1832 ITALY FUMIGATED MAIL, unpaid SFL from Rome on OCT7-1832 and addressed to Imola-Italy, note two diagonal 27mm disinfectant slits and a bit smudgy Papal States h/s stating Clean Inside & Outside, postal rated COLLECT 6c, F-VF est ($50+US)
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1851 ITALY PAPAL STATES, unpaid SFL from Urbania on AUG18-1851 and addressed to Fossombrone, rated COLLECT 1 Lire for the 165 mile delivery, rare Umbrania "bee" seals on front and back, lot comes with a 1993 APS certificate and a 1991 purchase invoice for $1100 US, VF est ($200+US)
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1933 ITALY-SWISS GLIDER FLIGHT, great 5.25 Lire franking #C9,C12 on a cachet cover pays the fee for the FEB14-1933 glider flight from Milan-Italy to Arosa-Switzerland, the 5 Lire stamp cat $105 US alone, VF est ($75+US)
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34 USA V-MAIL COVERS 1943-1945, note 17 with original enclosures, unchecked but seems to be many from the Italy invasion, 17 are covers F552in a wide variety of types for the specialist, retails over $300, F-VF est ($50+ US)
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34 ITALIAN POW CARDS 1942-1944 (2 are letter sheets), all with messages written in Italian and sent to family in Italy, from a range of England and Middle East POW camps noting the early cards were sent via the Geneva-Switzerland Red Cross, scarce lot retailing over $700, F-VF est ($100+ US)
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(#4P) ITALY MODENA BLACK PROOF, MNG with blank denomination, VF est ($75+ US)
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ITALY USED CLASSICS (x15), includes better Modena #12a (fault), Parma #11, Sardinia #7 (cut close), 10, 12, 12a, 13, Rome #3a, Italy #22, 22e, Scott cat over $1950, mostly F-VF est ($150+ US)
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(#P1b) ITALY SARDINIA 1c INVERTED EMBOSSING 1862, MNG Newspaper stamp, Scott cat over $2400, VF est ($200+ US)
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(#57) ITALY 5 lire USED VARIETY 1889, a decent example of this rare stamp with tilted comb perfs, Scott cat over $1075, F-VF est ($100+ US)
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(#24/690) ITALY MINT & USED 1863-1957, 374 stamps with 255 used, note better used #33, 38, 50, 56, 58-62, 92, 94 (double print pair), 120, 203, 373, B32, B36, D11, J15, J19 ++, also 119 mint with better #52 MNG, 78 MNH, 160-168, J74 ++, good lot with Scott cat over $3540, F-VF est ($225+ US)
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ITALIAN COLONIES 1877-1980's, 174 stamps including Somalia (x6), Ethiopia (x32), Eritrea (x25), Libya (x13), East Africa (x2), Aegean Islands (x22), San Marino (x28), Vatican (x24), lots of Italian Social Republic noting G.N.R. (x10), AMS (x3), PS (x7) ++, Scott cat over $1010, F-VF est ($100
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