1944: Gemeindemarken, Zähnung 11½ mit grossen Zähnungslöchern, kompl. Satz fünf Werte entw. "CAMPIONE D'ITALIA 20 V 44" auf Ersttagsbrief nach Lugano, rücks. Transitstp. BISSONE vom gleichen Tag. SBK = CHF 900 (Image)

1935/55: Auswahl 13 Briefe/Karten, dabei eine Karte und drei Briefe mit ital. Frankaturen (1935/42), wovon einmal mit ital. Zensur, zwei Briefe mit Gemeindeausgabe (1944), weiter Karte und Brief mit Schweizer Frankaturen (1951/55) sowie fünf Belege ital. Post (1944/51), teils interessante Bedarfspost in unterschiedlicher Erhaltung (Image)

Italian P.O. in Tientsin 1919: Tientsin $ 2 on 5 l. blue & rose and 40 c. on 1 l. brown & green, used on 1922 registered cover to Genova tied by "R.R. POSTE ITALIANE / TIENTSIN - CHINE" cds in black (Aug 19) with additional information strike at left and registration cachet in black at base of cover. Four line "RR. PP. ITALIANE-TIENTSIN / NON MULTABILE / AFFRANCATURA SECONDO TARIFFA / POSTE CINESI" in red at left and reverse with Brindisi cds (Sept 29) and Genova arrival cds (Oct 2). A rare and most attractive cover. Cert. Bottacchi (2016) (Image)

Italian Colonies and Possessions; Egeo 1912/40: Collection of hundreds stamps primarily in unmounted og. condition, including the Emissioni generali with the Pittorica, Congresso Idrologico, S. Antonio, 1932 Ventennale dell'occupazione, 1934 Calcio, 1934 Medaglie, and 1935 Anno Santo sets, but also the local issues for Karki, Calimno, Caso, Kos, Leros, Lipso, Nisiro, Patmos, Piscopi, Rodi, Scarpanto, Simi, Stampalia, and Castelrosso with the Garibaldi set, further issues during the German occupation, also Airmail with Garibaldi, Zeppelin, Trittici, as well as Espressi stamps and Pacchi postali. An impressive selection scarce that fine, in a special Marini album, four certificates Sassone = € 60'000 following the consignor (Image)

Italienfahrt 1933 (29./30. Mai): Lot sieben Belege, dabei drei Italienischen Post frankiert mit Zeppelin Sondermarken zu 3L., 3L.+5L. und 10 L., weiter San Marino Zuleitung Karte zu 3L. und Brief zu 5L., jeweils nach Zürich sowie Karte aus Athen, bezw. R-Karte von Tripoli zurück nach Friedrichshafen Sieger = € 1'775 (Image)

1862: 40 c. 'rosso carminio scuro' showing variety: imperforated at base, a fresh adhesive with full margin at base with 'filetto di riquadro', tied on the vessel by "VIA DI MARE (I)" handstamp in black with "P.D." handstamp and French "ITALIE 2 MARS 63 AMB M. CENIS" entry cds alongside, both in red, on entire letter to Marseille. Reverse with GENOVA and TORINO transit as well as two French ambulant cds (March 3). Very rare usage, one of only 24 covers bearing 40 c. stamps with full margin described in Serra & Zanaria. Intended to make its journey with the vessel to France, it was however diverted in Genova and took the way on the railway line over the Alps. Signed Calves & Lamy; certs. E. Diena (1988), Colla (2014) Sassone = € 45'000 (Image)

Regno, combination usage of Sardinian and Italian adhesives 1863 (Jan. 25): Sardinia IV. emission 5 c. 'verde' and 40 c. 'rosso carmino' in mixed franking with Italy Regno 1863 (Jan) 15 c. blue, three fine and fresh adhesives with vivid colours, tied by ANCONA cds in black to piece. An appealing and rare 'patriotic' usage to pay the 60 centesimi rate. Signed A. Diena; cert. E. Diena (1987) Zanaria & Serra 0,60 G = € 8'500 on cover (Image)

1863: Folded letter from 'LONATO' featuring a double-framed cancel in red, with town name in italic on 5 c. and 10 c. stamps from Sardinia. The Sardo-Italian cancel of Lonato in Lombardy is of great rarity. Enzo Diena states in his 1991 certificate that no other pieces are known. Sassone = R2 = € 37'500. Signed by Giulio Bolaffi and A. Bolaffi (Image)

