Europe continued... Italian Occupation Laibach continued... Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 1531 ** 1941 ITALIAN WWII OCCUPATION LUBIANA, 'Alto Commissario per la Provincia di LUBIANA' overprint with narrow letters and 3 lines of dots at bottom on 0.25p black and on 2D. lilac-rose, unused, with original gum, never hinged. Rare specimens NOT ISSUED, in fine condition with certificate Raybaudi (2014+2016), signed L. Raybaudi. Sassone = € 5.600 as never hinged (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 61+64] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 250.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM Italian Occupation Montenegro Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 1533 * 1942 ITALIAN WWII OCCUPATION - MONTENEGRO. 1d. green overprinted in Black 'Governatorato del Montenegro Valore in Lire' , unused with original gum (redistributed), hinged. Rare adhesive with the characters of the word 'LIRE' considerably smaller; it comes from an essay sheet, sold over the counter among the regular one. Certificate Ceremuga (2022). Sassone = € 30.000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 48A] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,500.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1534 **/*/o/cover Italian Occupation during WWII, Montenegro: Collection primarily unused stamps and twelve covers, incl. 1941 (13 June) set to 30d. with key values signed by Alberto Diena, Express envelope with two 0.25 d. proofs and 4 d. ordinary definitive, cert. Benussi), examples with typographical errors; 1942 Air (Sassone 18-25) unused with typo error in 2 d. blue letter ‘o’ missing from 'Governato', cert. Enzo Diena; 1942 black overprints complete set of 8 on cover signed Oliva (Sassone 40-48) with further set unmounted and set overprinted in red (Sassone 49-59) less three key values, also S41 fine used. Good ranges of views mint and used incl. airs. Further selection of covers and cards (12) with military post during the occupation with airmail, censorship, registration and express mail. Sassone = € 17'600+. 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) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 500.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1535 **/* 1939/1943 ITALIAN WWII OCCUPATION OF BALKANS - MONTENEGRO: Collection in album pages of the different sets with machine overprint in Cyrillic and 'Governatorato del Montenegro' all in Black. All unused, with original gum generally hinged. Airmail sets, Postage Due stamps and ordinary sets without rare values but with interesting adhesives or sets as the Sassone #32/35 (with the 2d+2d on 30d with corner folded). In addition 8 stamps overprinted ZONA OCCUPATA FIUMANO KUPA (unused, hinged) with 1 certificate (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 500.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM Italian Occupation of Corfu Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 1520 **/* 1941 ITALIAN OCCUPATION CORFU. Complete set of 11 Postage Due stamps with perf. zig-zag and 13, overprinted in Black CORFU, unused, with original gum, mostly lightly hinged. The rare 1 d. showing the marginal sheet and the 80 l. with a soft diagonal crease. Certificates Diena (2003), Caffaz (2007) and Ceremuga (2019) Sassone = € 10'000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 1/11] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 400.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM Italian Occupation of the Ionian Islands Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 1517 **/*/o/piece/pair/bof Italian Occupation of Cefalonia and Itaca 1941 (15 May): Argostofli overprint 'ITALIA Occupazione Militare Italiana isole Cefalonia e Itaca' in black on Greece 1937 Historical issue 50 Lepta brown and black on unused vertical pairs (2) toghether with a used vert. pair and 'CORFU' ovpted single tied to piece. Further a vertical 50 Lepta pair of left of sheet showing small 'o' of 'Occupazione' (Itaca overprint) as well as '1943 CERIGO' overprint in red on 50 Lepta block of four of Ionian Islands Kythira private issue MNH. A fine and rarely offered group (Image 1) Currently...CHF 150.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1518 ** 1941 ITALIAN OCCUPATION CEPHALONIA AND ITACA - Argostoli machine overprint. Airmail stamps, horizontal pair 10d.+10d. orange overprinted 'ITACA Occupazione Militare Italiana Isole Cefalonia e Itaca' up side down and shifted right (less than 1 mm distance from the left perforation), unused, with original gum, never hinged. Signed in pencil R.Mondolfo. Extremely rare specimen of this difficult issue. Sassone unpriced (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 6d] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,750.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1519 * 1941 ITALIAN OCCUPATION CEPHALONIA AND ITACA - Argostoli machine overprint. Vertical pair 10 d.+10 d. red-brown vertically overprinted 'ITACA Occupazione Militare Italiana Isole Cefalonia e Itaca' with large open 'C' in different character (pos.15 of the sheet), unused, with original gum, lightly hinged. Signed S.Vignati. Little brownish dots at the reverse Sassone = € 1'275 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 21ub] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 100.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1536 ** 1941 ITALIAN OCCUPATION ZANTE. Airmail adhesive 100d. brown overprinted with handmade stamp in Violet 'OCCUPAZIONE MILITARE DI ZANTE - XIX', unused, with original gum, never hinged. Perfect perforation and vivid colour. Rare specimen in fine conditions, less than 15 examples known. Certificates Raybaudi (1978), Colla (2012), Ceremuga (2020) and signed Mondolfo in pencil. Sassone = € 39.000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 10] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,500.