Europe continued... Italian Kingdom - Vittorio Emanuele III continued... Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 1503 **/*/o/cover 1917/34: Airmail issues; incl. 1926-28 filing proofs (P3, P3A) and issued stamps, 1933 three Zeppelin sets unused and unmounted og, as well as used ex Dehn; 1932 and 1933 sets unused / unmounted og. 1917 experimental flights stamps and 28.6.1917 first flight Napoli-Palermo by Franzoni; 1933 Balbo flight triptych 'I-MIGL' unmounted og; 1934 Rome-Buenos Aires flight, surcharged unmounted og and used sets; 1934 Rome-Mogadiscio issue; also 1926/28 sets and other 1934 flights good duplicated stock. A fine group of the sought after Airmail issues Sassone = € 10'000 following the consignor. Provenance: Collection John Pitts (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 300.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1504 ** 1926/28: 'VOLO TRANSPOLARE 1926' unused block of four with margin at the bottom, hinge trace on this margin. The block showing an oval violet cancellation on the gum side 'VOLO TRANSPOLARE 1926 EQUIPAGGIO ITALIANO DIRIGIBILE NORGE AMUNDSEN - ELLSWORTH - NOBILE'; 1.20 l. airmail stamp with overprint 'Esplorazione Polare NOBILE Dirigibile Italia' on the gum side (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Currently...CHF 150.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1575 cover/pair 1900/29: Definitive issues of the Vittorio Emanuele III period, collection based on a study of definitives satisfying 1901/29 postal rates using Floral / Cellini, Leoni, Michetti and Parmeggiani adhesives. Cellini 1901/26 with filing proofs for issues 1 July 1901, 1 October 1901, 1 September 1905 and 1 November 1910 (Sassone = € 14'900), colour trials of the 5 c. value of the 1901 series (6) all signed Diena, private line perforation 14 (Sassone = € 14'400), 1924 Blindman's Mail Cover, further material with shade interest. Michetti 1903 with extremely rare 1 lira essay, six singles and pair, filing proofs, issued stamps, varieties, sheet with varieties, dramatic perf. shift signed Sorani etc. (Sassone 83 var 3'500+), two Booklets from 1911 and 1916. Leoni 1906, 1919 and 1925, filing proofs and issued stamps, also special franking with 5 c. green alongside an etiquette reading “R.R. POSTE / E TELEGRAFI / Affrancatura / 5 Centesimi / Istruzione / Correspondenze / Articolo 127 / Lettera f" (educational correspondence), signed by Diena; Special franking. 1917, Prestito Nazionale issue, also spectacular errors and varieties, one cert. Caffaz. Parmeggiani 1927 with filing proofs, issued stampsand good varieties, also the 1929 vertical pair plus a single stamp with major perforation variety (13¾ ) signed Oliva, RPSL cert., filing proofs and stamp issues of the August 1927, June 1928 and February 29 issues, the latter (15 and 35c) only with a single horizontal perforation across the centre of the stamps. Again a strong and thoroughfully assembled selection from this knowledgeable consigner Sassone = € 140'000. Provenance: Collection John Pitts (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,500.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1576 **/*/(*) 1901/30: Lot unused proofs, incl. 1901 VEIII 5 l. blue & rose in imperforated blocks of four (2), also two blocks with the rose frame only; VEIII 1905 ovpt 15 / 20 c. orange, imperforate archive Plate Proof (Sassone P79 = € 600) as well as issued stamps ovpt SPECIMEN; 1923 Propaganda Fide issue, the complete set of four values in issued colours as imperforate Plate Proofs; and 1930 Virgil issue, complete issued set overprinted SAGGIO fine unmounted og (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (All Images) Currently...CHF 300.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1577 o/cover 1910/41: Commemorative issues, a strong and thoroughfully assembled collection selected for errors, varieties, proofs, special usages ... incl. among many others 1927 Volta with major error 20 c. in violet shade prepared for use in the Colonies with the overprint missing, one sheet in existed, RPS cert; 1928 Filiberto 30 c. green and brown with the centre inverted in used condition (Sassone 228a = € 20'000); the Filiberto series is the only Italian stamp with inverted centre, signed Diena; cert. RPS. The lot includes also a Display to mark the centenary of the Calabria-Messina Earthquake of 1908, a collection of charity labels in complete sheets and cards. Sassone = € 148'000 for the commemoratives, following the consignor. Provenance: Collection John Pitts (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37) (Image 38) (Image 39) (Image 40) (Image 41) (Image 42) (Image 43) (Image 44) (Image 45) (Image 46) (Image 47) (Image 48) (Image 49) (Image 50) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,200.