1863 (Dec): De La Rue 1 c. 'verde grigio chiaro' in an unused block of four with full unmounted original gum. Cert. A. Diena (1963) Sassone = € 1'650 for unused (Image)

1863 (Dec): De La Rue 2 c. 'rosso mattone scuro' in an unused block of four with full original gum. Corner fold in the lower left adhesive, certs. A. Diena (1975), A. Bolaffi (1975) Sassone = € 9'250 (Image)

1863/91: Selection five unused definitives incl. 1863 De La Rue 5 c. grey-green, 10 c. ochre-orange, 1865 20 c. surcharged on 15 c. sky blue type I, 1867 Torino printing 20 c. blue and 1891 Arms 5 c. green. Five certificates Sassone = € 5'800 (Image)

1863 (Dec): De La Rue 30 c. bruno in an unused block of four with full unmounted original gum. Cert. Raybaudi (2000) Sassone = € 20'000 for unused (Image)

1865 (Jan): De La Rue 15 c. azzuro surcharged 20 centesimi, type II in an unused block of four with full original gum, one stamp with minor toning, the others unmounted og. Cert. Raybaudi (2005) Sassone = € 42'750 for unused (Image)

1865 (Jan): De La Rue 15 c. celeste surcharged 20 centesimi, type III in an unused block of four with full unmounted original gum. Cert. Raybaudi (1979) Sassone = € 3'250 for unused (Image)

1923 (Dec): Manzoni, compl. set of six values up to 5 l. 'violetto & nero' in unused condition, the 5 l. value with minor gum irregularities. Sassone = € 1'300 (Image)

1923 (Dec): Manzoni, compl. set of six values up to 5 l. violetto & nero in unused blocks of four with unmounted og. Cert. Raybaudi (1999) Sassone = €17'500 (Image)

1926: San Francesco 1.25 L. perforated 13.5, well centred, unmounted, very little toning on perfs at the bottom, a rare stamp! Sassone (2024) = € 1650 (Image)

1928: Filiberto unmounted and well centred set, Sassone € 1875 for normal, € 2312 for well centred (Image)

1948 (1. March): 'Santa Caterina da Siena', unused mint set of six values 3 L. to 200 L. in compl. sheets of fifty values each, with compl. sheet margins all round and full original gum. A scarce set in compl. sheets Sassone = Euro 11'350 (Image)

1950 (29. May): 'Anno Santo' 20 L. violet and 55 L. blue, each in compl. double sheets of 80 values with compl. margins all round and gutter in between, numbered '4408' (20L.) and 6264 (55 L.), full o.g., 50 L. lower sheet with some split perfs. below gutter, otherwise fresh and fine Sassone = Euro 9'920 (Image)

1950: R-airpostcover with both values of the set 'A. Volta' in blocks of 4 and the 100 L. + 5 L stamp 'Repubblica' to Argentina, signed and certificate Caffaz (2003). The 100 L. stamps is perforated 14¼. (Image)

1950 (15. July): 'Conferenza Internazionale di Radiodiffusione' 20 L. violet and 55 L. blue in compl. sheets of fifty values each, with compl. sheet margins all round and full original gum, fresh and fine Sassone = Euro 13'600 (Image)

1951: 'Ginnici', two picture postcards featuring significant frankings: the first, bearing two 5 L. stamps, was sent from Bologna to a family in Locarno; the second postcard, postmarked Firenze 25.V.1951, carries a 10 L. and a 15 L. stamp, addressed to 'Bambini' at the same location, and includes an additional 10 L. stamp from the 'Italy Lavora' set. This postcard depicts 'FIRENZE Lo Stadio'. According to Sassone = € 3100 for the stamps alone (Image)

1980: 450 L. 'Castello di Bosa', variety missing colours blue and yellow, printed just in slate, Bolaffi 1626B, Bolaffi = € 4350. Certificate Cilio (2017), stamp comes with normal example (Image)

1930: 'Crociera Transatlantica' 7.70 l. unused and unmounted stamp, signed and with certificate Cilio (2020), Sassone = €1300 (Image)