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  • Lot# : 1340 Hungary

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    Catalogue# : 1/21
    1956 (Oct 22): "Sopron" Provisional / Local Issue, the unused set of 25 stamps all overprinted 'Hazádnak / rendületlenül..! / Sopron / 1956 okt. 22.' in vermilion or black primarily on the definitive issue of 1953 (cert. Visnyovszki Gabor, 2012; Michel = € 8'500), together with the 'short' set of 21 unused, and some interesting duplication incl. 1 ft. blue with overprint mispolaced upwards, 12 f. lake and 50 f. deep blue each with overprint in vermilion instead of black in vertical unused pairs (cert. Karaly Tibor, 2003), 1946 issue 1 ft. vermilion and 10 ft. green optd. in black and red respectively (privately produced), together with a registered local cover franked by 2.60 ft. orange-red (Mi. 18) tied by 'Sopron' cds in black. Sold with much information on the issue. An extraordinary collection of an extremely rare issue Mi = € 44'000+.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1341 Hungary

    Catalogue# : P1A+P8A+P9A Proofs
    1903/14: Postage Dues, Minister Proofs for 1 f., 50 f. and 100 f. in issued colours of black & green, all printed on thick carton paper, each in blocks of 60 (10 x 6) from base of sheets with imprinted margins on three sides. Fresh and very fine, a rare group.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1342 Hungary

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    Catalogue# : T8 (T18) Proof
    1873/74: Telegraph issue: 5 k., 10 k., 20 k., 25 k., 40 k. and 50 k. blue, 1 forint and 2 f. black on pale brown, the set of eight values complete all in matching blocks of 30 (10 x 3) from base of sheets (the 'blue' values were printed in sheets of 100, the high values in sheets of 50), all printed on thick carton paper Printer's file 'Minister' Proofs imperforate, fresh and very fine. Rare.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 1343 Hungary

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    Catalogue# : 71 (90) Proof
    1900/04: Newspaper (-) 2 f. orange, a complete sheet of 100 (10 x 10) printed on thick carton paper, Printer's file 'Minister' Proofs imperforate, fresh and very fine. Rare.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1344 Hungary

    1871/1980(ca.): Lot hundreds used/unused stamps starting with 1871 Engraved definitives, following Turul and Franz-Joseph issues, post-war ovptd. sets and commemorative stamps such as Liszt miniature sheet, official stamps, telegraph and newspaper tax stamps , postage due, occupation issues, Arad, Banat, Baranya & Temesvar, in three albums.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1345 Hungary

    1980/92: Ryan G.S., Lot mit zwei Büchern, und zwar 1. 'Die Abstempelungen der ungarischen Postämter auf Marken von Österreich 1850-67' und 2. 'Die seltensten ungarischen Mischfrankaturen', bei fast neuwertig.
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1346 Hungary

    1869: Lot 100 postal stationery cards with German and Hungarian design, primarily used with differences in printing with a large variability of datestamps.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 1347 Italy

    1552: Entire letter to Venice written at Grado (Island off the Venezia-Giulia Coast) and fully dated inside July 6, 1598. Slitted for filing otherwise fresh and very fine for such an early entire.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1348 Italy

    1840/80c.: Collection of covers (28) to Greece, stampless or with stamps removed, noted markings include 'Agenzia Del Lloyd Austriaco / Ancona' in green, 1860 entires with 'Da Venezia / Col Vapore' datestamp, 1869 unpaid entire from London with 'F/54' Accountancy marking, 1847 letter without markings showing embossed 'United States of the Ionian Islands / 1847' seal, condition varies.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1349 Italy

    1833/70: Lot 29 covers with shipmail cancellations and markings incl. handwritten "col vapore Etrusco", oval "V.P.M." in red, "VIA DI MARE (E)", "LIVORNO / VIA DI MARE" as well as French ship marks.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1350 Lombardy-Venetia

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    1850: 5 c. yellow-orange, fresh and fine example with large margins all round, unmounted og. Cert. Colla (2012) Sassone = € 17'500.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1351 Lombardy-Venetia

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    1850: 5 c. yellow ochre type I, fresh colour, cancelled by framed handstamp "BAGN(OLO)", very rare on this stamp. Cert. E. Diena Sassone R2 = € 8'000 on piece.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1352 Lombardy-Venetia

