1916-17 Issue, complete set of eight horizontal pairs, n.h., usual centering, various penciled signatures, fine and extremely rare set, with 1978 Bolaffi (Q2) and 2000 Sorani (Q7,8) certificates (Sass.1-8, Euro 15,000) cat. $10450 (Cat No. Q1-8) (Image)

Cat. $10450, Est.US$1,000

1937 10c deep blue, n.h. and post office fresh, well centered for issue, signed Bolaffi, Sorani, also Zanaria, with 1963, 2008 and 2013 certificates. A rarity from Eritrea (Sass.22, Euro 18,000) cat. $13500 (Cat No. Q21A) (Image)

Cat. $13500, Est.US$1,500

1903 10 Lire violet & carmine, n.h., well centered, fine example of this rarity, with 2000 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.11, Euro 12,000) cat. $7200 (Cat No. J11) (Image)

Cat. $7200, Est.US$1,000

1934 Cyrenaica, Eritrea, Somalia and Tripolitania, Servizio di Stato ("Coronchina"), 25L+2L copper red, set of four, l.h., v.f., post office fresh, with 1990 Bolaffi certificate for all four (graded "90") (Sass. Euro 14,000) cat. $6000 (Cat No. CBO1) (Image)

Cat. $6000, Est.US$2,500

1852 1sc rose, unused without gum, margins all around, good color, signed Herbert Bloch, etc., with 2007 Sismondo certificate, cat. $950 (Cat No. 11) (Image)

Cat. $950, Est.US$250

1863 5c slate green, 40c carmine, both unused with full original gum, h.r., natural gum wrinkles, fresh and fine stamps, cat. $8325 (Cat No. 26,31) (Image)

Cat. $8325, Est.US$750

1910 Garibaldi, set of four, n.h., fine-v.f., with 1986 Diena certificate (Sass. 87-90, Euro 2,400) cat. $1715 (Cat No. 115-118) (Image)

Cat. $1715, Est.US$200

1924-25 Stamps of 1921-22 with Advertising Labels Attached, the complete set of 21 (including two unissued values), n.h., centering ranges for usual to exceptional, mostly fine-v.f., pencil signed, with Cilio, Sismondo and Diena certificates (3), an exceptional and difficult set (Sass. 1-21, Euro 50,000+) cat. $20000 (Cat No. 96b-87d) (Image)

Cat. $20000, Est.US$5,000

1924-25 Publicity advertising, selection of seven different, including 25c (Coen, Piperno and Tagliacosso), 50c (Piperno, Reinach and Tantal), also 1L (Columbia), l.h., last one n.h., with Sismondo certificate, fresh and scarce, cat. $6790 (Cat No. 107d/87d) (Image)

Cat. $6790, Est.US$1,000

1924-25 Stamps of 1921-222 with Advertising Labels Attached, 20c (Columbia), 50c (Tantal), 50c (Piperno) and 50c (Siero Casali), four different imperforate singles, archival proofs, unused without gum as issued, v.f., signed Raybaudi, etc. (Sass. Euro 3,200) (Image)

Est.US$500

1924-25 Publicity advertising, 50c (Coen), overprinted "Saggio" (Specimen), n.h., fine (Cat No. 105b/S) (Image)

Est.US$150

1933 Chicago-Rome Italian Air Cruise, unexploded booklet with 14 panes of 6 labels each, stapled at left, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$150

1933 Chicago-Rome Italian Air Cruise, unexploded booklet with 14 panes of 6 labels each, stapled at left, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$150

1933 Servizio di Stato triptych, upper right sheet corner margin, h.r., watermark shifted to top, fine-v.f., cat. $3300 (Cat No. CO1) (Image)

Cat. $3300, Est.US$750

1934 10L blue black, l.h., v.f., signed Roumet, cat. $875 (Cat No. CO2) (Image)

Cat. $875, Est.US$150

1946-54 25c-1,000Lire complete set of 16, n.h., fresh, fine-v.f., cat. $5000 (Cat No. Q61-76) (Image)

Cat. $5000, Est.US$750

1919 $2 on 5L blue and rose, Type III, exceptionally well centered with wide margins all around, n.h., post office fresh and v.f., with 1984 Dr. Enzo Diena certificate. A rarity, one of the finest known (the ordinary 5 Lire unoverprinted Italian stamp is priced with 500% premium for perfect centering) (Sass. 29, Euro 52,500++) cat. $30000 (Cat No. 30b) (Image)

Cat. $30000, Est.US$7,500

1917 2c on 5c green, 4c on 10c claret and 6c on 15c slate, set of three, n.h., fresh and v.f., with 2015 Cilio certificate (Sass.1-3, Euro 17,500) cat. $3200 (Cat No. 1-4) (Image)

Cat. $3200, Est.US$1,500

1918-21 $2 "dollari Tientsin" on 5L blue and rose, surcharge type II, l.h., unusually well centered for issue, v.f. and rare, as only 300 were issued between types II and III, with 1989 Bolaffi certificate graded "100" (Sass.24, Euro 35,000) cat. $20000 (Cat No. 23a) (Image)

Cat. $20000, Est.US$5,000

1908 2pi on 50c violet, n.h., post office fresh, usual centering, fine, signed Diena, etc., with 1991 certificate (Sass.5, Euro 12,000) cat. $6500 (Cat No. 10) (Image)

Cat. $6500, Est.US$1,000

1908 4pi on 1Lire brown & green, l.h., usual centering, fresh and fine stamp, signed Diena, with his 1989 certificate. Also Bolaffi, with 1989 certificate graded "100". A rarity, only 99 printed (Sass.6, Euro 30,000) cat. $17500 (Cat No. 11) (Image)

Cat. $17500, Est.US$2,500

1908 Second Printing, 4pi on 1Lire brown & green, left sheet margin single, n.h., well centered for issue, fine. Signed Diena, with his 1984 certificate (Sass.13, Euro 5,500) cat. $3200 (Cat No. 18) (Image)

Cat. $3200, Est.US$750

1908 Second Printing, 20pi on 5L blue & rose, l.h., well centered for issue, signed Diena, with his 1989 certificate. Also included Bolaffi certificate graded "95" and Giulio Bolaffi 1967 certificate (Sass,14, Euro 16,000) cat. $9500 (Cat No. 19) (Image)

Cat. $9500, Est.US$1,500

1908 Second Printing, 20pi on 5L blue & rose, n.h., usual centering, rare stamp, signed Diena, with his 1991 certificate (Sass.14, Euro 24,000) cat. $14500 (Cat No. 19) (Image)

Cat. $14500, Est.US$1,500

1922 Italian Postage dues overprinted "Constantinopoli", 10c-1L blocks of four, 2L and 5L singles, each with a control cancel as issued, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Diena, etc., with 1985 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.1-6, Euro 10,000+) (Cat No. J1-6) (Image)

Est.US$1,000