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  • Lot# : 4537 Italy

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    1197 (May 18): Vigonza (Padua), Notary document on vellum (229x123 mm), a fine script of grant a land, showing notary sign at bottom left. The notary public drew up and notarized the deed: " ... presente conscentiente filio suo Widone, Viviani fillium presbyter..." who paid the Notary's copy of the deed and also the cost of the delivery. In  the XII century Notaries were named notarii regii, (appointed by the Emperor) and they made the contracts from diff. parties. A courier, usually a notary's servant, delivered the documents to the party involved. Fine early document with transscription by Dr.ssa L. Piccinini attached.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 4538 Italy

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    1212 (March 15): Padua - Notary document on vellum (198x134 mm), fine script, starting with ' X-X' the 'signum tabellonis' (notary marking sign) at top left and a calligraphig 'E'  (EGO) at bottom left. The beneficiary of the investiture (Noble Ceto) paid the Notary's fee and the delivery of the document by the Notary's messenger to his palace located in Camposanpiero (18 km, north of Padua). Archive note on reverse, a remarkable and early document of a private messenger service with transcription attached.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 4539 Italy

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    1227 (March 22): Monselice (Padua) - Notary document on vellum (194x126 mm), regarding the sale of 1/5 of a vineyard in Monticello of Monselice by the Abbess of the Saint Zacharia's Abbey in Venice for 4 libras (Venetian money). Calligraphic sigullum at bottom left. A fine  document of a private messenger service with an archive note on reverse, in a good state of preservation and with transcription by Dr.ssa L. Piccinini attached.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 4540 Italy

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    1458 (June 23): Entire letter from Turco Baldassarre Redi in Milan to Giovanni & Angelo Baldesi in Venice, with manuscript 'guild' sign on face panel alongside circular embossed 'Mediolanum Cursores' seal with Coat of Arms of Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan. Docketing of receipt for July 3 on flap. Scarce and very fine.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 4541 Italy

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    1458 (Dec 11): Entire letter from Antonio Rauti, merchant in Castagnaro, mailed to the Baldesi Brothers in Venice with impressed Milan Postal Seal showing the Visconti Arms which include the letters 'F' and 'S' (Francesco Sforza). Note obverse with sender's 'guild' marking in manuscript and docketing on reverse 'Da Milano', this last being incorrect although this may have been because the letter was delivered by the Milan courier.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 4542 Italy

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    1459 (March 8): Entire letter from Francesco & Galetto Francscani in Rome to Giovanni & Angelo Baldesi in Venice, with manuscript 'guild' sign on front panel alongside embossed 'Key of St. Peter' impressed seal. A fine and scarce entire.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 4543 Italy

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    Diplomatic letter XIV century (May 23): Entire letter with embossed waver wax seal sent by Medical Doctor Giovanni Ludovico de Lambertazzi "utriusque imperialis doctori..."  from Padua to Bishop-Prince of Trento Giorgio I of Liechtenstein, asking him a reference letter for the Papal court ".... literas quias indebam curia romana exire...", carried by Venetian couriers along the route Bassano - Primolano - Trento. Dated, without year, transcription by Dr.ssa L. Piccinini attached.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 4544 Italy

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    1504 (March 30): Letter with embossed waver wax seal delivered by boat from the Convent of San Salvador in Venice to the Venetian Noble Enrico Barbarigo, the 'Podesta' (Magistrate) of Torcello, the small island near Venice as well as 1552 (April 21) letter to Venice with embossed waver wax seal, written by the Bishop of Ceneda (near Treviso) and member of the council of Trento (1545-1563), addressed to the Noble Lorenzo Contarini, Bishop and Papal Ministry at the council.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4545 Italy

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    Diplomatic-Political Letter 1515 (Aug. 3): Venetian letter with embossed waver wax seal sent from Domenico Contarini, Attorney-General of the Republic of Venice "Dominicus Contarenus / procurator Generalis" in Este (Padua) to the Council of Venice "Excellentissimis Dominis Capitibus / Jllustrissimi Consilij X" with four times 'cito', Venice should be aware some citizens had been killed in Codignola (Romagne, Papal State), the episode endangers the neighbourhood of the 'Serenissima Republic'. Archive note and endorsed 'L. (Loredan the Doge, cum capitibus") in two diff. handwritings. A fine example of Venetian courier mail with transcription by Dr.ssa L. Piccinini attached.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 4546 Italy

