#1-4, 1852 5c-25c Coat of Arms, three folded covers, 5c and 15c are single usages, other cover has 10c and 25c (latter on back of cover), tied by various postmarks, two have the official cachets, stamps all with four margins, very fine group (Sassone #1-4).
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#1, 1852 5c Black on yellow, vertical strip of three, ample to large margins around, strong impression, tied by Pontremoli 2 Ott c.d.s. and square crisscross on 1855 cover to Pietrasanta (backstamp), very fine; a particularly scarce usage; 2006 Sismondo certificate (Sassone #1).
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#1-9, 1859 ½b-20b Definitives cplt. in a beautifully matched set of top right corner sheet-margin blocks of four, strong fresh paper colors, all with full original gum (a few with slight gum toning as usual), large margins, 5b with trivial thin in the selvage only, extremely fine; a rare and
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#1c, 1852 ½b Black on gray, used block of four, full dividing line at left, partial dividing lines on the other three sides, light diamond grid cancels, a fine and scarce block; 1983 E. Diena certificate (Sassone #1).
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#3, 1852 2b Black on greenish white, left sheet-margin single tied by scarce muted oval postmark on back of 1854 folded cover from Monterosi to Rome, with Monterosi double-ring postmark on red Rome receiver, some light aging and file fold not affecting the stamp, fine; signed A. Diena and Ray
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#4, 1852 3b Black on brown, single with close to large margins tied by "NORMA" oval handstamp on 1860 folded cover to Rome, straight line "VELLETRI" handstamp, Rome backstamp, light file fold not affecting stamp, very fine; signed A. Diena (Sassone #4).
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#5, 5a, 9, 1852 4b Black on lemon, 4b Black on yellow and 8b black, tied by grid cancels with matching Acquapendente 1864 c.d.s. on folded cover to Rome, straight line "ASSICURATA" handstamp, small portion of the address has been eradicated, fine; it is most unusual to have two distinct shade
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#10, 1852 50b Dull blue, along with 7b Black on blue and 8b Black (#8, 9) tied by diamond grid cancels on 1858 folded letter to Naples, red oval handstamp also tied the 7b stamp, light Rome c.d.s. and arrival backstamp in red, fine; the 50b value is rare on cover; 1990 E. Diena certificate (S
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#14, 1867 5c Black on light blue, vertical pair tied by diamond grid cancels on 1868 folded cover to Viterbo, Rome c.d.s. postmark, bold oval merchant's handstamp on front and back, Viterbo receiving backstamp, one stamp with a small corner fault, otherwise very fine; a scarce and handsome co
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#15, 1867 10c Black on vermilion, single with four large margins and bright color tied by Toscanella double-ring cancel on 1867 folded cover to Rome, "PIANSANO" straight line handstamp on reverse, Viterbo backstamp, a very fine stamp on a fine cover; signed A. Diena (Sassone #17).
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#15, 1867 10c Black on vermilion, single with very large margins all around tied by diamond grid cancel on 1867 folded cover to Rome, boxed "PALOMBARA" straight line handstamp, Tivoli transit c.d.s. and Rome receiving backstamp, very fine; signed A. Diena (Sassone #17).
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#17, 1867 40c Black on yellow, single with large margins tied by light diamond grid cancel on 1867 folded cover to Mondovi, Rome c.d.s., "P.D." handstamp, oval merchant's handstamp, Mondovi receiving backstamp, very fine; signed Bolaffi and accompanied by a 1990 E. Diena certificate; ex-Ro
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#18, 1867 80c Black on lilac rose, along with perforated 1868 5c and 10c values (#21, 22) tied by diamond grid cancels on 1868 cover to Sweden, Rome c.d.s., blue St. Michel transit c.d.s., "P.D." handstamp, Stockholm receiving backstamp, cover with some minor wear, otherwise an attract
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#18, 1867 80c Black on lilac rose, single with four close to large margins, tied by diamond grid cancel on 1868 folded cover to Mondovi, Rome c.d.s., "P.D." handstamp, oval merchant's handstamp, Torino and Mondovi backstamps, trivial cover wear, fine; single frankings of the 80c value are exc
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#22, 1868 10c Black on orange vermilion, singed tie diamond grid on 1869 folded cover to Rome, "OLEVANO" straight line handstamp on back, Palestrina c.d.s., two Rome backstamps, cachet on front, a few minor age spots, otherwise very fine; signed A. Diena (Sassone #26).
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#22, 10c Black on orange vermilion, horizontal pair with bright color tied by Toscanella c.d.s. on 1868 folded cover to Viterbo, "PIANSANO" straight line handstamp on reverse, cachet on front and back, very fine; an attractive and desirable cover; signed A. Diena (Sassone #26a).
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#2, 1851 20c Blue, a rarely seen unused example, with ample to full margins all around, deep color and impression, small part o.g., h.r. and album adhesion on the back, very fine; although it possesses small part original gum, we have conservatively cataloged it as an unused (no gum) stamp; 2
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#1, 1851 1q Black, single with ample to large margins around except just touching the frame line in one place, tied by grid cancel on newspaper wrapper made from a letter, Pisa 27 Et. 1852 c.d.s., sent to Siena (backstamp), very fine; a rare single usage of the 1q stamp paying the news
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#5, 1851 2cr Blue, a very rare mint block of four, with ample to mostly full margins all around, lovely fresh color on bright white paper, full crackly original gum, light horizontal crease between stamps, bottom right stamp with the tiniest trace of a thin speck from gum flaking, overall ver
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#5, 1851 2cr Blue, impressive single with four large margins and rich bright color, tied by Cecina 22 Nov 1854 c.d.s. on folded cover to Massa Carrara (backstamp), "PD" handstamp, very fine and a choice stamp; signed Raybaudi (Sassone #5; €900).
