CANADA, 1933 Balbo "Good Will Tour" Flight Cover, Scott #197, 202 tied by Montreal JUL 14 33 duplex cancels on cover with crisp strike of the scarce International Airmail Society cachet plus the signature of "Luigi Questa (pilot of the I-QUES plane), backstamped Chicago Jul 16, Very Fine in every respect, a rare cover; signed A Diena and with his 1967 certificate (Image)

CV. 1,000

1933 Balbo Flight Cover NY to Newfoundland, Roessler cover franked with US 20c, 50c, $1 Definitives tied by New York Jul 24 1933 duplex cancels plus the flight cachet, additional printed cachet at lower left plus two Roessler labels affixed but not tied, backstamped Shoal Harbor Jul 26, St John's 27 Jul, cover trivial bit of wrinkling along right edge, Fine and attractive (Image)

CV. 700

ITALY, C48-49, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight, overprinted I-ARAM for Capt. Mario Aramu (Scott $575; Sassone S.1509, EUR700) (Image)

CV. 150

ITALY, C48-49, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight, overprinted I-BALB for Gen. Italo Balbo, signed G. Bolaffi and handstamped Bolaffi (Scott $575; Sassone S.1509, EUR750) (Image)

CV. 150

ITALY, C48-49, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight, overprinted I-BIAN for Capt. Vincenzo Biani (Scott $575; Sassone S.1509B, EUR700) (Image)

CV. 150

ITALY, C48-49, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight, overprinted I-BISE for Capt. Attilio Biseo (Scott $575; Sassone S.1509C, EUR700) (Image)

CV. 150

ITALY, C48-49, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight, overprinted I-BORG for Capt. Bruno Borghetti (Scott $575; Sassone S.1509D, EUR750) (Image)

CV. 150

ITALY, C48-49, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight, overprinted I-CALO for Capt. Jacopo Calo Carducci (Scott $575; Sassone S.1509E, EUR700) (Image)

CV. 150

ITALY, C48-49, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight, overprinted I-DINI for Capt. Mario Baldini (Scott $575; Sassone S.1509F, EUR700) (Image)

CV. 150

ITALY, C48-49, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight, overprinted I-GIOR for Capt. Gennaro Giordano (Scott $575; Sassone S.1509G, EUR700) (Image)

CV. 150

ITALY, C48-49, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight, overprinted I-LEON for Capt. Leonello Leone (Scott $575; Sassone S.1509H, EUR700) (Image)

CV. 150

ITALY, C48-49, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight, overprinted I-LONG for Lt. Col. Ulisse Longo (Scott $575; Sassone S.1509I, EUR700) (Image)

CV. 150

ITALY, C48-49, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight, overprinted I-MIGL for Capt. Alessandro Miglia (Scott $575; Sassone S.1509K, EUR700) (Image)

CV. 150

ITALY, C48-49, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight, overprinted I-NANN for Capt. Umberto Nannini (Scott $575; Sassone S.1509L, EUR700) (Image)

CV. 150

ITALY, C48-49, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight, overprinted I-NAPO for Capt. Silvio Napoli (Scott $575; Sassone S.1509M, EUR700) (Image)

CV. 150

ITALY, C48-49, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight, overprinted I-PELL for Gen. Aldo Pellegrini (Scott $575; Sassone S.1509N, EUR700) (Image)

CV. 150

ITALY, C48-49, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight, overprinted I-QUES for Capt. Luigi Questa (Scott $575; Sassone S.1509O, EUR700) (Image)

CV. 150

ITALY, C48-49, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight, overprinted I-RANI for Capt. Umberto Ranieri (Scott $575; Sassone S.1509P, EUR700) (Image)

CV. 150

ITALY, C48-49, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight, overprinted I-RECA for Capt. Enea Recagno (Scott $575; Sassone S.1509Q, EUR700) (Image)

CV. 150

ITALY, C48-49, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight, overprinted I-ROVI for Capt. Umberto Rovis (Scott $575; Sassone S.1509R, EUR700) (Image)

CV. 150

ITALY, C48-49, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight, overprinted I-TEUC for Capt. Giuseppe Teucci (Scott $575; Sassone S.1509S, EUR700) (Image)

CV. 150

ITALY, C48-49, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight, overprinted I-VERC for Capt. Alessandro Vercellone (Scott $575; Sassone S.1509T, EUR700) (Image)

CV. 150

ITALY, CO1, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight, overprinted "Servizio di Stato", extremely fresh, each stamp lightly hinged, Very Fine, only 5,000 printed, signed E. Diena and with his 1984 certificate (Scott $3,300; Sassone SA1, EUR4,200) (Image)

CV. 800

ICELAND, C12-14, 1933 1k-10k "Hopflug Itala" overprint, a particularly fresh and well-centered set, 1k o.g., 5k disturbed o.g., 10k lifted h.r., Very Fine, only 4,000 sets issued, each signed Champion and others, each with 2017 APEX certificate (Scott $2,075; Facit 165-67, SEK17,000) (Image)

CV. 400

1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight Collection Balance, including Aegean Islands C26-27, lightly hinged (Scott $120; Sassone S32, EUR200); Cyrenaica C18-19, NH but 44l+75c with stains on gum (Scott $105; Sassone S27, EUR125); and Tripolitania C27-28, NH (Scott $95; Sassone S29, EUR125); as well as group of five labels produced for the 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic flight by the Italian post office; all Very Fine, an attractive grouprn (Image)

CV. 100