1860: 10 kop. blue & rose, a fine example used on cover to Bialystok tied by circular '1' numeral handstamp of Warsaw in black. Refolded for better display, a fine and scarce cover Mi = € 750.
Istria & Littorale Sloveno 1946 (Feb 11): Complete set of ten values 25 c. to 30 l. in complete sheets of 100 examples in unmounted og. condition, a trove for plate errors Sassone = € 4'000+.
1785/92 Lonato: Undated outer lettersheet to Venice showing on reverse scarce LO/NATO circle handstamp in red. Vollmeier states: "I know three letters with this mark, but letters without date." Vollmeier No. 1, P 10 = Euro 500/750.
1876: 20 a. reddish violet, unclear blurred printing on thin paper, a fine unused example of this scarce stamp, large part og. Cert. Lasse Nielsen (2003) Facit 14a = Skr. 9'500/Mi = € 1'300.
China (Peking) 1917/18: 50 c. violet, machine overprint, a fine unused grossly mis-perforated pair showing "Pechino" on upper pair of impressions only, fresh and fine, a scarce variety. Cert. A. Diena (1960), Bottacchi (2016) Sassone = € 450.
1851/58. Album page with 1851 FIRE Rbs unused and used (2), 1851/52 Thiele 2 RBS fine used with large margins all round, 1854 2 sk., 4 sk. 8 sk. and 16 sk. used, 16 sk. horizontal pair used, 1858 4 sk. (2) and 8 sk. used. Generally fine, a scarce classic assembly Mi = € 2'500+.
1953: 20 l. green on yellow postal stationery card, a fresh unused example witth rare "Barbus / IMPERMEABILI" advertising cachet at lower left. Couple of minor black spots on front but a great postal stationery rarity.
Russo-Japanese War 1904 (Nov 8): Red band cover sent free frank with "GLAVNAYA KVARTIRA" cds of the Headquarters to St. Petersburg, reverse with arrival datestamp (Nov. 29, 1904). Some imperfections, but a nice cover from the teatre of war in Manchuria.
1921: Tirnovo 50 st. Die Proof in bluish-black on medium white paper, initialled at lower right, together with Boris I engraved Die Proof for 1 leva value in deep blue on white medium wove paper. Scarce pair.
1855: 4 sk. blue, a fine used example, Position D16, thus showing the "Cracked Plate" variety, cancelled by '197' numeral of Mandal leaving the plate variety clear. Rare Facit 1v6 = SEK 14'000/ Mi = € 1'500.
1882: 20 a. ultramarine, perf. 14 x 13½, a fine unused example of good centering and colour, large part og. A scarce stamp. Cert. Lasse Nielsen (2002) Facit 15a = Skr. 7'000/Mi = € 700.
1857/1970: Important stock several thousand stamps used/unused or in mint condition, incl. some better values, plenty of full sets, partly heavy duplication, good conditon and hosued in eight stockbooks, all arranged in a Banana box.
1858: 45 c. blue, Imitazioni di Milano in type VI with good to large margins all round, cancelled "MILANO 18/4" (1858). Very fresh colour, a fine example of this falsification, cert. Ferchenbauer (2017) Sassone = € 4'750/Ferchenbauer = € 2'800.
1855: 4 sk. blue, a fine and fresh stamp, tied by '76' numeral of Frederikstad in black to 1857 entire to the customs with "FREDERIKSTAD 3/4" cds in blue alongside. A charming cover Facit = SEK 3'000.
1907: Postcards (2) of Malta mailed to Trieste, each franked by 10 h. red tied by bold strike of THALIA / OE LLOYD datestamps (21/4) in black with italic PAQUEBOT at left and 'Valletta / Malta' datestamps adjacent.
1870/1948c.: Collection of Italian Colonies with good selection of Occupied Zones from WWII, incl. Albania, Yugoslavia, Slovenia, Zara and Ionian Islands, also a fine collection of AMG Trieste, Zone A and B, complete unused and fine selection of 14 pieces with each of the Post Offices represented.
