U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
July 22-23, 2009
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #890 ITALY Postage Dues 1864 unissued design, imperf. essay in lilac brown, gummed, unwatermarked paper, v.f., with Sorani cert. (Bolaffi N.SXIII) E | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #891 ITALY Postage Dues 1864 Post rider, rejected design, seven imperforate, lithographed essays in various colors, on thin card, v.f., signed Diena, with Sorani cert. (Bolaffi N.SXII) E | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #892 ITALY Postage Dues 1869 10c orange brown, imperf. plate proof on watermarked stamp paper, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #Sass.2P Catalog Value €400 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #893 ITALY Postage Dues 1870 5c ocher & carmine, numeral inverted, "Matelica" cancel, usual centering and perforations, fine and rare stamp, with 1986 Dr.Enzo Diena cert. (Sass.5b) O Catalog #J5var Catalog Value €5,000 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #894 ITALY Postage Dues 1890 30c buff and magenta, imperf. top right corner margin single, n.h., fresh and v.f., with 2001 Diena cert. (Sass. 23g; catalogue value for hinged) ** Catalog #J8b Catalog Value €3,500 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #895 ITALY Postage Dues 1870 60c buff and magenta, h.r., fine, with 1985 Raybaudi cert. (Sass.10) * Catalog #J11 Catalog Value €1,625 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #896 ITALY Postage Dues 1874 10L blue & magenta, numerals inverted, usual centering, unused without gum, fresh and fine, with 1986 Dr.Enzo Diena and 2000 Silvano Sorani certificates. One of only two (Diena certificate states "si conosco due soli esemplari di questo errore") or three (according to Sassone) known unused examples of this error (known only without gum). A world-class rarity! Listed but unpriced in the catalogue (Sass.14b) (*) Catalog #J19a | Price Realized $26,000.00 |
 | Lot #897 ITALY Postage Dues 1870 10L ultramarine & brown, numerals inverted, fine used (Sass.14b) O Catalog #J19a Catalog Value €450 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #898 ITALY Postage Dues 1884 50L yellow, 100L blue, imperforate sheet corner, part inscriptions horizontal pairs, plate proofs on stamp paper (prove d'archivio), v.f., signed Diena, P Catalog #Sass.15-16P Catalog Value €2,000 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #899 ITALY Postage Dues 1890-91 1L carmine & blue, numeral inverted, exceptionally well centered fresh and v.f., tied on piece, with Giorgio Colla cert. (Sass. 27a) O Catalog #J14b Catalog Value €4,000 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #900 ITALY Postage Dues 1890-91 20c on 1c ocher & carmine, surcharge inverted, used, fine and very rare stamp, with 1990 Dr.Enzo Diena cert. (Sass.18a) O Catalog #J26a Catalog Value €12,000 | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #901 ITALY Postage Dues 1890-91 20c on 1c ocher & carmine, surcharge strongly shifted, used, fine and rare stamp, with Giorgio Colla cert. (Sass.18b) O Catalog #J26var Catalog Value €700 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #902 ITALY Postage Dues This lot has been withdrawn O | Unsold |
 | Lot #903 ITALY Postage Dues 1984 500L carmine & dark blue, vertical pair, imperforate horizontally and between stamps, also 1500L horizontal pair, imperf. between and horizontally, n.h., v.f., rare ** Catalog #Sass.S123,125var | Price Realized $325.00 |