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    1850: 5 c. yellow-orange, 15 c. red-vermillion type III on machine paper, and 30 c. redish brown type II on machine paper (3), 15 c. touched on top left, otherwise fine to large margins, fresh colours, tied by "BRESCIA 15 APR 57" cds's to entire letter with "PD", "VIA DI CHIASSO", postal treaty mark "7/A.E.D." in oval, and French entry  "AUTRICHE 18 AVRIL 57 Beau FR DE BALE" cds, all in red alongside, sent to Troyes with French railway and arrival cds's (20 AVRIL 57) on reverse. Three-colour franking up to 0.5 loth via Sardinia and Switzerland with 30 c. for Lombardia, 20 c. for Sardinia and 60 c. for France, a rare and appealing item. Cert. E. Diena (1996) Sassone = € 50'000.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1353 Lombardy-Venetia

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    1850: 5 c. orange from the right sheet margin and 10 c. black type III on machine paper from the top margin, a so called patriotic franking, tied by "CREMONA 30/9" (1858) cds to entire letter to Milano with arrival cds on reverse. Certs. Ferchenbauer and Raybaudi.
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1354 Lombardy-Venetia

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    1850: 5 c. orange and 10 c. black, both in type Ia, fresh and fine with large margins all round, tied by "ROMANO 19/9" datestamp (Sassone 7 points) to entire letter, dated "19 7bre 1858", sent to Brescia with arrival cds on reverse. Cert. Matl (1980) Sassone = € 2'375
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1355 Lombardy-Venetia

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    1850: 15 c. red type I, first printrun, a splendid and fresh example with large margins all round, tied by two-line "(SA)BBIONETTA / 13 GIU." in red to piece. This first print-run was primarily used in 1850, thus this example was postmarked presumably two weaks after issue, a perfect combination of stamp and postmark, highly desirable. Cert. E. Diena (1987) Ferchenbauer = € 2'000 for a red cancellation/Sassone = R4 € 17'500.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1356 Lombardy-Venetia

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    1850: 15 c. red-carmine type I, first printrun, fresh colour, cancelled by mute handstamp of Varese. Certs. Gazzi and Raybaudi Sassone R2 = € 8'000 on piece.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1357 Lombardy-Venetia

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    1850: 15 c. dark vermilion type I, tied by rare two-line "TONZANICO 24 NOV." (Sassone 12 points = € 6'500) to small entire letter to Bergamo with arrival datestamp on reverse. Cert. Colla (2013).
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1358 Lombardy-Venetia

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    1850: 15 c. red-vermilion (hor. fold ironed out), fresh colour and fine to large margins all round, tied by very rare two-line "VESCOVATO 7 FEB" (1851) datestamp to entire letter, sent to Mantova with Cremona transit and arrival cds's (9 FEB.) on reverse. Cert. Colla (2007) Sassone R2 =€ 35'000.

    Provenance: Collection Emil Cappellaro.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1359 Lombardy-Venetia

    1850: 15 c. vermillion, type IIa and Type IIb in a hor. pair, fresh and fine, large margins all round, tied by framed "MILANO 3 - 8/ 52" datestamp to piece, detached for inspection and hinged back. Signed Seitz, opinion Ferchenbauer Ferchenbauer = € 450.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 1360 Lombardy-Venetia

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    1852: 15 c. salmon pink type III, tied by rare two-line "TRAONA FEB 1."  to small entire letter to Sondrio with arrival datestamp on reverse. Cert. E. Diena (1987) Sassone 10 points = € 2'500.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1361 Lombardy-Venetia

    1850: 30 c. brown, Type III, a superb large margined example used on 1854 entire letter to Magadino, Ticono tied by two line dated SESTO CALENDE / 3 MAG handstamp in black. Signed Gazzi.

    Provenance: Collection Pietro Provera.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1362 Lombardy-Venetia

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    1850: 30 c. bright brown Type I, first printrun, a fresh and fine example with good to large margins all round from the right sheet margin, tied by two-line "VENEZIA 2 GIU" to entire letter dated inside "2 Giugno 1850", sent to Schio with arrival datestamp on reverse. Zweiter Tag der möglichen Verwendung, ein Sonntag. Cert. Sorani (1999) Ferchenbauer = € 7'500.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1363 Lombardy-Venetia

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    1850: 45 c. blue type I, fresh and with large margins all round, cancelled by rare framed "CAS.I MAG.e". Opinion Avi (2012) Sassone R2 = € 8'000 on piece.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1364 Lombardy-Venetia