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#12, 1857 1cr Carmine, horizontal pair and block of four cancelled by 1859 Torino c.d.s. postmarks (pair tied) on large part of cover (reduced at top), pair with three large margins, block with three full to large margins and close at right, fresh rich color, block with small fault at top of
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#12, 1857 1cr Carmine, horizontal pair, large margin around except cut diagonally at top right, deep color, small closed tear at top between stamps, tied by well struck Galeata 2 Nov 59 c.d.s. on petite cover to Firenze (backstamp), cover with small scuff at left well away from any stamps or
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#13, 1857 2cr Blue, two singles, each with four full margins, tied by Torrita 9 Giu 1858 c.d.s. and single pen stroke on folded letter to Siena (backstamp), very fine; a scarce double rate usage; 2010 Colla certificate (Sassone #13).
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#19, 1860 10c Deep brown, single with three large margins, close but clears at top, lovely rich color, tied by red S. Sofia 3 Mar 1869 c.d.s. on folded cover to Rocca S. Casciano (backstamp), with scarce red "Insufficiente" handstamp, very fine and attractive; signed Raybaudi (Sassone #19).
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#2, 5, 1858 1g Pale lake, 10g Rose lake, pair of former and single of the latter tied by red "Annullato" boxed postmarks on folded cover to Naples, one of the 1gr stamps with two pen strokes, red Lecce 1 Nov 1859 c.d.s. at left and red "Assicurata" handstamp, Naples backstamp, fine; th
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#3, 1858 2g Pale lake, fourteen examples tied by boxed "Annulatto" cancels on folded letter from Vieste to Foggia (backstamp), blue Manfredonia 19 Set 1859 c.d.s. also ties one stamp, fine; a most impressive usage paying the 6 gram rate; 1980 E. Diena certificate (Sassone #5c).
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#22, 1861 2g Blue, six stamps (vertical strip of three and three singles) tied by Lecce 10 Set 1861 c.d.s. postmarks on folded cover to Naples (backstamp), "Assicurata" handstamp, some light toning from cancellation oil, cover with sealed tear at bottom not affecting stamps or markings, fine;
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#324-328, C62-65, 1934 20c-10L+5L 2nd World soccer championship, cplt., "post office" fresh and well centered, o.g., n.h., very fine set.
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#324-328, C62-65, 1934 20c-10L+5L 2nd World soccer championship cplt., fresh mint set, o.g., n.h., very fine.
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#324-328, C62-65, 1934 20c-10L+5L 2nd World soccer championship cplt., post office fresh mint blocks of four, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine set.
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#324-328, C62-65, 1934 20c-10L+5L 2nd World soccer championship, complete sets of regular and air mail issues on separate covers, the stamps tied to each by two strikes of "Venezia N2/Danieli/24.5.34" first day of issue postmarks to the same recipient in New York, air mail set cover wi
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#C62-65, 1934 50c-10L+5L 2nd World soccer championship, complete set tied by two clear "Roma 18, Via della Stamperi/24.5.34" first day of issue postmark to cover to the Vatican with their arrival backstamp the next day, fresh and extremely fine; cataloged as set on overfranked commemor
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#C62-65, 1934 50c-10L+5L 2nd World soccer championship, complete set tied to registered air mail cover to Halle a/Saale, Germany by three strikes of "Milano, via a Scarpa/28.8.34" datestamps, Zurich transit postmark, red Leipzig air mail cachet and Halle backstamp, extremely fine and scarce.
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#46-50, C29-35, 1934 2nd World soccer championship cplt., fresh and well centered, o.g., n.h., except 50c and 75c air mails l.h. (#C29-30), 10L air mail spot on gum, otherwise a very fine set.
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#46-50, 1934 10c-10L 2nd World soccer championship, complete set tied by three strikes of "Tripoli/Corrispze Pacchi(R)/2.7.34" postmarks to registered cover to Florence, Tripoli registry etiquette and Rome and Florence backstamps, fresh and extremely fine.
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#31-35, C28-31, 1934 20c-10L+5L 2nd World soccer championship cplt., o.g., fresh and fine-very fine set.
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#31-35, 1934 20c-5L+2.50L 2nd World soccer championship cplt., o.g., n.h., except key 50c value l.h. and with two stained spots, otherwise very fine.
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#33, 1934 50c 2nd World soccer championship, single tied by well struck "Rodi, Egeo/25.7.34" datestamp to commercial cover to Milan, "Nostra Rivoluzione Fascist" slogan arrival backstamp, stamp with a single foxed, perf., very fine.
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#C28-31, 1934 2nd World soccer championship cplt., mint blocks of four, o.g., two stamp each l.h. and n.h., very fine set.
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#C28-31, 1934 2nd World soccer championship complete set tied along with two Rhodes 1.25L Dark blue (#21) on front and 25c Green (#18) on reverse of registered air mail cover to Vienna, Austria by "Coo, Egeo/2.10.34" postmarks, Coo registry etiquette, eight transit and arrival backstamps, cov
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#C28-31, 1934 2nd World soccer championship complete set tied by three clear strikes of "Rodi, Egeo/26.12.34" datestamps to air mail cover to Boston, Mass., fresh and extremely fine.
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Italian States worthwhile lot of over 100 mint or used stamps, with minimal duplication (which is often different shades), much is Parma, Sardinia and Tuscany, but other states also present including some Lombardy-Venetia, we note many stamps cataloging hundreds of dollars each, plus some blo
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Italian States group of better covers, ten items, five are Naples, including one cover with two pairs of the 1g, single 10g and two with different Monteleone postmarks, four are Sardinia 1855-63 Issue, one with strip of three of 20c, one with a pair and single of 5c, one with a 5c and 10c val
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