**Israel continued...**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
561			Israel, Sprawling Topical Collection of Judaica on Stamps & Souvenir Sheets, 1940-2000s, A total of 21 3-ring Lighthouse binders with a variety of album pages and black stocksheets on the theme of Judaica with heavy emphasis on WWII and the Holocaust, as well as famous Jewish figures throughout history. Covers most countries of the world in alphabetical order with the vast majority from the 1990s & 2000s, Fine to Very Fine, three volumes flipped online as reference. Shipping charges apply - weight 150.4 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Video4 for this lot) (Image) Get Market Data for [Israel Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $2,000-3,000 Currently Opening at...$1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
562			Israel, "Hey Jude" Sweeping Postal History Collection on Judaism, 1930s-2010s, Outstanding collection of over 2,800 covers assembled in 20 large Scott binders in alphabetical order by country, from Albania to Yemen, comprised of FDCs, special event covers, picture postcards, postal stationery, maxi-cards, and more featuring the events and people of Jewish history, from world-famous movie stars, athletes, and artists, to scientists and political figures. Extensive Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, United States, and Palestine, the latter occupying two binders, one of which is filled with 100's of interesting Cinderella labels and souvenir sheets, generally Fine to Very Fine, three volumes flipped online as reference. Shipping charges apply - weight 148.6 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Image) Get Market Data for [Israel Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $2,000-3,000 Currently Opening at...$1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
563			Israel, "In the Interim" Mint Collection with Substantial Holding of Revenues & Labels, 1948-85, Two hingeless Lighthouse albums, one with a virtually complete mint collection of stamps without tabs to 1985, the other nearly complete with tabs to 1978 and such better as #16, 25, 33-34, 37, 48-50, C1-6. However, the main attraction is the amount of scarce to rare material in the form of revenues and Cinderella labels including a fantastic collection of the Interim period on White Ace pages featuring the JNF labels with both the Tel Aviv & Haifa overprints with numerous examples on cover. A few sample flips are accessible online, but this lot would be best evaluated in person, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 44 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Video4 for this lot) (Image) Get Market Data for [Israel Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $1,500-2,000 Currently Opening at...$750.00 Will close during Public Auction
564			Israel, Doar Ivri postal history 1948, About 90 better covers and a small amount of stamps from the Hebrew Post series featuring ancient Jewish coins from the First Jewish-Roman War and the Bar Kokhba revolt; First Day Cover with #1-9 as well as an alternate version available from the United Jewish Appeal which translated to "A Gift of Rememberance" on an attractive presentation page, stunning Airmail envelope from Jerusalem to the capital of Morocco using the first 6 adhesives, Registered FDC with 250 mil adhesive to Tel Aviv, printed address commercial cover FD with Israel state cancel (Haifa) franked with 5 mil tab and 250 mil issues, 10 ¾ perf 15 mil on May 18th 1948 Safad envelope, and a set of first Postage Due (J1-J5) postmarked Haifa June 1st; about 40 quadrille pages with town cancels including Rosh Pinna, Tiberias, Zikhron, Rishon Le Tsiyon, Yagur Nesher, Hertsliya, Qiryat Amal, Qiryat Haim, Qiryat Motzkin, Raanana, Ramat Gan, Ramatayim, Tel Aviv-Tel Nordau, Ahuzat Samuel, Bat Galim, Bat Yam, Bnai Beraq, Givatayim, Hadera, Karkur, Kfar Ata, Kefar Sava, Kefar Shemaryahu, Maaborot, Mesher Yajur, Nahalal, Naharyia, Nes Tsyiona, Netanya, Pardess Hanna, Petach Tikva, Tel Aviv-Allenby Road, and Tel Aviv-Herzl Street; stamps include imperforate pairs of the 5 mil, 10 mil, and 50 mil stamps; much still on auction cards, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image) Get Market Data for [Israel Haifa] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $1,500-2,000 Currently Opening at...$750.00 Will close during Public Auction
565			Israel, Wide-Ranging Postal History Lot of Former Auction Lots, 1869-1940s, Approximately 40 covers comprised mostly of items from various auction houses still on their original cards with a wide variety of usages in and around the Holy Land, from an 1869 folded letter with Russian Offices in Turkey #10 to a censored commercial cover from El Arisch to Gaza during the Egyptian Occupation of Palestine, underfranked with affixed postage due (Muentz certificate). Some very interesting collateral items too, like a 1940 telegram from Belgium for the benefit of the Anvers Jewish Hospital "Le Dispensaire Juif" or two rare Judenpost money receipts (Walisch certificate), fully viewable online. Shipping charges apply - weight 2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image)	Estimate $1,500-2,500 Currently Opening at...$750.00 Will close during Public Auction
