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Lot# : 636 Italy
Postal connections to the South of Italy 1564/1804: Collection 20 covers, incl. 'SARZANA' on 1806 letter from Bologna to Chiavari, 1756/62 two letters from 'NAPOLI' to Verona, Posta Venezia in Rome seven letters with 1594 (sic!) letter to Padova, 1742 letter from Lecce endorsed 'f(ranc)a p(er) R(oma)' to Venice, 1743 letter from Gallipoli, further 1778/83 two letters to Genova, 1784 letter from the Naples P.O. in Rome to Naples, 1796/97 letters from Venice to Palermo as well as 1804 letter from Bologna to Naples bearing red 'Milan' h.s. and sent via Rom to Naples.Starting bid : 150.00 CHFHammer price : 320.00 CHFLot# : 637 Italy
1783/94: Republic of Venice - Group of nine disinfected letters, all perfumed on arrival with paper seals 'a pastiglia' (pastille) of the Venice Health Office, incl. 1783 letter from Corfu, 1785 letter from Zante, 1789/90 two letters from Constantinople (Ex Vollmeier) and 1794 letter from Aleppo, Syria. Fine and scarce incoming mail.Starting bid : 300.00 CHFHammer price : 550.00 CHFLot# : 638 Italy
1831/48: "Ferrara Netta di Fuori sporca di dentro" (Ferrara cleaned outside uncleaned inside) Health Office disinfection handstamp on three letters applied in transit on 1831 two letter from Venice to Palermo, 1832 (26. Jan.) letter to Naples as well as on official letter of "I.R. DIREZIONE DELLE POSTE PER LE PROVINCIE VENETIE" to Bologna.Starting bid : 200.00 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 712 Italy
Lot# : 713 Italy
Lot# : 714 Italy
Lot# : 715 Italy
Lot# : 716 Italy
Francalettre 1888 (Feb 27): Advertisement letter from Livorno to Pomarance, bearing 1879 Umberto 10 c. carmine with perfin '8-8' in combination with 1879 Umberto 5 c. green (2), tied by barred '14' numeral obliterator, LIVORNO despatch cds alongside. Reverse with PISA transit and indistinct arrival cds's. An interesting advertisement letter sold at reduced postage, very rare and sought after. Certs. A. Diena (1975); Fiecchi (1976) Sassone = € 25'000.Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHFHammer price : 1,000.00 CHFLot# : 717 Italy
Lot# : 718 Italy
Transatlantic Mass Formation Flight 1930 (15. Dec.): 7, 70 L. Squadron flight with additional franking 1, 25 L. cancelled "ROMA CROCIERA ITALIA-BRASILE 15. DEC. 1930 on cover with embossed seal of 'MINISTERO AERONAUTICA", signed by General Balbo and various crew members, postmarked "RIO DE JANEIRO 22.1.1931" on arrival. A rare and fine airmail cover Sassone = € 2500.Starting bid : 400.00 CHFHammer price : 420.00 CHFLot# : 719 Italy
John 'Paddy' Saul's visit at 'Congresso Internazionale degli 'Aviatori Transoceanici' in Rome 1932 (May 22 -June 1): Album with 40 photos and documents relating to the congress, incl. press-photos, invitation cards and envelopes with one taken 'on the occasion of a reception of Italo Balbo', personal invitation of ' Capo del Governo', reception by the 'COMMUNE DI VENEZIA' (June 1)and signed letter written by the Transatlantic flyer Jim Mollison to Paddy Saul: ".... I only wish I were going with you to the Transatlantic Conference. It promises to be a good show." as well as set of 30 signed portrait cards of the Italian 'Atlantic' flyers. An unique occasion, all from John 'Paddy' Saul's private archive.Starting bid : 1,500.00 CHFHammer price : 2,200.00 CHFLot# : 720 Italy
1763/1962: Comprehensive collection in seven volumes, which commences with some sea-freight manifests, a 1764 letter from GENUA to CADIZ and a range of French occupation here: P104P TURIN, 110 CHIAVARI, 112 FLORENCE, 114 SIENNE in red, 116 ROME and 117 SPOLETO as well as some other Département Conquis letters from the low countries. Later items include a 1837 desinfected letter from Tunis with the D'OLTRE MARE LIVORNO and LAZARETTO SAN ROCCO DI LIVORNO. The stamps offer a good range of Papal States, including four franked entires, Modena a fine letter franked 1852 40c. blues with generous margins to Austria. Sardinia 1855/1863 issue in quantity with many different shades including a letter from ANNECY to TURIN. There is a good range of postal history throughout this collection with much interest contained within. Later issues include 1922 Triest Philatelic Congress, signed Diena and certificate Hunziker and further set signed in mauscript, 1931 Brazil flight used, Zeppelin Flights Airmail issues including two flown entires. There are also some later flights and some areas including a small number of entires.Starting bid : 1,500.00 CHFHammer price : 3,400.00 CHFLot# : 721 Italy
