1930, Hydrological Congress, 5c to 10L, well centred complete set of nine values, lightly hinged with original gum. Very fine. 50c, 5L and 10L signed Dr. Oertel, 1.25L signed Enzo Diena, 50c cert. APS (1983). Sassone €3,000. (Image)

1921, 20c orange, overprint misplaced to top, outstandingly well centred and with full original gum. Cert. Raybaudi (1990), Bottacchi (2010) and A. Zanaria (2005). A splendid example of this scarce variety. Sassone €11,200 ("ottimamente centrato"). (Image)

1922, 60c carmine, type II overprint, mint never hinged, outstandingly good centring, very fresh. Superb. Certs. Raybaudi, Taselli (both 1993) and Caffaz (1994). Sassone €6,000 for regular centring and €12,000 for excellent centring. (Image)

British Occupation of Eastern Africa: 1941, Overprinted revenues, incomplete set of seven from 2L to 10L, never issued, mint never hinged except for the 4L yellow-orange with gum disturbance. Very fine. Cert. Savarese Oliva (1998). (Image)

Somalia. 1928/41 Parcel post 50c orange se-tenant pair with "SOMALIA ITALIANA" type I overprint, mint l.h. Sass PP58, SG P115; a great colony rarity, cert. Ceremuga mentioning "typical centering for this stamp". (Image)

Montenegro. 1941 Airmail 5d lilac perf.12 3/4 x 12 1/2, mint n.h., very fine; cert. Colla (2020). Sassone €2'000. (Image)

1942 overprinted in red, set of four mint n.h., the 50c with variety "Governat rato", exceptional quality, only 200 sets issued of which many are with small faults and are catalogued as such; cert. Pascal Scheller (2023) (Sassone €15'600). (Image)

1874, 10c ochre, original gum which is partly lacking where the hinge was removed, well centred. Very fine. Sassone €3,000. (Image)

1863, 5c grey-green, De La rue printing, original gum, lightly hinged, very good centring and impression. A magnificent example. Certs. Sorani (1999) and P.F. (2000). Sassone €8,000 for excellent centring. (Image)

1863, 10c ochre-orange, De La rue printing, original gum, lightly hinged, well centred and very fresh. A choice example. Certs. Raybaudi (1990), Savarese Oliva (1990) and P.F. (2006). Sassone €18,000 for excellent centring. (Image)

1863, 15c sky blue, De La Rue printing, original gum, lightly hinged, perfectly centred, delicate shade and clear impression. Extremely fine. Cert. Biondi (1995). Sassone €10,000 for excellent centring. (Image)

1863 Litho 15c blue, in combination with Sardinia 1862-63 5c green with huge margins and 80c yellow, tied GENOVA/23.LUG.63 cds, on folded entire via London to Montevideo (Uruguay), an attractive three colour franking to a scarce destination. Cert. Raybaudi (1987) (Image)

1922 Philatelic Congress set of four in cancelled-to-order blocks of four with the Philatelic Congress key-hole ds, the 40c with a stamp detached and put back in place, very fine and attractive; cert. G. Bolaffi (1974) (Sassone €11'000). (Image)

1928 Umberto Nobile polar expedition cinderellas/vignettes/poster stamps, with three sets in the four colours (two sets mint n.h., one mint hinged) plus one with "OSTARA" s/l hs, very fine. (Image)

1931 Birth of Virgil complete set on registered letter from Rome to Switzerland 28/04/1931, very nice cancellations, very fine (Sass. €5'000). (Image)

1931 Saint Antonio complete set on registered letter from Rome to Switzerland 28/04/1931, very nice cancellations, very fine (Sass. €1'300). (Image)

1933 Air Mail stamps Sassone n° 52 and 52G mint, very fine (Sass. €400). (Image)

Parcel Post: 1946 thin paper issue, four values in mint n.h. top or bottom marginal strips of four with the first two stamps in each strip showing the very rare no watermark variety and the third and fourth stamps with marginal wmk "FRANCOBOLLI POSTALI" only, very fine; all with Caffaz certs (2007) (CEI 16Iaa, 16Iad, 17I, 19I, 20I).

1934 Provisional set of six, mint nh left sheet marginal horizontal pairs, fresh, very fine and scarce in this quality, plus later airmail set and 1952 miniature sheets (4) (Image)

1934 Provisional set of six, mint nh, each with sheet margin, fresh, very fine and scarce in this quality, experts hs, cert. Alberto Diena (1974) (Image)