566			Israel, Autographs, Cinderellas, and documents 1935-2020, Autographs include violinist Isaac Stern (5 x 7 photo), Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour (1921 TLS), Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion (TLS in Hebrew on Prime Minister stationery), Prime Minister Menachem Begin (typed page),Prime Minister Moshe Sharett (TLS personal stationery), Prime Minister Yitzchok Rabin (color photo), Elie Wiesel (FDC with COA), Prime Minister Levi Eshkol (Independence Day cover), Prime Minister Shimon Peres (Education cover), President Ephraim Katzir (25 Years of Independence), President Zalman Shazar (on Brazilian envelope), President Chaim Herzog (JNF cover); Charity labels mounted on pages from Denmark, Canada, Israel, United States (KKL), Spain, Austria, Norway, and Hungary; Specimens of the 5¢ Jehudi Ashmun set (unique?); 42 Anti-Semitic postcards mounted on pages; identity cards with Revenue stamps, May 1939 Berlin document, pair of Haggadas written by hand, KKL charity sheets, Madison Square Gargen ticket honoring David Ben-Gurion (1951), 1947 Exodus Certificate, Exile Identity papers, and more, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 20 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Image) (Image2) (All Images)	Estimate $1,500-2,000 Currently Opening at...$750.00 Will close during Public Auction
567			Israel, Substantial Accumulation of Stamps & Covers with Many Extras, 1948-2016, Multiple boxes of mint stamps and hundreds of covers, many signed by the artist including an uncut imperforate printer's sheet of #1902-04, numerous full sheets, annual sets, souvenir leaves, bags of booklets, extensive machine vended labels, as well as some collections, like a Lighthouse album with a specialized collection of the Doar Ivri issue including a margin block of twenty of #6 double-perfed between stamps & tabs (with Muentz certificate), a stockbook of plate blocks from this same issue, a collection of over 100 different registration labels, a SAFE album with plate blocks of the Landscape definitives of 1971-75, another with an extensive specialized collection of Treasure Service Tax stamps, and other revenues, like a set of Jewish Court Fee stamps of Tangiers. In addition, a number of errors, such as a single & block of #649 with clouds & sky omitted (Bale 688.ed2) and another unlisted variety missing the upper part of the stamp, numerous signed proofs, one of the Helmet essays from the 1950s in a full gutter pane of forty (Bale CV=$4,000), and many other surprises, generally Fine to Very Fine, additional scans & video online. Shipping charges apply - weight 188.4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image) Get Market Data for [Israel Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $1,500-2,000 Currently Opening at...$750.00 Will close during Public Auction
568			Israel, "Mazel Tov" Collection & Accumulation of Judaica into the 2000s, From the same consignor offering three separate collections of Judaica in this same sale, here's even more with hundreds of annotated pages of stamps & covers which were never integrated into the main collections, and multiple boxes of mint stamps, souvenir sheets and covers, mostly from the modern era and sorted primarily into bags by country with much of the material still bearing the information and pricing by the dealers from whom it was purchased, generally Very Fine, some video flips online but best evaluated in person. Shipping charges apply - weight 249.4 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Video4 for this lot) (Image) Get Market Data for [Israel Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $1,500-2,500 Currently Opening at...$750.00 Will close during Public Auction
569			Israel, "Break Cover" Accumulation of Covers Mostly on the Theme of Judaica, 1830-1990s, One giant pile of covers centering around the themes of either Judaica, medicine or atomic energy with many former auction lots from a variety of auction houses. Features various stampless covers from the 19th century, P.O.W. & censored covers, dozens of picture postcards from the Holy Land, FDCs of the Palestinian Authority, dozens of meters on cover & piece, some quite rare, such as a 1935 specimen from Pitney Bowes with Al Jolson black face, Israel #C1-6 with tabs on cacheted FDC (with certificate), and so much more. Some sample images can be viewed online, but personal inspection would be advantageous, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 11.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image) Get Market Data for [Israel Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $1,500-2,500 Currently Opening at...$750.00 Will close during Public Auction
