1932 100L blue & green, single used on registered, flown cover from Rhodes to Florence, transit and arrival pmks, overall toning, fine, signed Diena (Sass. PA 21) cat. €725 (Cat No. C14) (Image)

Cat. €725, Est.$100

1935 registered cover from Masaya to Milan, franked with the set of six, v.f., with transit and arrival pmks (Cat No. 175-80) (Image)

Est.$250

1903 50L yellow and 100L blue, set of two, h.r., fine, signed Diena, cat. $1350 (Cat No. J12-13) (Image)

Cat. $1350, Est.$200

1859 2gr lake and 10gr pale lake, margins all around, canceled by framed "Annulato" and used on outer FL from Altamura 1 Sep 1859 to Napoli, with "Assicurata" hs on front and red Napoli arrival pmk on back, fine (Cat No. 3,5) (Image)

Est.$250

1860 (28 Apr) outer FL from Napoli to Rome, franked with ten stamps paying 80gr, with 5x2gr (including carmine and bright carmine, plate I), strip of 3x5gr, single 5gr and 50gr (each Plate I), usual colors and margins, all canceled by framed "Annulato", with red "Napoli 29 Apr" departure and Rome arrival pmks on back, one each 2gr and 5gr with small faults, mostly fine and generally incredibly rare franking, signed Grioni and Fiecchi, also with 1976 Diena and 2014 Sorani certificates (Sass.5e,5f,8,9,14) cat. €100000 (Image)

Cat. €100000, Est.$5,000

1861 (16 Aug) complete FL from Napoli to Sheffield, England, paying 28 Grana with four stamps from Neapolitan Province, 1gr black, 2gr blue, 5fr red and 20gr yellow, usual margins, 2gr and 20gr each cut in at bottom, otherwise margins all around, neatly tied, with London Paid cds in red, horizontal and vertical filing folds, mostly away from the stamps (just touching the margin of 1gr at right), splendid four-color combination, signed Diena, with his 1989 certificate (Sass. 19,20b,21,23, Euro 50,000+) (Image)

Est.$5,000

1852 5c black on yellow, 10c black on white, each with full margins, the latter being variety with recut bottom line and uncleared value tablet, tied by double circle "Fiorenzuola" July 22, 1853 pmk on coverfront addressed to Piacenza, v.f., signed E.Diena (Cat No. 1,2) (Image)

Est.$300

1860 1/2 baj black, dull gray, block of four, good margins at sides including dividing lines at left, cut in to touching at top and bottom, cancelled by grids on large part (side flaps missing and part of address portion excised) of outer FL to Perugia, with arrival (31 Aug) pmk alongside; also diagonal half of 2baj black, yellow green, used as 1baj on back of outer FL from Ancona (3 Mar) to Castlelperetti, with green municipality markings on both sides (Sass.1,3) cat. €14650 (Cat No. 1,3a) (Image)

Cat. €14650, Est.$500

1962 5baj black on rose, lower right sheet corner margin single, tied by diamond rhombus cancel on FL used in 1856 from Ancona to Rome, with Jesi transit and Rome arrival pmks on back (Cat No. 6) (Image)

Est.$150

1852 6b black on greenish gray, block of four, margins all around, h.r., top stamps thin, otherwise fine-v.f., signed Diena (Sass.7) cat. €9000 (Cat No. 7) (Image)

Cat. €9000, Est.$500

1852 1sc rose, small h.r., full margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 2014 Dr. Avi certificate. An exceptional stamp (Sass. Euro 7,000) cat. $4000 (Cat No. 11) (Image)

Cat. $4000, Est.$1,500

1851 5c gray black, unused without gum, three ample margins, just in at upper right, 20c blue, unused with original gum, cut in at top, small faults, also 40c rose canceled "P.D." in red, with additional black rhomboid grids, margins all around, presentable first issue from Sardinia, with Dr. Avi and Raybaudi certificates, cat. $16750 (Cat No. 1-3) (Image)

Cat. $16750, Est.$500

1851 20c blue, margins all around, canceled by mute rhomboid pmk on small FL from La Pieve to Badalucco, with corresponding departure 15 Feb 1853 cds alongside, with transit markings of "Arma di Taggia" and "Taggia" on back, fine and attractive letter from Sardinia, with 2006 Bottacchi certificate (Sass.2) cat. €3000 (Cat No. 2) (Image)

Cat. €3000, Est.$500

1851 40c bright carmine rose ("rosa carminio vivo"), original gum (h.r.), margins all around, fresh color, a beautiful example of this rare stamp, signed Diena, etc., with 2014 Colla certificate (Sass. Euro 42,000) cat. $20500 (Cat No. 3b) (Image)

Cat. $20500, Est.$6,000

1855-63 5c-80c, blocks of four, margins all around, each with one or two stamps hinged, balance n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.13/17; catalogue value for hinged blocks) cat. €1085 (Cat No. 10-14) (Image)

Cat. €1085, Est.$150

1855 80c ocher, neat Milano cds in red, margins all around, fine, signed Diena, cat. $550 (Cat No. 14c) (Image)

Cat. $550, Est.$150

1861 3L bronze, thin paper, cancelled Torino, margins all around, good color, fine, signed Diena, with his 1987 certificate, cat. $3650 (Cat No. 15) (Image)

Cat. $3650, Est.$350

1859 1gr olive brown (Bruno ruggnine), Plate I, two copies, also 1gr bright olive brown (Bruno ruggine intenso), all three used on piece, margins all around, v.f. and attractive item, with 2003 Sorani certificate, cat. €5500 (Cat No. Sass.3,3a) (Image)

Cat. €5500, Est.$500

1859 1gr bright olive brown (Bruno ruggine intenso), horizontal pair, margins all around, v.f., signed Diena, cat. €3200 (Cat No. Sass.3a) (Image)

Cat. €3200, Est.$350

1859 50gr dark brown red, vertical block of six, top and bottom stamps l.h., middle two stamps n.h., margins all around, v.f., with 2003 "Qualita Bolaffi" certificate (Sass. 14; catalogue value for hinged block of four and two singles) cat. €13200 (Cat No. 18) (Image)

Cat. €13200, Est.$2,500

1851 6cr slate blue, margins all around, tied by rectangular grids on FL used in 1854 from Firenze to Genova, departure cds and "Via Di Sarzana" alongside, fine letter, signed Raybaudi, cat. $1125 (Cat No. 7) (Image)

Cat. $1125, Est.$250

1851 6cr indigo, ample margins, incredibly fresh color, tied by Firenze cds on outer FL used in 1853 to Milano, with arrival and framed "Posta Toscana Distribuzione" forwarding handstamp on back, signed Diena, cat. $1125 (Cat No. 7a) (Image)

Cat. $1125, Est.$250

1852 60 crazie scarlet (scarlatto su grigio), canceled by light grids, margins all around (rare thus), small defects, including center abrasion and scissors cut at bottom, good color and fine appearance of this rare stamp, with 1986 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.9a, Euro 40,000) cat. $27500 (Cat No. 9) (Image)

Cat. $27500, Est.$750

1853 (5 Jan) FL from Firenze to Napoli, franked with horizontal strip of 3x1cr carmine, large margins except just in at lower right, filing fold at left, otherwise fine cover, with arrival datestamp on back (Image)

Est.$350

1860 1c brown lilac, full margins all around, used on "Il Garibaldo" circular sent from Florence (Aug.9.1860) to Livorno, some toning away from the stamp, v.f. and rare, signed Bolaffi, with 2008 Raybaudi certificate, cat. €6800 (Cat No. 17) (Image)

Cat. €6800, Est.$1,500