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HYPERINFLATION: 1945/46, massive stock consisiting of over 450 parcel cards, spanning periods 2 to 27, showing an extensive range of rates, including mail from the scarcer 10th (x21), 13th (x3), 20th (x2), 26th (x2) and 27th (x4)  periods, with an abundance of interesting frankings use to make up the complex parcel rates. An impressive assembly, neatly housed and annotated, in 6 stockbooks 

HYPERINFLATION: 1945/46, extensive exhibit collection with over 125 covers and postcards, spanning periods 1 to 21 and 25-26, showing a fine range of rates with an abundance of usages and better frankings, including Paid in Cash, foreign destinations, massive inflation frankings, mail sent during the Grace Period or under military free frank concession, etc., many better items throughout with March 1946 cover (10th Period) correctly franked at 90,000P, May 1946 Printed Matter (14th Period) during the Grace Period at the previous rate, mail from the scarcer 25th (x2) and 26th (x6) periods, April 1946 registered cover (13th Period) with fewer denominations of the earlier Ezerp values, July 1946 underpaid Printed Matter (26th Period) with Revenue 100 Ezer as single franking postage due, etc. A delightful assembly, neatly mounted and described, in one album 

HYPERINFLATION: 1945/46, highly specialized Parcel Cards exhibit collection with around 80 items, showing a fine range of frankings and spanning periods 2 to 21 and 26-27, including interesting usages with Express mailing and Adópengö frankings, noted some of the scarcer periods with 10th (x5), 13th 8x3), 16th, 17th (x3, rate valid only 5 days), 19th (x3), 26th (x2) and 27th (x23), some better usages throughout with September 1945 scarce parcel card  for a 20 kg sending (2nd Period), etc.; a fine assembly in overall good condition, neatly mounted and expertly described in Danish, in one album

HYPERINFLATION: 1945/46, Parcel Cards exhibit collection with over 65 items, showing usages from periods 2 to 13 (including the scarcer 10th period, x5), also 15, 20 and 27, some better frankings throughout, neatly mounted and expertly described in Danish, overall in good condition, in two albums

1852/60, Collection on eight album pages with good parts Papal States, Modena and Sicilia, only few reprints, mostly fine. Sicilia with good unused part, ½ gr. to 20 gr. denominations represented, though note a handful of multiples, with myriad shades for the specialist to further study. Many stamps signed G. Bühler, Raybaudi and Diena, some faulty or dubious examples to be expected, but good quality to what is often found, many four-margin examples among the imperforates, overall fresh and fine or better. 

1856, 50 b. blue with 2 b. olive green tied by overlapping diamond cancellations on a complete, freshly preserved collector's folded letter with full content, alongside local ‘ROMA 3.1.1856’ cds., ‘ROMA FRANCA’ and red decorative oval ‘A FRANCA’, addressed to Luciano Serra/ Duca di Cardinale/ Palazzo Paliano/ Napoli with red arrival mark on reverse. 50 b. tiny closed at bottom, otherwise absolutely flawless, fantastically fresh with part of the neighbouring stamp on the right in an equally effective and rare combination. Certificate E. Diena (1989)

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1852, 6 baj. on greenish grey and two pairs 8 baj. black, mostly good to large margins, tied by grid cancel to entire letter from Rome 1857 via France and England to Rio de Janeiro with transit marks on front and reverse. Small paper fault in the outer letter at left, otherwise fine and fresh for this destination. Letters from Europe to Brazil during this period are exceedingly rare.

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1859, 80 c. bistre-olive, fresh colour, good to large balanced margins, unused without gum, very fine, opinion Colla (2025)

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1847, "TORINO 3. LUG” on folded letter forwarded to Bäle and again to Biella (Piemont), with black "VIA DI GANOBBIO”, red "DOPO LA PARTEZA”, the swiss post noted a credit of "80” c., in Canobio they noted "Carcio ticinese Cmi 80”, scarce

1851, King Emmanuel II 40 c. lilac rose, two fresh examples of this rare shade, margins shaved or touched to large, each tied by mute cancel to folded entire to Thann, France with alongside departure cds. "TORINO”, red "P.D.” and transit cds. "PONT DE BEAUVOISIN 6 MARS 1853”, reverse transit via Lyon and arrival "THANN 9 MARS 1853”. One 40 c. with a strong paper crease, still a fine, very rare and attractive franking, slightly overpaid at the previous 1844 postal convention, certificate Bottacchi AIEP (2024) (Sassone-Nr. 3d)

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1819, letter sheet from Messina to Palermo, endorsed "con Staffettiglia" and taxed upon arrival with "8" Grana; adjacent control handstamp of the lieutenancy of Palermo. Fine and very scarce.

1840, "STAFFETTA GIONNALIERA", clear oval handstamp with adjacent straight line "MESSINA", on entire letter, dated inside "5 Mai 1840", via Naples to Lyon, France, with arrival mark. "40" Grana payment noted on reverse. A rare letter of the short lived express service.

1840, "Stafetta giornaliera", oval handstamp in red, with adjacent "FRANCA N" on letter sheet from Naples to Messina, with red dispatch mark and manuscript fee of "60" Grana on reverse. Fine and scarce. 

1840, "STAFFETTA", oval handstamp in red, with adjacent "FRANCA" on letter sheet from Palermo to Naples, with red dispatch- and arrival marks on reverse. Fee of "20" Grana noted on reverse. Fine and scarce. 

1930, Vergil 50 c.-9 l. cpl. on registered airmail cover with cds. BOLZANO FERROVIA 9.12.30" to Brussels with receiving cds., fine, scarce

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1941, German-Italian Axis unissued 10 c.-25 c., complete in blocks of four with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, the 25 c. tiny tear in the selvedge and one adhesive with disturbed gum, otherwise very fine (Sassone-Nr. 457A-C)

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1961, Gronchi Flight 205 l. rose lilac, fresh colours, unmounted mint, very fine and scarce, signed Calves

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