BRITISH OCCUPIED ITALIAN COLONIES - 1942 - 1951 MINT COLLECTION incl. MEF 1942 opts type M1 set, 1943-47 set, plus some multiples NHM, SOMALIA 1943-46 'E.A.F.' opts set, 1948 set, 1950 set to 2s50c on 2s6d, ERITREA 1950 set, 1951 set (ex 20c on 2d), TRIPOLITANIA 1948 set, 1950 set to 240L on 5s (this is NHM), 1951 set etc (190+ stamps) (Image1)

Est. £200-250

BRITISH OCCUPIED ITALIAN COLONIES - 1948 B.M.A. ERITREA complete set SG E1/E12 also B.M.A. SOMALIA complete set SG S10/S20 and B.M.A. TRIPOLITANIA complete set SG T1/T13, fine mint (37 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £75-85

BRITISH OCCUPIED ITALIAN COLONIES - ERITREA Postage Due 1948 20c on 2d agate, no stop after 'A', SG ED3a, fine mint. (Image1)

Est. £30-35

BRITISH OCCUPIED ITALIAN COLONIES - TRIPOLITANIA 1950 'B.A. TRIPOLITANIA' opt'd definitive set, SG T14/26, fine cds used (13 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £100-110

BRITISH OCCUPIED ITALIAN COLONIES - TRIPOLITANIA Postage Due 1950 2l. on 1d carmine, no stop after 'B', SG TD7b, fine mint. (Image1)

Est. £55-60

BRITISH OCCUPIED ITALIAN COLONIES - TRIPOLITANIA Postage Due 1950 6l. on 3d violet, no stop after 'B', SG TD9a, fine mint. (Image1)

Est. £120-130

BRITISH OCCUPIED ITALIAN COLONIES - TRIPOLITANIA Postage Due 1950 6l. on 3d violet, watermark sideways inverted, SG TD9w, fine cds used. (Image1)

Est. £110-120

ITALIAN COLONIES - LIBYA 1921 5c,10c& 25c CENTRES INVERTED,Sa 23c-26c,mint,brown gum (Image1)

Est. £30-40

ITALIAN COLONIES - LIBYA 1922 5c green, SG34 (Sass.34h) with partial opt '-BIA',NHM. (Image1)

Est. £30-35

ITALIAN STATES - LOMBARDY VENETIA 1854 10 Cent. black on hand made paper, S.G. 2 (Sass. 2) very fine used with margins from complete to large and BRENO cancel. (Image1)

Est. £50-60

ITALIAN STATES - MODENA 1859 20c light grey lilac, Sass 16, four clear margins, used with 6 bar cancel, Cat ‚¬2500. Biondi Photo Certificate (Image1)

Est. £300-350

ITALIAN STATES - PAPAL STATES 1852. 50 baj dull blue 'Crossed Key  Arms', Sass 10, SG 27, fine used with clear margins & barred cancellation. Cat ‚¬3250 (£2800+), Moscadelli Photo Certificate. (Image1)

Est. £500-600

ITALY - 1862 80 Cent. orange SG 4 (Sass.4) with blurred  AMB. PESCARA BOLOGNA rail cancellation. A couple of blunt perfs otherwise fine used. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

ITALY - 1862 ESSAY 'Franco Bollo' Centurion design by Perrin, embossed in white and orange on card with large margins. Ex Erskine Hume Jr collection. (Image1)

Est. £300-320

ITALY - 1862 ESSAY 5c 'FRANCOBOLLO DELLA POSTA' Embossed essays by Therig, in green with large even white surround. Rare and elusive item. (Image1)

Est. £240-260

ITALY - 1863 TRIAL CANCELLATIONS 1c olive-green, 5c grey, 10c buff, 15c blue, 30c brown, 40c rose & 60c mauve IMPERFS, plus 2L pale scarlet perforated (SG 8-16, Sassone 14-22), all with 'SAGGIO' (Specimen) overprints and various TRIAL CANCELS. Fine & fresh condition, very rare. (8 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £500-600

ITALY - 1879 Cover addressed to Firenze, bearing 1878 2c on 2c claret surcharges (x10, two pairs & two strips of 3) tied by numeral cancels, plus three different transit marks. Various faults but scarce multiple franking. (Image1)

Est. £50-60

ITALY - 1922 9th Philatelic Congress set complete, Sass S22, very fine used. Each stamp tied on piece by the Congress special cancel and each piece signed Oliva and Raybaudi. (4 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £400-500

ITALY - 1924 CROCIERA ITALIANA overprint, the key value 2 Lire myrtle and orange S.G.171 (Sass. 168), very fine used. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

ITALY - 1924-25 PNEUMATIC POST surcharged set, Sass S.1901, SG PE 165, 167, 168 & 170, fine cds used. (4 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £120-140

ITALY - 1928 Filiberto 1.25 L blue and black, rare COLOUR PROOF in the adopted color, on thick greyish-white paper, imperforate and unwatermarked. Perfect condition, never hinged mint. Stunning. (Image1)

Est. £260-280

ITALY - 1944 ITALIAN SOCIAL REPUBLIC 30c brown with black Fascio OVERPRINT DOUBLE, ONE DIAGONAL variety, Sassone 492Afa, never hinged mint BLOCK 4 with selvage from the low-left corner. Each stamp pencil signed Raybaudi with Caffaz certificate for the original block 8. Spectacular, cat ‚¬2,200. (Image1)

Est. £400-450

ITALY - 1978-87 5000L with MISSING HEAD error, Bolaffi 1542B, never hinged mint with Chiavarello Photo Certificate. Cat ‚¬7750. (Image1)

Est. £300-400

ITALY - 1980-92 450L Bosa Castle (as Sassone 1521) variety 'PRINTED IN SLATE ONLY' & MIS-PERFORATED, Bolaffi 1626B, never hinged mint. Raybaudi photo certificate. Cat ‚¬4000. (Image1)

Est. £225-250

ITALY - 1980-92 STRIKING CASTLE SERIES VARIETY. 450L 'Bosa Castle' (as Sass 1521) variety 'PRINTED IN SLATE ONLY' & MIS-PERFORATED, Bolaffi 1626B, Cat ‚¬4000 (£3500), never hinged mint  & accompanied by a Raybaudi Photo Certificate. Rare!. (Image1)

Est. £225-250