14 Jun 2021 – 19 Jun 2021
1044 lots
Lot 60600 | 1909 Postcard sent locally, franked 10 aur green, tied
Iceland
1909 Postcard sent locally, franked 10 aur green, tied circular numeral “157”, unusual and very scarce
Estimate: 240 – 300 EUR
Lot 60601 | 1920 Envelope locally used, franked 20 aur brown, tied
Iceland
1920 Envelope locally used, franked 20 aur brown, tied circular numeral “215”, unusual and very scarce
Estimate: 240 – 300 EUR
Lot 60602 | Parcel card form from Reykjavik to Switzerland, Iceland-Switzerland combination franking
Iceland
1929 (June 18) Parcel card form from Reykjavik to St. Gallen (Switzerland), bearing 1920 5kr, 1925 35a (2) and 50a (6), combined with Switzerland “William…
Estimate: 340 – 400 EUR
Lot 60603 | 1947 Parcel front from Great Britain, commercial mixed franking GB – US for military mail to Iceland.
Iceland
1947 Parcel front from Great Britain to Iceland with KGVI 8d cancelled by cds ” BIRMINGHAM 6 JA 47″ paying rate to KEFLAVIK, Iceland. Additional US 13c…
Estimate: 260 – 300 EUR
Lot 60604 | 1859 15c grey , complete pane of 30
Italian States » Modena
1859 15c grey, complete pane of 30 from the upper left corner of the sheet, full o.g. with only three stamps with faint traces of hinge remnants, superb;…
Estimate: 1’800 – 2’200 EUR
Lot 60605 | Cisappennino Modenese, a unique item sent abroad with postal fraud and very rare Sardinia 10c+20c (2) franking
Italian States » Modena
Cisappennino Modenese. Sardinia 10c, just touched at top left, otherwise large margins, and two examples of 20c, barely clipped at top, otherwise large…
Estimate: 750 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 60606 | 1859 80c bister-orange, complete pane of 30
Italian States » Modena
1859 40c rose-carmine, complete pane of 30 from the upper left corner of the sheet, showing pos. 17 featuring dot at top before “CENT”, full o.g. only…
Estimate: 900 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 60607 | 1859 80c bister-orange, complete pane of 30
Italian States » Modena
1859 80c bister-orange, complete pane of 30 from the lower right corner of the sheet, full o.g. only including one stamp with traces of hinge remanent,…
Estimate: 900 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 60608 | 1852, Two covers from Reggio
Italian States » Modena
1852, Two covers from Reggio, one with 5c with dot after the number in mixed franking with 25c without point, the latter applied on the back; the other…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 60609 | 1852 10c pale rose, no dot after “CENT” variety, with additional franking on cover to Switzerland
Italian States » Modena
1852 10c pale rose, no dot after “CENT” variety, complete to large margins, two ordinary 10c. pale rose (one cut slightly into) and 25c light buff, paying…
Estimate: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 60610 | 1859 3b dark green on cover
Italian States » Modena
1859 3b dark green, barely touched at top left, huge margins on two sides with frame lines of adjoining stamps, tied by Papal grid cancel on 8.12.1859…
Estimate: 400 – 500 EUR
Lot 60611 | 1852 40c pale blue (‘celeste’) on piece
Italian States » Modena
1852 40c pale blue (‘celeste’), large balanced margins all around, tied to piece by six-bar cancel, superb; Sassone €6’000.
Estimate: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 60612 | 1802 (March 25) Entire letter from Taranto to Montpellier,
Italian States » Naples
1802 (March 25) Entire letter from Taranto to Montpellier, bearing very fine “N° I/CORPS D’OBSERVATION” two-line postmark of the Armée d’Observation du…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 60613 | 1858 20 gr light pink, complete/wide margins
Italian States » Naples
1858 20 gr light rose, complete/wide margins, with small part original gum, cert. A. Diena (1965); Sassone €28,000.
