9 Dec 2019 – 13 Dec 2019
1111 lots
Lot 41020 | 1863 (15c) Black, Proof block of 25 showing effigie without text nor value
Italy
1863 (15c) Black, Proof block of 25 showing effigie without text nor value, no gum, very fine and scarce, cert. Sorani
Estimate: 2’000 EUR
Lot 41021 | 1863 15c blue, type II, large even margins, neatly tied by ‘S.ELPIDIO A MARE/31.DEC.63’ cds being the last day of usage, very fine and extremely rare, cert. Enzo Diena (1987), Colla (2017)
Italy
1863 15c blue, type II, large even margins, neatly tied by ‘S.ELPIDIO A MARE/31.DEC.63’ cds being the last day of usage, very fine and extremely rare,…
Estimate: 800 EUR
Lot 41022 | 1863 15c Light Blue mint og
Italy
1863 15c Light Blue mint og, faint soiling, scarce, cert. Sottoriva (2018) (Sass. €4’000)
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 41023 | FIRST DAY OF USE 1863-65 De La Rue 15c light blue, neatly tied by superb CIVITANOVA/1.DIC.63 first day cancel, on folded entire to Monte San Giusto, an exceptionally fine usage, cert. Diena (1990), Colla (2017)
Italy
FIRST DAY OF USE1863-65 De La Rue 15c light blue, neatly tied by superb CIVITANOVA/1.DIC.63 first day cancel, on folded entire to Monte San Giusto, an…
Estimate: 1’500 EUR
Lot 41024 | 1863 Cover from Napoli to Torino with 15c blue tied
Italy
1863 Cover from Napoli to Torino with 15c blue tied by LIVORNO C VIA VI MARE cancel, Livorno 29.12 and Torino 30.12 cps, very fine, scarce
Estimate: 160 EUR
Lot 41025 | 1863 30c Brown, De La Rue printing, never hinged a
Italy
1863 30c Brown, De La Rue printing, never hinged and perfectly centered (Colla states “ottimamente centrato”), very fine & extremely rare in this quality,…
Estimate: 3’000 EUR
Lot 41026 | 1863-65, 2L vermilion +10c ocher +40c red carmine +
Italy
1863-65, 2L vermilion +10c ocher +40c red carmine + two 60c lilac, all Torino printing, tied by 13 numeral pmk on insured envelope to Livorno, GENOVA 21…
Estimate: 800 EUR
Lot 41027 | 1865 20C on 15C Blue, type I, tied by very rare TU
Italy
1865 20C on 15C Blue, type I, tied by very rare TUNA DI RIVALTA 29 SET 1865 oval datestamp in BLUE on small envelope to STRESA, small part of backflap…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 41028 | 1865 20c on 15c Blue, type II, mint, fairly good centering
Italy
1865 20c on 15c Blue, type II, mint, fairly good centering for this difficult stamp (Sass. € 6’000 for bad centering, € 16’000 for medium centering)
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 41029 | 1870 Postage Due 2L blue and maroon unmounted mint
Italy
1870 Postage Due 2L blue and maroon unmounted mint, fine and fresh, cert. A.Diena (Sassone €10’000)
Estimate: 1’000 EUR
Lot 41030 | 1871 Cover from TUNIS to Marseille with 10c in pair
Italy
1871 Cover from TUNIS to Marseille with 10c in pair tied by 235 numeral, TUNISI 11.06.71 Poste italiane cds, “Francobolli insufficiente”, rated “8”, “Italie…
Estimate: 400 EUR
Lot 41031 | 1877 10c blue unmounted mint, fine
Italy
1877 10c blue unmounted mint, fine, cert. A.Diena (Sassone €8’000)
Estimate: 800 EUR
Lot 41032 | 1877 20c Orange mint, fine and fresh, possibly unmounted,
Italy
1877 20c Orange mint, fine and fresh, possibly unmounted, traces of a gum skip
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 41033 | 1884 Postage Due 50L green & 100L carmine red, mint both with SAGGIO ovpt, very fine
Italy
1884 Postage Due 50L green & 100L carmine red, mint both with SAGGIO ovpt, very fine
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 41034 | 1889 Large registered cover from Naples to St. Martin
Italy
1889 Large registered cover from Naples to St. Martin de Macon, paying the 2L75 registered rate, showing the extremely rare usage of the 1878-82 Umberto…
Estimate: 30’000 EUR
Lot 41035 | 1891-96, 20c Orange, corner marginal with plate number
Italy
1891-96, 20c Orange, corner marginal with plate number “3715” tied by SALZA IRPINA 19 APR 00 cds on envelope to Naples, arrival bs
Estimate: 400 EUR
Lot 41036 | 1893 Insufficiently franked envelope to Zurich/Switzerland
Italy
1893 Insufficiently franked envelope (quadruple weight) to Zurich/Switzerland franked by 1889 5c green tied by FIRENZE 11 III 93 cds, sent as printed matter…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 41037 | 1893 20c Red-Brown & Brown mint og
Italy
1893 20c Red-Brown & Brown mint og, gum toned, fine, cert. E. Diena (1991) (Sass. €2’250)
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 41038 | 1901 Floreale 1c grey, die proof on carton paper, very fine and scarce, cert. Diena (1991)
Italy
