MIDDLE EAST FORCES 1943 to 1s & dues, Muscat 1944 to 2r, Officials to 1r, Qatar 1957 set with both high value types, E.A.F to 2/6d, all M. (78) Cat. £334 (Image)

ITALY & COLONIES M & U ranges (no modern). Noted - Italy 1932 100l Leonardo Da Vinci, VFU, SG.323. Italian States & Colonies etc. Mixed condition, worth close inspection. (many 100's) (Image)

POSTCARDS accumulation of 250 incl. RP's, hotel advertising, cromo litho, buildings, people, tourists, Military etc. Good variety. (Image)

1908 Messina earthquake PPC's (36) showing the devastation of buildings, street, homeless people, burial of victims etc. (Image)

1930's-40's colourful propaganda cards (2) depicting a soldier with lion background, also 1940's Fascist membership cards (2). Striking images. (4) (Image)

1944 Parcel Post set optd 'Rep. Soc/Italiana' UM 2l & 10l signed Dienna, 4l is lightly hinged, Sass 36/47, SG.P77/P88, Cat. £950. Scarce set. (12) (Image)

Rhodes 1932 20th Anniv of Italian Occupation 25l scarlet, chocolate & pale blue, FU, SG.115 (Sass 74). Cat. £1300 (Image)

Rhodes 1943 Charity Surcharge Post & Express sets, fine M, SG.214/221, E222/223, 1944 Air War Victims set, fine M, SG.232/5. (14) Cat. £495 (Image)

1905 Postage Due set VFU, SG.D41/2 (2) Cat. £515 (Image)

1916 Parcel Post 3l (pair), fine M (odd short perf), SG.P59, Sass 7, RPS Cert. 2008, Cat. £850. (Image)

1916 Parcel Post M pairs 25c (RPS Cert), 50c, 1l & 2l, SG.P55/58. Scarce. (4) Cat. £525 (Image)

1927 National Defence Series for 1927, 1928 & 1929 set M, odd tone spot, the 1927 shows broken 'I' variety, 1930 Pictorial set M, 1933 African Subjects set M. (32) Cat. £310+ (Image)

1923-31 M ranges incl. several better from Cyrenaica incl. 1923 Propaganda Fide set, 1923 Fascist March set, 1924 Manzoni set excl. 5l, 1930 National Defence set (Cat. £170), Tripolitania 1923 Propaganda Fide set, 1929 Third Tripoli Trade Fair set (Cat. £225), 1930 National Defence (Cat. £160) etc. (85) (Image)

COLONIES 1932 Garibaldi Postage Air & Express sets, odd tone o/w fine M, Dante Alighieri Society set + Airs, fine M, plus 25l Duke of Abruzzi, fine M, SG.1/15, E16/17, 18/36, 75, 1933 Centenary of Eritrea Post & Air sets, fine M, SG.37/52. (53) Cat. £428 (Image)

1908 1 piastre on 25c Michetti M pair - one showing PIPSTRA error (gum crease), S.43/43a, 1908 Third Printing set 30pa, 4pi & 20pi on 5l (marginal) M, SG.47/49. (5) Cat. £461. (Image)

1925-26 1l.25 blue P.13½ fine M, SG.24a, 1834 Air Rome - Mogadiscio flight set M, SG.126/135, also 1934 Naples Fair set VFU with central Bengasi d/stamps, SG.114/9. (17) Cat. £695. (Image)

1932-38 Pictorial Defins 7½c P.12 x 14, UM, SG.162b, 25c green P.14 x 12, fine M, SG.166b, 10l bright violet P.14, UM, SG.176a. (3) Cat. £520 (Image)

1947-54 M or UM collection appears complete housed in a hingeless album incl. commems, defins, dues etc. Also range of VENEZIA, GIULIA & ISTRIA. ST.Cat. £6906€. (Image)