U.S. and Worldwide Stamps; Specialized Russia
March 12-13, 2008 and March 26-27, 2008
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1420 ITALY 1879 Umberto, 5c-2L complete set of seven, blocks of four, post office fresh, hinged at top, bottom stamps n.h., usual centering, fine (Sass.37-43)  ***Catalog #45-51 Catalog Value € 19,450 | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #1421 ITALY 1889 Umberto, 5c, 40c, 60c, 1L and 5L, five blocks of four, l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., usual centering, fine (Sass.44,45, 47-49) ***Catalog #52,53,55-57 Catalog Value € 9,095 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1422 ITALY 1890 2c "Valevole per le stampe" on 1,25L orange, surcharge inverted, unused (regummed), one of only two known examples of this rarity (the other copy is defective), with 1968 Alberto Diena and 1985 Enzo Diena certificates (Sass.54a) (*) Catalog #62a Catalog Value € 90,000 | Price Realized $55,000.00 |
 | Lot #1423 ITALY 1901 Regular Issue, 1c-25c, 45c, 1L and 5L selection of nine different blocks of four, l.h. at top, with bottom pairs n.h., usual centering, 25c well centered, three stamps n.h. (one with short perfs), fine lot, catalogue value for hinged blocks of four (Sass.68/78) *** Catalog #76-81,84,87,91 Catalog Value € 4,721 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1424 ITALY 1901 Regular Issue, 1L block of four with sheet margin at right, significant shift (3mm) of the green background, l.h. at top, three stamps n.h. (Sass. 77var) *** Catalog #87var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1425 ITALY 1901 5c green, imperforate horizontal pair, v.f., with Diena cert. (Sass.70g) * Catalog #78a Catalog Value € 4,800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1426 ITALY 1901 40c brown "Floreali", n.h., post office fresh, usual centering, with Raybaudi cert. (Sass.74) ** Catalog #83 Catalog Value € 2,250 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #1427 ITALY 1910 Garibaldi, 5c claret, right sheet margin horizontal pair, double perforations at center, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass. 89c) ** Catalog #117var Catalog Value € 1,200 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #1428 ITALY 1910 Garibaldi, 15c green, imperf. plate proof, v.f. (Sass. P90) P Catalog #118P Catalog Value € 400 | Price Realized $120.00 |
 | Lot #1429 ITALY 1911 Victor Emmanuel, 15c slate, imperf. block of ten, margins all around, n.h., v.f. (Sass. 96c, catalogue value for n.h. singles) **Catalog #123a Catalog Value € 1,800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1430 ITALY 1911 Victor Emmanuel, 15c slate, top margin single, variety imperf. at top, n.h. (Sass. 96f) ** Catalog #123var Catalog Value € 450 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1431 ITALY 1916 20c on 15c slate, surcharge shifted upwards variety, showing part of surcharge at bottom, block of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass. 106g, catalogue value for n.h. singles) **Catalog #129var Catalog Value € 540 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1432 ITALY 1916 unexploded 4,80L booklet, with 24x20x on 15c surcharge, panes separated by glassine interleaves, some imperceptible toning, mostly fine-v.f.,  Catalog #Sass.LB3 Catalog Value € 3,250 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1433 ITALY 1921 Dante Alighieri, unissued 15c gray, top left margin block of four, top stamps with variety imperf. at top, bottom stamps with double perforations, n.h., top right stamp stained, otherwise fine-v.f., signed Raybaudi (catalogue value for n.h. singles) **Catalog #Sass.116Ag Catalog Value € 2,850 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1434 ITALY 1921 Dante Alighieri, unissued 15c gray, double impression, top margin block of four, with perforations shifted downwards, n.h., v.f. and spectacular variety (catalogue value for n.h. singles) **Catalog #Sass.116Ac Catalog Value € 3,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1435 ITALY 1921 Dante Alighieri, unissued 15c gray, variety imperf. horizontally, n.h., v.f., with 1989 Raybaudi cert., ** Catalog #Sass.116Ag Catalog Value € 675 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #1436 ITALY 1921 Dante Alighieri, 15c violet brown, printed on both sides variety, corner margin block of four, hinged in margins, stamps n.h., v.f. (Sass.116e, catalogue value for n.h. singles) **Catalog #133var Catalog Value € 3,900 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1437 ITALY 1923 Propagation of Faith, 50c and 1L, left margin vertical pairs, imperf. between, n.h. (l.h. in margin), fine-v.f. (Sass.133-134h) ** Catalog #145-146var Catalog Value € 3,000 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #1438 ITALY 1923 10c dark green, top margin imperf. horizontal pair, showing part imprint at top, n.h., natural vertical crease between the stamps, v.f. signed (Sass. 141b) ** Catalog #159a Catalog Value € 3,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1439 ITALY 1923 Manzoni, 1L blue and black, imperf. right margin horizontal