1901 Floreale 1c Grey, die proof on carton paper, very fine and scarce, cert. Diena (1991)
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 41039 | 1906 Victoria Emanuele II 25c die proof in colour of the 15c grey-black, some tone spots, scarce
Italy
1906 Victoria Emanuele II 25c die proof in colour of the 15c grey-black, some tone spots, scarce
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 41040 | 1906 Registered UPU CONGRESS picture postcard franked
Italy
1906 Registered UPU CONGRESS picture postcard franked by 1901-26 10c red and 25 blue, tied by ROMA VI CONGRESSO POSTALE UNIVERSALE 8 MAG 06 cds, fine and…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 41041 | 1919 Picture postcard from Genova to Villavernia insufficiently
Italy
1919 Picture postcard from Genova to Villavernia insufficiently franked with 1906 10c rose, postage du of 20 cents paid by a bisected 40c postage due,…
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 41042 | ARCTIC AIRMAIL RARITY
Italy
ARCTIC AIRMAIL RARITY1928 (10.6) Flight cover transported on board airplane, flown by pilots Umberto Maddalena and Stefano Cagna, sent from Sesto Calende…
Estimate: 65’000 – 70’000 EUR
Lot 41043 | 1930s BALBO correspondence, with six handwritten and signed letters and telegram forms
Italy
1930s BALBO correspondence, with six handwritten and signed letters from him, most with official printed envelopes, plus four telegram forms sent by him…
Estimate: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 41044 | AIRMAIL – ITALY1933(15 JUN) VELOVOLO I-BIAN (C
Italy
1933 (Jun 15) VELOVOLO I-BIAN (Captain Vincenzo Biani) – Nine “Distinta Degli Effetti Postali” postal forms for items relative to the offices of respectively…
Estimate: 2’000 EUR
Lot 41045 | WW2 Propaganda message, reading “Rome welcomes the
Italy
WW2 Propaganda message, reading “Rome welcomes the winged century with maternal pride, in the name of MUSSOLINI took a world record” (rough translation…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 41046 | WW2 Propaganda message, reading “The fascist Roman
Italy
WW2 Propaganda message, reading “The fascist Roman salutes the victorious crossing of the Atlantic” (translation from Italian), backed on paper, nice supplementary…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 41047 | 1945 Mazzini 2L carmine, 10L violet, 50L violet and Garibaldi 2.50L orange and 5L red, roofs all mounted on card, fine and scarce, signed A.Diena, cert. Sirotti (2000)
Italy
1945 Mazzini 2L carmine, 10L violet, 50L violet and Garibaldi 2.50L orange and 5L red, roofs all mounted on card, fine and scarce, signed A.Diena, cert….
Estimate: 1’000 EUR
Lot 41048 | 1945 Unissued 2,50L enlarged photographic essay, fine & unusual, cert. Sirotti (2004)
Italy
1945 Unissued 2,50L enlarged photographic essay, fine & unusual, cert. Sirotti (2004)
Estimate: 240 EUR
Lot 41049 | 1945-48 ‘Democratica’ photographic proof, 10 Lire enlarged and stamp size proof mounted on carton, very fine and rare
Italy
1945-48 ‘Democratica’ photographic proof, 10 Lire enlarged and stamp size proof mounted on carton, very fine and rare
Estimate: 600 EUR
Lot 41050 | 2003 La Donna dell’arte, 0,45€ with error face value omitted in mint nh complete sheet of 100
Italy
2003 La Donna dell’arte, 0,45€ with error face value omitted in mint nh complete sheet of 100, very fine
Estimate: 4’400 EUR
Lot 41051 | Italy – Yugoslavia : Istria & Slovenian coast 1946 cpl. sheets
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Dalmazia (Dalmatia)
Istria and Slovenian Coast: 1946 2nd Issue set of 10 in mint nh complete sheets
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 41052 | Italy – Yugoslavia 1947 set in pargt
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Dalmazia (Dalmatia)
Slovenian Coast (Military Administration): 1947 Set of 10 in mint nh part sheets of 80
Estimate: 280 EUR
Lot 41053 | 1945 Italy – Yugoslavia – occupation ISTRIA – fratelli Bandiera
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Fiume Kupa
1945 YUGOSLAV OCCUPATION ISTRIA : Fratelli Bandiera issue (3) of 1944 with ISTRIA surcharge, MNH, slight toning, fine to very fine, scarce, (Sassone page…
Estimate: 80 EUR
Lot 41054 | 1937 Flight Addis Abeba-Asmara-Rome cover showing three-country franking
Italy » Italian Occupation of Ethiopia
1937 Flight Addis Abeba-Asmara-Rome. Cover showing three-country franking with Ethiopia 1936 1L25, Somalia 1932 1L75 and Eritrea 1933 5L red in exceptional…
Estimate: 400 EUR
Lot 41055 | 1936-38, Attractive selection of 28 airmail items,
