1930 Hydrological Congress, complete set, h.r., fine-v.f. (Sass. 12-20, cat. Euro 2,600) cat. $2198 (Cat No. 29-37) (Image)

Cat. $2198, Est.$700

1932 Garibaldi, set of five, blocks of four, n.h., some gum toning, fine-v.f. (Sass. PA 14-18) cat. €3750 (Cat No. C15-19) (Image)

Cat. €3750, Est.$300

1933 Balbo Issue, 5,25-19,75L variety "con ciuffo" (with spot of color on the forehead of the sovereign), top sheet margin triptych, used, v.f., signed S.Cilio, with his 2017 certificate (Sass.PA28a) cat. €5000 (Cat No. C26var) (Image)

Cat. €5000, Est.$500

1937 (27 Sep) flown picture postcard from Rhodes to Jerusalem, attractively franked with Italian and Rhodes adhesives, also 21 July two flown covers from Haifa to Rome and another to Rhodes, with arrival pmks, faint toning, otherwise fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$150

1945 A.M.G.-V.G. 60c green, vertical pair, bottom stamp without overprint, n.h., gum creases, fine, signed Dr.Avi (Sass.6g, Euro 3,000) (Image)

Est.$400

1945-47 Venezia Giulia, 1L violet, overprint inverted, corner margin block of 18, n.h., v.f., with 1999 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.8d) cat. €2160 (Cat No. 1LN4var) (Image)

Cat. €2160, Est.$400

1945-47 Venezia Giulia, 2L carmine, overprint double, corner margin block of eight, n.h., v.f., with 1999 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.9e) (Cat No. 1LN5var) (Image)

Est.$150

1934 Servizio di Stato "Coronchina" overprint, used on registered and flown cover from Massaua to Mogadiscio, with special cachets and arrival pmk, fine, signed Diena and Richter (Sass. Euro 4,000) cat. $3250 (Cat No. CBO1) (Image)

Cat. $3250, Est.$1,000

1924 Manzoni, overprints from Cyrenaica, Eritrea, Somalia and Tripolitania, four complete sets (24 different stamps) of imperforate plate proofs on ungummed watermarked stamp paper, fresh and mostly v.f., with 1959 Diena certificate. A rare assembly, Sass. cat. €6900 (Image)

Cat. €6900, Est.$3,000

1938 Fascist Legionary, 75c carmine lake, large portion of the design omitted, unused without gum, fine, a spectacular variety, with 1994 Diena certificate (Cat No. 11var) (Image)

Est.$150

1941 Axis Commemoration, the set of four unissued values, 10c red-brown, 50c lilac, 75c rose-carmine and 1.25L ultramarine, l.h. or n.h., v.f., signed Diena, etc. A rare set, only 100 printed, with 2010 Raybaudi certificate, cat. €20000 (Cat No. Sass. 41-44) (Image)

Cat. €20000, Est.$3,500

1952 Armed Forces Day, 60L black and blue, top margin single, overprint inverted, n.h., v.f., only 56 examples known, with 2006 Sorani certificate (Sass. 159a) cat. €3500 (Cat No. 159var) (Image)

Cat. €3500, Est.$750

1949-54 200L green, variety imperf. at right, used, fine and rare, with 1994 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.23p) cat. €4250 (Cat No. Q23var) (Image)

Cat. €4250, Est.$600

1934 (Jan 27) Roma-Buenos Aires, interrupted flight, registered cover from Tripolitania to Argentina, mixed franking Libya and Tripolitania, appropriate cachets, little toning at top, fine-v.f., signed E. Diena (Image)

Est.$500

1859 10c black, large margins all around, used on large part of a newspaper "Journal des Debats" (22 Feb 1859), v.f., signed Diena, with his 1973 certificate (Sass.5, Euro 13,000) cat. $7500 (Cat No. PR5) (Image)

Cat. $7500, Est.$900

1852 Papal Arms, 1/2c-1sc complete set of 11, used, mixed condition with small faults noted, last two with BPA and PESA certificates, fine appearance, high catalogue value (Cat No. 1-11) (Image)

Est.$500

1867 Glazed Paper, 2c-80c complete set of seven, used, mixed condition with small faults noted, fine appearance, high catalogue value (Cat No. 12-18) (Image)

Est.$300

1851 40c rose, single franking, cut in at right, used 19 Mar 1853 on FL from Torino to Switzerland, with Chur transit and Poschiavo arrival pmks on back, scarce usage (Sass. 3, Euro 40,000) cat. $14500 (Cat No. 3) (Image)

Cat. $14500, Est.$1,500

1859 1/2gr-50gr "set of seven", mixed Palermo and Naples consignments, unused with gum, margins all around, fine-v.f. (Sass.Euro 9,900) (catalogued as the cheapest values) cat. $5575 (Cat No. 10/18) (Image)

Cat. $5575, Est.$600

1941 Youth Issue (Greek Occupation), postage and airmails complete, n.h., pencil signed, fine-v.f., cat. €1400 (Cat No. Sass.21-30,PA1-10) (Image)

Cat. €1400, Est.$400

1941 50d blue gray, overprint inverted, l.h., v.f., signed Diena, etc., cat. €1200 (Cat No. Sass.10c) (Image)

Cat. €1200, Est.$150

1863 De La Rue Printing, 5c slate green, l.h., fresh and reasonably centered for this difficult issue, fine, signed Diena, with 1985 Bolaffi certificate (grade 75) (Sass. L16) cat. €1125 (Cat No. 26var) (Image)

Cat. €1125, Est.$250

1863 15c blue, horizontal imperforate pair, left stamp triple impression, right stamp without embossing, margins to just in at right, l.h., fine and interesting variety, with 1986 Raybaudi certificate (Sass. Euro 2,200 for pair, one without embossing, triple embossing, one omitted is not listed) (Cat No. Sass.11ka/11n) (Image)

Est.$250

1890 2c on 1.75L brown, block of 15 used on back of registered cover from Caprile to Germany, additionally franked with 2x10c Humbert I on front, interesting and undoubtedly scarce (Sass. Euro 2,000 for block of four used on cover) (Cat No. 63) (Image)

Est.$600

1891-96 Arms of Savoy, 5c green, block of four, never hinged, usual centering, signed Diena, with 1996 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.59; catalogue value for poorly centered singles) cat. €3200 (Cat No. 67) (Image)

Cat. €3200, Est.$350