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Lot 40239 – THE GIORGIO PALUMBO COLLECTION OF ITALIAN POSTAGE DUES

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Lot 40239 – THE GIORGIO PALUMBO COLLECTION OF ITALIAN POSTAGE DUES
Italy
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
120’000 – 150’000 EUR
Auction date
Wed 15 Dec 2021 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

THE GIORGIO PALUMBO COLLECTION OF ITALIAN POSTAGE DUES INCLUDING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RARITIES

The extraordinary postage dues collection mainly focusing on the first three issues, elegantly mounted on 97 exhibition pages including multiples and mint complete sets and with predomination of postal history. All issues are well and comprehensively represented, with highlights being, in the first issue, an extremely rare gutter pair applied on fragment -over a Papal States franking- (unpriced in the Sassone catalogue), the first day of issue cover, other postal history examples bearing a block of four (2, one accompanied by an additional single) and one cover taxed with a strip of eight; the second issue includes a used block of 12, a block of four on cover (in mixed franking with the third issue and exhibited in that section), and a very rare telegram cover; it chronologically continues with the third issue, starting with the complete set mint and in plate proofs, abundant postal history with mixed postage-due issue frankings, large multiple frankings, incoming mail originating from Albania, Austria, Argentina, France, Germany, Great Britain, Haiti, Peru, Russia, Turkey, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Victoria (Australian State), and highlight frankings on cover being: 30c with interpanneau margin, 2L block of five (the largest known) +50c+1L, 10c (2)+30c block of six+50c (5) & block of eight+1L block of four, three items bearing the 5L including 40c+50c+1L+5L, 10c+30c+50c+2l pair+very rare 5L pair (unpriced in the Sassone), 30c+50c+1L+5L, and one of the three covers known with the 10L (1L+2L pair+10L); later issues are also represented with some few items and also including varieties and the 1870-74 5L+1890-94 10L pair on parcel form. The collection includes the most important item of the Italian postage-due issues, the only franking recorded comprising the three first issues, being the key item for the most advanced collection on this subject, as well as a very significant gem of the Kingdom of Italy classic issues (illustrated on page 517 in the 2021 Sassone catalogue). Throughout we can find interesting postal documents such as acknowledgements of receipt, parcels, money order, telegram cover (the above mentioned in the second issue), newspaper shipment subscription, “rinnovazione dei vaglia” and “cartolina postale economica” forms. The collection was awarded a FIP Gold Medal; 24 items are presented as single lots in this sale, as these are more relevant for their origin than for their postage-due frankings, consequently the most important postage-due usages are preserved in this extraordinary lot. In predominantly very fine condition and with viewing being highly recommended.

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