Italy » Italian Occupation of Ethiopia
1936-38, Attractive selection of 28 airmail items, mostly accompanied by Longhi or Sorani certificates, showing a wide range of different flights from…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 41056 | ZANTE 1943 Civil administration complete set with airs
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Ionian Islands
1943 Amministrazione civile Greca complete overprint set on Isole Jonie definitives with black and red overprint incl. 50c airs (Sass. 1-6, Ae 1-2, €2’125)
Estimate: 340 EUR
Lot 41057 | 1941 10c brown(5) and two 30c brown tied by ARGOSTOLION
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Ionian Islands
1941 10c brown(5) and two 30c brown tied by ARGOSTOLION 20 JU 1942 cds on cover to Bergamo, very fine, cert. Sorani
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 41058 | 1941 25c Green(2) and 50c lilac tied by ARGOSTOLION
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Ionian Islands
1941 25c Green(2) and 50c lilac tied by ARGOSTOLION 20 OKT 1942 cds on cover to Verona, very fine, cert. Sorani
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 41059 | 1941 Cefalonia and Itaca: Airmail 100D+100D brown together
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Ionian Islands
1941 Cefalonia and Itaca: Airmail 100D+100D brown together with postage 2D+2D blue tied by ARGOSTOLION 14 AUG 1941 cds on cover to Genova, the 100D with…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 41060 | 1941 Cefalonia and Itaca: 5lep+5lep Blue and red as
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Ionian Islands
1941 Group of three covers incl. 5l + 5l Blue and red block of eight plus block of four on reverse of cover tied by ITACA 1 VIII 41 cds, taxed upon arrival…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 41061 | 1941 Cefalonia and Itaca: 2D+2D blue, 80lep+80lep violet
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Ionian Islands
1941 Cefalonia and Itaca: 2D+2D blue, 80lep+80lep violet and brown and 5lep+5lep brown and blue tied by ARGOSTOLION 17 AUG 1941 cds on cover to Sanpierdarena,…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 41062 | 1941 Issues for Itaca, airmail: 50D violet with small
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Ionian Islands
1941 Issues for Itaca, airmail: 50D Violet with small “o” overprint type, cancelled by black double-ring cds, very fine and rare, cert. Raybaudi (Sass….
Estimate: 400 EUR
Lot 41063 | 1941 Issues for Itaca: 25D Blue with small “o” overprint
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Ionian Islands
1941 Issues for Itaca: 25D Blue with small “o” overprint type, cancelled by black double-ring cds, very fine and rare, cert. Raybaudi (Sass. € 6’000)
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 41064 | 1941 Issues for Itaca, postage due: 25+25L Blue with
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Ionian Islands
1941 Issues for Itaca, postage due: 25+25lep Blue with small “o” overprint type, cancelled by black double-ring cds, very fine and very rare, cert. Raybaudi…
Estimate: 900 EUR
Lot 41065 | 1941 Issues for Itaca, airmail: 2D Blue with large
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Ionian Islands
1941 Issues for Itaca, airmail: 2D Blue with large “o” overprint type, cancelled by black double-ring cds, very fine and rare, cert. Raybaudi (Sass. €…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 41066 | 1941 Issues for Itaca, postage due: 10+10L Red with
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Ionian Islands
1941 Issues for Itaca, postage due: 10+10lep Red with large “O” overprint type, cancelled by black double-ring cds, very fine and very rare, cert. Raybaudi…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 41067 | 1941 Issues for Itaca, postage due: 25+25lep Blue with
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Ionian Islands
1941 Issues for Itaca, postage due: 25+25lep Blue with large “O” overprint type, cancelled by black double-ring cds, very fine and very rare, cert. Raybaudi…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 41068 | 1941 Issues for Itaca, Small selection on card comprising
Italy » Italian Occupations WWII » Ionian Islands
1941 Issues for Itaca, Small selection on card comprising 40lepta black and green, 1D and 3D plus two examples from Zante (30D brown, Sass. 19 and 10D…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 41069 | WITHDRAWN
China » Foreign Post Offices » Italian Post Offices
WITHDRAWN
Estimate: 80’000 EUR