pair, right stamp l.h., left stamp n.h., v.f. (Sass. 155d) *** Catalog #169a Catalog Value € 1,050 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1440 ITALY 1923-25 20c on 25c, top left margin block of 25, with surcharge shifted variety, n.h., v.f. (Sass. 176h, catalogue value for n.h. singles) **Catalog #151var Catalog Value € 2,812 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1441 ITALY 1923-25 1.75L on 10L, overprint shifted diagonally variety, vertical block of 12, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Diena (Sass.182b, catalogue value for n.h. singles) **Catalog #158var Catalog Value € 1,800 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1442 ITALY 1925-26 Jubilee, 60c and 1L, imperf. horizontal pairs, l.h. (if at all), v.f. (Sass. 186-187e) * Catalog #175-176b Catalog Value € 600 | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #1443 ITALY 1925-26 Jubilee, 60c brown carmine, perf. 13 1/2, horizontal pair, variety imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Sass. 186k) ** Catalog #175aVar Catalog Value € 900 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1444 ITALY 1925-26 Jubilee, 1L dark blue, left margin vertical strip of three, variety imperf. at left, n.h., v.f. (Sass.187i; catalogue value for n.h. singles) ** Catalog #176aVar Catalog Value € 810 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1445 ITALY 1925-26 Jubilee, 1L dark blue, horizontal pair, perforated 11x13 1/2x12 1/2x11, used, fine (Sass. 187aa; catalogue value for singles) O Catalog #176var Catalog Value € 600 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #1446 ITALY 1925-26 Jubilee, 1.25L dark blue, 13 1/2, horizontal pair, variety imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Sass. 188k) ** Catalog #177Var Catalog Value € 900 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1447 ITALY 1925-26 Jubilee, 1L dark blue, left margin horizontal pair, variety imperf. between and at left, n.h., v.f., signed Raybaudi (Sass.190i) ** Catalog #17Var Catalog Value € 825 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1448 ITALY 1926 St. Francis, 5L+2.50L dark brown, variety imperf. at left, small h.r., fine, signed Diena (Sass.197h) * Catalog #183var Catalog Value € 500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1449 ITALY 1927-29 1.85L black, left margin horizontal pair, both showing imperf. at left variety, left stamp with perforations through the center, hinged, fine (Sass. 215k) * Catalog #194var Catalog Value € 800 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1450 ITALY 1927-29 2.65L deep violet, left margin single, variety imperf. at left, h.r., fine (Sass. 217g) * Catalog #196var Catalog Value € 650 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1451 ITALY 1928 20c Filiberto, imperf. proof of the center only in blue, marginal block of four, v.f. (Sass. P226) PCatalog #201P Catalog Value € 1,300 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #1452 ITALY 1928 25c Filiberto, block of four, stamps imperf. horizontally between, top stamps hinged, fine (Sass. 227o) *Catalog #202var Catalog Value € 1,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1453 ITALY 1928 25c Filiberto, horizontal pair, with perforations at top shifted downwards variety, n.h., v.f. (Sass. 227q) ** Catalog #202var Catalog Value € 750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1454 ITALY 1928 30c Filiberto, variety imperf. at top, hinged in selvage, v.f. (Sass. 228k) *** Catalog #203var Catalog Value € 450 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1455 ITALY 1930 Virgil, set of nine, plus Air Post 9L+2L, overprinted "Saggio" (Specimen) on card, fine-v.f. (Cat. Enc. Italiano Euro 1,600) S Catalog #248-256S | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1456 ITALY 1961 205L "Gronchi Rosa", carried by hand to France and used from Paris, April 10 on registered and flown cover to Lima, Peru, arriving April 12, 1961, with two arrival postmarks on back. Cover roughly opened at right, otherwise fine, with Raybaudi certificate which states that this interesting and rare combination, is unknown to him. Sassone prices covers with Lima arrival pmks at Euro 18,500  Catalog #834a | Unsold |
 | Lot #1457 ITALY 1961 205L "Gronchi Rosa", carried by hand to England and used from London, April 10 on registered and flown cover to Lima, Peru, arriving April 12, 1961, with two arrival postmarks on back, v.f., with Raybaudi certificate which states that this interesting and rare combination, is unknown to him. Sassone prices covers with Lima arrival pmks at Euro 18,500 Catalog #834a | Unsold |
 | Lot #1458 ITALY 1976 Paintings, 150L blue, imperforate sheet of 25, some wrinkles and offsets on reverse, fine-v.f., with Raybaudi cert. (Sass.1339) PCatalog #1228var | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1459 ITALY 1976 400L Regular Issue "Italia", imperf. top sheet margin block of 20, n.h., some gum offsets and inclusions, otherwise v.f., with Raybaudi cert. for the entire sheet from which this block originated **Catalog #998Wvar | Price Realized $450.00 |