570			Israel, Fanta-stic Near-Complete Tab Collection, 1958-87, mounted on Minkus pages in five binders with pages extending to 1999, fresh and clean throughout with nearly all spaces filled; includes souvenir and miniature sheets, some complete panes, several booklets include #237a complete booklet (plus tête-bêche pair on First Day Cover), various covers or First Day Covers, etc.; fresh and apparently sound throughout; a solid basis for expansion, Very Fine, see a sampling online. Shipping charges apply - weight 26.6 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image) Get Market Data for [Israel Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $1,200-1,800 Currently Opening at...$600.00 Will close during Public Auction
571			Israel, "Der mentsh trakht un got lakht" Unpredictable Judaica Topical Lot, 1842-2000s, Covers & stamps with many former auction lots, as well as small collections on Russian Post in the Holy Land, dozens of covers and postcards related to French Army Officer Alfred Dreyfus, a stockbook of labels & covers related to Esperanto, and Madame Curie on stamps including a sunken die proof of Central African Republic C57 signed by the artist, a full imperf sheet of Dahomey C202 color proofs, and a preliminary drawing in charcoal & pencil for Poland 401 signed by engraver Stefan Zechowski. Better stamps throughout too, such as full sheets of Serbia 2NB15-18, a corner margin pair of Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 85a with one stamp missing initial letter in "Ierusalem", Trieste (Zone B) C21, and seven French Moroccan locals of Tanger to Arzila including 7L8a, as well as many items not found in a standard catalogue, like a corner margin block of ten of the 3+5Zl stamp from the Majdanek Concentration Camp in Poland, various JNF labels, a Deutsches Reich passport from 1939 stamped with the letter "J" on its cover, original artwork for a 1979 Anne Frank essay of the Bund, the book Der ewige Jude published in 1937 by the NSDAP, and lots more to discover if you are able to view this lot on-site, overall Fine to Very Fine, additional images online. Shipping charges apply - weight 15.4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image) Get Market Data for [Israel Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $1,000-1,500 Currently Opening at...$500.00 Will close during Public Auction
572			Israel, Jewish Postal History During WWII, 1938-45, Over 80 covers which includes many former auction lots still on their original cards and covering ghetto mail, mail from displaced persons camps, labor camps, and internment camps including a folder specifically on the concentration camp in Buchenwald with covers, postcards and paper money, generally Fine to Very Fine, additional images online. Shipping charges apply - weight 3 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)	Estimate $1,000-1,500 Currently Opening at...$500.00 Will close during Public Auction
573			Palestine, Second Interim postal history 1948, 25 better examples from this tumultuous period mostly on auction cards from Tel-Aviv Stamps (Y Tsachor) or Negev Holyland; vast majority are the three Jerusalem map issues including 25 mil Jerusalem Provisional franking Registry rate (5/11/48), May 10th (all three values) on Registered letter from Jerusalem to Ramataim, rare "Beam Variety" Printed Matter 6/23/28 mailed locally, Registered 5/11/48 margin set sent Express, Registered Jerusalem 6 with obliterator deformed; post 2nd convoy (6/25/48) with address typed in Hebrew, 5/12/48 set on forwarded mail, 2nd convoy Registered, Registered Jerusalem I sent 5/19/48, First Day Cover set dated 5/10/48, Registered Jerusalem 4 from 1st convoy, set on cover with Rosette cancel, EKU of trilingual date cancel with 10 mil Jerusalem Provisional stamp on Jerusalem 4 Registered mail, stunning envelope with bold 5/16/48 Jerusalem cancel on each denomination, and several quadrile pages of the Jerusalem map set (mint blocks, singles, postmarked on piece, and an imperforate margin block of the 25 mil value; valuable, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.2 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)	Estimate $1,000-1,500 Currently Opening at...$500.00 Will close during Public Auction