1908: Postcard of Nedre Lerfos Falls near Trondheim to Triest, franked by Norway Posthorn 10 ö. red tied by 'Molde' datestamp (July 27) with scarce perforated 'Österreichischer Lloyd Triest' label in violet also tied by 'Molde' cds.
China (Tientsin) 1917 (Dec 1): Postage Due 10 c. and 30 c. brown & carmine, unused examples, each with variety "Overpint Double", 10 c. fresh and fine, the 30 c. off centre, large part og. Certs. Bottacchi (2016) Gi D44a+D46a = £ 300/Sassone = € 1'200.
Servizio Aero 1933: Vittorio Emanuele III, trittico 'Crociera Nord Atlantica' 5,25 + 44,75 l. with ovpt. 'SERVIZIO DI STATO', a fresh and fine right marginal example, unused with hinge below the middle stamp. Cert. Avi (2018) Sassone = € 4'200.
1850: 45 c. blue, type I with '45' placed at base, fresh colour and fair to good margins, cancelled by part strike of rare "F. POST (IV)". Opinion Ferchenbauer (2015) Sassone R4 = € 18'500.
Postamt in Serbien 1850 (7. Jan.): Faltbrief von Nish nach Pest mit klarem vorders. "BELGRAD 22 JAN." (Müller 178a) mit rücks. Siegel des serbischen Sanitätsamtes "CONTUMACZ ALEXINATZ" (Meyer S. 298/299).
1876: 5 a. matt blue, perf. 14 x 13½, a fine unused example of good centering and colour, fresh and fine, large part og. Cert. Nielsen (2001) Facit 9 = Skr. 4'000/Mi = € 400.
1922: Italian Philatelic Congress in Trieste 10 c. - 40 c, full set of four surcharged values with full original gum and slight trace of hinge. All signed Richter and Cert. Avi (2018) Mi = € 2'500.
1920 (Nov 20): Express 30 c. on 20 c. ochre and 50 c. on 5 c. green, the set of two values overprinted in black, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce set. Cert. Bilandzic (2015) Sassone = € 1'650.
1852: 10 c. black lot 14 single stamps as well as three horiz. strips of three and 2 Sgr. brownish-red four singles and vertical strip of three, mostly with four white margins all around and showing various cancellations, a fine lot Mi = € 2275++.
China (Tientsin) 1917/18: 1 c. brown, machine overprint, a fine unused example and a further unused example with variety "Overprint Double", somewhat centred to right but fresh and fine, large part og. Cert. Bottacchi (2016) Gi 34+34a = £ 260+/Sassone = € 750+.
Portuguese India 1860 (March 2): Entire letter written from 'Nova Goa' to Mozambique, carried outside the mails and in wondrous fresh quality for such a letter, with inserted printed letter from Nova Goa (Feb 20). Scarce and fine - exceedingly early for a letter to Mozambique.
1948: 160 years of US constitution, unnumbered airmail mainiature sheet in deep fresh schade, unmounted mint, according to Michel only 35 unnumbered sheets sold directly by the printer, fine and rare.
1793 (July 4) Basano: Entire lettersheet from Castelfranco to Treviso showing fine strike of black 'BASA/NO' circle handstamp, which have been found only on letters from Castelfranco. Ex colletion Alfredo Banci Vollmeier No.3, P. 10 = Euro 500/750.
1925 (Dec 24): 10 kr. on 50 a. brown-lilac, a superb unused example of good colour, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Cert. Lasse Nielsen (2001) Facit 122 = Skr. 6'500/Mi = € 650.
1926 (Jan 6): 2 kr. on 25 a. orange, a superb unused example of good colour, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Cert. Lasse Nielsen (2001) Facit 121 = Skr. 4'000/Mi = € 350.
1923 (April): Famine Relief Issue, the set of four values perforated, no wmk., all values each in four complete sheets of 50, thus 200 complete sets, fresh and fine unmounted og. Yvert 148/151. Mi = € 2'000.
1918: Unissued part set of five values, missing the 10 pa. value from this rare set in fresh and fine mint blocks of four, prepared in anticipation of the invasion and conquest of Egypt. Rare multiples Mi. = € 8'000 for the complete set.
