1921 'BLP' blue opt King 10c rose-red, type I litho opt. VF fresh M. SG B112 cat £1400. Sass 1 cat €1250. Exp Alberto Diena AIEP & others, plus 2007 Raybaudi photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$475

1921 'BLP' blue opt King 20c orange, type I litho opt. VF fresh MNH. SG B113 cat £1800 for M, should be at least double, £3600 MNH. Sass 2 cat €3500. Exp Alberto Diena AIEP & others, plus 2004 Raybaudi photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,100

1921 'BLP' red opt King 25c blue type I litho opt. F-VF fresh MNH. SG B114 cat £300 for M, should be at least double, £600 MNH. Sass 3 cat €750. Exp Enzo Diena AIEP, plus copy of 2007 Raybaudi photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$220

1945 unissued opt PROOF on cigarette paper with device & 'IV Centenario del Concilio de Trento 1545-1945 L20' which has a planned issued for which central authorities refused permission. Superb UN as made. Dr Avi photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1945-48 Work, Justice & Family 100L bright carmine rough perf 14. VF fresh MNH. SG 669 cat £600, Sass 565a cat €600. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1945-48 Work, Justice & Family 100L carmine, perf 14. VF fresh MNH. SG 669 cat £600, Sass 565 cat €575. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1928 Umberto Nobile Airship 'Italia' Arctic Expedition, items related to 'City of Milan' base ship & to the rescue flights, inc 5 covers & cards franked various Italian issues tied 'R.N.C. Di Milano Sped Arctica' arrival cds, inc 1 with the 'R.N.C. Di Milano Sped Arctica 1928' 2/line h/s, cover to London with also this h/s on back as well as 4 strikes of the ship's circular seal, special entry pass with embossed seal & 2 strikes of the cds, then 2 original large press photos of Maddalena & Cagna etc plus their plane. Very interesting group. (9 items) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

1945 Aosta liberation local partisan overprints on Bandiera Brothers set 25c, 1L & 2.50L, in setenant pairs of 2 diff opt languages. Plus opts with coat of arms on set 10c-2L (inc both 1L), ea in blk of 4 with opts in French & Italian setenant with stamps w/o opts. & then the 'Autonomus Aosta' opts in similar format bilingual blks. VF MNH. CEI 1-6, 10-25 & 26-41 cat €12,800 = A$20,000. Historical & rare issues, offered very cheaply. The key 1st set with 2013 Raybaudi photo cert. (3 prs & 16 blks). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1944 Torino CLN liberation 'C.L.N.' opt full set 5c-1.25L, inc opts on RSI/fasces issues, Air 50c & 1L, & Express 1.25L. These are the 1st overprints for Torino which were clandestinely prepared in anticipation of liberation. VF fresh MNH. CEI 1-17 cat €12,500 = A$20,000. Very rare as a full set. Copy of 2005 Raybaudi photo cert for blk 1.25L came from, plus 2022 Ceremuga photo cert for set. (17) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

Parma: 1852-59 mint collection inc 1852 Bourbon Arms 5c (3 shades), 10c (3 shades), 15c, 25c & 40c (last 2 with light cds), 1857 Duchy Arms 10c (3 shades inc scarce oily ink), 25c (2 shades) & 40c (4, inc 2 shades & 2 types, 1853-57 Newspaper 6c (3 inc 1st issued printing shade) & 9c (3 inc 1st issued printing shade), 1859 Provisional Government 5c (3 shades inc rare blue-green & deep blue-green), 10c (2 shades), 20c (2 shades), 40c (3 shades) & the very rare 80c top value. Mostly F-VF UN on M, few flts as expected, 3-4 margins with majority 4 margins & many especially large. SG cat £41,500. Sass cat €72,000 = A$110,000 as M. Impressive & valuable collection. All genuine - rare 5c shade & the 80c with 2014 Scheller & 2014 Bottachi AIEP photo certs. (35) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$8,000

Parma: 1852 Arms 5c black on yellow. VF fresh M, original gum, bottom marginal, 4 margins. SG 2 cat £225. Sass 1 cat €350 (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Parma: 1852 Arms 15c grey-black on dull rose & 15c black on rose. VFU, 4 margins. SG 5&6 cat £270. Sass 3 & 3a cat €400. (2). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

Parma: 1852 Arms 40c black on pale blue. F-VFU, 3½ margins. SG 8 cat £1000. Sass 5a cat €1800. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Parma: 1852 Arms 40c black on pale blue. VFU, 4 margins. SG 8 cat £1000. Sass 5a cat €1800. (Image1)

Estimate AU$450

Parma: 1852 Arms 25c black on purple. VFU, tiny thins, 4 large margins. SG 7 cat £375. Sass 4 cat €500. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

Parma: 1853-55 Arms 5c orange-yellow. F-VF U, almost 4 margins. SG 11 cat £1000. Sass 6 cat €1400. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

Parma: 1853-55 Arms 15c pale red. VFU, 4 margins. SG 12 cat £475. Sass 7b cat €700. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$220

Parma: 1853-55 Arms 15c red. VFU, 4 margins. SG 13 cat £375. Sass 7 cat €700. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$220

Parma: 1853-55 Arms 25c red-brown. VFU, 4 margins, Piacenza cds. SG 14 cat £600. Sass 8 cat €1000. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

Parma: 1853-55 Arms 25c deep brown. F-VFU, almost 4 margins, on piece with 'Parma 29 Ettembre' sl pmk. SG 15 cat £500. Sass 8a cat €1000. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Parma: 1853 Newspaper Tax Arms 9c black, h/s on newspaper piece, inscribed 'Parma'. VF, 4 margins. Sass B1 cat €1400 on piece & €3250 on newspaper. Very rare. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

Parma: 1853-57 Newspaper Tax Shield 6c black on rose. Superb U, with red cds, 4 margins. SG N1 cat £500+. Sass SG 1 cat €800+. Exp Diena, Kosack & Their. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

Parma: 1859 Provisional Govt 10c deep brown. Superb UN, 4 margins. SG 30 cat £1400. Sass 14a cat €2200 for M. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

Parma: 1859 Provisional Govt 10c deep brown. VF fresh M with original gum, thin LL, 4 margins. SG 30 cat £1400. Sass 14a cat €2200. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

Parma: 1859 Provisional Govt 40c red, variety 'thick 0 in 40'. VFM, disturbed original gum, 4 large margins. SG 33 cat £850+, plus premium for variety. Sass 17b cat €1800. Exp Roig & other, plus 2022 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500