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    1850: 15 c. vermilion in a hor. pair, the left stamp in type IIa and the right in type I (left stamp with corner bend just mentioned for accuracy), printed on ribbed paper (carta a coste verticali), tied by four-ring "MIRANO 31/7" cds to part letter (upper and lower backflap are missing), sent to Venice with arrival datestamp on reverse. The originally double-weight cover was closed by two St. Andrew's crosses on ribbed paper, the pair shows a handwritten notation "Manutto" in the same handwriting like the address, presumably the name of the sender to prevent theft of the stamps. An interesting item, cert. E. Diena (1985) Ferchenbauer = € 3'000 for the pair on cover.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1365 Lombardy-Venetia

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    1859: 2 so. yellow type II (3) in mixed franking with 1862 10 so. brown with good perf. and embossing, fresh colours, all tied by two ideal "REVERE 1 / 10" (1863) cds's with P.D. alongside to entire letter to Milano with transit and arrival cds's on reverse. A very rare combination to pay the 16 so. rate for three postal sections. Signed Enzo Diena; certs. Ferchenbauer (1983) and Eichele (2002) Ferchenbauer = EUR 8'000.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1366 Lombardy-Venetia

    1858: 3 s. black, Type II (2) and 10 s. brown, Type II, tied to 1862 cover, some aging, from Mantova to Milano tied by MANTOVA cds's (23/5) in black. Large P.D. at right and reverse with Milan arrival cds.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1367 Lombardy-Venetia

    1858: 3 s. black, Type II (2) and 10 s. brown, Type II, tied to 1862 cover from Venice to Torino by 'Venezia' datestamps (9/7) in black. Red P.D. below and reverse with Torino arrival (July 10) and distribution marking alongside.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1368 Lombardy-Venetia

    1862/63: 3 s. yellow green, a well centered example of fresh colour unused with original gum together with 1863 2 s. yellow perf 14 (slightly centered to the top right), a fresh unused copy with much original gum, both signed Colla Sass. = € 2'550.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1369 Lombardy-Venetia

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    1861: Stationery envelope, rectangular cutout 3 so. green with good to large margin all round, very large margin at right in mixed franking with 1863 Imperial Arms definitive 2 so. yellow perf. 14, glued on the large margin of the cutout, both tied by "PADOVA 13/5" (1864) cds to small blueish envelope, sent to Venice with arrival cds and oval distribution handstamp on reverse. An attractive and extremely rare combination, possible between July 1863, when the Arms definitives were issued and May 1864 and the Franz-Joseph definitives became invalid; last possible month. Signed A. Diena, certs. Raybaudi (1981) and Colla (1997) Sassone = € 110'000++ / Ferchenbauer = € 45'000++.
    Provenance: Collection Rothschild.
     
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 13,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1370 Lombardy-Venetia

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    1861: Stationery envelope cutouts, 3 so. green and 15 so. blue, both with fresh colours and large margins (the 15 so. just shaved at top), tied by two-line "BELLUNO 18 APR." to piece. A rare and attractive item. cert. A. Diena (1976) Sassone = € 21'000 / Ferchenbauer = € 5'800.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1371 Lombardy-Venetia

    1850/52: 15 cts. 'prima tiratura' horizontal strip of three a fine margined example cancelled by dated two line handstamp of "Maddalena 5. Lug.", further 30 cts. with large even margins tied by "Saronno 20. Mar." on cover to Bergamo as well as 45 cts. handstamped by "Udine 9 Mar." on 1852 cover to Vienna. A fine group.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1372 Naples

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    1858: 5 gr. deep carmine, 10 gr. deep carmine and Postal Forgery 20 gr. carmine, Type VI, all used on 1860 entire letter from Naples to Paris endorsed 'par Bateau à Vapeur' and tied by framed ANNULATO handstamps in black. Red framed PD at right and reverse with Paris arrival cds (Nov 6). The adhesives with large margins all round, the 20 gr. Postal Forgery with diagonal clip at lower right and the addressee's name re-drawn on front panel and a few mostly internal faults but an extremely rare combination usage. Cert. Colla (1997).
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1373 Italy

    Province Napoletane 1861: Imperforate Proofs in issued colours without embossed vignette, ½ t. green (2), ½ g. grey-brown (2), 1 g. black (2), 2 g. pale blue (2), 5 g. red (2), 20 g. yellow and 50 g. pearl grey; fresh and fine unused (certs. Raybaudi & E. Diena, 2006), also 1863 De La Rue watermark only Proof block of four marginal from base of sheet on white paper (only 400 produced), imperforate and perforated background Proofs (400 printed thus) showing the engine turning of the background, again in marginal blocks of four, printed in black (all with certs. Raybaudi, 1980). A scarce selection Catalogo Enciclopedico Italiano P22, P23, P24, P25, P26, P28 P29 = € 108'000.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1374 Parma

