1934 50L blue, variety imperf. at bottom, l.h., v.f., signed Raybaudi (Sass.A29b) cat. €4000 (Cat No. C35var) (Image)

Cat. €4000, Est.US$500

1941 April 1941 vignette in red, two distinct shades, h.r., fine, cat. €1320 (Cat No. Sass.2) (Image)

Cat. €1320, Est.US$250

1852 40c dark blue, margins all around, used on FL to Tournon, with French entry pmk, Lyon (28 Jan, 1854) transit and arrival pmks, some toning around the filing fold, well away from the stamp, fine and attractive 40c Parma First Issue on cover to France, signed Bolaffi Diena, with their corresponding 1970 and 1992 certificates (Sass.5, Euro 5,250) (Image)

Est.US$300

1859 selection of five FLs showing various rates, written-up on pages, single frankings of 1b, 2b, 3b, 4b and 5b, each with ample margins (except 4b just in at bottom and right), departure markings of Faenza, Ravenna, Argenta and Bologna, mostly signed Diena, Raybaudi, Sorani, etc. (Sass.2-6, Euro 18,250) (Image)

Est.US$750

1861 (3 Apr) cover from Firenze to Rome, franked with Tuscany 40c carmine (pre-print fold, three ample margins, just touched at left), used in combination with Sardinia 5c green and 20c light blue, margins all around, canceled by "Per Consegna" (For Delivery) straight-line handstamp, repeated below, with departure cds alongside. Cover has been reduced at top, all three stamps creased, from being folded over, some additional minor flaws, otherwise fine and rare mixed franking Tuscany + Sardinia (Sass. Euro 37,500) (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1861 (22 June) FL (Price Current) from Firenze to Lyon, franked with 5c green (Provisional Government), three ample margins, just touching at right, used in combination with Sardinia 1c gray black (Newspaper Stamp), tied by departure cds, framed "PD" and French entry pmk alongside, lettersheet refolded for aesthetic purposes, fine and rare mixed franking, with arrival pmk (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1862 (2 Sep) outer FL from Grignasco to Thoissey, franked with 2x20c dark blue (2) and 2c bistre (Newspaper Stamp, Sass.10), used in combination with 3x1c black (Sardinia Newspaper stamps) and imperforate 5c green, mostly with full margins, tied by departure cds, red French entry (3 Sep), additional transit and arrival pmks on back, some cover tears, otherwise fine and remarkable four-color mixed franking (Image)

Est.US$2,500

1862 (4 Oct) outer FL from Borgo Sesia to Thoissey, franked with 2x20c dark blue and imperf. Sardinia 10c bistre, margins all around, tied by departure cds, red French entry, transit and arrival pmks on back, fine combination franking (Image)

Est.US$250

1863 (3 Jan) complete FL from Torino to Chambery, franked with combination if two horizontal imperforate pairs Italy 20c indigo and Sardinia 5c green, tied by departure cds, red "P.D." below, v.f., with arrival pmk on back (Image)

Est.US$250

1863 (5 Mar) cover from Torino to Chambery, franked with 2x15c blue, used in combination with Sardinia 5c green (2), all with margins all around, tied by cds, with red French entry and arrival pmks, fine (Cat No. 23) (Image)

Est.US$150

1878 (2 Nov) cover from Milano to France, franked with 30c brown, tied by "181" duplex, departure cds alongside, "Italie Amb. Marseilles" entry pmk, pair of 5c Type Sage added in Bordeaux-Gironde, deemed unnecessary, invalidated by pen cross, fine and interesting combination, with arrival pmk on reverse (Image)

