1858-1862 Sass.17, 80C in various issues and colors, all 5 issues, i.a. No.17 the first issue (Tinte del 1858) bistro arancio, 17Aa (1859) giallo olivastro, 17B, 17C and 17Da, (No. 17 counted as cheaper "bistro arancio" for 1.250€, even when the darker color is close to "bistro arancio scuro" for 5.500€), various quality, genuine pmks, cat. 5.100€, interesting specialized compilation, ex. Dr. Rieger, very low price!
1859-1861 Sass.14, 6 rare colors of 10C, Sass.14A (Tinte del 1859) bruno grigiastro, 14Be (1860) bruno grigio 2 pcs on cut-square, 14Ca grigia olivastro, 14Caa verde grigiastro chiaro (!), 14Cbb oliva brunastro; identified according to Sassone and Tavole cromatiche, on cut-square patina, otherwise all very nice, cat. 5.950€, rare offer!
1860 Sass.18, Vcktor Emanuel II 3Lire "copper", with bicircular CDS ".......CORTE"; signs of age, L outside of picture small flaw margins, in addition 2x unused without gum (1x part o.g., counted as (*), 2 shades, several dots; cat. 7.350€, guarantee of genuines!
1858-1862 compilation of 28 stamps Victor Emmanuel II. mostly with interesting postmarks, i.a. 40C hand obliteration, 2x 5C with first Sardinian postmarks, 10C with "grill" of Papal State, color CDS, red PD, cut-squares, better colors etc.; major-part in perfect quality, high catalogue value!
1824 letter from 1824 from Lanzo franked 15C - "Cavallini di Sardegna", very nice embossed print of "Sardinian horse"; to Torino; extraordinary quality, cat. 1.000€, very rare
1838letter from 1838 from San Remo franked 15C - "Cavallini di Sardegna", nice print of blue "Sardinian horse"; to San Stefano; extraordinary quality, cat. 1.000€, very rare
1853 letter with Sass.5, Victor Emmanuel II. 20C blue, embossed printing on blue paper, with CDS TORINO, addressed to Asti; very nice stamp with complete margins, cat. 1.000€
1854 Sass.8, Victor Emmanuel II. 20C blue, on letter with CDS TORINO, to Genoa; very nice quality, stmp with full to wide margins, exp. Diena ,kat. 1.000€
1854 Sass.8d, Victor Emmanuel II. 20C green-blue, on letter with rare CDS CARLOFORTE, to Cagliari; very nice quality, stamp with full to wide margins, exp. Diena etc.,kat. 1.350€
1856 letter with Sass.15, Victor Emmanuel II. 20C cobalt, so-called the first issue (Tinte del 1855), to Genoa, CDS CHIAVARI; perfect quality, cat. 550€
1857Sass.13A and 15f, V.E.II 5C dark green "verde mirto" + 20C "celeste", so-called. II. (1857) + I. (1855) issue on letter with CDS NIZZA MARITTA (today Nice - France) to Antibes, missing part of lapel on back side, cat. 3.500€ + 975€, in addition rare cross-border porto 25C instead ususal 40C for France; extraordinary offer
1858-1863 Sass. 13Ad V.E.II. 5C yellow green "verde giallo" on printed-matter with CDS TORINO and strip-of-3 13E late print green on letter with CDS ALESSANDRIA, very nice quality, cat. 1.600€
1859 Sass.14Ab, Victor Emanuel II. pair 10C "bruno violaceo", so-called. II. print of this issue (Tinte del 1859) on letter with CDS ISEO, to Brescia, full to wide margins, nice quality, exp. Diena and Raybaudi, cat. 3.600€
1860Sass.14Bd, Victor Emanuel II. pair 10C "bruno olivastro scuro" (color determined according to Tavole cromatiche - Quarta emissione di Sardegna), so-called. III. issue (Tinte del 1860) on letter with CDS BRESCIA, to Milan; wide margins, very nice and rare letter, exp. Diena and Raybaudi, cat. min. 5.500€
1863 Sass.13E, 3x Victor Emmanuel II. green 5C on letter from Naples to Austrian Mantova (Austrian fortress till 1866); marked general porto "65" centesimi (=26kr as rate A3+S2, so 15+11kr), with 15C unssuficient franking and extra paid, CDS NAPOLI, AFFRANCATURA INSUFFICIENTE, Austrian arrival postmark MANTOVA; notice "11"(kr) means evidently Italian part of franking = 27,5C, at top "....ITALIANO CENT 13" surtax to franking 15C; perfect small and rare letter!