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    1796/1849: Lot 240 prephilatelic covers showing a vast variety of cancellations in black and red incl. decorative handstamps, mainly fine strikes, the major part being official mail from various city or village departments.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 170 CHF

    Lot# : 4547 Italy

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    1806/1841: Selection of disinfected entire letters (8) with fine 1806 entire from Constantinople to Livorno, rastel punched and heavily toasted for disinfection, with Livorno arrival on reverse, 1835 entire to Roma from Genova, slitted for disinfection and struck with Arms NETTA / DENTRO E FUORI handstamp of disinfection in black, 1836 entire letter from Ancona to Connaldo with ANCONA despatch in black on front and reverse with two strikes of large oval NETTO / DENTRO E FUORI in black, 1837 entire from Ancona Sanitary commission, 1837 entire from Rome with 'Netto E Fuori' on reverse, 1839 entire with SALONICH straight line handstamp to Triest, 1841 entire from Tunis to Genova slitted and struck with fair oval 'Purifié a Toulon' in black, fine 1848 entire from Triest to Ancona with 'Antiche / provincie aust.' applied in Venice (Van der Linden fig. 207) and oval 'Provincia Di / Bologna / Disinfettata' in black.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 4638 Italy

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    1850/60: Lot several hundred stamps used/unused from Lombardo-Veneto up to Tuscany, showing paper varieties, colour shades, cancellations etc., in addition a few covers, good to mixed condition and housed in two volumes.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 4639 Italy

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    1851/61: Interesting Lot 38 used/unused stamps, three pieces and nine covers incl. Lombardo-Veneto, Modena Governo Provvisorio 5 c. green used and 20 c. with variety 'ECNT', Napoli 1858 20 gr. used, Province Napoletane Falsi dell'epoca 1861 10 gr. orange, Parma 1855 5 c. yellow orange used (3), 1857 40 c. blue, a used single and a pair, Governo Provvisorio 1859 10 c. brown used and unused, Stato Pontifico 1852 6 baj. and 8 baj. unused, 50 baj. used, Romagna 1859 ½ baj. used, Sardinia 1853 Embossed definitives 5 c. green (2) and 40 c. rose (2) used, 1854 20 c. blue on cover, two covers to Great Britain with 1860 80 c. carmine & 20 c. blue, 1861 80 c. orange used, Sicily 1859 ½ gr. orange, 10 gr. blue used, 20 gr. and 50 gr. unused, and Tuscany 1851 1 quattrino used, 4 cr. & 6 cr. on cover, 1857 1 quattrino & 1 cr. used as well as Governo Provvisorio 1 c. violett brown. An attractive lot in overall good to very good quality, to be studied to be fully appreciated, 29 certs. Raybaudi, Sorani, E. Diena and others Sassone = € 51'000+.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4640 Italy

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    1863: 15 c. blue, Type II, four examples with large margins all round, used on small envelope endorsed 'via Ancona' to Alexandria, Egypt tied by ANDORNO datestamps (July 26) in black. Framed PIROSCAFI / POSTALE / ITALIANI alongside struck in red. Reverse with Biella, Ancona and TPO datestamps alongside fine ALESSANDRIA D'EGITTO / POSTE ITALIANE cds in blue (Aug 2). A delightful cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 4641 Italy

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    Neapolitan Provinces 1861: 5 grana lilac, a fine used horizontal strip of three (Mi. 5c.), tied to 1862 triple weight cover to Genova, the strip with good margins all round and central stamp just shaved at base, neatly tied by RUTIGLIANO datestamps (May 26) in black, with further information strike at right. The cover endorsed, partially under the adhesives, with manuscript 'Con vaglia postale No. 109' (thus containing a Money Order). The cover with file folds but a very unusual and scarce franking. Signed A. Diena; cert. Newiger (2010) Sassone = € 18'000.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 4642 Italy

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    1866: Tiratura de Torino 40 c. rose carmine, brilliant colour, few clipped perfs., but still an attractive stamp. Cert. Raybaudi (2005) Sassone = € 4'500.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4643 Italy

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    1891: Cover to Piacenza franked by December 1890 set of six values overprinted 'Valevole per le stampe', together with four additional values from same set, all neatly tied by 'Caprile' datestamps (Feb 24) in black. Scarce and attractive Sassone = € 1'500.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 4644 Italy

