1934 Provisional surcharges, complete set of six, h.r., v.f., signed Diena, cat. $1485 (Cat No. 35-40) (Image)

Cat. $1485, Est.US$250

1934 Provisional surcharges, complete set of six, 2,05L variety "missing comma", h.r. or l.h., v.f., signed Diena, with his 1974 certificate (Sass.Euro 2,000) cat. $1485 (Cat No. 35-40) (Image)

Cat. $1485, Est.US$250

1934 Provisional surcharges, complete set of six, 2,55L variety "missing comma", n.h., fresh, v.f. (Sass. Euro 4,000+) cat. $3680 (Cat No. 35-40) (Image)

Cat. $3680, Est.US$750

1934 Provisional surcharges, 1.30L on 1,25l blue, Second Printing, showing additional vertical bar at lower left, l.h., v.f., with 1986 Diena certificate (Sass.B36c) cat. €1100 (Cat No. 36var) (Image)

Cat. €1100, Est.US$120

1934 1,30 on 1,25L blue, thin surcharge, prepared but never issued, cancelled on piece by 17.9.34 postmark, v.f., signed A.Diena, etc., with 2005 "Grande Rarita" Raybaudi cert. Only 100 of this sample surcharge were printed and erroneously sold by the Post Office, only a few used examples known to still exist (Sass. 36A, cat. Euro 25,000) cat. $16000 (Cat No. 36a) (Image)

Cat. $16000, Est.US$5,000

1934 Provisional surcharges, 2.05L on 2L brown, variety defective "0" of surcharge, h.r., v.f., signed Diena (Cat No. 37var) (Image)

Est.US$120

1934 Provisional surcharges, 2,55L on 2,50L orange, Second Printing, showing additional vertical bar at lower left, used, v.f., with Raybaudi certificate (Sass.B38c, unpriced used) (Cat No. 38var) (Image)

Est.US$120

1940 5c dark carmine, imperforate single with large margins, n.h., v.f., signed S.Cilio, with his 2009 certificate (Sass.72a) cat. €2200 (Cat No. 72a) (Image)

Cat. €2200, Est.US$150

1940 5c dark carmine, variety imperf. at right, n.h., v.f. (Sass. 72B) cat. €2400 (Cat No. 72var) (Image)

Cat. €2400, Est.US$180

1945 5c slate gray vertical pair imperf. between, 30c brown horizontal pair imperf. between, also additional imperforate pair, n.h., last one signed Diena (Sass.91h,92b,92g) cat. €2380 (Cat No. 91,92a,92var) (Image)

Cat. €2380, Est.US$300

1945 50c green, horizontal strip of five, variety imperf. at top (Sass. 93d) cat. €1300 (Cat No. 93var) (Image)

Cat. €1300, Est.US$150

1945 War Victims Relief, 3L carmine, 5L blue, vertical pairs imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (100e,101e) cat. €2000 (Cat No. 100,101var) (Image)

Cat. €2000, Est.US$250

1945 War Victims Relief, 3L carmine, "Jesus image" omitted, upper left sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f., signed Raybaudi, with his 1987 certificate (Sass.100a) cat. €1400 (Cat No. 100a) (Image)

Cat. €1400, Est.US$250

1946 1L on 50c green, upper right sheet corner block of four, top right stamp without surcharge, n.h., v.f. (Sass.104cb) cat. €2400 (Cat No. 104var) (Image)

Cat. €2400, Est.US$250

1949 Basilicas, 3L violet, vertical sheet margin pair imperf. between and at bottom, n.h., v.f., rare (Sass.123f) cat. €2400 (Cat No. 123var) (Image)

Cat. €2400, Est.US$250

1949 Basilicas, 13L green, variety imperf. on three sides, n.h., v.f., signed Raybaudi, with his 1988 certificate (Sass.126 variety unlisted) (Cat No. 126var) (Image)

Est.US$250

1949 Pius XII, 100L gray black, imperforate horizontal sheet margin pair, n.h., right stamp creased, otherwise v.f., with 1978 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.131a) cat. €7000 (Cat No. 131var) (Image)

Cat. €7000, Est.US$750

1951 Council of Chalcedon, 25L red brown, horizontal pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Sass.150c) cat. $5000 (Cat No. 150a) (Image)

Cat. $5000, Est.US$750

1955 St. Bonifacio, 35L violet, top sheet margin block of 15, perforations shifted through the left part, leaving nine stamps completely imperforate, n.h., v.f. (Sass.193aa) cat. €10500 (Cat No. 193a) (Image)

Cat. €10500, Est.US$1,000

1957 Capranica, 35L greenish slate, vertical pair variety imperf. at top, n.h., v.f., signed Diena (Cat No. 225var) (Image)

Est.US$150

1959 Coronation of Pope John 23rd, 100L sheet margin block of 16, folded between stamps, bottom strip showing double-lined (one inverted) watermark ("Stato Della Citta' Del Vaticano"), n.h., v.f., signed Diena, with his 1962 certificate (Cat No. 253var) (Image)

Est.US$300

1959 Pope Pius XI, 30L brown, block of four, part of design omitted, n.h., v.f., interesting variety (Cat No. 254var) (Image)

Est.US$100

1964 Christmas, 10L horizontal pair, right stamp imperf. at right, n.h., v.f., with Raybaudi certificate (Sass.397a) cat. €1400 (Cat No. 397var) (Image)

Cat. €1400, Est.US$200

1964 Pope's Visit to India, 25L green, vertical strip of four, double paper variety, scarce (Cat No. 401var) (Image)

Est.US$450

1965 United Nations, 30L sapphire, top sheet margin horizontal strip of eight, right stamp printing partially omitted, n.h., v.f., signed Diena (Sass.417aa) cat. €1300 (Cat No. 417var) (Image)

Cat. €1300, Est.US$250