1934 20L carmine rose, overprint inverted, n.h., fresh and fine, with 2007 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.38a) cat. €1400 (Cat No. J27var) (Image)

Cat. €1400, Est.$400

1874-78 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c buff, 20c blue, 30c and 40c, h.r. or n.h., usual centering, fresh and fine, signed in pencil, also with 2000 Diena certificate, cat. $7716 (Cat No. 1-4, 6,8,9) (Image)

Cat. $7716, Est.$1,000

1949-53 20L brown lilac, imperforate pair, n.h., v.f., rare, cat. €8000 (Cat No. Sass.19/I) (Image)

Cat. €8000, Est.$2,000

1951 surcharges on stamps of Cyrenaica, values in "Mal", complete set of ten used on registered FDC (24 Dec), v.f., cat. €1500 (Cat No. Sass. 24-33) (Image)

Cat. €1500, Est.$500

1855-57 9c black, violet, sheet of 60, unused without gum, showing many varieties including missing periods after "Cent", broken frame lines, plate flaws, etc., some wrinkles and minor faults, mostly fine-v.f. (Cat No. PR9) (Image)

Est.$150

1860 Savoy Cross, 1/2t position 40, boxed "Annulato" cancellation, margins all around, with portions of adjoining stamps on three sides, signed E.Diena, Kohler etc., with 2004 Diena certificate (Sass.16, Euro 6,000) cat. $3250 (Cat No. 9) (Image)

Cat. $3250, Est.$1,500

1852 1sc rose, unused with full original gum, nice color, ample margins except slightly cut in at bottom, fine, with handstamped guarantee (Sass.11, Euro 6,500) cat. $4000 (Cat No. 11) (Image)

Cat. $4000, Est.$600

1868 80c black, rose lilac, glazed paper, vertical strip of three, imperforate horizontally, h.r., fine, signed Emilio Diena, etc. (catalogue value for three single stamps) cat. €2100 (Cat No. Sass.31d) (Image)

Cat. €2100, Est.$500

1857 6cr slate blue ("azurro vivo"), unused with original gum, small h.r., margins in at bottom, just clear at upper left, fine example of this rare stamp, with 1994 Sorani certificate (Sass.15a, Euro 22,000) cat. $9600 (Cat No. 7) (Image)

Cat. $9600, Est.$1,000

1889 Publicity Card, franked with 20c orange, cancelled "Bologna 30.3.90" addressed to Modena (Emilio Diena), v.f., with 2001 Colla certificate, cat. €7000 (Cat No. Sass.1) (Image)

Cat. €7000, Est.$2,000

1912 Campanile at Venice, 5c indigo, 120 copies including pane of 50, n.h., few minor toned spots, mostly fine-v.f., cat. $2640 (Cat No. 124) (Image)

Cat. $2640, Est.$300

1923 Manzoni, set of engraved imperforate plate proofs on thin chalky paper (as opposed to the usual proofs on card), v.f., signed Diena, extremely rare set (Cat No. 165-70P) (Image)

Est.$2,500

1942 Propaganda issue, unissued set of three with labels, n.h., v.f., with 1999 Diena certificate, cat. €1350 (Cat No. Sass.12A,12B,12C) (Image)

Cat. €1350, Est.$250

1943 G.N.R. in red or black (Brescia), 1,25L dark blue and 10L violet, n.h., v.f., signed Raybaudi, the latter with his certificate, cat. €1850 (Cat No. Sass.480,86/I) (Image)

Cat. €1850, Est.$500

1933 Servizio Di Stato triptych, h.r., v.f., cat. $3300 (Cat No. CO1) (Image)

Cat. $3300, Est.$750

1929 (July) military flight cover from Tobruk (with four page letter addressed to Sam Bayer) to Rome, franked with 80c overprinted Libya, cancelled on arrival in Rome, with additional arrival pmk on back (Image)

Est.$250

1931 (8 Mar) cover flown from Rome, via Brindisi to Juba, arriving in Sudan, redirected to Aba, Belgian Congo, with appropriate transit and arrival pmks, fine (Image)

Est.$250

1931 (17 May) cover flown from Genova, via Alexandria and Port Said to Calcutta, addressed to Stephen H. Smith and signed by him on reverse, transit and arrival pmks, fine and scarce flight to India (Image)

Est.$250

1870 2 Lire light blue and brown, average centering, h.r., rare stamp, with 2007 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.12) cat. €4500 (Cat No. J15) (Image)

Cat. €4500, Est.$500

1933 Roma flight cover with 5L Zeppelin franking, supplemented with 2.75L, tied by cds and sent to Germany, with Friedrichshafen arrival, v.f. (Image)

Est.$150

1893-1940 collection in stock book, mostly complete (except for few high catalogue value items or sets), with General Issues, Aegean Islands (including Rhodes Hydrological Congress), Cyrenaica, Eritrea, Italian East Africa, Oltre Giuba, Somalia and Tripolitania, Italian Levant, etc., with Regular Issues, Semi-Postals, Air-Post, Special Delivery, Postage Dues, Parcel Post, "Vaglia", German Occupation of Rhodes and more, the majority of the collection is hinged (some unused and n.h. noted), occasional duplication, plus used singles and sets, some toning and few minor flaws noted, generally fine and useful lot (Image)

Est.$7,500

1895-1950 collection in Marini Hingeless album, with General Issues, Aegean Islands, Italian East Africa, Cyrenaica, Eritrea, Libya, Oltre Giuba, Somalia, Tripolitania, German Occupation of Rhodes, British Occupation Issues ("M.E.F.", "B.M.A." Overprints), Fezzan, etc., with regular issues, Air Post, Postage Dues, Parcel Post, Vaglia and more, practically complete (missing only "Coronchina Servizio di Stato" and a few others), with many "premium" items such as Italian East Africa unissued Hitler-Mussolini set of four (with Diena certificate), Libya 5L and 10L, Somalia "Servizio Aereo Speciale" and others, collected either hinged (catalogued as such) or never hinged, mostly fine-v.f., many signed by Italian experts, with few certificates included. A nice and clean collection of Italian Colonies, seldom offered, Sassone cat. Euro 210,000+ (Image)

Est.$25,000