1930 Hydrological Congress Issue, complete set of nine, last two n.h. (singed Bolaffi), others mostly l.h., 1.25L stained, otherwise fine-v.f., cat. $3625 (Cat No. 29-37) (Image)

Cat. $3625, Est.$300

1927 Italian Air Post 1L blue, with "Primo Collegamento Aereo Italia-Eritrea Sesto Calende Massau 1927" overprint on back, fine (Image)

Est.$150

1852 10c black, rose, 40c dark blue, blocks of four, l.h. or h.r., v.f. (Sass.9,10, Euro 4,200) (Cat No. 7,8) (Image)

Est.$400

1859 10c black, unused with original, slightly brownish gum, margins all around, v.f., signed Raybaudi, with his 1998 certificate (Sass.5/I, Euro 1,800) cat. $1025 (Cat No. PR5) (Image)

Cat. $1025, Est.$300

1861 1 grano black, horizontal pair, left stamp without embossing, n.h., margins all around, v.f., signed Raybaudi, etc., with his 1998 and 2013 Toselli certificates, cat. €6000 (Cat No. Sass.19g) (Image)

Cat. €6000, Est.$650

1852 1/2b-1sc, set of eleven unused, l.h. or h.r. (8b without gum), mostly with margins all around (50b in at left), 50b and 1sc with faults, fine-v.f. appearance, seldom seen in a complete unused set, with 2009 Dr. Avi certificate for the 50b and 1970 Vespermann certificate for the 1sc (Sass. 1-11) cat. €62000 (Cat No. 1-11) (Image)

Cat. €62000, Est.$3,500

1852 1/2b-1sc, set of eleven, used, 50b and 1sc with margins touching on two sides, other stamps mostly with margins all around (few touching), faults, fine appearance (Sass. 1-11) cat. €15800 (Cat No. 1-11) (Image)

Cat. €15800, Est.$750

1852 1/2b black, vertical gutter pair, used on piece, fine, signed Vaccari (Sass. 1a) cat. €1100 (Cat No. 1) (Image)

Cat. €1100, Est.$150

1852 1/2baj black on blue gray, vertical tete-beche pair, generous margins to slightly cut in, canceled by Pontifical Grids and pen strike, fresh color, fine, with 1977 Enzo Diena certificate ("this is the only known tete-beche with grid cancel"), ex-King Carol of Romania collection (Harmer Rooke 1951 certificate) (Sass. Euro 60,000) cat. $30000 (Cat No. 1f) (Image)

Cat. $30000, Est.$6,000

1852 1b black on dark green, type II, double frameline ("8 filleti") variety, right margin horizontal pair, used, v.f., with 2006 Sorani certificate (Sass. 2B) cat. €3000 (Cat No. 2var) (Image)

Cat. €3000, Est.$500

1852 3b yellow orange, lower right sheet corner margin single, just touching frame-line at top, with 1975 Diena certificate (Sass.4, Euro 5,000) cat. $2500 (Cat No. 4b) (Image)

Cat. $2500, Est.$500

1852 3b black on brown orange, single used with vertical two thirds paying 5b on FL from Bologna, used 15 July 1859 to Firenze, with arrival pmk on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and rare usage during the provisional government of Romagna. An exceptional showpiece of Italian philately, with 1990 Diena certificate (Sass. 4,4a, Euro 40,000) cat. $10500 (Cat No. 4f) (Image)

Cat. $10500, Est.$5,000

1852 4b black on gray brown, margins all around, close to touching in places, l.h., fresh and v.f., signed Champion, etc., with 1978 Diena certificate (Sass.5, Euro 35,000) cat. $11500 (Cat No. 5c) (Image)

Cat. $11500, Est.$3,500

1852 8b black, top right corner margin block of eight, used, v.f., with 1966 Diena certificate (Sass. 9) (Cat No. 9) (Image)

Est.$500

1852 50b deep blue, worn impression ("stampa difettosa"), unused with full original gum, l.h., margins all around, good impression and color, signed Alberto Diena, Gulio Bolaffi, etc., fine and absolutely sound example of this rare stamp in unused condition, with 2012 Bolaffi and 2018 Caffaz certificates (Sass.12, Euro 55,000) cat. $21500 (Cat No. 10a) (Image)

Cat. $21500, Est.$7,500

1852 50b deep blue, worn printing, margins all around, v.f., signed Diena (Sass.12, Euro 7,000) cat. $2950 (Cat No. 10a) (Image)

Cat. $2950, Est.$700

1852 50b deep blue, Worn Impression, used, full margins all around, v.f., with 1990 Diena certificate (Sass. 12) cat. €7000 (Cat No. 10a) (Image)

Cat. €7000, Est.$1,000

1852 1sc rose, used, margins all around, v.f., with 1990 Diena certificate (Sass. 11) cat. €7000 (Cat No. 11) (Image)

Cat. €7000, Est.$800

1867 imperforate on glazed paper, 2c, 3c, 5c, 20c, 40c, 80c six different, h.r., good margins and nice colors, last one with small abrasion, otherwise fine-v.f., various signatures, 3c with Raybaudi certificate (Sass. 13, 15, 16, 18-20, Euro 4,880) (Cat No. 12-18) (Image)

Est.$500

1867 3c black on rose gray, l.h., margins all around, fresh and v.f. stamp, signed Diena, with his 1972 certificate (Sass.14, Euro 7,000) cat. $3250 (Cat No. 13a) (Image)

Cat. $3250, Est.$700

1868 2c green, block of four, used, fine, with 1982 Diena certificate (Sass. 22) cat. €3250 (Cat No. 19) (Image)

Cat. €3250, Est.$350

1853 5c blue green, 20c dull blue and 40c pale rose, set of three, used, margins all around, v.f., with 2020 Dr. Avi certificate for the 5c and 1985 Raybaudi certificate for the 40c (Sass. 4-6) cat. €4500 (Cat No. 4-6) (Image)

Cat. €4500, Est.$600

1855-63 coverfront addressed to Valparaiso, Chile, franked with 5c myrtle green and 5c yellow green, 20c indigo and three copies of 40c orange vermilion, cancelled "Genova 8.Mar.58", with red "Sareaigne 3 Culoz" cds, "P.P." handstamp and London transit, endorsed "Par le Steamer Anglais du Pacifique", one 40c defective and other small faults, otherwise a fine and rare combination, especially with two different shades of the 5c, with 2014 Bottacchi certificate (Sass. 13A,13Ad,15Ac,16Ab) (Cat No. 10a/b,12,13d) (Image)

Est.$1,500

1855-63 40c red, head inverted, lightly canceled, margins just touching at upper left, full on all other sides, fine and rare, with 2005 Sorani certificate (Sass.16C) cat. €22000 (Cat No. 13e) (Image)

Cat. €22000, Est.$1,200

1859 1/2gr-50gr, set of seven, nice margins, l.h. or h.r., few pencil signed, fine-v.f. (Sass. 1/14) cat. €8900 (Cat No. 10/18) (Image)

Cat. €8900, Est.$600