574			Israel, Fan-Tab-ulous Mint Collection with First Day Covers, 1948-57, a spritely collection of tabs for the period (no First Coins) mounted on Minkus pages in binder (needs replacement; ring mechanism loose), complete with every space filled; all the sought-after earlies are present, including #10-14, 15 (both right and left tabs, plus right tab vertical block of six), Tabul souvenir sheet (plus two First Day Covers, 1 sent Registered), 17-25, 27 (both right and left tabs), 28-30, 33-34, 37, 48-50, 55 and C1-C17; #J1-J6 present as normal singles, with additional material including tête-bêche pairs and gutter pairs, a blackprint of the First Issue Coins, #11 vertical pair and strip with horizontal perforations doubled, #237 booklet pane sheet of 16, numerous First Day Covers and a couple postally used items, etc.; fresh and clean throughout, Very Fine, inspection invited; fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image) Get Market Data for [Israel Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $1,000-1,500 Currently Opening at...$500.00 Will close during Public Auction
575			Israel, "Serious Coin" Doar Ivri Issue in Plate Blocks on Cover, 1948-50, A total of 47 covers, each franked with one or more plate blocks from the First Coin series showcasing various plate & serial numbers, as well as some perf & paper types. Some highlights include FDCs of the 15m and another with both the 20m & 50m, the 5m mailed from Ramla on the first day of the post office's opening, and another 5m alongside #29 (with tab) and rare Beit She'an registered label, Fine to Very Fine, viewable in its entirety online. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)	Estimate $750-1,000 Currently Opening at...$375.00 Will close during Public Auction
576			Israel, "Holy Mackerel" French Post in the Holy Land, 1700-1940s, Over 30 covers, many of which were former auction lots and featuring such items as an 1842 folded letter from Jaffa to Marseille, a 1941 censored cover from the internment camp of Recebedou to Geneva, and France #168 tied with a "Pacquebot Singapor" cancel along with a handstamp from the ship "Jersualem", according to a previous auction description, the only known copy of this handstamp as listed in the specialized Pothion catalogue, fully viewable online. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)	Estimate $750-1,000 Currently Opening at...$375.00 Will close during Public Auction
577			Israel, Really nice stuff 1948-1952, New Lighthouse stockbook (with slipcase) with really nice stuff; #1-9 First Day Cover (Sismondo cert), pair of 1948 international exposition souvenir booklets with Coins (with tabs) to 50 mil, #1-9 mint (without tabs), Registered 1950 set of 6 values FDC, Postage Due Coins blocks with tabs, #38-43 MNH tabs (50 sets), J12-J19 complete sheets; all useful, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 7.4 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image) Get Market Data for [Israel Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $750-1,000 Currently Opening at...$375.00 Will close during Public Auction
578			Israel, Put it on my tab 1948-2009, White Ace Israel collection of tabs beginning with Ancient Coins (sadly the 250 mil -1000 mil lack tabs), Postage Due (pairs), First Festive, 1949 souvenir sheet, and virtually all through 2009; foot long box of glassines of mint tabs with minimal duplication; lots of extra goodies too, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 34 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image) (Image2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Israel Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $750-1,000 Currently Opening at...$375.00 Will close during Public Auction
579			Israel, "Torah! Torah! Torah!" Judaica Topical Collection in Special Albums to 1986, Comprehensive collection in seven albums published by the Judaica Historical Philatelic Society of New York featuring 100's of covers, as well as mostly mint stamps & souvenir sheets with extensive Germany, Israel, Russia, United States, and others. Many better throughout, such as mint Liechtenstein #130, the Russian Occupation of Germany 10N29-44 on one cover, German forgeries of Great Britain, numerous imperfs from France & Colonies, and more, generally Fine to Very Fine, additional images & video online. Shipping charges apply - weight 61.2 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image) (Image2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Israel Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $750-1,000 Currently Opening at...$375.00 Will close during Public Auction
580			Israel, "Holy Moses!" German Post in the Holy Land, 1898-1939, A total of 25 covers showcasing the German Offices in the Turkish Empire stamps & postal stationery featuring such items as a registered cover from Jaffa to Charlottenburg with violet cachet "Aus Ramleh" (Society of Israel Philatelists certificate), Germany C33 on a 1929 Zeppelin Orientfahrt cover, a 1939 antisemitic Feldpost cover to Munich, and Offices in Turkey #24B tied to piece with perfect Jerusalem strike, fully viewable online. Shipping charges apply - weight 2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)	Estimate $750-1,000 Currently Opening at...$375.00 Will close during Public Auction

