1859 15c black brown, variety without period after "15", unused without gum, margins all around, fresh, v.f., with 1986 Philatelic Foundation certificate (catalogued as unused without gum) cat. $875 (Cat No. 11c) (Image)

Cat. $875, Est.$150

1853 King Victor Emmanuel II, lithographed frame, colorless embossed vignette, 5c grayish green, 20c indigo blue, 40c brown rose, three different, unused with full original gum, h.r., natural gum wrinkles, margins all around, fresh and v.f., signed Diena, etc., with 1986 Philatelic Foundation certificates (signed Herbert Bloch), cat. $4480 (Cat No. 7b, 8b, 9b) (Image)

Cat. $4480, Est.$500

1788-1944 Postal history of Milan, collection on 63 pages, each item expertly described exhibition style, covering the Duchy of Milan under Austrian rule 1788, folded letters and Republica Cisalpina documents (1798-1801), straight-line "Arm D'Italie" Milano, also 1812 letter to Genova, handstamped paper, other letters under Austrian Empire, many interesting markings in red and in black, Lombardy-Venetia 1850 issue selection with Milano cancels, also 1-2 on cover, other two-color combination frankings, 1858 Newspaper with Blue Mercury from Milano, 1860 stamps of Sardinia used in Milan, Kingdom of Italy, 1919 Italian Occupation of Austria censored cover with Milano Posta Estera handstamp, 1932 commemorative issues on covers from Milan, 1943 Italian Social Republic censored cover to Switzerland, 1944 mixed franking cover with German censor markings, plus Exhibition labels, cards, etc. A fine collection of Postal History of Milan, (Image)

Est.$1,000

1850-1970 collection in two large Scott Specialty albums volume I with Italy, 1863-97 complete unused (with or without gum, some well centered), mostly complete from there (missing 142A-D), with 1901-25 definitives (76-91), Manzoni set, 1924 overprints, pre-WWII commemorative sets, Air Post (without Servizio di Stato), Pneumatic Post, Newspaper stamps, Military stamps, Occupation under Austria, Issues Allied Government, Social Republic, Offices Abroad (Estero 1-17), Tientsin (5-23), Bengasi, Offices in the Turkish Empire, Albania, Constantinople, Janina, Smyrna; Lombardy Venetia (mostly used), Cyrenaica (with Manzoni set), Dalmatia, Eritrea and some Fiume. The second volume consists of Italian States, Italian Colonies, San Marino and Vatican City, many hundreds of singles and complete sets, excellent representation of Modena, Italian Colonies, Italian East Africa, Libya, Fezzan, Oltre Giuba, Parma, Romagna, Roman States, Sardinia, Somalia (with better Postage dues and Parcel Post), Tripolitania (with Manzoni and Circuit of Oasis sets), Tuscany, Two Sicily's, Sardinia, etc. Highlights include the virtually complete San Marino unused (some n.h.), missing 1L blue (Scott 22), but including all other better sets, some inverted surcharges, perf. and imperf. Souvenir sheets, Semi-Postals, Air Post, Parcel Post; Vatican City complete (35-40 with Verspermann certificate), including Air Post; Colonies include most of the commemorative sets (higher priced items missing), also Air Post and Parcel Post. The Old States are replete with better items, used and unused, some in excellent condition. A splendid collection, with some usual mixed condition in the earlier period, others well above average, mostly fine-v.f., huge catalogue value (Image)

Est.$7,500

1784-1956 collection of stamps and Postal history of Trieste "Austrian City" in five large Governor (Elbe) albums, with detailed descriptions on pages, beginning with 1784 through 1804 stampless letters, followed by 1809 French Occupation period with associated covers, including 1810 document which illustrates Napoleon's rule and the fact of Trieste remaining a free port. There are documents/letters with various transit marks; Austria 1850 double circle cancellations; single circle Trieste cancellations on individual stamps and on covers, 1855 Trieste to Alexandria reverse receipt markings on cover, registered letter Trieste local usage, mixed franking with wax seal, cover delivered by Steamship; Newspaper Stamps and Newspaper Tax stamps, two covers with Greek Hermes Heads, spectacular usage of the Lombardy Venetia issue, 1868 issues on cover, one with Seepost cancel on reverse (Trieste to Calcutta). There are picture postcards showing S. Carlo Pier, Trieste, Correspondence cards with reply cards, Deutsch-Amerika Seepost Hamburg to NY and Trieste to Boston, violet Trieste military censor markings on correspondence cards, picture postcards of Trieste late 1800s, maritime mail, Austria Lloyd Shipping Line covers, 1918 Italian Occupation of Trieste Venezia Giulia (Scott N1/14, etc.), registered and censored mail, some errors and varieties, Italy Philatelic Congress in 1922 (Scott 142A-D), also Busta-Lettera with Congress cancels, 1926 first flight Trieste to Torino, commercial airlines correspondence cards, Postcards of ships and covers of Consulate Line, 1934 The Zucker Postal Rocket Start in Trieste cover with vignette on reverse, also collective proof on thick paper with overprinted SAFF10. There are covers of USS Charleston and other US ships visiting Trieste in 1937, also 1943 German Occupation of Trieste covers with "Durch Deutscher Dienstpost Adria", 1945 Yugoslavia occupation with Istria and Slovenia issues, followed by 1945 Allied Occupation of Trieste, with various Administrations stamps and fiscals, Military permit travel stamps, Zone A Italian stamps overprinted issues through 1954, AM-VG issues with various cancels, revenues, machine and stamped paper, Stock transfer forms, Imprinted paper and Municipal issues general revenues, 1956 visit of President Eisenhower DC, collection of Trieste Zone B and much more. A comprehensive and thoroughly researched collection, with many elusive items, mostly fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$5,000