1793 Ceneda: Entire lettersheet to Venice, showing on reverse oval 'CENE/DA' handstamp in black (Vollmeier No. 3) and on front taxstamp '3' in black (Vollmeier No. 53.3), signed Vollmeier. Ex collection Alfredo Banci Vollmeier P.11 = Euro 750/1'000.
1950: General Franco's visit to the Canary Islands, surcharged 'DIEZ CTS' on 25 Pta. violetblack, mint condition without control number on reverse. Cert. Exfima (1976), a very rare stamp MI = € 4'000.
China (Tientsin) 1918/19: Turin ½ c. on 1 c. brown, variety '1 CENTS' on 1 c. brown and variety '1 CENTS' on 2 c. red-brown, all fresh and fine, with large part og. A scarce group. Certs (3) Bottacchi (2016) Gi 44+44a+45a = £ 950+/Ssssone = € 2'750.
1860 (Jan 1): 10 c. brown, a fine unused example with clear to large margins all round, of good colour and large part original gum. Scarce so fine. Signed Colla, A. Diena Sassone = € 6'500.
1941/45: Album with better values used/unused and miniature sheets, incl. 1943 Zagreb Stamp Show imperf., cert. Krstic (2011) as well as 1945 Stormdivision stamps unused of lower right corner of sheet, cert. Petric (1996).
China (Tientsin) 1917 (Sept-Nov): 4 c. on 10 c. rose-red, a used example showing variety "Double Overprint". Scarce. Signed E. Diena; cert. Bottacchi (2016) Gi 32 var = £ 500+/Sassone = € 1'650.
1933 (June 16): "Hopflüg" set of three values unused, of fresh colour, superb large part og. A fine and rare set. Cert. Lasse Nielsen (2003) Facit 165/167 = Skr. 17'500/Mi = € 4'300.
1924 (Nov 1): 10 kr. on 1 kr. yellow, a superb unused example of good colour, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Cert. Lasse Nielsen (2001) Facit 123 = Skr. 8'000/Mi = € 850.
China (Tientsin) 1917 (Sept-Nov): 2 c. on 5 c. green, an unused example with variety "Overprint Double", fresh and fine, large part og. A scarce stamp. Cert. Bottacchi (2016) Sassone = € 1'750.
1832 (Sept 20): Entire letter to Torino with fine Cavallini colourless embossed 15 c. impression at left (very clear for this), with wax seal on reverse. Monor bend away from the 'stamp' but displays well: a fine example.
1933 (Nov 17): "Red Banner" 20 kop. black, red & yellow, Proof impression perforated 9½, fresh and very fine with large part og. Rare. Cert. E. Diena (1991) Scott 518 Proof = $ 4'000/Mi = $ 2'000.
China (Tientsin) 1919: Postage Due 4 c. on 10 c. brown & carmine, unissued, an unused example with variety "Overpint Double", fresh and fine, large part og. Cert. Bottacchi (2016) Sassone = € 1'000.
1864/67: Lot seven used stamps and one piece, incl. 1864 Constantinople, 1867 coarse whiskers 10 so. Sulina consular PO (Tchilinghirian fig, 839), 10 & 25 so. on piece, and 15 Soldi Smyrna Express.
1920 (Feb/June): Christian X definitive set of 21 values to 5 kr. unused, fresh and very fine, unmounted og., the rare 2 kr. with cert. Moller (2004) Facit 124/144 = € 36'500/Mi = € 2'700.
1870: Official cover from Erzurum to the Armenian Patriachate in Istanbul showing bold strike of all Arabic ERZURUM negative seal handstamp in black.rnProvenance: 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 6502.rn
1974/2011: Modern mint collection with some hundred stamps, incl. souvenir sheets, miniature sheets and booklets, some duplication as well as few stamps from other countries i.e. United Nations. Housed in one album, on album pages and in envelopes, the whole packed in a box.
1918: Unissued part set of five values, missing the 10 pa. value, fresh and fine mint examples from this rare set, prepared in anticipation of the invasion and conquest of Egypt. Rare. Mi. = € 2'000 for the complete set.