Est.US$250

1934 Servizio di Stato "Coronchina", 10 Lire gray blue, h.r., v.f., cat. $875 (Cat No. CO2) (Image)

Cat. $875, Est.US$250

1932 General Umberto Nobile, correspondence from Russia to Maria Nobile (his daughter), selection of eight picture postcards from Moscow to Rome, two registered, mostly with greetings from "Papa" message, fine-v.f. (In 1931, Nobile left Italy to work for the next four years in the Soviet Union, where he helped with the Soviet semi-rigid airship program. Details of the Soviet Airship Program are sparse, but there is an obvious Nobile influence in the design of the airships USSR-V5, and SSSR-V6 OSOAVIAKhIM. He was allowed to return to Italy to teach in December 1936, before going to the United States in 1939 to teach aeronautics at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois. When Italy went to war with the United States, he was permitted to remain in the US, but declined the offer of US citizenship and instead returned to Italy in May 1942. After a brief stay in Rome, he moved to Spain, where he remained until Italy surrendered to the Allied forces in September 1943. At that time, he returned to Rome to see to the safety of his only child Maria) (Image)

Est.US$500

1932 General Umberto Nobile, selection of seven picture postcards from Moscow to Rome, all addressed to his wife Carlotta, one showing the paw imprint of his dog, generally with greetings from "Umberto" message. In addition, there is an earlier picture postcard sent in 1927 from Umberto to Carlotta from Kyoto Japan, plus incoming 1924 card from United States to Umberto and 1960 from Sweden (Image)

Est.US$500

1939 (21 Dec) Transcontinental flight from Rome to Brazil, attractive specially prepared card, with Pernambuco arrival (Image)

Est.US$150

1907 (18 Jan) registered cover from La Canea to Munich, franked with 5c, 1L and Special Delivery 25c, tied by departure cds, with arrival pmk on back, v.f. (1 Lire is not catalogued on cover in Sassone, E1, Euro 1,000) (Cat No. 5,12,E1) (Image)

Est.US$250

1865-1980 collection/accumulation in albums and stock books, housed in three cartons, hundreds of unused, hinged or n.h., some better sets, with Air Post, Postage Dues, Military issues, Italian Social Republic, many blocks of four, Parcel Post and other back of the book items, Trieste Zone A and Zone B, also thousands of used and unused singles and sets, stock books, mostly post WWII Italy, Revenues and other Specialty items on Bush album pages, gutter pairs, FDCs, Parcel Post, Slovenia, some older items, balances, varieties and much more, covers (many better), flights, high catalogue value, interesting and useful lot (Image)

Est.US$2,500

1933-34 Graf Zeppelin and Buenos Aires Flight Issues from Cyrenaica and Tripolitania, also Somalia & Tripolitania Rome-Mogadiscio Issue, total of six different sets, 10 of each, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (Sass. Euro 5,960) cat. $3193 (Cat No. C12-17,20-23,CB1-10) (Image)

Cat. $3193, Est.US$750

1800-1860 stampless letters, hundreds in carton, each one purchased individually in club auctions ($10-$100), with strong selection of Sicily, also 33 disinfected covers, with a good variety of markings, including Semlin, Malta, Alexandria and others. There are many attractive and probably scarce markings, which the owner intended to study further and place in his collection. A fascinating lot (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1859-60 balance of an exhibit, 40 covers or FLs, mostly on pages or original auction lot sheets, with representation from Modena, Naples, Roman States, Sardinia, Sicily and Tuscany, showing variety of frankings, rates, destinations, stamps generally with margins, some usual faults noted, many interesting usages, including Newspapers, Naples 10gr ocher on FL to Rome, with Raybaudi certificate (Sass.21ea, Euro 21,000), others signed by notable experts, few certificates included, interesting and valuable holding, high catalogue value (Image)

Est.US$5,000

1865-68 selection of 49 covers or cards neatly written-up (in Italian) on small presentation cards, each franked with 1865 20c on 15c blue or 1867 20c blue, variety of origins and destinations, cancels include straight-line and cursive strikes, many signed Fiecchi, etc., fine and exceptional group of covers (Image)

Est.US$400

1945-54 Issues complete, large collection on Joe Bush album pages, with AMG (Germany and Austria), Zone A, also Zone B, many minor varieties, gutter pairs, special slogan cancels on pieces, used and unused Postal Stationery, covers and FDCs, etc., stamps mostly l.h., fine-v.f. An impressive collection (Image)

Est.US$2,000