1850 15C vermilion tied by boxed MILANO 31/1 53 pmk on small valentine's cover to Soncino, slight wear, still fine (Image)

1850-1864 Lot of covers (30), stamps, fragments, noted cancel interest, diff. types, etc., mostly fine to very fine (Image)

1851 5s red large-format postal-stationery entire uprated with 1863 5s Arms (perf 14) adjacent to imprinted frank, all tied by Venezia cds, addressed to Mantova with arrival backstop, very fine, extremely rare, signed E. Diena (cert. 1987) (Image)

Unique Three-Issues Mixed Franking 1863 3s Arms small-format postal-stationery entire uprated with 1863 2s Arms (perf 14) adjacent to imprinted frank and 1864 10s (perf 9 1/2) on reverse, all tied by light Villafranca cds to registered cover to Verona, boxed RACOMMENDATA hs, one flap opened and folded for display (not reduced), very fine, a magnificent showpiece of the utmost rarity. E. Diena states no other similar franking known Expertise: signed E. Diena (cert. 1988) (Image)

1863 5s Arms entire (Sass. 18) uprated with 1863 pair of 3s and single 5s (all perf 14) tied by ornamented Massa cds and italic P.D. hs. Sent to Recco via Ostiglia, Milano and Genova (transits plus bs on reverse), slight soiling else very fine. The ONLY such combination franking known to Enzo Diena (cert. 1988: "Non conosco altri interi da 5 soldi del 1863-1864 con analoga affrancatura complementare.") and a marvelous showpiece (Image)