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    1899 (Sept 6): Stationery 15 c. brown per estero, sent from Foligno via Brindisi and Aden to Bombay.rnProvenance: Collection Del Bianco.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4645 Italy

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    1923: Manzoni, compl. set of six values 5 c. carmine & black to  5 l. violet & black, all in marginal blocks of four, fresh colours and good perfs., unmounted og. A rare and desirable set, cert. Raybaudi (1999) for the 5 l. value Sassone = € 14'500.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 4646 Italy

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    1923: Manzoni 1 l. blue & black in a sheet marginal imperf. block of four, fresh colour and good to large margins, unmounted og, A rare unit in this quality. Cert. Raybaudi (20043) Sassone = € 4'000+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 4647 Italy

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    1923: Manzoni 5 l. violet & black, fresh colour and good perfs., cancelled by part strike "(MILANO) VIA CURTATONE 27 1 24" cds, a rare stamp in that quality. Cert. E. Diena (1983) Sassone = € 6'000.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 4648 Italy

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    1954 (Dec 28): 'Siracusana', 100 l. with watermark 'Ruota allata' and extremely rare perf. 13¼ : 12, good perfs. and slight cancellation. A rare and scarce stamp, certs. Fiecchi (1973); E. Diena (1983) Sassone = € 5'500/Mi = € 3'500.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 4649 Italy

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    1961: Gronchi rosa, 205 l. with wrong map of Peru, fresh colour and perfect perfs., unmounted og. A rare stamp, cert. E. Diena (2000) Sassone = € 1'900.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 4650 Italy

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    1961: Special First Day Cover, sent registered to Lima with marginal Gronchi rosa, 205 l. with wrong map of Peru, additional 205 l. grey violett and 90 l. Michelangelo definitive applied on top of this withdrawn stamp (detached for inspection and hinged back), all cancelled by special machine cancellation of Rome for the visit of President Gronchi in South America, reverse with Venezia transit and Lima Aereo arrival cds's (ABR 7 1961). A rare and interesting combination, cert. Caffaz (1993) Sassone = € 32'000.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 4651 Italy

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    1968/76: Definitive 150 lire violet, a complete sheet of 100 (10 x 10), wmk. Star Type 1, completely imperforate on gummed white paper. Fresh and very fine, a most unusual sheet. Unlisted by Sassone.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 4652 Italy

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    Francobolli Pubblicitari 1924/25: 50 c. violet with green 'Piperino' tab, an unused block of four. A rare item, cert. Raybaudi (1998) Sassone = € 12'000.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 4653 Italy

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    1922 (Jan): The famous unissued 15 piastre on Express 25 c. rose Airmail, overprinted SERVIZIO POSTALE AEREO / PIASTRE 15 in black (thin font), a fine unused example of good colour, typical slight aging, centred to lower left with large part original gum. An exceptional example of this great rarity with just 5 examples recorded - one of which is housed in the British Library collection (ex Fitzgerald). A major rarity of aero-philately and the rarest stamp of the Italian collecting area. Signed G. Bolaffi, G. Colla, A. Diena, Sanabria; Cert. Giulio Bolaffi (1966), G. Colla (2006) Sassone = € 300'000.rnrnNote: Prepared in Constantinople for the planned CIDNA flight from Bucharest to Paris. Due to pressure from the French Embassy in Constantinople and the Lausanne Conference calling for the closure of all Foreign Post Offices within Turkey, the issue was aborted and nearly all examples of this stamp were destroyed and burnt. A recent article by N. L. Cipriani and C. E. Manzati published in the Collectors Club Philatelist (March-April, 2015) showed 10 examples of this stamp from collections / auction catalogues assembled by Messrs. Piermattei and Naddei. The stamp offered above is illustration #4 in their article.
    Starting bid : 65,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4654 Italy

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    1929: Cover with 1928 Filberto 20 c., 25 c., 30 c. and 50 c. alongside Airmail 1926/28 1 l. 20 c. brown all tied by 'Genova Ferrovia' datestamps (March 31) with 'Inoltrare SOLAMENTE per Posta Aerea' handstamp in violet. Reverse with Brindisi cds and Alexandria arrival cds (April 6).
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 130 CHF

    Lot# : 4655 Italy

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    1934: Airmail First Flight cover to Mogadishu franked by 1934 Airmail set of six values and definitive 30 c. brown and 50 c. violet tied by 'Roma / Posta Aerea Speciale' datestamps (Nov 9) in black with Mogadiscio datestamp (Nov 11) on reverse. A scarce set on letter Sassone = € 4'500.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 4656 Italy

