1943, Eccezionale insieme di saggi comprendente i valori "Imperiale" da 5 c., 10 c., 15 c., 25 c. 30 c., 35 c., 50 c., 75 c., 1,25 l. ed 1,75 l., soprastampa di saggio "Italia Repubblicana Fascista/Base Atlantica" in carattere bastoncino, I tipo, su quattro righe ma con spaziatura verticale maggiore rispetto a quella poi adottata (con la sola eccezione del 5 c. che è di formato orizzontale ed al quale fu impressa la sovrastampa in seguito adottata per i cinque valori emessi), annullati in violetto mediante i timbri della Base Atlantica. Due minime imperfezioni nei valori da 30 c. e 35 c. Gli unici saggi di questa serie conosciuti allo stato di usato (è nota solamente un'altra serie analoga formata da esemplari nuovi, anche unica). Cert. Bottachi (2022).
Nota: L'insieme è parte di ciò che il comandante della base italiana "Betasom" di Bordeaux, Capitano di Corvetta Enzo Grossi, approntò all'epoca ed appartenne alla sua personale raccolta. (Image)
Opening CHF 3,000.00
Sold...CHF 3,200.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 3200
Italian Colonies and Possessions
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20455
Symbol: CC,C,
Cat No: Collection
Two volume duplicated accumulation with, as they appear General Colonies 1932 hinged mint sets, 1933 Fascism set mint and used, Italian East Africa, Cirenaica mint and used sets, Aegean Islands 1934 Football World Cup set mint never hinged, individual Island issues mint and/or used, Eritrea, Libya 1924-40 perf 11 15c and 1L mint never hinged, Oltre Giuba 1926 Parcel Post set of 13 pairs fine cto used, Somalia with 1917 parcel post 25c red double overprint mint never hinged with Raybaudi Cert (2014). (Image)
Opening CHF 2,000.00
Sold...CHF 1,900.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20456
Symbol: F,Col
1920s-1940s, postal history miscellany with Ertirea, Libia, Somalia etc with some postmark interest, registered receipts, military and censored mail, postcards, some mixed condition, not presented in any order so careful viewing recommended (about 100). (Image)
Opening CHF 400.00
Sold...CHF 440.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 440
Italian Colonies and Possessions » Somalia
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20459
Symbol: C,Col
Cat No: Collection
1903-36, Collection with earlier types including 1903 set, 1922 'BESA' o/pts etc, 1926 set to 10L, with the Manzoni, 1934 ovpt and Airs, 1935 set etc, plus the scarce 1917 Parcel Post set. A lovely collection. (Image)
Opening CHF 500.00
Sold...CHF 200.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Italian Local Issues II. Worldwar
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20460
Symbol: CC,C,
Cat No: Collection
1939-1945, Italian Occupation of the WWII mainly mint n.h. collection with around 20 certificates and some rarities, with Albania complete incl. the rare set 12-15 mint n.h. with two certs (cat. €9'000 for Albania) and Laibach 1-40 mint n.h. (only #33 hinged), certificate for #14, then the rare set 42-56 mint (cat. €6'500, certificate) and Aerea 1-10 mint n.h. cert. (cat. approx. €16'000), Corfu with certs for #18, 20A, 29 and Aerea 1-12 complete incl. cert for #12, #4 signed and #11 mint n.h. with cert (Sassone €28'000), Zona Fiumano Kupa incl. 39-41 mint n.h. and 42-29 mint one of only 100 sets printed signed Diena and new cert, cat. €14'000 (cat. €17'500 for the whole area), Montenegro 1-14+14A+14B all mint n.h. with certs, 32/35 mint n.h. with cert, 49/55 mint n.h. with cert. (cat. €38'000). All together well over €100'000 of catalogue value. Advanced collections such as this are hardly ever offered and here with the security that all the important stamps have certificates plus many with signature as well. (Image)
Opening CHF 10,000.00
Sold...CHF 9,000.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 9000
Italian Occupations WWII » Lubiana (Ljubljana)
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20469
Symbol: C
1941 unissued set of 8 mint original gum, most examples known are without gum as the sheets were stuck together, hence some small adhesions of stamps on the gum-side as usual, but in a quality far above average, one of the best sets known and a great rarity of airmails and WWII occupation; cert. Colla (2021), Sassone €48'000. (Image)