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM Italian Post Abroad Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 1495 cover Italian Post Offices abroad in Tunis and Alexandria 1865/80ca: Selection of 14 stamps used/unused and eight covers; incl. Usage of Italian stamps, two covers from the office in Alessandria to Italy bearing 1863/66 60 c. lilac, one London and one Torino printing, tied by framed "PIROSCFI POSTALE ITALIANI" and '234' numeral obliterator, respectively; four 1870/75 covers to Italy with 1866 40 c. tied by '234' and '235' numeral obliterators of Alessandria and Tunisi (3). Also Levante Emissioni generali, issued ESTERO stamps used up to 2 lire, and two covers from 1875/80 despatched at the office in Tunisi (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian Offices Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 300.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1558 * General Issue 1878: 20 c. orange overprinted "ESTERO" in black, an unused example, well centred and of fresh, delicate colour, large part og. A rare stamp in unused condition. Signed Emilio Diena, certs. Enzo Diena (1983) and Avi (2025). Sassone = € 13'000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian Offices 11] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 500.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM Italian Post China Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 1556 ** 1920 Post office in Tientsin: '4 CENTS / Tientsin' handmade-stamp overprint on 10 cent. postage due stamp, unused with original gum, never hinged. Rare adhesive with Diena (2017) certificate, G.Bolaffi signature. Sassone = € 27.000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 5] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 800.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM Italian Post China Beijing Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 1549 * 1917 Post office in Peking: 'PECHINO / 8 CENTS' handmade-stamp overprint on 20 cent. / 15 cent. grey, unused with redistributed partial gum. well centered with general good appearence. Rare adhesive with Ceremuga (2019) certificate (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 4] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 250.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1550 * 1917 Post office in Peking: 'PECHINO / 8 CENTS' handmade-stamp overprint on 20 cent. orange, unused with original gum, hinged, well centered with general good appearence. Rare adhesive with Ceremuga (2019) and Scheller (2008) certificates. Sassone = € 25.000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 5] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,200.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1551 * 1920 Post office in Peking: '2 dollari / PECHINO' handmade-stamp overprint on 5 lire 'Floreale', unused with original gum, hinged. Rare adhesive with Raybaudi (1976) certificate, Fiecchi signature. Sassone = € 35.000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 29] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,500.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1552 ** Italian Offices in China, Peking, 1919: $2 surcharged on 5 l. ultramarine & rose in type II, "2 DOLLARI / Pechino" with DOLLARI in capital letters, showing variety "lower part of 'A' in 'DOLLARI' missing". A most attractive example of this elusive adhesive, beautifully fresh and in intense colours, unused with full original gum, never hinged, perfectly centered with an even perforation, a strong impression on bright paper. This unique world class rarity of not only the Italian Offices abroad but the entire world is recorded with only 15 examples in both conditions, the present example ranking for sure among the finest known, with the variety the only example noted in the Sassone catalogue. Signed with pencil by various Italian experts. Certs. Alberto Diena (1942, 1957), Enzo Diena (1996), Avanzo (2020) Sassone = € 312'500. Note: There are three types of the $2 surcharge with this type the most distinctive. The other types show "dollari" in lower case and are differentiated by the spacing of "Pechino". Unlike nearly all other surcharge and overprint varieties which emanate from different positions of a plate and produced at the same time, this was a totally different surcharge plate (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 30a] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 18,000.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM Italian Post China Peking Tientsin Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 1553 * 1917 Post office in Tientsin: 'TIENTSIN / 6 CENTS' handmade-stamp overprint on 15 cent. grey, unused with original gum, hinged, with general good appearence. Ceremuga (2018) certificate. Sassone = € 5.500 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 3] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 200.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1554 * 1920 Post office in Tientsin: '2 dollari / Tientsin' handmade-stamp overprint with 'small d' on 5 lire 'Floreale', unused with original gum, hinged. Natural paper wrinkless on the reverse. Rare adhesive with E.Diena (1989) and Ceremuga (2020) certificates. Sassone = € 35.000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 24] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,500.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM 1555 ** Italian Offices in China, Tientsin, 1921: "2 Dollari Tientsin" local handstamp type III on 5 lire, unmounted with full original gum, a fresh and fine example with the typical centering for this scarce issue. Lightly signed with pencil Certs. Alberto Diena (1960), Enzo Diena (1985) & Raybaudi (1985) Sassone = € 45'000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 25] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 2,500.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM Italian Post Levant Constantinople Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 1545 * 1908 Post office in Constantinople: 2 PIASTRE 1st local overprint on 50 cent. mauve 'Michetti', unused with original gum, hinged and with regular perforation all around, well centered. Sassone = € 6 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Europe 5] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 150.00 Closing..Nov-25, 11:59 PM Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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