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    Servizio Aereo 1933: Crociera Nord-Atlantica Triptych 5,25 + 44,75 l. ovpt. 'SERVIZIO DI STATO', fresh colour and good perfs., unmounted og. A rare stamp. Cert. Raybaudi (2005) Sassone = € 6'300.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 4657 Italy

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    Castelrosso 1923 (Jan): 10 c. carmine, Imperforate Proof block of four, marginal from left of sheet, fresh and fine unused. Rare and appealing block. Signed Holcombe Sassone = € 640+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4658 Italy

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    Castelrosso 1924 (March): 60 c. carmine with diagonal overprint, the slightly tropicalised block of 25 (5 x 5), from lower left corner of the sheet, all stamps with variety 'Overprint Double' in black. Minor splitting and age spots but extremely rare in such a large multiple (almost certainly the largest extant multiple from the one recorded sheet), unmounted og. Sassone = € 16'250.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4659 Italy

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    Castelrosso 1924 (March): 40 c. brown with diagonal overprint, a fine unused pair, marginal from right of sheet, variety 'Imperforate Between Stamp and Margin', minor gum bend but scarce, unmounted og. Sassone = € 1'500+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4660 Italy

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    Egeo 1929 (May 19): 25 c. green, 50 c. brown and 1 l. 25 c. deep blue, all in imperforate blocks of four, the 50 c. block with some gum disturbance on upper pair, the marginal 25 c. block and the 1 l. 25 c. block both unmounted og. and signed A. Diena Sassone = € 2'800+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 4661 Italy

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    Egeo 1929 (May 19): 1 l. 25 c. deep blue, a fine unused horizontal strip of four, marginal from left of sheet, variety 'Imperforate Between Vertically', fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Sassone = € 440+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 4662 Italy

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    Egeo 1930 (Sept 25): XXI Congreso Idrologico 1 l. 25 c. deep blue, a fine unused horizontal strip of four, marginal from right of sheet, variety 'Imperforate Between Vertically', fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Hellas 56a/d = € 4'200/Sassone = € 4'200+.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4663 Italy

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    Egeo 1931 (Sept 16): 'Congreso Eucaristico Italiano' 5 c. lilac rose, a fine unused block of four showing variety 'Imperforate between stamp and Margin' at left, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Rare Hellas 73a = € 900+/Sassone = € 1'300+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 4664 Italy

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    Egeo 1932 (Oct): 20th Anniversary of Occupation, the complete set of ten values in unused blocks of four, all corner marginal, fresh and very fine with full unmounted og. Very rare Hellas 118/127 = € 4'640+/Sassone = € 5'500.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4665 Italy

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    Egeo 1933 (May 20): Balbo triptych, marginal strip of three from top of sheet, position 2 (central stamp) showing variety "con ciuffo", fine used. The variety signed G. Bolaffi. Slightly aged but very rare Sassone = € 3'500.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 4673 Italy

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    Italian Occupation of Slovenia Lubiana 1941 (May 30): 10 d. blue, tied by "LUBIANA 30.5.1941" cds to parcel card to Zagradec na Dolenjskom.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 4674 Italy

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    Italian Occupation of Slovenia Lubiana 1941 (May 10): Airmail 20 d. dark-green in the rare perf. 12½:12¾, without gum. Cert. Colla Sassone = € 2'500 for unused with gum.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 4675 Italy

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    Zona Fiumano Kupa 1941: Ovpt. Yugoslavian definitives, all nine values known showing variety: inverted overprint, in unmounted og condition, rarely seen as complete set, all signed A. Diena Sassone = € 1'470.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 4676 Italy

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    Istria e Littorale Sloveno 1946 (Feb 11): Compl. set ten values 25 c. to 30 l. in compl. sheets of 100 examples in unmounted og. condition, a trove for plate errors. Sassone = € 4'000+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 4677 Italy

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    Corpo Polacco 1946/47: Photographic essays in black of a non-approved issue in Polish currency, four values 45 gr. to 2 z., later on issued in modified form in 1946. Cert Raybaudi (1993).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4678 Italy

