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  • Lot# : 1413 Italy

    Antichi Stati Italiani 1852/59: Small group with Modena 1852 1 l. white in mint marginal block of four with gum, 1853 Newspaper 9 c. black on violet unused (cert. RPS) and 10 c. grey lilac with 'Cen1' for 'Cent' variety unused (RPS), Romagna with 1859 4 b. brown and 20 b. grey-green unused (both with cert. RPS) Tuscany with 1851/52 9 cr. brown violet on blued superb used.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1414 Italy

    Antichi Stati Italiani: Collection on leaves with Naples 1858 1 gr. and 2 gr. values with cancellation study (13 items), Sardinia 1855/63 incl. 40 c. cancelled '4226' petit chiffres and a further example with neat 'Chamonix' datestamp (Aug 12, 1859) in blue (19 items) and some Papal States covers (10) including an 1861 cover at 22 bajocchi rate to England.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1415 Italy

    1864 (Sept 4): Entire letter from Livorno to Cairo, Egypt franked by 1863 60 c. lilac tied by Livorno cds, mailed via Ancona (Sept 5) with framed large cartridge PIROSCAFI / POSTALI / ITALIANI in black on front. Thence via Italian P.O. in Alexandria (Sept 10) and passed to the Posta Europea service for transmission to Cairo with POSTA EUROPEA / ALESSANDRIA datestamp (Sept 11) in black. Opens well for Exhibit display, a scarce combination cover.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 1416 Italy

    1873 (April 1): Cover to Milan franked by 1863 40 c. carmine tied by bold strike of dotted '234' obliterator, with fine strike of ALESSANDRIA D'EGITTO / POSTE ITALIANE cds at right. Milano arrival (April 5) on reverse. File folds well away from adhesive.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1417 Italy

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    1865: Vittorio Emanuele 20 c. on 15 c. blue, type II, fresh colour and good perforation, unused with large part original gum. Cert. Colla (2014) Sasssone = EUR 6'000.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1418 Italy

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    1933: Crociera Nord-Atlantica, 5.25 + 44.75 l. green, red and lilac, ovpt. SERVIZIO DI STATO, tied by "TRIESTE - CAPO DI PIATTA - 29.5.33.14" cds's to large format cover (vert. fold away from the stamps) of the mayor of Trieste to the mayor of New York with Rome and Torino transdit marks. The letter is still included showing an oval arrival mark of the secretary of the New York mayor (Jun 8, 1933). This cover was not sent via mail but by error sent by ship, maybe unique. Cert. Longhi (2013) Sassone = EUR 26'250.
    Starting bid : 6,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1419 Italy

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    Repubblica Sociale 1944: 'Imperial' definitive 50 l. violet with proof overprints types k, l and m in black and red of the Instituto Poligrafico in Rome, the compl. set of four values in blocks of four from the top left sheet margin with margin inscription "IL FOGLIO..", stamps unmounted og with some marginal hinge remnants. An extraordinary lot of these proofs which have a print run of only 200 examples. Several signatures on reverse, cert. Giulio Bolaffi (1950) Sassone = EUR 97'500.
    Starting bid : 20,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1420 Italy

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    1943: Franchigia Militare Military Franchise adhesives without denomination in ultramarine, issued for use of troops in Tunisia, the complete sheet of six with margins all round, fresh and fine, usual tiny gum wrinkles, unmounted og. Rare. Cert. Enzo Diena (1993) Sassone = EUR 1'600.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 1428 Italy

    1947/54: Trieste Zona A, nearly compl. collection incl. airmails, postage dues and parcel stamps unused or in mint condition, in one album.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 1429 Italy

    1860/1960: Collection resp. lot with several hundred stamps used/unused from Italy and related aereas as well as from San Marino, incl. some better values, full sets, postage dues, plenty of duplicates etc., in good to mixed condition and housed in two stockbooks.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1430 Italy

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    Starting bid : Bid
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1431 Italy

    1831/1879: Lot 35 covers or front of covers with some addressed to Switzerland, including five stampless covers to Bally/Schoenenwerd, Papal States to Chur/Coira as well as 1854 cover from Firenze to Napoli showing two line cachet: "Transito Stato Pontificio" on reverse.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF
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