    185: Unissued 9 c. black on blued paper, small '9', a fine unused block of 80 (10 x 8) with sheet marginal imprint 'Governo Provisorio Di Parma' on three sides, some creasing and a small break in the paper under position 25, but a dramatic multiple with large part og. Scarce Sassone = € 14'400.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 580 CHF

    Lot# : 1375 Parma

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    1853: Newspaper Stamp 9 centesemi black on blue paper, just touched at top and with large margins on three sides, tied to February 1856 top of 'Gazzetta Ufficiale Di Milano' tied by black 'griglieta' handstamp in black. Rare and attractive. Cert. Dr. Avi (2006), Sorani (2008).
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1376 Parma

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    1853/55: Fleur de Lys definitives, 5 c. yellow-orange, 15 c. red, and 25 c. brown-red, all with large sheet margins at left or right, cancelled by neat grill stamp in red or by cds's of Castel S. Giovanni or Fiorenzula in black, the 25 c. tied to piece. A selection of superb quality examples. Three certs.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1377 Papal state

    1852: 6 baj. black on greyish paper, just touched at right but sheet marginal at base, used with 7 baj. black on blue (two examples) on 1855 cover to Paris tied by grill handstamps with JESI handstamp alongside at right. Red framed PD and Ancona transit cds (Dec 10) alongside. Reverse with Paris arrival cds. An attractive cover. Signed Saatchi.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1378 Papal state

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    Faked definitive 1855: Falsi dell'Epoca 5 b. rosa type II, produced in Bologna, a fine and fresh example with large margins all round, tied by grill handstamp to entire letter (cover fold below the stamp) with "BOLOGNA 23 NOV 55" cds alongside, sent to Livorno with arrival cds on reverse. Cert. Colla (2013) Sassone = € 15'000.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1379 Papal state

    1852/68: Collection 29 unused stamps incl. both types ot the 50 Bajocchi blue, 1 Scudo rosy as well as better colour shades, mixed condition, on two album pages and joined by four old certs owner's cat = EUR 43'500.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1380 Papal state

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    1852/68: Lot 27 unused stamps incl. two copies of the 50 Baj. blue and one 1 Scudo red, these three with certs. Alberto Diena (1971/75), Mi Nr. 10/II with faults, mounted on one album page Sassone = appr. € 95'000.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1381 Sardinia

    1819/1820: "Cavallini" oval 25 c. blue, a good impression on folded sheet, and 1819 octagonal emboosed 50 c. impressed on cover from Genova to Torino also struck with straight line GENOVA handsatmp in red (signed Richter and E. Diena). Rare.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 1382 Sardinia

    1851: 40 c. rosa, fresh colour, torn from the sheet, tied by mute lozenge mark to entire letter with "P.D." in red and "TORINO 19 MAR 53 2 S" cds alongside, sent to Poschiavo Grisons with Chur transit in blue and arrival cds (26 MARS 53) on reverse. Sassone = € 35'000.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1383 Sardinia

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    1855/61: Sardinia imperforate 10 c. yellow-bistre 'bistro chiaro' from Plate II (two examples), 40 c. carmine-rose from the 1862 printing and Italy 1862 perforated orange-yellow all used on 1863 cover to Lima, Peru neatly tied by S. MARGARITA (RAPALLO) datestamps (May 11) in black. 'Italie / Lanslebourg' entry marking in red at right (May 13) and red unframed P.P. on front, reverse with Genova transit cds and Lima (Jun 18) arrival cds. The addressee's name has been partially restored otherwise an immaculate and beautiful mixed franking cover to an extraordinary destination. Signed Colla; Cert. Bottacchi (1999).
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1384 Sardinia

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    1853: 20 c. blue, fine and fresh, well embossed with large margins all round, unused without gum. Cert. Colla (2012) Sassone = € 9'375.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1385 Sardinia

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    1855: 5 c. emerald green, fine used horizontal pair with large margins all round, used in combination with fine 20 c. clear cobalt in a vertical pair on 1855 cover from Nice to Marseille, tied by NIZZA MARITIMA datestamps in black (Oct 9). Marseille arrival cds on reverse for the following day. The 20 c. pair with crease in right margin of no great importance, an attractive and rare cover. Cert. S. Sorani (1986), E. Diena (1987).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1386 Sardinia

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    1855: 5 c. emerald green in a hor. pair and 40 c. vermillion (all touched and shaved at diff. positions), fresh colours, tied by "AIX-LES-BAINS 18 AOUT 56" to small envelope with "P.D." and French entry mark "SARD. 20 AOUT 56", both in red alongside, sent to Paris with Chambery transit and arrival cds's (20 AOUT 56) on reverse. Appealing cover, cert. Avi (2006) Sassone = € 9'600.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 520 CHF

