386th Auction

1867, Vittorio Emanuele 20 centesimi blue, used with diamond of dots on postal stationery card 10 centesimi brown from “COMO 27…74” to Karlsruhe, Germany, fine. A scarce usage at the letter rate from the Pre-UPU period

1877, Vittorio Emanuele 10 centesimi blue, tied by c.d.s. "FIRENZE FERROVIA 26 3 78" to postcard 10 centesimi,  to New Haven, United States, with New York arrival mark. Slight creasing, not affecting the franking. A scarce early usage to overseas; this rate ceased as of April 1st, 1879..

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 286

1901, Vittorio Emanuele 10 centesimi brown-rose, neatly tied by special postmark “ROMA VI.CONGRESSO-POSTALE UNIVERSALE 18.MAG.06” to special card in brown with greeting text and signatures of various delegates, addressed to the general postmaster in Stockholm, fine, rare

"COMMISION D'ETUDES U.P.U FLORENCE 1923/ 4.10.23", clear strike on 1901, 1 Lire on cover to Paris

A pre-Congress conference meeting in Florence to prepare the agenda and special studies for the Congress of Stockholm 1924.

1879, reply part of double card 15 + 0 centesimi, unused, showing on front clear c.d.s. "COLOMBO PAID DE 11 79" and on reverse large crowned handstamp "POSTMASTER GENERALS OFFICE CEYLON DE 11 1879". This item was sent by Ceylon authorities to the UPU at Berne as evidence in its complaint against Italy, sending reply cards to non-UPU-members. A unique item from the Ex-UPU-archive.

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 562/63

1878/79, 10 centesimi blue, two copies, one with rounded corner, tied by barred "234" with adjacent "ALESSANDRIA D'EGITTO POSTE ITALIANE 20 OTT. 79" to cover to Florence with arrival mark. A fine and scarce franking with special “Restricted Postal Union” rate of 20c at the domestic Italian rate.

1944, Piccolo Fascio 5 l., 9 copies, including strip of 3, tied by c.d.s. "TORINO CENTRO 3-11 44" to postal receipt for the 'Banca Commerciale'. Upper left stamp with corner replaced, otherwise fine. A scarce usage. Certificate Raybaudi (1994)

1941, CORFU overprint, Definitives complete except 10 l., also Postage Due and Charity stamps (44 values), all cancelled on pieces; few small values with small faults, generally fine/very fine. Some signed A. Diena, certificate Holcombe for the 'set' (1988)

1873, LARNACA DI CIPRO datestamp (Tchilinghiran fig. 3 ) in brown, excellent impression on entire letter from Larnaca via Smirne to Savona, manuscript rated ‘8’ in red and again noted '7' (for 70 c.) in ink on arrival to pay. Reverse with transit LLOYD AGENZIE SMIRNE 22/2 c.d.s. and BRINDISI 26/FEB/73. At arrival Italy postage due 60 c. and vertical pair 5 c. affixed and tied by “SAVONA 1/MAR/73” c.d.s. File folds, otherwise fine. A superb and rare Austria Levant entire

1860/2001, mint never hinged/unused and used collection, incl. Italian Levant and Postage Dues, a few better values in the semi-modern, some occasional faults in the early issues, overall in fine condition, neatly housed in 4 albums

1860/2000(ca.,) mostly use collection with duplicates and better items on album pages in folder

1860/2000, used, unused and mint never hinged collection and stock in 2 stockbooks

1861/2016, large mint never hinged/unused and used collection, incl. officials, postage due and military and parcel stamps, starting from the Emanuel II. Napolitan issues, some better sets like Mi.-Nr. 188-193 (the latter without gum), 445-446 unused, 479-487 unused, 505-513 unused, etc., in the inter-war years a few questionable cancellations, small part of modern facial values, somewhat mixed condition in the early years as to be expected, overall in very good condition, neatly housed in 9 hingeless albums

1861/1945, unused and mint stamps in small stockbook, including Mi-No. 56/57, 94, parcel 1/6, etc. 