**Italian Area**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
581			Powerful Italian Area Collection with a Bonus, Scott album filled with the entire range of Italian area issues including the Aegean Islands, colonies, occupations by and of, foreign offices, etc., also some related Eastern Mediterranean area sections including French, Greek, and Russian offices in the region, nearly all mint with premium galore highlighted by (mint unless otherwise noted) Offices Abroad highly complete mint (few unused or used) missing the great rarities but including Offices in Tientsin 4 (signed Bloch) and some of the Turkish Office areas complete (e.g. Durazzo, Jerusalem, Salonika), Aegean Islands complete (including Rhodes) with significant number of NH sets, Italian Colonies complete with some NH, Ionian Islands N9 double overprint (signed Oliva), N17 (signed Drossos), NC4a NH (signed Brun, Drossos), NC11 NH (signed Brun, Drossos), Castelorizzo complete including French occupation issues (37-38 signed Brun plus some overprint varieties), Corfu NC11 (APS cert), Lombardy-Venetia 8-16 used, Austria N1-15, N16 used, N19 used, N33-45, N46 (Sismondo certificate), N47-74, NJ1-7, Greece N130-42, N219-38, Thrace highly complete, Alexandretta complete mint, Alaouites complete mint, Latakia complete mint, Ile Rouad complete mint (1-3 signed Brun), Cilicia mostly complete mint, Armenia mostly complete mint including overprint errors and varieties, etc., condition far better than typically seen, Fine to Very Fine overall, Scott album filled with the entire range of Italian area issues including the Aegean Islands, colonies, occupations by and of, foreign offices, etc., also some related Eastern Mediterranean area sections including French, Greek, and Russian offices in the region, nearly all mint with premium galore highlighted by (mint unless otherwise noted) Offices Abroad highly complete mint (few unused or used) missing the great rarities but including Offices in Tientsin 4 (signed Bloch) and some of the Turkish Office areas complete (e.g. Durazzo, Jerusalem, Salonika), Aegean Islands complete (including Rhodes) with significant number of NH sets, Italian Colonies complete with some NH, Ionian Islands N9 double overprint (signed Oliva), N17 (signed Drossos), NC4a NH (signed Brun, Drossos), NC11 NH (signed Brun, Drossos), Castelorizzo complete including French occupation issues (37-38 signed Brun plus some overprint varieties), Corfu NC11 (APS cert), Lombardy-Venetia 8-16 used, Austria N1-15, N16 used, N19 used, N33-45, N46 (Sismondo certificate), N47-74, NJ1-7, Greece N130-42, N219-38, Thrace highly complete, Alexandretta complete mint, Alaouites complete mint, Latakia complete mint, Ile Rouad complete mint (1-3 signed Brun), Cilicia mostly complete mint, Armenia mostly complete mint including overprint errors and varieties, etc., condition far better than typically seen and generally fresh and F-VF throughout, a considerable collection with enormous catalog value, a pleasure to view. Shipping charges apply - weight 7.8 lbs. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian Area Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $15,000-20,002 Currently Opening at...$7,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
582			Italy & Colonies, Specialized Victor Emmanuel Collection, 1921-24, a beautiful four-volume collection, never hinged, hinged and used, containing many better stamps, blocks of four, specialized in perforations and watermarks, cards, cancels, etc., etc.; many with certificates, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 6.3 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image) Get Market Data for [Italian Area Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $4,000-6,000 Currently Opening at...$2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
583			Italian Area, Better Mint Sets of Aegean Islands, Somalia & Others, 1874-1944, From the inventory of one of the great modern masters of Italian philately, better mint sets from the Italian realm, such as Aegean Islands #31-35, 36-46, C15-19, C20-25, Occupation of Austria N37-45, NJ1-7, Corfu N30, Italian Colonies 46-50, C29-35, Italian Offices Abroad 2-4, 6 (no gum), 11, Italian Social Republic GNE1-2, Montenegro 2N1-14, Oltre Giuba Q1-13, Rhodes 64-73, Somalia 138-55, J1-7, J12-22, Q1-9, Q10-14, Q25-37, Q49, Q50 (2), Trieste Q26, a set of 14 proofs for a 19th-century revenue series, and a used set of Tripolitania CB1-10, overall Fine to Very Fine, photographed in full. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. (Image) Get Market Data for [Italian Area no gum] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $2,000-3,000 Currently Opening at...$1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