1614 (Jan. 8) Parma: Entire lettersheet with embossed waver was seal, signed by Duke of Parma Ranuccio Farnese (1586-1622) to Count Ascanio Scotto, Governor of Bergamo. Transcription by Dr.ssa L. Piccinini attached.
1849: Medallions 20 c. Plate Proof, imperforate and printed in yellow (ex Anatoly Karpov), together with Medallions Delpierre Essays (6) in greyish-black or black on various surface coloured papers from yellow to blue to magenta.
1719 (Dec. 24): Brescia: Entire lettersheet showing fine strike of black 'SS.L.F.D.BR' (Serenissima Signora lettea franca dazio Brescia) circle handstamp on front prepaid to Verona. Vollmeier No: 25.
1907: Arctic Tour, the collection of postcards (20, all different) all mailed to Austria at 10 öre rate, with range of views from Tromso, Hammerfest, Lofoten Islands, North Cape etc. Generally fine, a scarce group.
1944: Labour Front, lot four miniature sheets, incl. two imperf. Essays of 3.50 d. red in diff. shades, one imperf. Essay 12.50 d. in unissued red colour, and the final 3.50 d. stamp in an imperf. miniature sheet.
1850/1900: Sammlung hunderter vorab gest. Marken, meist mit breiten Rändern und klaren Stempeln, auch bessere Farben wie 1858 2 Kr. orange, weiterhin Lombardei-Venetien in guter Qualität.
1690/1876: Lot three fore runners bearing various postmarks as well as a small correspondance with 18 entire letterheets from Rotterdam the St. Brieuc/France, franked by 12½ c grey or 20 c green, mixed condition.
1931/40: Lot 28 airmail covers from and to the Dutch Indies, all first and special flight, partly some duplication, incl. two Zeppelin LZ 129 Olympic flight covers, in addition nine covers from the Netherlands to various destination, good to mixed condition.
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.
1945/64: Lot with some hundred stamps in mint condition, all in full sets ant partly some duplication, also a few souvenir sheets can be found, top quality and housed in one stockbook owner's cat = € 5'300.
1907/08: Frederik VIII / Christian IX definitive set of 15 values unused, all well centred and of good colour, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Rare so fine. Facit 76/90 = Skr. 17'500/Mi = € 500.
Official 1920/30: Official Christian X set of eight plus 2 kr. and 5 kr. from 1930, fresh and fine unused, the 10 a. with minor gum bend, unmounted og. Scarce Mi = € 485.
Syria 1889: Turkey stationery postal card 20 pa., cancelled by ALEP cds and sent to Vicosa Brazil, reverse with crisp Alexandrette, Alexandria, and Rio de Janeiro (Oct 22, 1889) transit cds’s.
Polish Corps 1946: 2 zl. red-brown, a fine unused corner block of four from lower right of sheet with imprint, variety "Imperforate between Vertically", fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce Sassone = € 1'000.
1763 (May 4) Tripoli (Syria): Entire lettersheet from Domenico Carretta addressed to Giovan Antonio Zener in Athens (Greece), concerning the trading with Aleppo. Transcription by Dr.ssa L. Piccinini attached.
1858/77: Lot four used/unused stamps in mixed condition incl. 1858 12 ö. blue unused, 1872 12 ö. blue used with offset, 20 ö. brick-red unused, and 1 riksdaler used perf. 13. Mi = € 1'600+.
1908: Postcard of Balholm to Triest, franked by Norway Posthorn 10 ö. red tied by 'Molde' datestamp (July 27) with scarce perforated 'Österreichischer Lloyd Triest' label in green also tied by 'Molde' cds.
British Occupation of Italian Cols 1945/51: Covers/cards (11) with MEF usages with 3 d. mauve used on postcards from Asmara, 1 s. used on cover from Rhodes, Tripolitania usages (6, four with 6 mal on 3 d. pairs).
1902/05: Christian IX definitive set of 13 values unused, all of good colour, well centred, unmounted og. Cert. Lasse Nielsen (2002) for 5 kr. Facit 63/75 = Skr. 5'500/Mi. = € 250.