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    Corpo Polacco 1946: General Wladyslaw Anders 2 z. brown red on greyish paper, a horizontal pair tied by "POCZTA POLOWA 129 25/1 1946" cds to envelope with UK KGVI 3d violet in horizontal pair alongside tied by the same datestamp and corresponding Polish registration handstamp, sent to Chicago with British registration cross in blue on front and Chicago arrival cds's in violet on reverse (Feb 13 1946). A very rare real usage of this issue on overseas mail. Cert Raybaudi (1992).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4679 Italy

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    Corpo Polacco 1946: Compl. set of four values 45 g. dark-green to 2 z. brown red on white paper, each stamp as unused imperf. block of four. Cert. Biondi (2005) Sassone = € 1'800+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4680 Italy

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    Corpo Polacco 1946: Compl. set of four values 45 g. grey to 2 z. black brown on white paper, in addition 2 z. black brown as imperf. variety and 2 z. lilac brown, all in unmounted og. condition. Cert. and opinion Biondi (2005, 2007) Sassone = € 6'620.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4681 Italy

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    Corpo Polacco 1946: Airmail stamp 5 z. on 2 z. brown red on greyish paper showing variety: inverted blue ovpt., in a block of four, tied by "POCZTA POLOWA 136 28 VI 46" cds's to piece. Cert. Biondi (2005) Sassone = € 1'400+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4682 Italy

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    Corpo Polacco 1946: Airmail stamp 5 z. on 2 z. black brown on white paper showing variety: ovpt. shifted strongly to the base, only one dash visible, a top marginal unmounted og. example. Cert. Biondi (2005) Sassone = € 2'200.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4683 Italy

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    Corpo Polacco 1946: Airmail stamp 25 l. + 100 l. orange & black imperf., a block of four in unmounted og. condition and a single example tied by "OSIEDLE TRANI 7.2.1946" cds to cover with LOTNICZA airmail label alongside, sent to Rome with arrival cds's on reverse. Two certs. Biondi (2005) Sassone = € 1'600.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4684 Italy

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    Corpo Polacco 1946: Souvenir sheet on white paper without gum and without the usual cancellation "POCZTA POLOWA 136 4.VI.1946" showing additional variety: horizontal uncut block pair. An extremely rare variety not listed in Sassone, a desirable item for the collector of this area. Cert. Biondi (2005) Sassone = € 2'800 for two single blocks.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 4685 Italy

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    Corpo Polacco 1946: Souvenir sheet on white paper without gum and without the usual cancellation "POCZTA POLOWA 136 4.VI.1946" showing additional variety: missing imprints of the 45 g., 55 g. and 2 z. stamps (only 1 z. present), without gum. An extremely rare variety, a scarce and fine item of which the Sassone lists only two examples. Cert. Biondi (2003) Sassone, no value given.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 4686 Italy

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    Corpo Polacco 1946: Souvenir sheet 'Soccorso di guerra' 3 l. + 247 l., colour error in red instead of the issued green with additional stripes on the design, a rare and desirable variety, cert. Raybaudi (1994) Sassone = € 2'750.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 4687 Italy

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    Corpo Polacco 1946/54: The interesting Balance Collection 200 used/unused stamps, partially in units or part sheets, eight miniature sheets and three covers, incl. issues in Polish currency 1946 issue on grey paper as a set cover, perforation shifts leading to diff. stamp sizes, rare colour shades incl. 45 g. green olive, not listed in Sassone, 2 z. dark brown chocolade or brown lilac, Airmail ovpts., miniature sheets, first block without the regular CTO datestamp, further on issues in Italian currency, ovpts. by the Polish government in Poland, all three sets, in addition 1946 presentation booklet and some vignettes. An appealing selection which has to be studied, four opinions and two certs. Bioni (2005-2007).
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 4688 Italy

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    Corpo Polacco 1946/47: Lot with miniature sheets no. 1 (10), no. 1A (6) and two sets of nos 2/4, in addition small group on album pages and one cover with four stamps ovpt. 'MONTE CASSINO', sent registered to New York (27.6.1944).
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 4689 Italy

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    1860/1945: Lot several hundred stamps used/unused or in mint condition, incl. Trenetino, Venezia Giulia, occupation issues WW 2 as Aegean Islands, Albania, Montenegro, Italian Levant and others, Colonies in Northern Africa as Africa orientale, Cirenaica, Eritrea and Libia, also some Austrian fieldpost, mainly in good condition and nicely arranged in a stockbook.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 4690 Italy

