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Lot# 846 - 210-212 Auction

  • Lot# : 846 Italian Colonies lots/accumulations

    1893/60: Exceptional collection of mint & used, with nearly all better sets and singles with General Issues complete, Castelrosso 1922 set of nine mint, on cover and used on piece, Cirenaica complete less two perf. varieties and incl. 1923 Manzoni and rare 1934 Official 25+2 l. brown-carmine (Sassone = € 3'250), Eritrea complete from 1893 incl. 1924 Manzoni set unused, 1925/28 'Giubileo' 1 l. blue perf. 13½ used, signed (Sass = € 12'500) and rare 1934 Official 25+2 l. brown-carmine unmounted og., signed (Sassone = € 6'500) and rare back-of-the-book material incl. 1916/24 Parcel Post 10 c. blue, 3 l. yellow and 4 l. grey pairs unused (Sass = € 5'500+), 1927/29 Parcel Post 10 c. blue used (Sass = $ 1'600) and 10 l. and 20 l. values unused, Libia with 1912 5 l. blue & red unused, 1921 values with centre inverted variety, 1924/29 pictorial 55 c. unused, 1930 1 l. 75 c. brown perf. 13½ used, 1915 and 1927 Parcel Post sets unused, Fezzan June 1943 1 f. 25 c. opt. used, piece with June 1943 Airmail 0.50 c. on 50 c. brown signed Bolaffi (Sass = € 4'000), Oltre Giuba with 1925/28 'Giubileo' 60 c. carmine (extensively signed) and 1 l. blue perf. 13½ unused (Sass = € 17'000), Postage Dues, Vaglia issues unused, 1925 Parcel Post set unused, Somalia with Benadir optd. 1905 set used, 1924 Manzoni set unused, 1925/28 'Giubileo' 1 l. 25 c. blue perf. 11 unused signed, 1927 unissued set of two values unused (Sass = € 3'500), 1932 Pictorial issue with compound perfs. used, rare 1934 Official 25+2 l. brown-carmine (Sassone = € 3'250) signed, 1934 Airmail 25 c. blue optd. unused (Sass = € 3'250) signed, three large india paper imperforate unadopted Essays, 1936 Airmails optd. 'Saggio', fine Express section, 1917-1926 Parcel Post sets near complete unused (incl. unissued 1923 set) or used, Postage Dues complete, Vaglia sets unused, Tripolitania with 1924 Manzoni set unused, 1925/26 'Giubileo 1 l. 25 c. blue perf. 11 unused (Sass = € 3'250), 1932 VI Fiera Campionaria set perf. and imperf. unused, 1934 Official 25+2 l. brown-carmine (Sassone = € 3'250) signed, British Libya issues in complete sets, Africa Orientale with Military Franchise and the unissued 1941 British Occupation overprinted issue (Sass = € 2'500), a marvellous collection.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 16,000 CHF