Opening CHF 5,000.00
Sold...CHF 4,000.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 4000
Italian Republic
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20461
Symbol: F
Cat No: Collection
1940s, small accumulation of eight registered philatelic covers including 1948 S. Caterina da Siena set, Centenary set without express and 1949 75th Anniversary UPU together with 100L Repubblica, all from Conegliano to New York, good to fine condition (Image)
Opening CHF 200.00
Sold...CHF 160.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20462
Symbol: F
1949 (25.5.) registered cover to Dexter, Maine bearing single franking 100L Centenary of Republic tied two Genova N013 Piazza Castelleno cds, reverse with Genoa and New York transits and arrival cds (Jun 23), not used as a first day cover, fine condition (Image)
Opening CHF 100.00
Sold...CHF 130.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 130
Italy and Areas Collections and Lots
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20477
Symbol: F,Col
Cat No: Collection
1800s, accumulation of 130 mostly early 1800s pre-stamp mail with fine legible cancels, mostly all different or different type from same town with noted Ancona, 1826 Badia to Venezia entire marked "urgente" and "franca" with red St Andrews cross, 1812 Bagnacavallo and red B.Cavallo outer letter sheets with additional framed 'Giudice Di Pace/ in Bagnacavallo', 1826 Diano-Marino to Marseille, etc, mostly good to fine. (Image)
Opening CHF 150.00
Sold...CHF 150.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20478
Symbol: C,H,F
Cat No: Collection
1850s to 1930s, Accumulation on pages and hagners, States with stamps and a few covers, Kingdom with 1930s to 1950s sets never hinged and some used including airmails, Fiscals, Colonies with 1930s hinged and never hinged sets of Cyrenaica, Eritrea and Tripolitania, some covers including 1932 Leonardo Air set to Holland, Levant postal history, plus some used postcards, ex. Weinman-Lays. (Image)
Opening CHF 250.00
Sold...CHF 1,300.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20479
Symbol: C,DCE
Cat No: Collection
1860s-1940s, stockbook with a useful range of WWII Occupations, including Zara with the set of 15v to 5L (ex 3.70) and set of 8 Propaganda pairs etc, also Lubiana with 1944 set of 19 to 50L on 1L 75, Express and Red Cross issues etc. Some 1920s and 1930s mint Italian issues also (noted 2 each of 1933 Trans-Atlantic Flight strips), a few Colonies and States and other bits and pieces. (Image)
Opening CHF 240.00
Sold...CHF 400.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20480
Symbol: CC,C,
Cat No: Collection
1860-1960, Large album with mint and used collection from 1860s to 1960 with just a few States, mostly used 19th century definitives including two 1879 2L vermilion forgeries, 1924-25 Publicity stamps, 1923 Manzoni 5L hinged mint with thin, 1923 Filberto 20c and 25c perf 13.5 used with Cert, 1930s Postage and Airmails including Colonies mostly hinged mint, some duplication with noted 1934 Football, 1940s War period including Campione stamps and a few covers, Republic including 100L centenary never hinged with overall toning and used (2, plus one on piece), 1961 Gronchi flight covers and 205L mauve mint never hinged. Second album with Estero, Pneumatic mail mint, Express, Postage Dues, 1930s GNR and Social Republic largely unexpertised, plus a little post war Germany
Opening CHF 500.00
Sold...CHF 400.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20481
Symbol: CC,C,
Cat No: Collection
1861-1940s, small accumulation incl. two 1944 letters bearing Campione D'Italia 1944 0.05 fr - 1 fr. Complete set with perf. 11 on registered covers sent to Switzerland, cancelled Campione D'Italia 5.7 44 and 23.8 44. Also a small album with very good classic Italy from 1861 and some Italian states and good range of parcel stamps and classic Japan with 1871 imperforates. Interesting material with potential; should be examined carefully. (Image)
Opening CHF 200.00
Sold...CHF 110.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20482
Symbol: H,Col
Cat No: Collection
1861-1966, Old-time collection in small-size album, mostly used, noted many better sets & values, for postmarks as always sold as is, mostly fine to very fine and huge cat. value.