584			Italian Area, "La Moderna" Mint Collection, 1877-1999, mounted on homemade pages in a Supreme Global binder, all but a small handful of items mint with much never hinged, a colorful and stylish offering of stamps from Italy, San Marino and Vatican City; Italy spans issues from about 1932 on, with numerous sought-after commemorative sets present at least in part, Zeppelins present, plus later se-tenants, souvenir sheets, etc. along with solid Airs, Parcel Posts, and the like; San Marino begins with First Issue Numerals and runs through 1999 including mint Mt. Titiano issues, Garibaldi, Pictorials, various souvenir sheets, Europas and nice Back-of-the-Book; Vatican City highly complete including modern se-tenants, souvenir sheets and even a couple booklets; bonus Vatican collection (mint, hinged) in separate binder; wonderfully fresh and clean throughout; much material not often encountered; if you're looking for la dolce vita, set aside time to view, Very Fine overall, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 12.4 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Video4 for this lot) (Image) Get Market Data for [Italian Area Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $2,000-3,000 Currently Opening at...$1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
585			Italian Area, Wide-Ranging Collection, 1874-1945, in a homemade album, a well-filled never hinged, mint and used collection of Territories, Occupations and Colonies; better present include (Michel numbers) Aegean Islands #17-25 never hinged, 31-33 never hinged, 99-102 never hinged, 103-104 mint, 114 mint, 115-120 mint, 121-122 never hinged, 137 mint and used, 138 mint and used, 139 mint, 140 used; Castelrosso #25-29 and 30-39 never hinged; Eritrea #74 -79 (Manzoni) mint, 138 pair never hinged, 139 pair never hinged, 140 block of four never hinged, 221-232 never hinged, etc., fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.9 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image) Get Market Data for [Italian Area Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $2,000-3,000 Currently Opening at...$1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction

**Italian States**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
586			Italian States, Comprehensive Postal History Holding with Much from Lombardy-Venetia, 1773-1860s, From the inventory of one of the great modern masters of Italian philately, the balance from a long list of postal history lots being offered in this sale. About 40 covers/folded letters with stamps and 170+ stampless covering Como, Pordenone, Udine, Varese, Veneto, and other regions of Lombardy-Venetia, as well as Florence, Parma, Rome and others. Many better stamps on cover, such as Parma #4 & 7, as well as other covers of interest, like a scarce franking with three 5 centesimi from the Coat of Arms issue, each with full margins and tied by 4-ring Gemona cancels (Sassone 1g), a pair of Italy 27a cancelled in Sacile during the Austrian Administration (signed Diena & Sismondo), and the 30 centesimi postal fiscal from Como to Sondrio (signed Raybaudi). In addition, four rather scarce unused postal stationery entires from Lombardy-Venetia, additional images online. Shipping charges apply - weight 6.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)	Estimate $2,000-3,000 Currently Opening at...$1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
587			Italian States, Mint & Used Holding of Modena, Naples & Others, 1852-61, From the inventory of one of the great modern masters of Italian philately, a selection of better items from various Italian States and all of it identified by Sassone number including the following: used Naples #13 (2), Neapolitan Provinces 18 (strip of 3), 24c, and unused Modena 1, 8c, 13, 15b, Roman States 10 (with gum), etc, overall Fine to Very Fine, photographed in full. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $2,000-3,000 Currently Opening at...$1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
588			Italian States, "Senza Francobolli" Dealer Inventory of Stampless Covers, 1749-1859, From the inventory of one of the great modern masters of Italian philately, approximately 119 covers/folded letters documenting the postal history of Italy before it actually became a nation in 1861, and the vast majority with information on origin, destination and other attributes. From places immediately recognizable, such as Firenza (Florence), Nizza (Nice), Palermo, and Torino, to the more obscure, like Loano and Oneglia. Way above your average cover lot with a slew of remarkable strikes, fully viewable online. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)	Estimate $800-1,200 Currently Opening at...$400.00 Will close during Public Auction
