1930 Balbo Triptychs, set of two sheets of 20, n.h., sensibly folded between stamps, v.f. (Sass.PA28-29) (Cat No. C26-27) (Image)

Est.US$3,000

1933 Zeppelin, complete set of six, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.C22-27) cat. €3000 (Cat No. C20-25) (Image)

Cat. €3000, Est.US$400

1934 20L carmine rose, overprint inverted, n.h., fresh and fine, with 2007 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.38a) cat. €1500 (Cat No. J27var) (Image)

Cat. €1500, Est.US$400

1874-78 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c buff, 20c blue, 30c and 40c, h.r. or n.h., usual centering, fresh and fine, signed in pencil, also with 2000 Diena certificate, cat. $7716 (Cat No. 1-4, 6,8,9) (Image)

Cat. $7716, Est.US$1,000

1951 surcharges on stamps of Cyrenaica, values in "Mal", complete set of ten used on registered FDC (24 Dec), v.f., cat. €1500 (Cat No. Sass. 24-33) (Image)

Cat. €1500, Est.US$500

1852 15c black on pink, double impression, used, margins all around, fine, extremely rare, signed Diena, with his 1986 certificate (Sass.3d, Euro 14,000) cat. $5400 (Cat No. 3b) (Image)

Cat. $5400, Est.US$1,500

1852 one third of 3baj black brown, used as 1baj on folded printed matter letter from Citta di Castello to Fratta, tied by special small grid cancels of Perugia, fine and rare usage, signed Raybaudi, also Diena, with his 1973 certificate, cat. €18000 (Cat No. Sass.4) (Image)

Cat. €18000, Est.US$2,500

1852 1sc rose, unused with full original gum, nice color, ample margins except slightly cut in at bottom, fine, with handstamped guarantee (Sass.11, Euro 7,500) cat. $4000 (Cat No. 11) (Image)

Cat. $4000, Est.US$600

1868 80c black, rose lilac, glazed paper, vertical strip of three, imperforate horizontally, h.r., fine, signed Emilio Diena, etc. (catalogue value for three single stamps) cat. €2400 (Cat No. Sass.31d) (Image)

Cat. €2400, Est.US$500

1942 Governatorato overprints and surcharges in red, complete set of four, h.r., fine-v.f., fresh and rare, signed Champion, with 2023 Roumet certificate. Only 200 sets were issues, of which most were damaged. This is a rare sound set, cat. €7500 (Cat No. Sass.28-31) (Image)

Cat. €7500, Est.US$1,500

1942 black overprint, 10 complete sets, all in large blocks, n.h., fine-v.f., each stamp with handstamped guarantee mark, only 1,100 sets printed (Sass.PA10-17, Euro 12,500) cat. $7000 (Cat No. 2NC10-17) (Image)

Cat. $7000, Est.US$2,000

1882 cover (part of backflap missing), franked with 20c blue, canceled by "22" in dots, with corresponding Parma departure cds, addressed to composer Giuseppe Verdi in Busseto, fine (Image)

Est.US$150

1889 Publicity Card, franked with 20c orange, canceled "Bologna 30.3.90" addressed to Modena (Emilio Diena), v.f., with 2001 Colla certificate, cat. €7000 (Cat No. Sass.1) (Image)

Cat. €7000, Est.US$2,000

1910 Garibaldi, set of four, n.h., well centered, fine-v.f., with 2020 Dr.Avi certificate (Sass.87-90, Euro 2,600), cat. $1715 (Cat No. 115-18) (Image)

Cat. $1715, Est.US$300

1912 Campanile at Venice, 5c indigo, 120 copies including pane of 50, n.h., few minor toned spots, mostly fine-v.f., cat. $2640 (Cat No. 124) (Image)

Cat. $2640, Est.US$300

1923 Manzoni, set of engraved imperforate plate proofs on thin chalky paper (as opposed to the usual proofs on card), v.f., signed Diena, extremely rare set (Cat No. 165-70P) (Image)

Est.US$2,500

1943 G.N.R. in red or black (Brescia), 1,25L dark blue and 10L violet, n.h., v.f., signed Raybaudi, the latter with his certificate (catalogue value for hinged) cat. €1850 (Cat No. Sass.480,86/I) (Image)

Cat. €1850, Est.US$500

1961 205L "Gronchi Rosa", n.h., v.f. (Sass.921) cat. $1250 (Cat No. 834a) (Image)

Cat. $1250, Est.US$300

1934 Balbo, Italo (1886-1940, Italy's Marshal of the Air Force, Governor-General of Italian Libya and Commander-in-Chief of Italian North Africa), signed and dated card, Tripoli, 1934, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$250

1933 Servizio di Stato triptych, n.h., watermark shifted to right, fine, signed Herbert Bloch, with 2021 Dr.Avi certificate (Sass.1a, Euro 8,700) cat. $5000 (Cat No. CO1) (Image)

Cat. $5000, Est.US$1,500

1932 (2 May) first flight from Rome to Moscow, addressed to "Deruluft", with "Roma Aeroporto del Littorio" handstamp, v.f., with Munich and Berlin transits, Moscow (5.5.) arrival on back, only 19(!) flown (Image)

Est.US$500

1925 1L Surcharges, set of three, used, fine-v.f., with 2023 Dr.Avi certificate, cat. €6000 (Cat No. Sass. 4-6) (Image)

Cat. €6000, Est.US$700

1870 2 Lire light blue and brown, average centering, h.r., rare stamp, with 2007 Raybaudi certificate, cat. €7250 (Cat No. J15) (Image)

Cat. €7250, Est.US$600

1945 60c green, block of four, overprint shifted, lower left stamp overprint omitted, n.h., corner crease, otherwise fine-v.f., signed Dr.Avi, cat. €4000 (Cat No. Sass.6gae) (Image)

Cat. €4000, Est.US$500

1917 2c on 5c green, double surcharge, one inverted, n.h., fine, signed Raybaudi (Sass.1c) cat. €3600 (Cat No. 1b) (Image)

Cat. €3600, Est.US$500