1924: Publicity Issue, the complete set of 19 values, all with full advertising tabs, centering fair to fine, all fine used. Scarce and popular issue. Certs. S. Cilio (2014) for the rarest four values Sassone = € 7'250.
1853: Embossed 5 c. green, a superb example with fresh colour and large regular margins all round, well embossed, unused with full og, a rare and highly desirable stamp. Cert. Sorani (2001) Sassone = € 36'000.
1721 (March. 21) Crema: 'CRE.P.VEN.' handstamp in black as taxmark for a prepaid letter to Venice Ex collection Alfredo Banci, Banci catalogue No. 88 = +++, Vollmeier No. 21A, without price.
1852/1980: Collction some hundred stamps used/unused, incl. some better values from the early years, full sets, overprints, souvenir sheets, officials and postage dues, good condition and housed in two albums.
1930 (Jan 1): Allthing Offical set of 16 values overprinted "Pjónustumerki" in red or blue, fresh and very fine set, full unmounted og. Rare thus Mi = € 2'000.
1940/70: Small selection few hundred stamps used/unused or in mint condition, incl. better sets as well as a few souvenir sheets, partly some duplication, housed in one stockbook owner's cat. = € 2'400.
China (Peking) 1918/19: 20 c. on 50 c. lilac, locally overprinted, an unusual example imperforate horizontally at top, fresh and very fine, large part og. Cert. Bottacchi (2016).
1879/1901: Lot 110 stamps used/unused, mainly various Lion issues, also some postage dues and a few Turkish stramps, in addition 17 unused postal stationery items, on album pages.
Montenegro 1943: 'Montagna' issue, the complete set of 16 values (including Airmails), the airmail 10 l. with one stamp showing surface scratch, otherwise all fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Sassone = € 1'800.
1961 (April 3): 'Gronchi Rosa' 205 l. rose-lilac, a fine unused vertical pair, marginal from upper right corner of the sheet, superb unmounted og. Sassone = € 3'800.
1937/60c.: Stock with better issues, largely mint throughout, including fine thematics: Scouts, UPU, Red Cross, Cycling, Badminton etc., many in large multiples, a fine stock STC € 13'000+.
1863/1990: Collection several hundred stamps used/unused, incl. some better values from the early years, full sets, surcharged values, airmails, few souvenir sheets etc., mainly in good condition and housed in one album.
1850/64: Lot 133 reprints from all definitive and journal fiscal stamp issues of Lombardo-Veneto made between 1866 and 1894, partially in blocks of four or eight. A nice lot.
Trieste Zone A 1947/51: The collection of covers/cards and postal stationery (27 items) incl. scarce letter-cards, various frankings and surcharges, incl. registered and censored usages, one or two FDC's.rn
1851: 40 c. rose, good colour and large margins all round, cancelled by mute cancellation (Muto a rombi), a rare stamp. Cert. Raybaudi (2004) Sassone = € 7'500.
1935/44c.: Collection of 60 Propaganda cards with Mussolini, Hitler, Duke of Aosta, numerous battle scenes, unused and used, some unused with regimental cachets on reverse. An interesting assembly.
1855: 4 sk. blue, an attractive selection of 12 used examples with different cancellations such as mute obliterators, numeral handstamps or circular datestamps.
Identity Cards 1950's: Group of seven illustrated identity cards with various frankings incl. one with pair of Demogratica 100 lire red pair, faults, three examples with Lavoro 200 lire brown etc. An unusual group.
1932 (May 9): International Airpost Meeting, Strasbourg; the set of three values in fresh and fine marginal blocks of four, unmounted og. Mi = € 1'000.
1945/80: Collection several hundred stamps used/unused, incl. some better values and plenty of full sets, good condition and housed in four Schaubek albums.
1900: 50 stotinki revenue stamp and oval Bulgarian datestamp “B.T.P.D. Agentsiya Burgas” of the Burgas agency of the Bulgarian Company for Steamshipping on waybill. Very rare datestamp found only used fiscally.