1825/2000: Cover collection consisting of over one-hundred entires, with a number of early items, the earliest from 1825 being an exchange list of the various European currencies being offered by the Genovese Bankers Fiers and Co to an Austrian Client, a letter from Florence to Paris dated April 1853, an insured letter franked with sixteen copies 1L 1901 design as multiple franking, a batch of tickets to the National Lottery in 1906, various censor items and diverse postcards. In addition there is a small stamp collection beginning with Italian States, and including Vatican.Starting bid : 250.00 CHFHammer price : 340.00 CHFLot# : 722 Italy
Lot# : 723 Italy
1862/1970: Principally unused collection in three well filled albums with a good range beginning with classic semi-classic, where the quality needs to be inspected carefully. One example may be the 1889 45 c. grey unused which is present with large part og. which shows traces of tropicalisation. The 1901 40 c. brown and 50 c. lilac are also included with slightly less browning and original gum. The collection continues with many good issues, but often with gum defects. Careful inspection will yield some better quality item, but particularly the earlier issues are effectively without gum.Starting bid : 500.00 CHFHammer price : 1,200.00 CHFLot# : 724 Italy
1868/1952c: Lot primarily unused stamps and miniature sheets from diff. Italian areas incl. Italy 1878 Francobolli di servizio soprastampa, 2 c. on 0,20 l., 2.00 l., 5.00 l. & 10 l. lacca, four fine and fresh single adhesive (Sassone = € 1'720); Trento e Trieste 1919 compl. set on pieces; Vatican 1934 Provisional ovpt. definitive set, compl. six values in unused condition with faint hinge remnants, cert. E. Diena (1978) (Sassone = € 2'000+), 1952 Centenario miniature sheets, twice unused, once cancelled; San Marino two Airmail miniature sheets; also 12 covers with ten Regno covers 1864/69 from Varzo to Valence France with frankings of 40 c. or pairs 20 centesimi.Starting bid : 200.00 CHFHammer price : 550.00 CHFLot# : 725 Italy
1845/1970: Italy and Colonies and post offices abroad, beginning with a very fine batch of twelve letters used in Alexandria (Alessandria d'Egitto) and Tunisia, four of the letters bear the boxed "Piroscafi Postali Italiani", other highlights include a batch of cards from the Italian occupation of MENTONE, plus many hundreds of letters from all areas of Italian philately. Needs to be viewed to appreciate.Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHFHammer price : 1,000.00 CHFLot# : 726 Italy
1853/63: Lot of 17 covers: Lombardy-Venetia (2); Papal States with cover to Marseilles and one to Austria (4); Parma (2); Modena (2); Sardegna (2) of which one to Switzerland.; Sicilia (1); Tuscany (2); Italy (2), one for Neaples province and a cover with 15 Centesimi in pair 1863 to Switzerland.Starting bid : 200.00 CHFHammer price : 600.00 CHFLot# : 727 Italy
1856/1990: Lot of 100+ covers beginning with few Italian states, some better 'Regno' period, e.g. 'Providence' 1923 set on cover, 'Fascist Revolution' 1932 full set as FDC on one envelope, Vatican City 'Archeological Congress' 1938, lots of stationery, picture postcards, commercial mail including Repubblica, mostly commercial frankings, very often addressed to Switzerland.Starting bid : 400.00 CHFHammer price : 850.00 CHFLot# : 728 Italy
Lot# : 729 Italy
1878/1929: Postal rates in Italy represented by 235 postal stationery cards and covers during the reigns of Umberto and Vittorio Emanuela II, a special collection showing each item mounted on an album page with related description, served in a box.Starting bid : 300.00 CHFHammer price : 700.00 CHF
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