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 60614 | 1861-62 Neapolitan Province POSTAL FORGERY 10Gr bistre tied by NAPOLI 25 GEN 62 on folded cover to Paris
Italian States » Naples
1861-62 Neapolitan Province POSTAL FORGERY 10Gr bistre tied by NAPOLI 25 GEN 62 on folded cover to Paris, reverse bears clear PARIS 29 JANV, 62 arrival…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 60615 | 1852 50b blue with 6b greenish grey, one of just two covers from all Italian States, addressed to the Seychelles
Italian States » Papal States
1852 50b blue, showing the design complete, barely touching at base, clear to large margins in other respects, together with 6b greenish grey, complete…
Estimate: 2’500 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 60616 | 1852 1/2b deep violet strip of four from upper left corner of the sheet on cover
Italian States » Papal States
1852 1/2b deep violet strip of four from upper left corner of the sheet, cancelled with double circle “TOSCANELLA” on 1865 cover to Viterbo, a rare multiple…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 60617 | THE LARGEST MULTIPLE KNOWN OF THE VALUABLE 1868 3C. GREY-ROSE
Italian States » Papal States
THE LARGEST MULTIPLE KNOWN OF THE VALUABLE 1868 3C. GREY-ROSE ORIGINATING FROM THE ONLY SURVIVING SHEET1868 3c grey rose, the extraordinary block of 16…
Estimate: 35’000 – 50’000 EUR
Lot 60618 | 1859 5b rose-carmine, complete sheet of 100
Italian States » Papal States
1859 5b rose-carmine, a magnificent complete sheet of 100, exhibiting the four panes of 25 and consequently the central block of four with interpanneaus,…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 60619 | 1867 3c grey on chalk surfaced paper, block of 16
Italian States » Papal States
1867 3c grey on chalk surfaced paper, block of 16 (4×4) from the lower left corner of the sheet, featuring one of the four panes of 16 comprised in the…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 60620 | 1861 10c red-brown, pl. II, on local double rate cover
Italian States » Sardinia
1861 10c red-brown, plate II, very large margins, on entire letter sent within Palermo 28 March 1863, a very rare Sardinia used in Sicily paying the scarce…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 60621 | A UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF MAISSANA CANCELLATION WITH ASTERISK
Italian States » Sardinia
1855-63 20c indigo, clear to large margins all around, tied by “MAISSANA/16 AGO 1857/*” cds with “rosetta” (asterisk), repeated alongside on folded cover…
Estimate: 750 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 60622 | 1859 1/2gr orange, plate I on porous paper, left marginal single used
Italian States » Sicily
1859 1/2gr orange, plate I on porous paper, left marginal single with large margins on the other sides, cancelled by complete and clear strike of the framed…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 60623 | 1859 1/2gr brownish yellow, outstanding margins, neatly cancelled by frame hs
Italian States » Sicily
1859 1/2gr brownish yellow, outstanding margins, neatly cancelled by ornate frame hs which exhibits virtually complete and leaves the profile clear, an…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60624 | 1859 20gr deep slate violet, used
Italian States » Sicily
1859 20gr deep slate violet, good even margins, light framed cancel, very fine and scarce shade, cert. Colla (1993), Sismondo (2001); Sassone €8’000.
Estimate: 600 – 800 EUR
Lot 60625 | 1859 50gr chocolate, pos. 70, good to large margins, very fine
Italian States » Sicily
1859 50gr chocolate, pos. 70, good to large margins, cancelled by frame hs, a very fine example of this scarce and desirable shade, cert. E. Diena (1984);…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 60626 | 1859 Mint & used selection (27) from 1/2gr to 50gr, very fine examples all with four margins
Italian States » Sicily
1859 Mint & used selection (27) from 1/2gr to 50gr, very fine examples all with four margins, with 1/2gr (1 mint, 1 used), 1gr (2 mint, 4 used), 2gr (1…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60627 | THE 3 LIRE MINT
Italian States » Tuscany
THE 3 LIRE MINT, AN “ARISTOCRAT” OF PHILATELY1860 3L ocher-grey, mint example, touched at bottom and top and clearly including part of the frame line all…
Estimate: 50’000 – 60’000 EUR
Lot 60628 | 1851-52 1q black on blue, fine to good margins, neat black cds
Italian States » Tuscany
1851-52 1q black on blue, fine to good margins, neat black cds, very fine and fresh; cert. A. Diena (1968), E. Diena (1988) and Vaccari (2015), as well…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 60629 | 1851-52 1q black on blue, fine to good margins, very finely used
Italian States » Tuscany
1851-52 1q black on blue, fine to good margins, neat black cds, very fine and fresh, signed Raybaudi; Sassone €2’750.
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 60630 | 1851-52 1s ochre on blue, good to large margins, neatly cancelled by Firenze cds
Italian States » Tuscany
1851-52 1s ochre on blue, good to large margins, neatly cancelled by Firenze cds, small thin spot which looks to be part of the watermark which isn’t mentioned…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 60631 | 1851-52 1s lemon yellow on blue, just clear to good margins, neatly used
Italian States » Tuscany
1851-52 1s lemon yellow on blue, just clear to good margins, neatly cancelled at top right by partial cds leaving the whole of the Lion clear, very fine;…
Estimate: 240 – 300 EUR
Lot 60632 | 1851-52 1s yellow-bistre on blue, clear margins all around, neatly cancelled by red Firenze cds
Italian States » Tuscany
1851-52 1s yellow-bistre on blue, clear margins all around, neatly cancelled by red Firenze cds, very fine; cert. A. Raybaudi (1993) when it was used on…
Estimate: 240 – 300 EUR
Lot 60633 | 1851-52 1s golden yellow on blue, just clear to good margins, neatly cancelled
Italian States » Tuscany
1851-52 1s golden yellow on blue, just clear to mainly good margins, neatly cancelled by “PD” cds, very fine; cert. A. Diena (1967) and Vaccari (2015);…
Estimate: 240 – 300 EUR
Lot 60634 | 1851-52 1s orange on grey, fine to good margins, mint og
Italian States » Tuscany
1851-52 1s orange on grey, very good even margins, mint o.g., a very fine example of this rare stamp mint; cert. Sorani (2012); Sassone €38’000.
