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1934, Hillman's Erstflug-Brief Belfast - Liverpool, "Business Reply Envelope”-Vordruckbrief von "BELFAST 1.DEC.34” nach Liverpool mit violettem Flugpost-Cachetstempel "LIVERPOOL AIRPORT - TRAFFIC CONTROL” in guter Erhaltung. In Verbindung mit dem Rückbrief-Umschlag der Firma John.S. Davis ein seltener Erstflug-Brief (MW AC12b var.)

1922/2020, extensive unused and primarily mint never hinged collection, profoundly specialized with shades, varieties, coil leaders, ends and joins, gutter pairs, booklet pains and other specialist aspects. Beginning with the First Definitive Series with a fine mint never hinged set, values to 1s. with selvedge and a used 2s.6d. with watermark inverted there follow better coil stamps such as 1933, 1d. perf. 15 x imperf. (single perf., Hib. D2ci) and with watermark inverted (Hib. D2ci wa), 2d. in a vertical strip of twenty showing two coil-joins (Hib. DJ8) and various paste-up leaders, booklet panes including 1931, 6x ½ d. (Hib. HP 1) and 1931, 3x 1d. plus three labels with watermark inverted (Hib. HP 3wa), gutter pairs with 1941, Easter Rising 2 ½ d., block of 36 with four gutter pairs, or 1968, 5s. and 10s. (Hib. D49-50), many uncommon varieties including 1922, ½. d. "green dot right of sword” (D1c) or ”broken lattice" (D2e), 1 ½ d. "broken fraction bar” (D3b), 1941, overprinted 2d. with "snub-nosed e and malformed 1” (C17a/d), 1949 Republic with "dot over Chimney” (C34a), 1952, Moore 2 ½ d., block of four from cracked plate (C39b),1954, Marian Year, block of four, one showing "hand flaw" (C45a) and finally more interesting Postage Dues with a marginal set of the 1924 issue as well as 1d., watermark inverted and reversed (PD2 wc); 2d. , wmk. inverted (Hib. PD3wa) and sideways left (Hib. PD3wd), 1 d. with variety "inverted Q for O” (Hib. PD2a), 1940, 1s. watermark sideways left (PD14 wd). A fascinating collection in mainly fine to very fine in nine volumes. 

1948/65, specialized mainly mint never hinged and used collection of the airmail issue with a strong focus on varieties, often as part of unused multiples, perforations, sheet markings and individual FDCs. Fine to very fine general condition. 

1850/1960 (ca), interesting collection from Italian states, colonies, San Marino and some Trieste A/B, including old postal stationery cards and covers and airmail issues with, among other things, a prepaid forwarding letter from 1855 with tax note, parcel registration card to Austria in 1912 with postage due stamps, registered card to an Italian forced laborers in Germany and a small collection of fiscal stamps, including covers, as well as Trieste Michel No. 47-50 mint never hinged (signed A. Diena) and Tripolitania Michel No. 209-215 and 216-22 unused, neatly arranged on self-designed album pages in two albums

1852/1969, comprehensive mint never hinged/unused and used collection, incl. officials, postage dues, parcel stamps and Italian territories, strong start with the Italian States, many better items like Papal States Mi.-Nr. 10-11 used, 13 used, Modena 5-6 on cpl. 1857 folded entire to Philadelphia, Newspaper tax stamp 4 used, Napoli 9 Croce di Savoia used (thins), Romagna 8 used, Sardinia 1 used, 6 used, Sicilia 1 used, 7 used and unused, the collection unfolds with Italian Kingdom, Mi.-Nr. 12 used, 153-156 used, 479-487 mint never hined, Official D9 unused, advanced Agean Islands with 34-42 unused, 115-120 unused, 146-165 unused, etc., together with a few covers. Mixed condition in the early issues, overall in very good condition, many good values signed or with certificates, an alluring holding in one album

1897, "POSTE ITALIANE ADEN MASSAUA 21 AUG 97”, clear on German reply part 10 pfg. to Germany, with transit- and arrival marks

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1910, 5-20 c. complete with perf. L 13 ½, mint never hinged, fine, 15 c. signed Garanzia with certificate (2016)

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1927, 10 c.-20 l. with overprint "LIBIA" complet, unused and mint never hinged, very fine, 10 and 20 l. signed Sottoriva with certificate (2017)

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1852/63, extensive unused and used collection with covers, specialized with many shades and duplicates, better items starting with Naples Mi.-Nr. 6(3), 7 used, Croce di Savoia 9 (close but clear at lower right, otherwise good to wide margins) tied to wrapper on 1861 journal with cds. "NAPOLI 17 GEN 1861” alongside, Papal States Mi.-Nr. 11 unused and used, splendid section of Sicilia with Mi.-Nr. 1-7 cpl. unused and used with many duplicates like 1(4) unused, 3(40), 6(4) and Mi.-Nr. 7(4) unused, etc., also 5 gr. Sperati forgery (Type A), together with a selection of entires, some forgeries and reprints noted. Some occasional faults as to be expected, mostly in fresh condition, some signed Bühler, Engel, Richter or Diena. A remarkable assembly, neatly housed in one album

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1852/67, extensive mint never hinged/unused and used collection, great number of duplicates together with some multiples, some better items like Papal States Mi.-Nr. 10-11 used, Sicilia 1 used, 7 used, etc., many reprints and some forgeries noted; mixed condition, a few values signed Diena, Pfenninger or with certificates, a useful lot, in one album

1852/60, unused and used collection with a group of covers, many forgeries noted, also some interesting material, some duplication and a few multiples, an exotic lot in mixed condition