1943 German Occupation, surcharged "Pro Assistenza Egeo", seven values in sheets of 50 or 64 (three of each), also top value (45), Special Delivery (50), n.h., usual centering, fine-v.f., some, including top value signed Raybaudi (catalogue value for 45 complete sets, rest not counted) (Sass.118-25,E3-4, Euro 90,000++) (Image)

Est.$5,000

1933 Roma flight cover with 2x3L Zeppelin, used with additional 1.25L dark blue, Rhodes departure pmks, violet cachet, with Crociera Zeppelin and Friedrichshafen markings on back, v.f. (Image)

Est.$150

1924 1c brown, vertical pair, bottom stamp without overprint, l.h., signed Bolaffi, also Sismondo, with his 2008 certificate (Sass.77e, Euro 2,800) cat. $1850 (Cat No. 88b) (Image)

Cat. $1850, Est.$400

1924 2c orange brown, vertical pair, bottom stamp without overprint, n.h., signed Bolaffi, also Raybaudi, with his 1985 certificate (Sass.78e, Euro 5,600) cat. $2750 (Cat No. 89b) (Image)

Cat. $2750, Est.$400

1932 Dante Alighieri, complete set of 18 used on two registered covers from Tripoli and Bengasi to USA, with transit and arrival pmks, faint toning, otherwise fine-v.f. (Sass.11-22,PA8-13, Euro 900+) (Image)

Est.$250

1924 Manzoni, imperforate singles, complete set of six, mostly sheet margin singles, unused without gum as issued, except 15c with gum, n.h., v.f., signed Raybaudi, with his 2015 certificate (Cat No. Sass.P11-16) (Image)

Est.$650

1930 Fourth Tripoli Fair, complete set of seven, each overprinted "Saggio" in red, n.h., v.f. (Image)

Est.$100

1859 Coat of Arms, 5c green, 15c black brown (Sass.13b, with 2003 Diena certificate), 20c lilac, 40c rose carmine, 80c brown orange, five different unused with original gum, margins all around, fresh, fine-v.f. (Sass.12,13,16-18) cat. €6900 (Cat No. 10,11,12,13,14) (Image)

Cat. €6900, 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

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

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

1893 Silver Wedding (King Umberto I), 20c unissued set of two, n.h., fine, with Raybaudi, Oliva and Caffaz certificates (Sass.64A-B, Euro 26,000) (Image)

Est.$5,000

1919 prepared for Austrian Territories (also to be used as revenue stamps) but not issued, five values in the format of the 1914-16 Red Cross Issue, five different including vignette only without indication of value, plus Corone Una, Die, Dieci and Venti, all printed on watermarked (Franco Bolli Postale) and gummed paper, n.h., fine-v.f., with 1989 Diena certificate (Image)

Est.$500

1948 Risorgimento, complete set of 12 (without Special Delivery), used on registered cover from Ferrara 1.6.48 to Zurich, filing fold away from the stamps, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk (Sass.580-91, Euro 1,100) (Image)

Est.$500

1951 International Gymnastic Conference, set of three used on registered 18 May 1951 FDC, headed "Academia di Belle Arti e Liceo Artistico", with corresponding pmks and registry handstamp on back, some adhesions on back only, otherwise v.f. (Sass.661-53, Euro 2,750) (Image)

Est.$500

1934 Servizio di Stato "Coronchina", 10L blue black overprinted "Saggio" in red, left sheet margin block of four, n.h., v.f., with 2015 Dr. Avi certificate (Cat No. CO2S) (Image)

Est.$2,000

1933 Balbo triptych (NAPO) 5.25L+44.75L, used on registered and flown cover from Rome (the United States Embassy) to New York, signed by the captain (Silvio Napoli who piloted the fifth squadron), with appropriate cachet and arrival pmks, cat. $3000 (Cat No. C49) (Image)

Cat. $3000, Est.$1,800

1878 small cover franked with 4x5c lilac "Marca da Bollo" fiscal, uncanceled, sent from Tern to Rome, where it was charged a penalty rate of 30c, with the corresponding 30c Postage Due (defective) canceled on arrival, additional markings on back, interesting usage of fiscals, not recognized and charged postage due (Image)

Est.$250

1890-91 surcharges, set of three, n.h., unusually well centered for this difficult issue, fine-v.f., signed Raybaudi, with his 2009 certificate (Sass.17-19, Euro 18,900) cat. $5250 (Cat No. J25-27) (Image)

Cat. $5250, Est.$2,500

1890-91 20c on 1c buff & magenta, horizontal pair, surcharge displaced to right, n.h., fine and dramatic variety, signed Bolaffi and Dr. Avi, with their certificates (Sass.18aa,18ab, Euro 24,000) (Cat No. J26var) (Image)

Est.$2,500

1882 Thomas de la Rue Essays for Postal Stationery, 11 embossed impressions struck in a clockwise fashion on a large sheet, some creases, endorsed at bottom "With Driers" (probably referencing the ink used), signed Bolaffi, with 1992 Diena certificate. A spectacular item (Image)

Est.$2,500

1918 "2 DOLLARI Pechino" on 5L blue & rose, local surcharge type II, lightly hinged and well centered, v.f., signed Diena, etc., with 1968 Alberto Diena certificate. A rarity from Italian China, one of only 15(!) recorded examples (Sass.30, Euro 240,000) cat. $70000 (Cat No. 30a) (Image)

Cat. $70000, Est.$30,000

1918 1/2c on 1c brown, surcharge inverted, n.h., usual centering, fine, signed Diena (Sass. Euro 2,250) cat. $1500 (Cat No. 15a) (Image)

Cat. $1500, Est.$250

1908 2 Piastre surcharge Type II on 50c violet, left sheet margin block of nine, n.h., fresh, fine-v.f., signed Dr.Avi, with his 2016 certificate (Sass. 12, Euro 10,125) cat. $5400 (Cat No. 17) (Image)

Cat. $5400, Est.$1,500

1940s-70s two cartons with 1,000+ covers and cards, Italy, San Marino and Vatican City, hundreds of first flights, FDCs, postal stationery, flights from various countries to and from Rome, BOAC and PAN-AMERICAN Airlines cachets, Trans-Polar flights, many exotic destinations, mostly v.f.

Est.$750