589			Modena, "Storia di Modena" Comprehensive Postal History Holding, 1768-1857, From the inventory of one of the great modern masters of Italian philately, a total of 24 covers from the province located in Northern Italy, 20 of which are stampless. Highlights include Sassone #4 with interpanneaux border and Modena cancel without circle, both of which are rarely seen on cover, Sassone #15 on a cover to Forli, and many scarcer markings among the stampless, photographed in full. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)	Estimate $1,000-1,500 Currently Opening at...$500.00 Will close during Public Auction
590			Parma, "Graded Parmesan" Bellissimo Mint & Used Holding, 1852-59, From the inventory of one of the great modern masters of Italian philately, an excellent selection of the Italian state of Parma featuring the following: used #1 & 8 (on piece), 6 (signed Diena), 11a (2, one on piece), 12a, and mint 2a (NH block), 13, 14 (with cert), overall Fine to Very Fine, photographed in full. (Image) (Image2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $1,000-1,500 Currently Opening at...$500.00 Will close during Public Auction
591			Romagna, Complete Mint & Scarce Used, 1859, From the inventory of one of the great modern masters of Italian philately, complete mint with additional duplicates, and three with cancels ranging from scarce to rare. Includes used #6 (on piece), 7-8, and mint (nearly all with o.g.) 1-2, 3-4 (2), 5-6 (3), 7 (2), 8-9 (3), overall Fine to Very Fine, photographed in full. (Image)	Estimate $1,200-1,600 Currently Opening at...$600.00 Will close during Public Auction
592			Roman States, "First Class Part 2" Even More Awe-inspiring Postal History of the First Issue, 1852-1867, If you thought "Part 1" was impressive, hold on to your hat, because this one features even scarcer origins, destinations and usages. Over 140 more covers/folded letters, each one identified by Sassone number with information on origin, destination and other attributes with numerous signed by Italy's top masters, such as Diena and Raybaudi. As mentioned, many scarce destinations, like Grotta Santo Stefano, Heidenheim (Württemberg), or even Buffalo, NY(!), along with about nine with accompanying Diena certificates, for example, a pair of #1 from Fusignano to Faenza or a pair of #5 from Bologna to Trento. In addition to the covers, a few better on piece, such as five #5b's with diamond grid cancel and two #3's with a partially affixed, uncanceled pair of Italy J1, one stamp with most of its original gum. Overall, superb quality and rich postal history make this one a winning combination, fully viewable online. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)	Estimate $10,000-15,000 Currently Opening at...$5,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
593			Roman States, "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day" Stellar Selection of Mint & Used, 1852-68, And neither was this particular holding, assembled over a number of decades by one of the great masters of modern Italian philately, and this is of course its main attribute considering the abundance of forgeries and reprints which saturate the market in this minefield of a collecting area. Fully identified by Sassone number and very often with the Scott number as well. Highlights by Sassone include mint (o.g. unless otherwise noted) #1, 1a, 1b (3), 1e, 2a (pair), 7 (2), 7a (3), 7Aa, 7b (2), 8a (no gum), 9 (3 singles & strip of 3), 11 (2 no gum), 15, 17 (2), and used 2 (on piece with "FERMO" cancel), 5 (single on piece & pair), 5Ab, 7, 7a (pair & strip of 3 on piece), 7Ae, 9 (pair on piece signed Bolaffi & strip of 3), 10 (3), 10a, 11 (5), 12, 12a, 14 (2), 18 (one signed Calves, another Diena), overall Fine to Very Fine, photographed in full. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $5,000-7,500 Currently Opening at...$2,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
594			Roman States, "Boom Town" Sensational Lot of Mostly Town Cancels, 1852-68, From the inventory of one of the great modern masters of Italian philately, a selection of 13 items all identified by Sassone number and made up almost entirely of town cancels, the majority of which are very scarce, such as Arquata, Ascoli Affrancata, Barbara, Fuligno, and Verucchio. Includes used Sassone #2 (4), 7, 7a, 8 (2 singles on piece & pair), 16, 28c, and mint 27, 30d (2, one signed Emilio Diena), generally Fine to Very Fine, photographed in full. (Image) Get Market Data for [Italian States Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $5,000-7,500 Currently Opening at...$2,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