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1579 */cover 1922: Mazzini issue, a small but interesting collection related to the Italian politician Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-1872), an activist for the Risorgimento movement. Lot includes a Circular advertising a fund raising concert for Italian refugees in London and letter with original envelope from (and signed by) ‘Jos ‘Mazzini’, dated 12 Dec. 1847 stating "my wanderings are at an end...I am back into London and to my good English friends". The lot includes also three original photographs of Mazzini, made in London ca 1850, and the complete unused 1922 set. Provenance: Collection John Pitts (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 128-130] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 200.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM Italian Levant Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 1548 ** 1922 Post office in Constantinople: Postage due cpl. set of 6 surcharged COSTANTINOPOLI, unused with original gum, hinged and with regular perforation all around and part of the control stamp in black. The two key values signed Em.Diena. Cert. Biondi. Sassone = € 10.000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 1/6] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 200.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM Italian Local Issues C.L.N. Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 1515 **/(*) 1944/1945: CLN ALTO VARESOTTO, the two series of 4 stamps surcharged in Black, unused with original gum never hinged the adhesive ones and without gum as usual the imperforated on coloured paper ones, all on album page. Small violet control mark on the reverse (Errani-Raybaudi 1/8). Cert. Raybaudi (2004). Only 400 series existing (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Currently...CHF 100.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM Italian Local Issues C.L.N. Aosta Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 1514 ** 1945: Local issue for Aosta 'Fratelli Bandiera' set of three bearing french and italian overprint in se-tenant pairs resulting with two complete sets (looking like blocks of four beeing in fact pairs), certificate Rayboudi (2004). Numbered and quoted in Catalogo Encyclopedico only CEI 1-6, CEI = € 24'000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Currently...CHF 250.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM Italian Local Issues C.L.N. Arona Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 1513 * 1945: CLN STAMP ISSUES ARONA, airmail adhesives cent. 25 overprinted in Red and 50 cent. in Black 'C. di L.N. / ARONA / 24 - 4 -45', unused with original gum, lightly hinged with vivid colour and regular perforation. Certificates Avi (2). Rare specimens known only in few copies. Sassone = € 8.500 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 14+15] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 250.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM Italian Occupation Fiume Kupa Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 1521 **/* Italian Occupation during WWII, Fiume Hinterland / Zona Fiumano Kupa: 1941 (16 May), part set of 12 values up to 16 d. (Sassone 1-12) with key values signed Alberto Diena, plus set of 14 with forged overprint, Overprint inverted (Sassone 1a, 2a, 4a-10a) signed ‘AD’; 1941 (May) set to L. 2.55 (less 30 c. brown) with 100 sets issued only, all unmounted and signed ’AD’ (Sassone 15-19 & 21-24 = € 23'000); 1941 (June) Sassone 35 strip of 4 unmounted and Sassone 35a unused; also 1942 variety ONMI missing unmounted (Sassone 38C), signed Diena. Sassone = € 31'000 following the consignor. Provenance: Collection John Pitts (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,000.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1522 * 1941 ITALIAN OCCUPATION - FIUME AND KUPA ZONE. Cpl. set of 14 adhesives 25p./20d. Effigy of King Peter II (large format) overprinted in Black 'ZONA OCCUPATA FIUMANO KUPA' and at the top on the perforations is partially visible the continuous 'ZOFK' overprint, unused, with original gum lightly hinged. The rare 30d. (Sassone #14) showing the lower margin sheet and disturbed gum. Certificate Raybaudi (2008) and signed A. Diena, Penco, Vignati. Sassone = € 30.000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 1/14] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,500.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1523 * 1941 ITALIAN OCCUPATION - FIUME AND KUPA ZONE. Group of 9 italian adhesives 25c./2,55Ld. 