    Lot# : 1387 Sardinia

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    1860: 40 c. dark rose, fresh colour, large margins at three sides (touched at top left), tied by rare "S. GIULIETTA 17 AGO. 61" (Sassone 10 points) to small entire letter with "P.D." alongside, sent to Magadino Ticino with Verbano transit and arrival cds's (20 AGO 61) on reverse. Cert. Avi (2013) Sassone = EUR 16'850.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1388 Sardinia

    1855/63: 40 c. carmine-rose, a fine example in a vibrant shade, used on 1863 cover from Genova to Marseille tied on arrival by Marseille '2240' gros chiffres in black. Circular 'Italie / Marseille' entry cds in red below (May 30). Fresh and fine cover.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1389 Sicily

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    1859: Ferdinando II., lot eight stamps, one piece, and one cover incl. ½ gr. orange used, 2 gr. blue, second plate unused as a single stamp and a pair, 5 gr. rose-carmine used, and cover with 1 gr. olive and 2 gr. blue (2), sent 1859 Catania to Messina. One opinion and six certs. Sassone = € 11'000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1390 Toscana

    1851: 4 cr. dark green on blue and 6 cr. dark blue on blue, fresh colour and good to large margins, tied by "FELDPOST No. 2 28 / 3" cds of the Austrian Field Post in Firenze to piece. Signed Asinelli Sassone = € 4'500.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1391 Toscana

    1851/52: Covers (3) with May 1853 double rate entire to Paris franked by 9 cr. violet-brown on blue paper, two examples: one cancelled by barred obliterator and, when letter found to be double weight another 9 cr. applied and tied by 'P.D. / Firenze' cds; Sept 1857 entire from Livorno to Liestal near Basel franked by 1857 4 cr. green and 6 cr. deep blue tied by P.D. handstamps in black and 1858 cover bearing single 9 cr. violet-brown used from Livorno to Enge, Zurich. Few imperfections but an attractive group.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1392 Toscana

    1851/60: Lot 17 used stamps, a pair, a strip of three and two covers, incl. 1851 1 s. orange-brown, 1857 1 q. black & 1 cr. carmine, 1860 1 c. violet-brown & 80 c. brown. Five opinions and one cert. Sassone  = € 24'000.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1393 Italy

    1851/1861: Lot six covers, incl. single franking Sardinia 1851  20 c.blue on cover from Torino to Susa and 1855 5 c. emerald green in a strip of three together with 40 c. carmine on cover  from Genova to Brescia, 1858 Naples 1/2 gr. + 2 gr. tied by boxed 'annullato' on cover from Potenza to Naples, Provisional Governement 1 Gr. horizontal pair on cover to Brindisi, 1852 Parma 15 c. rose horiz. pair on cover to Genova as well as Tuscany 1 cr. vertical strip of three tied by 'Per Consegna' handstamp and 1860 10 c. brown tied by RIO cds. on cover to Livorno. Despite some minor imperfections, a fine and appealing group.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 1394 Italy

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    1862: 20 c. indigo blue, a fine and fresh example from the lower right sheet corner, tied by "TARANTO 3 NOV 1862" cds to small envelope to Matera with arrival cds on reverse. Cert. Avi (2009) Sassone = € 11'000.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1395 Italy

    1862: 2 c. bistre-brown, a fine used example with good margins and portion of adjoining stamp at top, used on 1863 Printed Matter entire letter from Florence to Varese tied by neat FIRENZE cds (Sept 6) in black, reverse with Milan cds, TPO and arrival cds (Sept 7). A fresh and fine usage. Signed A. Diena.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1396 Italy

    1863: Italy 15 c. blue, Type I and Sardinia 1855/61 5 c. dull yellow green imperforate, used on 1863 cover to Rome tied by SPOLETO datestamp (March 19) in black. Information strike at right and reverse with Rome arrival cds (March 20). An attractive mixed franking. Signed A. Diena.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1397 Italy

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    1863: 15 c. blue showing variety: partial double imprint in the top part, tied by "GENOVA 1 AUG 63" cds to entire letter to Brescia with arrival cds on reverse. Rare on cover, cert. Raybaudi (1999) Sassone = -.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1398 Italy

    1863: Vittorio Emanuele II 15 c. sky blue, a fine and fresh block of six and single example, used as fiscal stamps on a instruction of the head customs office in Napoli, handwritten cancellation of the stamps on 23 November 1864. One of the lagest units of this stamp with fiscal use. Signed E. Diena, cert. Colla (2014) Sassone = € 27'500 for a block of six on cover.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1399 Italy

