David Feldman - Europe & All World Collections Thursday, December 6, 2018, at 10:00 CET

255 Geneva, December 6, 2018 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) Vatican City (see also lot 51479) 51455 CC J 1934 Provisional 1.30 on 1.25 Lire, proof of surcharge in mint nh block of four, a stunning exhibition showpiece and a major Vatican rarity, apparently unique in a block, cert. Alberto Diena (1961), Enzo Diena (1990), Raybaudi (1990) 34’000 - 40’000 51456 CC J 35-40 1934 Provisionals 40c on 80c to L3.70 on L10 overprints set in mint never hinged blocks of four in pristine condition, as fresh as the day they were printed and sold at the Vatican Post Office almost 75 years ago, gorgeous colours on bright white paper, cert. Raybaudi gold certificate (1999) (Sassone 35-40) 3’000 51457 CC C H Collection / www 1929-74, Mint & used selection of Vatican in one stockbook, noted two mint 1934 provisional sets plus five of the six used values, also 1935 Juridical Congress with 11 mint or never hinged sets and six used ones, also valuable section of airmails, mostly very fine 1’200 - 2’000 Italy and Areas Collections and Lots 51458 F 1795-1950, Several hundred covers starting with pre-stamp from Pisa, Radicofani, Narni, etc., then franked covers from Italian States, covers from Kingdom period incl. postage dues, good lot for the postal historian 300 - 500 51459 F 1822-83 Attractive and valuable assembly 36 covers, showing a variety of stampless and later franked usages, including stampless covers with various mkgs; negative boxed ‘STAFFOLO’ in green, oval ‘GALLO LAZZARETTO DI MONTE’, ‘S.AGATA/FERRARESE’, two covers with ‘R.POSTA MILt SARDA’ cds’s, later franked covers with strength in early Victor Emanuel usage incl. 1863 15c tied on cover by blue ‘CARPENEDOLO’ cds etc., generally fine to very, many signed Raybaudi and others 3’000 - 4’000 51460 F / www 1833-1865, Group of 4 DISINFECTED items: 3 covers incl. “disinfettara Provincia di Bologna”, “Netta denture Efuori”, and one 1839 Constantinople Trade check, fine to very fine, interesting group 200 - 300