1863 Sass.16E,16F, 2x Victor Emmanuel II. 40C carmine, P.D. letter to Nice (Nizza Maritima), CDS PORTO MAURIZIO; 40C bricky, P.D. letter to Paris, CDS GENOVA, cat. 565€
1862 Sass.15Da, horizontal(!) pair Victor Emmanuel II. 10C "celeste" on atypical square envelope, from Tuscan Florence to Viterbo, on reverse interesting railway pmk AMB. LIV-FIR No 2 (Livorno-Firenze), exp. Sorani
1851Sass.4b, Lion 1Cr carmine on blue paper; very nice piece with large part o.g., small fold in the place of wmk, wide margins; certificate Chiavarelo, cat. 14.000€
1857Sass.12, Lion 1Cr carmine; very nice piece with original gum, left dark spot, very wide margins; certificate Diena originally for pair, cat. 16.500€, rare stamp just for symbolical price!
1857 compilation of 34 stamps "Lion" and "Coat of arms", i.a. Sass.8a, 10(2), 12, 13 - 2Cr blue strip-of-3 on cut-square (2.700€), and oths. typical various margins, ex. Dr. Rieger, cat. min. 13.300€
1853Sass.6, strip of 4, 4Cr gren-blue + Sass.4, 1Cr red, on letter to Edinburgh, str-of-4 lower closer margin (usual for multiples), 1Cr perfect, black grid pmk, CDS P.D. FIRENZE, border TOSC./ PT-DE- BEAUVOISIS, Brit. PAID and arrival AUG 26 1853; rare destination and franking, only str-of-4 4Cr on letter cat. 35.000€, with other stamps min. 40.000€; this unique letter originate from important collection, interesting starting price!
1853 Sass.6, Heraldic Lion 4Cr green on grey paper, on letter with CDS FIRENZE P.D. to Romagna - LUGO, extra paid "3" (Bajochi) and redirected to Bologna, arrival postmark BOLOGNA; stamp with wide margins, interesting letter!, exp. Diena, cat. 1.000€++
1855Sass.6, pair 4Cr green-blue + Sass.8b, 9Cr violet-brown on "funeral" letter to England "Inghilterra", CDS MONTECATINI, border TOSC./ PT-DE- BEAUVOISIS, Brit. PAID and arrival OCT 16 1855, PETERBOROUGH and ABOYNE; addressed to duke of Huntly to Peterborough, redirected on mansion to Aboyne Castle in Aberdeenshire and then again to Peterborough (!), marked POSTAGE DUE FOR TWICE RESENDING "2" (Pence); signs of age unimportant, scarce franking and destination, cat. min. 7.500€; prestigious offer from important collection!
1857 Sass.5f, Lion 2Cr green-blue, on letter from 1857 to Carrary, red CDS LIVORNO and P.D., stamp also letter perfect, rare late usage of I. Tuscan issue, exp. Pfenninger, cat. 1.200€++, exceedingly attractive entire!