595			Roman States, "First Class Part 1" Awe-inspiring Postal History of the First Issue, 1852-1866, From the inventory of one of the great modern masters of Italian philately, approximately 167 covers/folded letters, each one identified by Sassone number with information on origin, destination and other attributes. One beautiful strike after another, and the sheer amount of circular date stamps and straight-line town cancels is staggering featuring both origins and destinations which are not often seen, such as Arlena, Frosinone, Offida, and Porto S. Giorgio, with a slew signed by the likes of Raybaudi or one of the Dienas. A T.P.O. cover to Veroli with #5, a bisected #3 used locally at Perugia, or a strip of four of #9 to Louisville, Kentucky (signed Enzo Diena) are just a few among this first-class holding of Roman States postal history, fully viewable online. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)	Estimate $3,500-5,000 Currently Opening at...$1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
596			Roman States, "Papal Visit" Postal History of the Perforated Issue, 1868-70, From the inventory of one of the great modern masters of Italian philately, approximately 60 very clean, eye-opening covers from the Papal Arms issue of 1868 with many scarce origins and destinations, and all of it identified by Sassone number. Two singles of #25a, a rare Sassone variety of the 5c (€22,500) sent from Montefiascone to Roma (backstamped Bagnorea), #26 from Valentino to Viterbo, and 25, 26 & 29c on a cover to Prussia are just a few from among the highlights, photographed in full. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)	Estimate $3,500-5,000 Currently Opening at...$1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
597			Roman States, "Romanesque" Postal History of the Glazed Paper Imperfs, 1858-70, From the inventory of one of the great modern masters of Italian philately, 21 covers bearing one or more stamps from the 1867 issue. Highlights include a single usage of Sassone #18 from Montefiascone to Livorno, #18b (missing dot, position 2) on a cover from Rome to Naples, a pair of #16 to Civitavecchia (signed Emilio & Enzo Diena), and an 1870 cover with 26 & 29 to Annonay in the Ardèche region of France (signed Raybaudi). Also worth noting is the quality of these covers, way better than what is normally offered from this time period, photographed in full. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)	Estimate $3,000-4,000 Currently Opening at...$1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
598			Roman States, "Deep State" Specialized Dealer Stock of Stamps & Covers, 1852-68, From the inventory of one of the great modern masters of Italian philately, a binder covering the first issue of Papal Arms from the 4 bajocchi to the 8 bajocchi with a wide range of color varieties and cancellations, and all of identified by both Michel & Sassone numbers. Approximate quantities by denomination are as follows: 4b (89 used, 9 unused), 5b (165 used, 13 unused), 6b (88 used, 1 unused), 7b (66 used, 4 unused), and 8b (118 used). In addition, 26 covers mostly from the first issue including nine of the 2 bajocchi and two from the 4 bajocchi, overall Fine to Very Fine, viewable in its entirety online. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image) Get Market Data for [Italian States Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $2,500-3,000 Currently Opening at...$1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
599			Papal/Roman States, "Roman Holiday" Mint & Used Specialized Holding, 1868, From one of the great experts on Italian philately comes this small holding of the 1868 issue with some very scarce material. Includes the following as listed in the Sassone catalogue: used #28c (2), mint 30b (pair), 30n, and three pairs imperforate between, 28q (signed Diena), 30n, 30q (signed Raybaudi), overall Fine to Very Fine, photographed in full. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. (Image) Get Market Data for [Italian States 2] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $1,000-1,500 Currently Opening at...$500.00 Will close during Public Auction
600			Sardinia, Highly Specialized Holding of King Victor Emmanuel Issue, 1855-63, Color varieties are a staple of this particular issue, and this holding from one of the foremost experts on Italian philately allows us to see the full spectrum. Highlights include mint #11f, 14c (block), 15 (4), used 10d (pair), 10e, 12a (double embossing), 13b (2), 15, 15a (faults), and although Scott does a good job of sublistings in its Classic Catalogue, there are many more which you will only find in Sassone, such as 13e, 14Ae, 14Bd (2), 14Be (6), 14Ca, 14Cb, 14Cba, 14Cbb, 14Dc, 15Cc, 15Dd, 15De (2), 15Eb, 16b, 16Ba (2), 16Cb, 16Db (6), overall Fine to Very Fine, photographed in full. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. (Image) Get Market Data for [Italian States block] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $4,000-6,000 Currently Opening at...$2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction

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