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    1860/1960: Lot several hundred stamps used/unused from Italy and related areas as Fiume, Trieste, div. Colonies etc., mainly small values and partly in quantities, good to mixed condition and housed in three stockbooks.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4691 Italy

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    1860/1990: Lot several thousand stamps used/unused or in mint condition from Italy and related areas, San Marino and Vatican. incl. full sets, souvenir sheets, postage dues, parcel stamps etc., mainly small values, good to mixed condition and housed in total 20 albums and stockbooks as well as on album pages and stockcards, the whole arranged in a large box.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 820 CHF

    Lot# : 4692 Italy

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    1861/1970c.: Collections hundreds primarily unused stamps incl. 1861/62 definitives in grana and centesimi, Victor Emmanuele & Umberto definitives with 1889 Umberto 45 c. grey-oliv, 1924 used advertisement stamps, 1933 Zepellin issue, as well as parcel stamps Mi = € 2'500 following the consignor.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 4693 Italy

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    1862/1955ca.: Interesting Lot 150 used/unused stamps and 17 covers incl. 1862 40 c. rose carmine on cover to Paris, taxed for the 2nd weight rate, 1878 'Servizio soprastampi' on 20c., on 2l., and on 5 l. unused, 1889 Umberto definitive 45 c. green olive unused, 1901 'Floreali'  5 c. imperf. unused, 1905 15 on 20 c. orange in unused block of four, 1922  Congresso Philatelico, compl. set used and on cover, 1923 Manzoni compl. set of six unused, 1924 Francobolli Pubblicitari 50 c. violet with Tantal tab, unused in a block of four, 1950 Radiodiffusione in used blocks of four, 1951 Concorsi Ginnastici, compl. set on cover (2), Segnatasse 1863 10 c. yellow unused, 1870 50 c. unused, 1890 10 c. with shifted '10', parcel stamps, in addition Airmail and Rocket Mail covers. To be studied, 23 certs. Raybaudi and others Sassone = € 24'000+.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4694 Italy

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    1880/1950: Small selection several hundred stamps used/unused or in mint condition, incl. better sets and those partly with duplicats, airmails incl. Zeppelin, Balbo tryptiques, Rome-Buenos Aires and Rome-Mogadiscio, Espressi, Posta pneumatica etc., in addition a collection Fiume with better items and duplicats, all in good condition and housed in two stockbooks.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 4695 Italy

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    1880/1980: Lot with several thousand mainly used stamps from Italy and related areas, mainly small values in quantities taken from the daily mail or any business correspondance, careful inspection is highly recommended and may lead the viewer to some better items, good to mixed condition and housed in total 15 albums and stockbooks, the whole arranged in a large removal box.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 4696 Italy

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    1900/2000: Lot several thousand stamps used/unused or in mint condition, covering Italy and related areas, San Marino and Vatican, mainly small values and partly in heavy duplication, on large stockcards and album pages, in bundles or loose, the whole arranged in a Banana box.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4697 Italy

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    1900/2000 Collection resp. lot with several thousand stamps used (mainly)/unused from Italy, Trieste and Vatican, incl. full sets, souvenir sheets, full sheets from the postal counter and of course a large quantity of duplicats, nicely arrranged in ten album and stockbooks, the whole packed in a removal box.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,700 CHF

    Lot# : 4698 Italy

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    1930/50: Lot 150 covers and postcards, sent from Italy, Vatican state, San Marino and Triest, all to Liechtenstein, some business mail, also philatelic frankings to the Liechtenstein stamp issuing administration. To be studied.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 4699 Italy

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    1945/53: Mint collection with some hundred stamps covering the issues after WW 2, incl. full sets, souvenir sheets, minitature sheets, parcel stamps etc., housed in two Leuchtturm albums.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 4700 Italy

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    1862/78: Covers (4) with fine 1862 10 c. brown perf. used on June 1862 entire from Firenze to Pisa, 1866 entire with 20 c. on 15 c. blue, the overprint apparently inserted by hand to defraud the posts of 5 centesemi and cancelled 'Codogno' cds, together with two Postage Due covers with 1870 cover from Wiborg , Finland taxed on arrival in Livorno with 1 l., and 1878 underpaid cover taxed with Postagew Due 1 c., 2 c. (2) and pair of 10 c.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 4701 Italy