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 60635 | 1851-52 2s scarlet on blue, clear to good margins, neatly cancelled by Portolongone partial cds
Italian States » Tuscany
1851-52 2s scarlet on blue, clear to ample margins, neatly cancelled by Portolongone partial cds, very fine and attractive example; cert. Raybaudi (1972),…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 60636 | 1851-52, 1 cr. (2) on cover to Locarno, the only insufficiently franked cover so far recorded from Tuscany to Switzerland
Italian States » Tuscany
1851-52 1cr light carmine on grey, two well margined examples on 23.11.1853 cover from Leghorn/Livorno to Locarno, both tied by “P.D.”, repeated at right,…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 60637 | 1851-52 1cr carmine on bluish pair and 2cr light blue on greyish, on cover to Bologna
Italian States » Tuscany
1851-52 1cr carmine on bluish, pair with clear to large margins, just touched at top, and 2cr light blue on greyish (plate flaw breaking the frame line…
Estimate: 400 – 500 EUR
Lot 60638 | 1851 1cr carmine-violet, two examples on internal cover
Italian States » Tuscany
1851 1cr carmine-violet, two examples, each just touched on one side, cancel by grid of diamonds with matching Livorno ds adjacent on 5.11.1852 cover to…
Estimate: 240 – 300 EUR
Lot 60639 | 1859 9cr brown-lilac, good to wide margins, lightly cancelled, very fine and rare
Italian States » Tuscany
1859 9cr grey-brown lilac, good to wide margins, lightly cancelled, very fine and rare; cert. E. Diena (1991); Sassone €11’000.
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 60640 | Underpaid cover with 1860 20c light greenish grey-blue
Italian States » Tuscany
1860 20c light greenish grey-blue, just touched, on 12.7.1860 wrapper from Livorno to Genoa, tied by Livorno cds, underpaid with “P.D.” obliterated with…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 60641 | 1860 40c carmine, a very fine mint o.g. example
Italian States » Tuscany
1860 40c carmine, complete to ample margins, strong colour, mint with full cracked o.g. and very light hinge remnant, very difficult to find in this very…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 60642 | 1860 40c carminio del Governo Provvisorio, tre esemplari su lettera
Italian States » Tuscany
1860, lettera del 25 aprile da Livorno per Londra, affrancata per il doppio porto per la Gran Bretagna con tre esemplari del 40 c. carminio del Governo…
Estimate: 2’800 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 60643 | 1851-57, Used selection (30) from the 1851-52 and 1857 issues
Italian States » Tuscany
1851-57, Used selection (30) from the 1851-52 issue incl. 1q (1), 1s (2, one cert. E. Diena & A. Bolaffi), 2s (3 margins, cert. Sorani), 1c (2 + pair),…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60644 | 1923 Manzoni set of six
Italy
1923 Manzoni set of six, mint n.h. with the 30c and 5L having some minor gum disturbances, the 5L being excellently centred, very fine; cert Bolaffi (2002)…
Estimate: 200 – 400 EUR
Lot 60645 | 1862 10c yellow-bistre, an outstanding example with full o.g.
Italy
1862 10c yellow-bistre, an outstanding example with an exceptional centring within good margins exhibiting the design complete, deep shade, good embossing…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 60646 | 1863 (May 9) Entire from Genoa to Switzerland underpaid with “FRANCOBOLLO / INSUFFICIENTE” hs and “Complemente di tutta Ital.” cursive hs
Italy
1863 (May 9) Entire from Genoa to Switzerland with 1863 15c pair, just cut into at top and creased, underpaid with “FRANCOBOLLO / INSUFFICIENTE” hs and…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 60647 | 1866 (Jul 21) Entire from Palermo to the USA, insufficiently franked with 80c franking
Italy
1866 (Jul 21) Entire from Palermo to the USA with 1865 20c on 15c (3) and 1862-65 10c pair, tied by “21” boxed numerals, being 40c underpaid for the 1L20c…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 60648 | 1866 (Aug 24) Entire from Milan to Austria with 1865 20c on 15c pair, underpaid with “FRANCOBOLLO / INSUFFICIENTE” and “DEBITO ITALIAN CENT.” hs
Italy
1866 (Aug 24) Entire from Milan to Austria with 1865 20c on 15c pair tied by dotted box numeral with despatch cds adjacent, underpaid with framed “FRANCOBOLLO…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 60649 | 1923 5L blue and black, imperforate vertical pair with misplaced centre
Italy
1923 5L blue and black, imperforate vertical pair with misplaced centre, very fine.
Estimate: 80 – 120 EUR