1861/1990, several used, unused and mint never hinged collections including Vatican, with some better sets in 11 binders/albums 

1860/1942, covers/cards (80+) from italian states to WWII, including Colonies, Eritrea, early air mails, censors, Fiume and Yugoslavia area, San Marino, postage due, 1905 uprated stationery card to Argentina, some different

1940/45, collection containing Aerogramme 60 lire blue with Trieste overprint 'AMG / FTT', censor cover 1942 from Kerkyra Ionian Islands, Republica Sociale censor cover 1944, cover from MENTONE to Denmark, card and cover from Ljubljana Slovenia

1914/23, ca. 65 Briefe, Karten und Ganzsachen ab Österreich-Belege ab ca.1872 mit Stempel u.a. aus Laibach, Zensuren, interssanten Frankaturen mit u.a. R-Brief mit Mi.-Nr. 19 (45x!) und bedarfsgebrauchte Ganzsachen

1941/43, extensive mint never hinged/unused and used collection, including postage dues, many better values with Mi.-Nr. 6 mint never hinged (signed Diena), 22 unused (signed Diena), 31 mint never hinged (insignificant corner perf crease, still fine, signed Diena), P4 mint never hinged (a couple of toned spots, certificate A. diena), P11 mint never hinged (certificate A. Diena), unissued Sassone-Nr. 34 mint never hinged (signed Diena), etc., together with a complete run of the 1923 Italian Occupation series, many signed, except for the occasional fault in overall excellent condition

1893/1940 used and unused collection with some better material, nicely arranged in original Landsmans album 

1863, Italy 40 c. rose-carmine and 60 c. light lilac tied by "A25" in bared oval to piece, tiny gum spots, otherwise fresh and fine

1863, Prova di filigrana corona "De la Rue", block of four watermark proof of "Crown", only one sheet of 400 produced, signed and certificate Raybaudi, C.E.I. catalogue value 24.000,- Euro

1863 (Oct 29): Announcement sheet with Essays of eight of the nine De La Rue issues, missing only the 2 c. brown, all overprinted “SAGGIO” in black, perforations cropped entirely on all but the 2l which is partially cropped, printed “signature” of Minister L.F. Menabrea, horizontal fold along top clear of stamps, else fresh and very fine.

1926, Two First Flight covers Napoli-Genova 17/4/26 and Roma-Genova 7/4/26, one tiny spot on perf, otherwise fine pair

1863 (January 1), 10c yellow, imperforate, horizontal pair, very large margins all around, tied to small piece by Spoleto c.d.s. (15 Jan), attractive and very fine, signed Enzo Diena.

1863 (January 1), 10c yellow, imperforate, large margins, struck with choice Milano c.d.s. (20 Feb, 1870), a scarce cancellation recorded only in red and used from 1860-64, fresh and very fine, with 2013 Sorani certificate.

1863 (January 1), 10c yellow horizontal pair, imperforate, tied to folded letter from Rome to Spoleto, franked with 2b. black on blue green Papal States, reverse with Spoleto c.d.s. arrival backstamp, light filing fold through pair, else a fine and uncommon usage.

1918, 3 h. to 1 k. set of 14 stamps, unused, 30 h. tiny spot,  80 h. and 1 k. signed Caffaz, plus other signatures on different values

1941, Air Mail 1 dr. red with four line handstamped surcharge in black, clear cancelled on piece, fine. Signed Raybaudi

1941, cover front bearing two Diagoras of Rhodos 50 l. brown black and Battle of Salamis 2 dr. ultramarine each overprinted by four line handstamped surcharge in violet, tied by ITAKA 11.8.41 c.d.s. to piece, on reverse arrival mark ATHENS 18.8.41, envelope front some crease and toned, stamps still fine. A very scarce nonphilatelic usage of this issue. Signed Chiavarello

1941, Phidias 5 dr. red with four line handstamped surcharge in black, unused, fine. Signed E. Diena and A. Diena

1941, Beneficenza 10 l.+10 l. green and yellow with four line overprint in black, unused, fine. Signed A. Diena

1941, Beneficenza pair 20 l.+20 l. blue and yellow with four line inverted overprint in black, clear cancelled ARGOSTOLION c.d.s., fine. Signed A. Diena

1941, Red Cross 50 l. green with four line overprint in black, clear cancelled, fine. Signed A. Diena

1941, Red Cross 50 l. green with four line inverted overprint in black, unused, fine. Sassone unpriced. Signed E. Diena

1941, King Georg II pair 8 dr.+8 dr. blue with four line handstamped surcharge in black, tied by KEFAMEIA 10.2.41 c.d.s., fine. Signed Caffaz