1852 15c black on pink, double impression, used, margins all around, fine, extremely rare, signed Diena, with his 1986 certificate (Sass.3d, Euro 14,000) cat. $5400 (Cat No. 3b)
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1852 one third of 3baj black brown, used as 1baj on folded printed matter letter from Citta di Castello to Fratta, tied by special small grid cancels of Perugia, fine and rare usage, signed Raybaudi, also Diena, with his 1973 certificate, cat. €18000 (Cat No. Sass.4)
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1852 1sc rose, unused with full original gum, nice color, ample margins except slightly cut in at bottom, fine, with handstamped guarantee (Sass.11, Euro 7,500) cat. $4000 (Cat No. 11)
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1868 80c black, rose lilac, glazed paper, vertical strip of three, imperforate horizontally, h.r., fine, signed Emilio Diena, etc. (catalogue value for three single stamps) cat. €2400 (Cat No. Sass.31d)
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1882 cover (part of backflap missing), franked with 20c blue, canceled by "22" in dots, with corresponding Parma departure cds, addressed to composer Giuseppe Verdi in Busseto, fine
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1889 Publicity Card, franked with 20c orange, canceled "Bologna 30.3.90" addressed to Modena (Emilio Diena), v.f., with 2001 Colla certificate, cat. €7000 (Cat No. Sass.1)
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1910 Garibaldi, set of four, n.h., well centered, fine-v.f., with 2020 Dr.Avi certificate (Sass.87-90, Euro 2,600), cat. $1715 (Cat No. 115-18)
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1912 Campanile at Venice, 5c indigo, 120 copies including pane of 50, n.h., few minor toned spots, mostly fine-v.f., cat. $2640 (Cat No. 124)
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1923 Manzoni, set of engraved imperforate plate proofs on thin chalky paper (as opposed to the usual proofs on card), v.f., signed Diena, extremely rare set (Cat No. 165-70P)
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1943 G.N.R. in red or black (Brescia), 1,25L dark blue and 10L violet, n.h., v.f., signed Raybaudi, the latter with his certificate (catalogue value for hinged) cat. €1850 (Cat No. Sass.480,86/I)
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1961 205L "Gronchi Rosa", n.h., v.f. (Sass.921) cat. $1250 (Cat No. 834a)
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1934 Balbo, Italo (1886-1940, Italy's Marshal of the Air Force, Governor-General of Italian Libya and Commander-in-Chief of Italian North Africa), signed and dated card, Tripoli, 1934, v.f.
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1933 Servizio di Stato triptych, n.h., watermark shifted to right, fine, signed Herbert Bloch, with 2021 Dr.Avi certificate (Sass.1a, Euro 8,700) cat. $5000 (Cat No. CO1)
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1932 (2 May) first flight from Rome to Moscow, addressed to "Deruluft", with "Roma Aeroporto del Littorio" handstamp, v.f., with Munich and Berlin transits, Moscow (5.5.) arrival on back, only 19(!) flown
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1870 2 Lire light blue and brown, average centering, h.r., rare stamp, with 2007 Raybaudi certificate, cat. €7250 (Cat No. J15)
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1925 1L Surcharges, set of three, used, fine-v.f., with 2023 Dr.Avi certificate, cat. €6000 (Cat No. Sass. 4-6)
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1943 30c brown, with "Tutto e Tutti Per La Vittoria" propaganda label at right, l.h., perfectly well centered, fresh and v.f., signed Roger Calves, with 2022 Pascal Scheller and 2023 Roumet certificates. A tremendous rarity, only a few known to exist, cat. €160000 (Cat No. Sass.18)
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1945 60c green, block of four, overprint shifted, lower left stamp overprint omitted, n.h., corner crease, otherwise fine-v.f., signed Dr.Avi, cat. €4000 (Cat No. Sass.6gae)
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1953 Italy at work issue, 50c-20L vertical gutter pairs, with red "Natale Triestino 1953" overprints in gutters, n.h., fine-v.f.
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1947 10L violet, unsevered pair, overprint inverted and shifted, small h.r., fine, with 2023 PFC, cat. €6000 (Cat No. Sass. 6b)
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1949-53 20L brown lilac, imperforate pair, n.h., v.f., rare, cat. €8000 (Cat No. Sass.19/I)
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1917 2c on 5c green, double surcharge, one inverted, n.h., fine, signed Raybaudi (Sass.1c) cat. €3600 (Cat No. 1b)
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1917 8c on 20c orange brown, n.h., fresh and well centered for issue, signed Champion, Raybaudi, etc., with 2012 Colla certificate (Sass.5) cat. €37500 (Cat No. 8)
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1918 10kr deep violet, used, light postmark, well centered, v.f., signed Kosack, with Sorani and 2022 Dr.Avi certificates. A rarity, only 37 issued (very few survive to date) (Sass.18, Euro 110,000) cat. $52000 (Cat No. N17)
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1874-78 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c buff, 20c blue, 30c and 40c, h.r. or n.h., usual centering, fresh and fine, signed in pencil, also with 2000 Diena certificate, cat. $7716 (Cat No. 1-4, 6,8,9)
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1930 Balbo Triptychs, set of two sheets of 20, n.h., sensibly folded between stamps, v.f. (Sass.PA28-29) (Cat No. C26-27)
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1933 Zeppelin, complete set of six, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.C22-27) cat. €3000 (Cat No. C20-25)
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1934 20L carmine rose, overprint inverted, n.h., fresh and fine, with 2007 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.38a) cat. €1500 (Cat No. J27var)
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1951 surcharges on stamps of Cyrenaica, values in "Mal", complete set of ten used on registered FDC (24 Dec), v.f., cat. €1500 (Cat No. Sass. 24-33)
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1942 Governatorato overprints and surcharges in red, complete set of four, h.r., fine-v.f., fresh and rare, signed Champion, with 2023 Roumet certificate. Only 200 sets were issues, of which most were damaged. This is a rare sound set, cat. €7500 (Cat No. Sass.28-31)
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1942 black overprint, 10 complete sets, all in large blocks, n.h., fine-v.f., each stamp with handstamped guarantee mark, only 1,100 sets printed (Sass.PA10-17, Euro 12,500) cat. $7000 (Cat No. 2NC10-17)
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1921-41 Italian Offices in China, Pechino 1917-18 set to 10L, Postage Dues (cat. $2,750), Tientsin 1918-21 surcharges set to $2 on 5L and 1917 Special Delivery (cat. $1,650), Italian Offices Abroad, various overprints (cat. $4,400), Aegean Islands, 1934 Soccer and 1932 Garibaldi (cat.$1,340), Vatica
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1921-41 collection of used stamps, covers and cards on 18 Exhibit pages with 1921 Dante set on FDC, 1923 surcharges with 7 1/2c type II, 25c on 60c type II, 1932 (14 Mar) set to 10L (high value signed), 1932 35c-5L+2.50L,1935 Militia set on cover (signed Raybaudi), 1935 Bellini set (high value signe
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1932 Garibaldi overprints, 14 different sets (including Castelrosso, missing Piscopi No.22, cat. 75c), used, fine-v.f., cat. $4630
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1940-44 balance of a collection in stock book, mostly Italian issues, with local overprints, Italian East Africa, Occupation of Albania, Ljubljana, also German Occupation, Laibach overprints, Serbia, plus others, including Belgium, France, Slovakia, mixed condition, mostly fine-v.f.
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