'Imperiale' (missing the 30 cent. Sassone #20 to complete the set) overprinted in Black 'ZONA OCCUPATA FIUMANO KUPA' and above the perforations is partially visible the continuous 'ZOFK' overprint, unused, with original gum lightly hinged. Adhesions on the reverse of the 20 cent. Red, as usual for this issue. Rare UNISSUED stamps printed in only 100 copies each. All signed A. Diena in pencil. Sassone = € 10.000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 15/19+21/24] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 500.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1524 ** 1941 ITALIAN OCCUPATION - FIUME AND KUPA ZONE. 50p. orange, 1d. green and 1.50 d. 'King Peter II' (large format) unissued set overprinted 'Pro Opera Nazionale Maternità Infanzia' in blue, red and violet respectively, unused, with original gum, never hinged. Minor adherences on reverse. Certificate Raybaudi (2003). Sassone = € 3.500 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 39/41] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 150.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1525 ** 1941 ITALIAN OCCUPATION - FIUME AND KUPA ZONE. cpl. set of 8 adhesives 0,25/5.50d 'King Peter II' (large format) overprinted 'ZONA OCCUPATA FIUMANO KUPA' in Black and 'Pro Maternità e Infanzia' in violet, unused, with original gum, never hinged. Minor adherences on the reverse of few of them. Rare unissued set printed in 100 copies believed to exist in only 26 complete series. Certificates Toselli and Raybaudi GOLD (1994), signed A.Diena and Fiecchi in pencil. Sassone = € 32.000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 42/49] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,500.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM Italian Occupation Laibach Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 1526 **/bof Italian Occupation of Lubiana, Slovenia 1941 (10 May): Airmail "R. Commissariato" overprint ½ d. brown, an unused block of four with full original gum, in fresh and vibrant colours, showing the scarce perforation 12¾:12½. A few perf separations between the upper pair, and a few shortened perforations at upper right, otherwise very fine. A very scarce multiple, certificate SPC (2025) Sassone = € 7`500 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 1 II] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 400.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1527 (*) 1941 ITALIAN WWII OCCUPATION LUBIANA, 'Alto Commissario per la Provincia di LUBIANA' overprint on cpl. set 50p/10.D of 5 Yugoslavia Postage Due stamps with 3 row of dots across the top to hide the word JUGOSLAVIA, NOT ISSUED, unused without gum. Certificates Ceremuga (2022) and Diena (1975+1991). Only 42 cpl. set are known. Sassone = € 18.000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 16/20] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,200.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1528 ** 1941 ITALIAN WWII OCCUPATION LUBIANA, 'Alto Commissario per la Provincia di LUBIANA' overprint with different characters and with double row of dots at the bottom, cpl. set 50p/30.D of 8 air post adhesives NOT ISSUED, unused with original gum, never hinged. Thin spot in the paper of the 2.50D. Red and the gum of some stamps slightly disturbed, otherwise very rare specimens in conditions better than usual for this issues. Certificates Ceremuga (2022) and Raybaudi GOLD (2007). Only 42 cpl. set are known. Sassone = € 52.000/78.000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 19/26] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 3,000.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1529 ** 1941 ITALIAN WWII OCCUPATION LUBIANA, 'R. Commissariato Civile Territori Sloveni occupati LUBIANA' overprint in Black on small format adhesive 10D vivid violet with 4 lines of 5 or 6 diamond dots at lower-right (being the overprint type meant for the larger format stamps) instead of the normal 3 lines of 8 diamond dots along base, unused with original gum, never hinged. Rare specimen in fine condition with certificates of the Croatian Philatelic Society (1975) and 2 Ceremuga (2007+2022). Sassone = € 33.000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 33B] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 800.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1530 * 1941 ITALIAN WWII OCCUPATION LUBIANA, 'R. Commissariato Civile Territori Sloveni occupati LUBIANA 0,50' overprint with 2 bars in Black on King Peter 1.50D adhesive, unused with original gum, lightly hinged. Rare specimen in fine condition with certificate Ceremuga (2018). Only 300 printed. Sassone = € 3.750 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 41] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 250.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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