Opening CHF 100.00
Sold...CHF 100.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20484
Symbol: CC,C,
Cat No: Collection
1862-1945, Large binder of stockpages housing the accumulation priced in pounds with mixed condition 19th century, 1900s Emmanuel III with some mint, 1920s commemoratives mint and/or used, 1923 Manzoni 5l hinged mint, 1930s sets and singles including Trans-Atlantic Squadron mint never hinged, Virgil set hinged and Air never hinged, 1933 Zeppelin hinged (2), 1934 Football postage and air set mint plus air set never hinged and 10L used, Parcel Posts and Postage Dues, including a small stockbook of San Marino, mostly fair to fine stock. (Image)
Opening CHF 1,200.00
Sold...CHF 1,200.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20485
Symbol: CC,C,
Cat No: Collection
1863-1980, nice mint and used collection (mostly mint *) with many good values and complete sets Post and Air Mail before 1945. After war part also provided with many complete years, also back of the book, Fiume and many more. Very high value and fine condition. Must see!
Opening CHF 400.00
Sold...CHF 300.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20486
Symbol: F,DFE
Cat No: Collection
1870-1950 postal history accumulation with some early States and Lombardy Venetia plus some incoming Austrian mail, 1920s items with two unused BLP letter cards, insured and express mail, 1928 registered cover Villlvernia to New York franking including Military Fund 30c and 50c (Sa 220-221), some Republica with 1947 airmail cover to Lagos, Nigeria, 1948 registered airmail to South Africa with AMG/FTT 100l and two 100L on 1950 airmail cover to Pretoria, some mixed condition as expected (75)
Opening CHF 400.00
Sold...CHF 1,100.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20488
Symbol: F,Col
1879-89 group of mail with Umberto frankings, five registered covers including 1879 Napoli to Carlsruhe with three 20c and showing five complete wax seals on reverse, 1889 single franking 50c cover Roma to Wunnewyl, Switzerland, two 1883 internal three colour frankings, other single and multiple frankings, five municipal wrappers with straight-line cancels including Laino Castello in red and Catenanuova in green, mostly fine with good clear cancellations. An extremely fine group ex Provera.
Opening CHF 600.00
Sold...CHF 380.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20489
Symbol: F,Col
Cat No: Collection
1880-1950 postal history group accumulation with much mail addressed to the United States of America with censored 1940s, Airmails, B.L.P. advertising letter cards unused and used, Express, 1923 Manzoni short set registered cover, 1934 25c Football World Cup on card; some mixed condition (90+). (Image)
Opening CHF 200.00
Sold...CHF 300.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20490
Symbol: CC,C,
Cat No: Collection
1890-1945, small album with selection of better mint stamps, many with certificates, including postage due 1870 60c with inverted overprint (Sassone Tax 26a), due stamp 60c with overprint 'Somalia Italiana' in block of four, also good range of Deutsche Besetzung Zara incl. misplaced overprint, and Venezia Giulia inverted overprints, RSI inverted overprints, Governo Militare Alleato. Also four very attractive 1933 Balbo's trans-Atlantic flight, Sassone S1509N and S1509L, unhinged mint with cert. Raybaudi. A very fine range with stamps in superb condition and very high cat. value. (Image)
Opening CHF 500.00
Sold...CHF 400.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20491
Symbol: CC,C,
Cat No: Collection
1900s-70s, Italian Post Offices, WW2 Occupations, Trieste, Fiume, Somalia: Hagner sheets with duplicated accumulation starting with Trieste Zones A and B, Montenegro and Lubiana, Fiume, Venezia Giulia with overprint varieties, Italian General Colonies, Italian Levant including single offices within the Ottoman Empire, Post Offices in China Peking and Tientsin plus small stockbook of independent Somalia, an interesting lot. (Image)
Opening CHF 500.00
Sold...CHF 1,000.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20492
Symbol: CC,C,
Cat No: Collection
1900-1960, in an album extensive mint and used collection with many good values, complete sets and a large number of stamps in multiples and duplicated mint and used, strong part before 1945 with most of the good sets from the 30s (postage and air mail), thousands of used stamps after the war (also good values). Very high additional CV and fine condition, low starting price. (Image)
Opening CHF 300.00
Sold...CHF 200.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20493
Symbol: F,Col
1910-40s Airmail postal history with noted 1930s combination frankings with San Marino and Vatican including 1939 San Marino/German zeppelin combination, special flights with vignettes, first flights, 1933 1st South American Flight card, mostly philatelic but including airmail items (56).
Opening CHF 500.00
Sold...CHF 400.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20494
Symbol: CC,Co
Cat No: Collection
1911-1948, on six stockcards nice selection of good values and complete sets all mint ** MNH , very high Sassone CV and very fine condition, must see!
Opening CHF 240.00
Sold...CHF 200.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20496
Symbol: CC,C,
Cat No: Collection
1945-2000, Extensive duplicated accumulation in two large lever arch files with 1945-48 definitives including 30L never hinged, 1948 Centenary set never hinged and much thereafter both mint and used.