    1863: 20 c. pale blue, 30 c. brown and 2 lire bright red, De La Rue printings, all used on registered 1879 cover to Rimini tied by dotted 196 numeral obliterators with VENEZIA cds alongside (Oct 30). Reverse with five red wax seals and Rimini arrival cds. Some trivial aging but a charming and extremely rare three colour franking. Signed Colla.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1400 Italy

    1914: Vittorioa Emanule III 15 c. grey-black with perfin 'S. I.', tied by "MILANO CENTRO PARTENZA 26.4.13" cds to envelope directed to Bander Feluk, Italian Somalia with on reverse Aden and Massaua Eritrea transit cds, redirection to Assab and further redirection to Milano via Bombay. The reverse shows in total 15 cds's, an interesting postal history item.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1401 Italy

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    1922: Philatelic Congress Trieste, compl. set of all four values 10 c. to 40 c., fine unmounted og. Cert. Raybaudi (1995) Sassone = € 4'000.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1402 Italy

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    1933: Triticco della Crociera Nord Atlantica with ovpts. "APPARECCHIO I - DINI" and "VOLO DI RITORNO NEW YORK - ROMA" from the left margin, fresh colour and unused but regummmed. A rare stamp with just 500 printed. Signed Bolaffi and Raybaudi, cert. Colla (1999).
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1403 Italy

    Emmissioni locali 1945: Italy 10 c. brown, 25 c. green and 50 c. violet, all mint horizontal strips of three, each overprinted with dots erasing 'Poste Republica / Sociale Italiana' in black and further overprinted 'Pro / Patrioti / Piacenza / L. 50' in black, fresh and fine, unmounted og.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1404 Italy

    1961: 205 L. 'Gronchi' Rosa in very fresh colour and full original gum of lower left of sheet. A fine copy Sass.  = Euro 1'900+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 1405 Italy

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    1980: 'Castelli Scaligero-Sirmione' 600 l.printed in black, mis-perforated horizontally (Bolaffi 1628B), fresh and very fine unused, unmounted og. Extremely rare. Cert. Raybaudi (2005) Bolaffi = € 9'500.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1406 Italy

    Segnatasse / Postage Dues 1890: Postage due 10 c., 30 c., 40 c., and 50 c. orange & carmine, each in in hor. strips of four with gutter between second and third stamp, unmounted og. Sassone = € 6'000+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1407 Italy

    1955: Postage Due 500 lire deep blue & violet-red, wmk. star, two unused blocks of four, variety Imperforate, both marginal, the corner block with tear in margin, the marginal block with small indentation in margin, neither affecting the design, superb unmounted og. A scarce variety Sassone = € 4'400.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1408 Italy

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    Pacchi Postali / Parcel Post 1954: Parcel Stamp 1'000 Lire ultramarine, well centered and of fresh appearance, a rare stamp, unmounted og. Signed Fiecchi. Cert. Dr. Avi (2015) Sa = € 4'500/Mi = € 4'000.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1409 Fiume

    Fiume 1918/20: Collection hundreds used/unused stamps and nine covers as well as five receipts with revenues.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1410 Italy

    Trento - Alto Adige local issue 1918: Austrian 1916 definitives ovpt. 'TAXE', compl. set nine values, 5 h. yellow-green to 1 k. rose, each stamp cancelled by "BOZEN 3" cds. Sassone = € 5'910.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1411 Italy

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    Merano local issue 1918: Compl. set, 2 h. rose, 5 h. olive, and 10 h. ultramarine, each stamp tied by Algund cds to piece. Cert. Avi (2013) Sassone = € 6'000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1412 Italy

    Trento & Trieste 1919: Italian definitives ovpt. with 'centesimi di corona' or 'corona', compl. set of eleven stamps 1 c on 1c until 1 c. on 1 l., all in part sheets of 90 stamps with marginal imprints, unmounted og. Sassone = € 6'750.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1413 Italy

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    Venezia Giulia 1918: 2 kr. blue, 3 kr. rose-carmine, and 4 kr. dark green, all ovpt. in typography 'Regno d'Italia Venetia Giulia 3. XI. 18', mint og. Cert. Raybaudi (2008) Sassone = € 2'700.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1414 Italy

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    Venezia Giulia 1918: 10 kr. dark violet, ovpt. manually 'Regno d'Italia Venetia Giulia 3. XI. 18', lightly postmarked. A very rare and desirable stamp with a print-run of only 37 examples, certs. Oliva (1967), Chiavarello (1988) and Colla (2013) Sassone = € 110'000.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1415 Italian Colonies lots/accumulations

