David Feldman All World & Collections June 5-7, 2019

291 All World & Collections – June 6 & 7, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 42473 F / 294 20f 1861 2gr Bright Ultramarine Blue, large even margins, tied by Lecce cds (6 APR. 1862) to cover to Brindisi, scarce shade in high quality, extremely fine Expertise: Sassone, E. Diena, Avanzo, etc. 240 42474 F L / 294 F13+5a POSTAL FORGERY of the 20gr Carmine, used with two examples of the 2gr (plate I) on cover from Naples (15 OTT. 1860) to Pireaus, GREECE (bs 6 OKT.), endorsed “Con Vap. Postale” at left, red double-ring cds of the French agency at Naples at right, very rare franking and even scarcer usage to a foreign destination, signed Raybaudi (Sass. € 7’000++) 1’500 42475 L Collection FORGERIES: Specialist’s reference collection written-up in an album, with 150 stamps, presented denomination by denomination with many good-looking types of forgery including the Billig productions, lots of Trinacria and Crocetta types, as well as Neapolitan Provinces with very convincing examples of inverted embossed heads on mezzo tornese green and mezzo grano grey-brown, through to higher values again with mint signed examples that we must take the collector’s word that they are actually forgeries. An impressive working collection, a great opportunity for the collector of Naples and Neapolitan Provinces 500 - 700 42476 C H DCE Collection 1858-61, Attractive mint & used collection in hingeless Ambassador album showing both Naples and Neapolitan Provinces periods, (both Grana and Cents denominations), about 200 stamps, mostly with good margins, fine, many signed Diena 400 - 700 Papal States 5 BAJOCCHI “THE HARD WAY” 42477 F 4+9 var. 1852 3b Orange Bistre tri-sected vertically plus 8b on white diagonal bisect, together making 5b letter rate, tied by grill to folded letter sent from Bologna (16 July 1859) to Florence (bs). Used during the Provisional Government period of Romagna. A rare franking of high quality, marvellous showpiece (Sassone € 21’000+) Expertise: signed E. Diena & cert. M. Raybaudi & G. Colla 4’000