1859 Sass.15, Lion 6Cr grey-blue on letter from Livorno to Sicilian Messina, notice "Col Postale Francese / Via di Mare", cat. 1.600€, very nice and interesting letter transported by French ship on line to Levant connecting post offices in Livorno, Civittavecchia, Naples, (Messina), Malta, Syra, Smyrna, Dardanelles
1861 GOVERNO PROVISORIO Sass.20, 20a, Coat of arms 20C blue and light blue on 2 letters with CDS FIRENZE, to Cortona and Napoli; wide margins, cat. 2.000€
1862 Sass.2, 3, 4, 11, 14 pcs of Victor Emmanuel type II., Sardinia, but perforated, also 3x Sass.11; outer, cut square 20+40C; mostly perfect, stamps without gum considered according to catalogue, cat. min. 1.720€, ex. Dr. Rieger
1868 2 letters with Sass.21, V.E.II. 60C light violet (De La Rue), from Genoa to London, with CDS GENOVA and GENOVA FERROVIA, various commercial pmks of Netherlandish company Leupold Fréres, perfect quality
1933 Mi.445, Rome - Chicago, horizontal strip of 3 with pilot name, contraction MIGI, popular issue; stamp 19,75L from the front side with lightly dented paper, cat. 250€
1961Mi.I, Flight of president G. Gronchi to South America 205 L violet (lebhaftviolett), printing error with wrong borders of Peru; sought by specialists, cat. Michel 1.400€, Sassone 1.900€
1951Reg letter to Zagreb, with issue Mi.834-836, also stamp Monte Cassino Mi.838, CDS GENOVA 24.8.51, on reverse arrival ZAGREB 28.VIII.51; good condition, photo-certificate Caffaz, cat. only as used stamps 810€
1944 Reg letter to Geneva with mixed franking of Italian + overprint REPUBBLICA SOCIALE ITALIANA, Sass. 493(4x) + 495, CDS and Reg label LAMPORECCHIO (very small village in Tuscany), arrival postmark GENÈVE, German censorship, good franking
1943 TUNISIA Sass.F1, occupation issue "Franchigia Militare", block of 6 (complete printing sheet) "El Djem" blue, stamps for Italian expedition force, so-called. UNISSUED, ready, but not used due to deafeat in of Italian forces in Tunis; still almost unknown Italian war issue!, certificate Diena, cat. 1.600€,
1918VENEZIA GIULIA, Sass.1-17, Crown, Charles and Coat of arms issue 1916, complete set without highest value 10K with Opt "REGNO D´ ITALIA / VENEZIA GIULIA / 3. NOV. 18.", MNH (!) in perfect quality; the most expensive pieces 40H, 2 Koruna, 3 Koruna and 4 Koruna exp. Caffaz + photo-certificate Caffaz from 2012, MNH stamps absolutely rare, cat. 10.000€
1918VENEZIA GIULIA, TRENTINO, 4 pcs of Coat of arms, issue 1916 with Opt REGNO D´ ITALIA / VENEZIA GIULIA / 3. NOV. 1918 or REGNO D´ ITALIA / TRENTINO / 3. NOV. 1918, CDS TRIESTE and TRENTO; 1x exp. Kossack and marked TR (same mark as on values 10K offered in this auction!); 1x short tooth, otherwise nice, cat. 1.030€
1939 commercial PC about sending 1 coach of lemmons (300 boxes) addressed to Hodonín, franked by meter stamp 0,75L/ TRIESTE/ 2.12.39, by mistake and wrong address - "MARHREN" instead of "Mähren - (Moravia)" sent to China (!), German censorship mark and arrival postmark SHANGHAI/ 25.12.39 in front; sound condition
1859SG.1-3, blocks of 6 Victoria 1/2P, 1P, 2P (corner piece !); perfect quality, certificate Bolaffi, cat. only as single stamps £1.715, from very old and important collection!, scarce
1918 Mi.1, 2, 4, 5, 9, overprint issue Landscape, comp. 8 pairs and 3 stamps with production flaws of Opt - omitted number in "1918", offset, shifted overprints etc.
1918-19 Mi.1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 13, 15, 47, 50, compilation of 21 pcs and 1x block of four, overprint issue Landscape and Franz Joseph with production errors/flaws of Opt - double and inverted; lightly hinged, 2x spot
1918 Mi.17IIB, A19, A20, 2H red-orange, overprint type II., perf 12½:11½; 5+2H green, type I., exp. Borek; 10+2H violet-red, overprint type I., vertical fold; all hinged, cat. 450€
1918 Mi.22, Newspaper stamp Bosnia and Herzegovina 6H violet, with Opt of new values 5h, the bottom corner block of 6, double overprint (!), R margin at top 7mm torn to to margin of stamp, otherwise perfect; here for the first time in auction, exp. Wallner
1918 Mi.64-65, Overprint issue for Croatia 10f violet + 15f pink, with upper margin with control-numbers, blue Opt "HRVATSKA SHS"; mint never hinged, cat. ** ca. 480€, certificate Ecegovič
1923Mi.169-173, postage stamp King Alexander, complete set in outer blocks of four with red Opt SPECIMEN and hole, from archive printing-plant American Bank Note Company