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    Montenegro 1941: Yugoslavia 0.50 d. orange, ovptd. 'Montenegro / 17-IV-41-XIX' in black, unissued value, a very fine unused example of this rare stamp showing 'I' of XIX' 'Bastoncino' (psoition 7 on the sheet), fresh and fine, without gum. Rare stamp. Cert. Colla (2014) Sassone = € 4'500.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1416 Italy

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    Montenegro 1941: Lovcen Partisans, 1939 Yugoslavia issue .25 p. black, .50 p. orang and 1 d. yellow green, all overprinted MONTENEGRO by two line Cyrillic handstamp in black (see Catalogo Encyclopedia Italiano, page 228), fresh and fine with somewhat dried, full og. Signed Raybaudi. Cert. Raybaudi (2005).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1417 Italy

    Rhodes / Rodi 1944 (Aug 3): 30 c. brown on grey postal stationery card, two file holes at left, used from Rhodes (Rodi) to Italy additionally franked by 1934 Airmail 50 c. black & yellow tied by 'Posta Aerea / Rodi (Egeo)' datestamp in black. Red German Censor cachet below.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1418 Italy

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    Spalato / Split Croatia Issue 1944: Italian definitive 'Imperiale' 1.35 l. blue with ovpt. 3.50 kuna in red with variety: double overprint, a fine and fresh example unmounted og. Cert. Colla (2012) Sassone = € 1'800.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 210 CHF

    Lot# : 1419 Italian Colonies lots/accumulations

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    Spalato / Split Croatia Issue 1944: The complete set of 17 values ovptd. 'N. D. Hrvatska' (Independent Croatia), Definitive, Airmail, Express and Postage Due, all in superb mint blocks of four, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare multiples. Cert. Predrag Zrinjscak (2012) Sassone = € 12'800.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1420 Italian Colonies lots/accumulations

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    Zante (Greek Civil Administration) 1943 (Oct): Ionian Islands ovptd. set of six values and the two Airmail values, further surcharged in black (Sass. 1/3), in red (Sass. 4/6) and the two Airmail 50 c. values in black and red respectively, all fresh and particularly fine, unmounted og. Cert. Colla (2012) Sassone = € 2'000.
    Starting bid : 380 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1421 Italian Colonies lots/accumulations

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    Zante (Greek Civil Administration) 1941: Greece Airmail 50 l. brownish violet, low framed surcharge 'Occpazione / Militaredi / Zante' and date in violet, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Rare. Cert. Colla (2015) Sassone = € 2'500.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1422 Italy

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    Zante (Italian Occupation) 1941: Greece Airmail 50 lepta violet-brown, mint block of four ovptd. by framed handstamp OCCUAPZIONE / MILITARE DI / ZANTE / 1-5-XIX in violet, fresh and fine, natural age spot at upper left and paper flaw on left vertical pair, a rare multiple of a very scarce stamp. Cert. Sorani (2014) Sassone = EUR 10'000.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1423 Italian Colonies lots/accumulations

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    British Occupation of Italian East Africa 1941: Definitives, compl. non issued set five ovpt. values, 20 c. on 10 c. brown-olive to 2 l. on 1 l. green-olive, ovpt. 'BRITISH OCCUPATION', unmounted og. Cert. Bottacchi (2010) Sassone = € 11'000.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1424 Italy

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    1943: Franchigia Militare / Military Post, the compl. sheetlet of six (3 x 2) in ultramarine, perf. 11½, with vignette of the Roman Ampitheatre at El Djem, issued for use by Axis troops in Tunisia, with full sheet margins all round, fresh and very fine, full unmounted og. Rare. Cert. E. Diena (1993) Sass = € 1'600.
    Starting bid : 380 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1425 Italy

    Italian occupation in WW II 1941/45: Lot 49 covers, stationeries and documents from Croatia, Slovenia and Greece.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 520 CHF

    Lot# : 1426 Italian Colonies lots/accumulations

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    Istria (Pola) 1945 (June): Ovptd. 'Istra' and new valaues in black on Definitive, Commemorative and Airmail values, the complete set of 15 values, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Cert. Colla (2015) Sassone = € 700.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1427 Triest Zone A

    Trieste Zona A 1947/54: Complete Collection hundreds stamps incl. Zone A Allied Military Government, primarily used with better sets such as 1948 Airmail, parcel stamps and postage due, as well as Zone B Yugoslavian occupation used & unused incl. 1950 railways set and miniature sheets, 1952 Stamp show miniature sheet, also with postage due and compulsory surtax stamps.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1428 Triest Zone A

