(5) good color og Fine (Image)

The high end portion of a dealer’s stock of a few hundred in a 6-ring salesbook. Involves offices and Trieste. The first mentioned is mint and used, strong in the various Aegean Islands and Turkey. The second is nearly all mint with much NH. Everything is a complete set or key value (no short sets). Quality is well above average. (Image)

The high end portion of a dealer’s stock of a few hundred in a 6-ring salesbook. Includes “C” colonies through Italian Colonies plus Ethiopia and Fiume. Almost all mint and minimal duplication. Everything is a complete set or key value (no short sets). Quality is well above average. (Image)

The high end portion of a dealer’s stock of a couple hundred in a 6-ring salesbook. Encompasses “O” to “T” colonies with Somalia by far the best. All but four items are mint and minimal duplication. Everything is a complete set or key value (no short sets). Quality is well above average. (Image)

Italian East Africa registered cover cancelled in Asmara on 8.6.38. It was mailed and backstamped in Catania on 13.6.38. This cover was mailed with one each #21-26 and C12-13. It has old mount marks on several corners, on its back flap, a horizontal fold in its middle, small tear to lower right corner, and blacked out name and address. (Image)

Italian States original research for the classification of the reprints of the Papal State made from the original stones. Includes an exhibit of over 65 pages put together with examples in multiples of these reprints. Extensive. Detailed. Embraces two volumes (on three ring loose-leaf pages with original sources of information. The fourth binder contains 11 covers (two outstanding ones) from the Papal States with markings and used stamps featured. See the extensive web photos. (Image)

A superior stock of several dozen in a salesbook. All higher grade retail level items in better condition than normal with many being signed. Strongest in the “T” states. Minimal duplication makes this helpful to dealer or collector. (Image)

Italian States Small group of all different (some for shades). Very high catalog total. Includes a proof, Parma #12a and Two Sicilies #14 x3 different shades. All F-VF appearing, only the Parma mentioned has thins o/w sound. (Image)

The high end portion of a dealer’s stock of a couple thousand in four 6-ring salesbooks. Mixed mint and used with the usual progression of more used early and becoming more mint the later it gets. It runs to the early 1960’s but basically ends in the early 1950’s with minimal duplication. The value is nicely spread out by time period and between regular issues and back of the book. Everything is a complete set or key value (no short sets). Quality is well above average. (Image)

Italy cover assortment in a pizza-size box. Consists of seventeen used Venetian AQ sheets from the first form of postal stationery used anywhere in the world. Produced from 1608-1797 using different postmaster names for differentiation of dates. Includes smiling lion, female, lion, retouches, and worn widen die varieties. Sheets have stains and some small tears from age or storage. Also entails fourteen stampless covers from 1779 to 1872 and a Socialist Republic 1945 cover mailed two days after the liberation of Pavia by the US Army. (Image)

(92) severe overprint shift NH Fine (Image)

(100b) printed on both sides NH F-VF (Image)

(118) Garibaldi og F-VF (Image)

(477) x3 og F-VF (Image)

(518) x4 used F-VF (Image)

(2447) missing value (Sassone # 2370Aa) sheet of 100 folded vertically NH VF (Image)

(B4a) inverted overprint signed by Diena and others og F-VF (Image)

(C3-C9) NH F-VF set (Image)

1933 Rome-Chicago-New York air flight poster stamp booklet panes NH F-VF set (Image)

(Q48) NH F-VF (Image)

Italy airmail registered 1937 postcard having #377-386 and C95-99. It was mailed to Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. This postcard has a small tear on its top near #383, another tear on its left edge through #379, and a fold through #386 in the lower left corner. Also, several stamps were originally attached hanging over the edges. Still a scarce, period overfranked philatelic postcard. (Image)

Italy Alpine Soldier and Bassano Bridge cacheted FDC having four #507 cancelled on October 3, 1948. (Image)

Italy registered FDC cancelled on March 1,1949 having 489-492 and C127-128. This cover has a severe tear on its top and old mount remains on its back flap. It was mailed to Waverly, Ohio. (Image)

Italy airmail FDC cancelled on April 12,1949 having two each #510-513 and one #509 C127. It was mailed to Waverly, Ohio. (Image)

Italy UPU airmail FDC having two #514 cancelled on May 2, 1949. It was mailed to Waverly, Ohio. (Image)