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    1862/1962: The cover/cards selection (73 items) with 1862 20 c. deep blue perf. tied to entire to Pisa by 'Cassan-Belbo' cds, 1863 15 c. blue on covers (2) one underpaid, 1863 issue correspondence to Amsterdam (8) at 40 c. rates but with one carried at Printed Matter with single 5 c., 1863 three colour registered franking with 10 c., 40 c. and 60 c. to Genoa, 1863 40 c. rate cover to Tunis, 1865 20 c. on 15 c, blue, covers/entires (10), all being single frankings, two disinfected in Rome with fine strikes of NETTO / DENTRO E FUORI handstamps with Arms above in black, 1878 optd. issue on covers, 1912 cover with fine R. NAVE AMMO. DI ST. BON in blue, fine range of First World War Military franchise cards (some illustrated) and a few Eritrea covers. An interesting group.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 4702 Italy

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    1868: Covers (3) addressed from Firenze to New York, two franked by 1863 60 c. lilac and 1867 20 c. blue for 80 c. rate tied by dotted '12' numeral with 'New York / Paid' arrivals in red, the third cover bearing two examples of the 1863 60 c. lilac with framed FRANCOBOLLO / INSUFFICIENTE in black cancelled by 'P.D.' with 'Paid All' arrival in red and US 3 cents credit mark. A few imperfections but a pretty trio.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 4703 Italy

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    1880/1950ca: Lot 180 covers / postcards with Italian shipmail cancellations incl. lake cancellations such as 'Servizio postale sul Lago di Garda', Mediterranean lines, Adriatic coast lines, and different shipping corporations. Has to be inspected.rnProvenance: Collection Del Bianco.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4704 Italy

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    1900/60: Lot several hundred picture postcards, mainly large sized so called tourist cards after 1960, inbetween some better earlier items may be found by careful inspection, in addition a bunch of official stampless covers as well as some modern material, the whole arranged in six small boxes and packed in a removal box.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4705 Italy

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    1900/80: Lot some hundred covers, cards, picture postcards and postal stationery items from Italy and related areas, San Marino and Vatican, incl. daily or business mail, FDC's, special cancellations etc., inbetween a small range of loose stamps can be found, good to mixed condition and housed in albums and small boxes.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 4706 Italy

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    1914/18: Collection of censored covers (16) showing the development of Censorship of mail from Italy to England. First cover shows British Censorship (began Nov 6, 1914 and ended August 26, 1915) followed by covers (15) showing the process of Italian Censorship, incl. one with four line "Retour / Pas d'occasion de / transport par voie / d'Allemagne" in violet, Express and registered covers, two Value Declared covers with string holes, the final cover mailed on 12th November 1918, the day after the Armistice was declared.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4707 Italy

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    1941/42: Lot 55 covers and postcards, all franked with the Hitler - Mussolini commemorative stamps and sent from Italy to Liechtenstein, primarily to the Liechtenstein stamp issuing administration. Interesting lot with Italian and some German censorship, incl. also set cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 4708 Italy

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    Ephemera 1660/1946: Lot 40 documents and photographs incl. six old journals 1660/80 from Milano, Torino and Mantova, 1799 Modena Austrian notification, 1825 Tuscany passport from its consulate in Naples, 1830 Diligenza ticket Venezia to Ferrara, 1833 Malta Lazaretto, 1838 list of political convicts in Lombardo Veneto, 1849 document issued by the provisional government in Venice, 1859 Torino telegraph form, 1861 Napoli letter of a minister to Costantino Nigra, 1891 ship's papers Venice with revenue, photographs from the Italian-Greek war, 1939 Ortsgruppe der NSDAP in Rome, 1945 German documents from the end of WWII, and 1946 Municipio di Rodi certificate. Interesting, has to be studied.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4709 Italy

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    1861/1944: Fine used collection with better sets and values mainly used with some unused included starting with1861 provisional governement, including 1889 Umberto I 5 L., airpost with 1930 Balbo unused, 1930 Virgil set plus airpost issue, 1932 Dante Alighieri, 1932 March to Rome, 1933 Balbo Triptych 5. 25 L + 19.75 L 'I - CALO'., 1933 Zeppelin set, 1934 Rome - Buenos Aires Flight compl. set unused as well as Anno Santo set and 'Calcio'. In total 58 values signed by Diena, Sorani, Neriger BPP STC Mi. = € 16'970. Ex The Rheingold Collection.
    Starting bid : Bid
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF
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