parcel Post 1000L ultramarine, top value setenant pair, comb perf 13¼, wmk 'winged wheel'. Superb fresh MNH, pristine never hinged original gum & excellent centring. Sass PP81 cat €6000, SG P868 cat £10,000. By far the rarest stamp of post-war Italy & desirable in perfect MNH condition. 2023 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

1928 Rescue Flight by Maddalena & Cagna from Italy to the Umberto Nobile Airship 'Italia' Arctic Expedition, cover franked King Emmanuel 25c (2) & Airmail 50c/60c tied by 'Sesto Calende / Milano / 10 6 28' cds, plus 'SPEDIZIONE AEREA DI SOCCORSO / SESTO CALENDE - KINGS BAY' with another strike below, addressed to the 'City of Milan' at Kings Bay, with 'R.N.C. DI MILANO / SPED ARCTICA / 18.6.28' arrival cds, plus 'R.N.C. DI MILANO / SPED ARCTICA / 1928' 2/line h/s on back & ships circular seal, as well as signatures of the pilots & mechanics Maddalena, Cagna Ranpini & Abelli. The front of the cover also has very weak strike of the 'VOLATA SULLA TENDA ROSSA' red circular h/s. Only 6 covers were recorded as flown on both directions, plus only couple more such covers prepared as souvenirs by the postmaster. Sass GP23a cat €120,000 = A$200,000. Great rarity of Italian airmails as covers from this flight are considered as the most important items in this collecting field. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$20,000

1944 Aosta Liberation 'C.L.N. Zona Aosta' opt sets Monuments 25c-1L & 5L/10c-50L1.25L. VF fresh MNH. Sass 1-4 & 5-8 cat €650. 2023 Ceremuga photo-cert. (8) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

1945 Aosta liberation local partisan opts on Bandiera Brothers set 25c, 1L & 2.50L, in setenant pairs of 2 diff opt languages., plus opts with coat of arms on set 10c-2L (inc both 1L), ea in blk of 4 with opts in French & Italian setenant with stamps w/o opts. & then the 'Autonomous Aosta' opts in similar format bilingual blks. VF MNH. CEI 1-6, 10-25 & 26-41 cat €12,800 = A$20,000+. Historical & rare issues, offered very cheaply. The key 1st set with 2013 Raybaudi photo cert. (3 prs & 16 blks). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1944 Aosta Liberation CLN Pictorial set 25c-25L perf, plus set imperf. VF fresh MNH. Sass 9-16 & 9nd-16nd cat €225. Attractive sets. (16) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1945 Arona Liberation 'C. di. L. N. ARONA 24-4-45' opt sets Monuments 5c-3L & Bandiera Brothers 25c-2.50L. VF fresh MNH. Sass 1-10 & 11-13 cat €1400. Only 415 sets printed of the Bandiera Brothers. (13) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1945 Cuvio Liberation 'COMMOMERAZIONE degli EROI Monte San Martino MCMVL CUVIO' opt set Bandiera Brothers 25c-2.50L se-tenant prs of clack & red mixed opts. Superb fresh MNH with pristine never hinged original gum, with proper control cachets on reverse. Sass 1-3 & 4-6 cat €13,500 = A$21,500 as such prs. Very rare genuine set, as only 300 sets printed for official presentations & onlysmall fraction survived, espcially as MNH. 2023 Ceremuga photo-certs. (3 prs) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$6,000

1945 Imperia Liberation 'Poste Italiane Imperia liberata 24-4-45' opt set Airmails 2L-10L plus Express 2L, the latter with variety 'missing 2nd dash in date 24-4 45'. Superb fresh MNH with pristine never hinged original gum. Sass 16-19 inc 19c cat €47,000 = A$78,000. Only 100 printed of the top 2 values, in which there would have been only several examples of the 2L variety. Extremely rare genuine set offerred at very low reserve. 2015 Raybaudi & 2023 Ceremuga photo-certs. (4) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$9,000

1945 Massa Carrara CLN liberation local 'Massa Carrara 1944-45 C.C.A.' opt set 5L/25c, 5L/50c & 10L/50c with opts applied across top of a blk of 4 of each, all with notary control cachets on back. VF fresh MNH. CEI 1-3 cat €6000 = A$9500+. Very rare genuine as only 250 sets printed. 1989 Raybaudi photo cert. (3 blks) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1945 Molare liberation 'C.L.N. MOLARE PRO-SINISTRATI ORBICELLA' opt set6 Bandiera Brothers 5L/25c-50L/2L. VF fresh MNH. Unlisted in Sassone but mentioned & illustrated in the Raybaudi/Errani book on the CLN locals. Very rare. 2023 Ceremuga photo-cert. (3) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1945 Sesto Calende Liberation 'C.L.N. SESTO CALENDE 25-4-1945' opt sets Monuments 5c-50c & Bandioera Brothers 1L. Superb fresh MNH with pristine never hinged original gum, 30c diag crease. Sass 1-9 cat €3500. Rare genuine as only 500 sets printed. 2023 Ceremuga photo-cert. (8) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1944 Torino CLN liberation 'C.L.N.' opt full set 5c-1.25L, inc opts on RSI/fasces issues, Air 50c & 1L, & Express 1.25L. These are the 1st ops for Torino which were clandestinely prepared in anticipation of liberation. Superb fresh MNH. CEI 1-17 cat €12,500 = A$20,000. Very rare as a full set. Copy of 2005 Raybaudi photo cert for blk 1.25L came from, plus 2023 Ceremuga photo cert for set. (17) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,200

1945 Torino CLN liberation 'C.L.N.' fancy opt set 5c-3L, inc 30c both with & w/o wmk, 1L both red & black opts as well as the Bandiera Brothers issue. Overprints authorized by Italian regional authorities, but issue was not approved by allied commanders. Superb MNH. CEI 18-34 inc 28A cat €5500 = A$9000. Historical issue & very rare comp as only 200 sets printed. 2006 Raybaudi & 2009 Ceremuga photo certs. (18) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1945 Torino CLN liberation 'C.L.N.' fancy opt basic set Monuments 5c-3L & Express 1.25L. Vf fresh MNH. CEI 18-31 cat €1800. Rare genuine as only 400 printed. 2023 Ceremuga photo cert. (14) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1945 Coralit Authorised Private Postal Service 2nd set 14L-140L imperf & 3rd set 14L-140L perf, plus 4 diff package directional labels for diff routes. VF MLH. Sass 3-7 & 8-12 cat €260. Scarce group. Ex Jim Czyl. (14) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150