    Trieste 1941/54(ca.): Lot 110 covers, stationeries and documents from Trieste zone A and B, censorship, Tito's partisan post in the Trieste area as well as Istria.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1429 Italian Post abroad

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    1874: 1 c. green olive with overprint 'ESTERO' shifted to the bottom and the right, a vert. pair from the upper sheet margin, upper stamp unused, lower stamp unmounted og. Cert. Colla (2013) Sassone = € 6'250.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1430 Italian Post abroad

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    1874: Vittorio Emanuele II 10 c. ochre showing variety: no vertical line in the lower right corner, ovpt. 'ESTERO', fresh and fine example, unused without gum. Signed Colla, cert. Chiavarello (1987) Sassone = € 29'000.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1431 Italian Post abroad

    Italian Post Office in Constantinople 1908: 2 pi. on on 50 c. violet, marginal block of nine, unmounted og. Sassone = € 7'200.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1432 Italian Post abroad

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    Italian Post Office in Constantinople 1908: Second local issue, Victor Emanuele III, 4 pia. on 1 l. brown & green and 20 pia. on 5 l. blue & rose, two fresh and fine examples, mint og. Cert. E. Diena (1989) Sassone = € 14'000.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 1433 Italian Colonies lots/accumulations

    Italian Post Office in Constantinople 1908: 20 Piastre on 5 lire blue & rose, a fine example used on 1908 registered cover to Berlin, neatly tied by COSTANTINOPOLI  II / POSTE ITALIANE cds with further information strike at left (21/8) in black. Registered label at left and Berlin arrival cds (24/8) on reverse. A very rare stamp on letter. Signed G. Bolaffi, A. Bolaffi Sass = € 18'000.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1434 Italian Colonies lots/accumulations

    Italian Post Office in Constantinople 1911: Registered cover to Chemnitz franked by 1909/11 'Costantinopoli' 40 pi. on 10 lire olive & rose, marginal from left of sheet, tied by COSTANTINOPOLI II / POSTE ITALIANE cds (March 2) with information strike at left. Registered label at left and reverse with arrival (5/3) in black. A scarce stamp on letter.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1435 Italy

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    Levant 1922 (November): Provisional Express '15 / PIASTRE' on 30 c. red & blue, a fine mint vertical pair with upper stamp showing the 'P' of PIASTRE impressed by further handstamp in black, minor imperfections but a fresh and fine pair with an extremely rare variety. Signed A. Brun, A. Diena; Cert. G. Colla (2013) Sassone = unpriced.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1436 Italian Post abroad

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    Italian Post Office in Peking 1917: Vittorio Emanuele III 1 l. brown & green with local ovpt. 'PECHINO 40 CENTS', fine example of this rare and desirable stamp, cancelled by "R.R. Poste Italiane / Pechino-Cina - 2/11/191.". Certs. E. Diena (1989) and Sorani (2001) Sassone = € 75'000.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1437 Italy

    Italian Post Office in Tientsin 1922: Reg'd cover from Tientsin to Illinois, USA franked by 1918/19  ½ c. on 1 c. brown and further example on 1 c. pale brown (extremely rare in this shade), 1 c. on 2 c. red brown, 8 c. on 20 c. orange and 10 c. on 25 c. deep blue, all tied by R.R.POSTE ITALIANE / TIENTSIN-CINA datestamps (16/9) in black and by 'Affrancatura Secondo Tariffa' handstamp in violet. Reverse with Turin transit cds, Chicago cds's in violet (Nov 15) and Greenville arrival cds in black. For a further rare cover from this correspondence see Corinphila sale 186 (May 2014), lot 201. An exceptional and attractive usage Sassone without price.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1438 Italian Colonies lots/accumulations

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    Egeo 1930: Hydrological Congress, compl. set nine values, 5 c. lilac-rose to 10 l. olive, unmounted og. Cert. Chiavarello (2000) Sassone = € 10'500.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1439 Italian Colonies lots/accumulations

    Somalia / A.F.I.S 1950: Parcel Post 1 somalo violet (1), 2 somalo brown (10) and 3 somalo blue (16 examples) all used on 1975 Parcel Post form to Pully, Switzerland cancelled at 'Mogadiscio' on despatch (June 7). Somalia Customs cachet at lower left in black and reverse with Lausanne cds (19/6). Rare commercial usage - Sassone catalogue as used =  € 17'550!
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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