Opening CHF 200.00
Sold...CHF 240.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
Post Offices Abroad
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20450
Symbol: CC,C,
Cat No: Collection
Italian Post Offices - The Post Offices abroad (except China) complete in main numbers, followed by 9 certificates. Key items are Constantinople 6+7 on pieces signed Bolaffi + certificates (Sassone €20'000 and €60'000, only 49 examples of #7 were ever printed, a great rarity). Rest of the collection is mainly */** with Levante 1-11 with 2 certs, some good sets ** e.g. Cons 47/57 **. Sassone 2023 is appr. 170.000 EURO. A great opportunity to acquire a complete collection! (Image)
Opening CHF 14,000.00
Sold...CHF 12,000.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 12000
Post Offices Abroad » Italian Post China
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20451
Symbol: CC,C,
1917-1919, Italian Post Offices in China almost complete with Pechino 1+2 **, cert for 2, 8/17 **, Error di Valore 19A+20A ** cert, 19/27 * then Tientsin with 1+3 * cert for the alter, 2 **, 4/13 **, Errore di colore 15A ** + 16 A * and 15/23 * as well as rare Segnatasse 5 * with certificate. Sassone (2023) catalogue value is over €68'000. A great opportunity to buy many of the rare items of this sought after area. (Image)
Opening CHF 6,000.00
Sold...CHF 4,200.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 4200
Posta Militare » Seconda Guerra Mondiale
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20467
Symbol: F
1944, cartolina in franchigia della RSI "Balilla" - "Anche tu puoi contribuire alla salvezza della patria ferita", usata con il bollo della Posta da Campo 715 (p. 10). Rara. (Image)
Opening CHF 100.00
Sold...CHF 160.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 160
Regno d'Italia
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20440
Symbol: F
Italy 1878 underprint advertising envelope for a Musical Instrument manufacturer franked 20c tied Milano Ferrovia 181 duplex, part of backflap missing, a scarce envelope. Ex Provera (Image)
Opening CHF 80.00
Sold...CHF 40.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 40
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20441
Symbol: F
Italy 1879 fine illustrated advertising envelope tor Stabilimento Musicale of Antonio De-Toni franked by two 10c tied single Verona square circle date stamp, repeated on the front with Borbona arrival cds, some stains on the front not detracting unduly from such a detailed illustrated envelope. Sorani Cert (2006) (Image)
Opening CHF 120.00
Sold...CHF 100.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20445
Symbol: F
Cat No: Sass. 282-290, 292-298
1931 Birth of Virgil complete set on registered letter from Rome to Switzerland 28/04/1931, very nice cancellations, very fine (Sass. €5'000), and 1931 Saint Antonio complete set on registered letter from Rome to Switzerland 28/04/1931, very fine (Sass. €1'300). (Image)
Opening CHF 200.00
Sold...CHF 100.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 100
Regno d'Italia » Posta Aerea
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20446
Symbol: F
1933 (30.5.) registered photographic postcard flown on Graf Zeppelin Bodensee flight with green cachet, originating in Rome where franked 5L Zeppelin together with three other commemoratives, Italian Posta Aerea cachet and Lorrach arrival cds; fine condition (Image)
Opening CHF 80.00
Sold...CHF 80.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
Vatican State
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20474
Symbol: F
1939 (7.5.) incoming airmail cover from France bearing Legion set of two tied Paris cds, underfranked with ¨'T' handstamp and Postage Due L1.10 on 2L.50 together with 25c postage stamp applied and tied Posta Aerea cds of following day (Image)
Opening CHF 80.00
Sold...CHF 80.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20475
Symbol: CC,C,
Cat No: Collection
1929-86, accumulation with 1934 surcharge set of 6 fine used with one to three Italian signatures on reverse, solid later ranges with airmails, 1952 Stamp Centenary miniature sheets hinged mint (2) and cto used. (Image)
Opening CHF 500.00
Sold...CHF 500.00
Closed..May-26-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 25MAYCHF
Lot No: 20476
Symbol: H,F,C
Cat No: Collection
1930-85, Stockbook of used stamps from 1930 to 1958 (many better sets) + 16 commercial frankings (most of them at correct rate) from 1930 to 1949 + two booklets of John Paul II journeys (1982 and 1985) (Catalogo C.U. 2016, €2000+). (Image)
