U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
March 11-12, 2009
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1225 ITALY 1862 Savoy Cross, imperf. proof sheetlet of 8 in black, v.f., signed Diena  P | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1226 ITALY 1862 Savoy Cross, imperf. proof sheetlet of 8 in red brown, v.f., signed Diena P | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1227 ITALY 1862 (12 Nov) FL from Milan to Giuseppe Verdi in St.Petersburg, Russia, franked with perf. 40c red and imperf. 2x80c Sardinia (both cut in at top or bottom, another stamp missing at left), all tied by faint Milano cds, with red French Lanslebourg (15 Nov) and Prussian "Aachen Franco" (16 Nov) transits, reverse bears Torino (13 Nov) and St. Petersburg arrival pmks. Contents contain the compliments of Mr. Ricordi for the success of Verdi's opera "La Forza del Destino" performed in St. Petersburg at the time, filing folds and some tape stains away from the stamps, scarce letter to one of the world's greatest composers  Catalog #20-21 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1228 ITALY 1879 30c brown, "333" bared cancel (Argegno), usual centering, fresh color, rare used, with 2001 Oliva cert. (Sass. 41) O Catalog #49 Catalog Value € 3,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1229 ITALY 1890 2c "Valevole per le stampe" on 1,25L orange, surcharge inverted, unused with full original gum, small h.r., fine. Sassone notes that only 2 (!) examples exist; the other being unused without gum (sold by Cherrystone in our March 2008 sale for $63,250, including Buyer's Premium). This is undoubtedly the finest existing example of this world-class rarity, with 1964 Fiechi and 1988 Diena certificates (Sass.54a) * Catalog #62a Catalog Value € 100,000 | Price Realized $42,500.00 |
 | Lot #1230 ITALY 1923 Manzoni, two top values, sheet margin imperf. singles, l.h., v.f. (Sass. 155d-156d) * Catalog #169a,170a Catalog Value € 1,300 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1231 ITALY 1927 Volta, 20c violet (color adapted for Italian Colonies and overprinted), unissued without overprint, four used singles, cancelled "Cirene/Cirenaica 11.12.1927", "Saganeiti 31 Dec. 1927 (Eritrea)", "Sirt 3.12.1927Tripolitania" and "Belet-Uen Somalia Italiana 29.12.1927", last one cancelled in blue on small piece, fine and probably unique group, not priced used, as the stamps were never issued, with 1983 Sorani cert. "un insieme assai raramente reperibile" O Catalog #Sass.210A | Price Realized $25,000.00 |
 | Lot #1232 ITALY 1944 Italian Social Republic, 20c carmine, overprinted in error, n.h., v.f., signed Diena, rare, ** Catalog #Sass.495/A Catalog Value € 900 | Price Realized $300.00 |
