Booklets of the World; U.S. and Worldwide; Russia
April 6-7, 2011 and April 11-12, 2011
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1722 ITALIAN STATES Lombardy-Venetia 1850 10 centesimi black, handmade paper, block of six, cancelled "Auronzo - 10 Otto.", margins all around, diagonal pre-print crease, lower right stamp retouched "Centes", signed Bolaffi etc., with 2007 Sorani certificate, rare. Catalogue value is for a used block of four (!)  Catalog #Sass.2d Catalog Value €125,000 | Price Realized $8,000.00 |
 | Lot #1723 ITALIAN STATES Lombardy-Venetia 1850 15 centesimi rose, type II, plate III, bottom sheet margin single with Andrea's Cross at right, cancelled by a "Treviso 27 Nov." datestamp, fresh and v.f. example of this rarity, signed Bolaffi etc., with 2007 Sorani certificate, O Catalog #Sass.5 Catalog Value €125,000 | Price Realized $16,000.00 |
 | Lot #1724 ITALIAN STATES Lombardy-Venetia 1850 15 centesimi rose, handmade paper type III, single with Andrea's Cross at left, place upside down and tied by faint "Lecco 7 Nov." (1857) on complete folded letter to Ardezio, with a transit date stamp "Glusone 9 Nov", usual filing folds away from the stamp, exceptionally fresh and v.f. Andrea's Cross on cover, with 2007 Giorgio Colla certificate ("eccezionale stato di conservazione, perfetto")  Catalog #Sass.6a Catalog Value €225,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1725 ITALIAN STATES Lombardy-Venetia 1850 15c red (rosa salmone), type III, unused with full original gum, large margins all around, fresh and v.f., signed A.Diena, with 2000 Colla cert. (Sass. 6e) * Catalog #4 Catalog Value €3,200 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1726 ITALIAN STATES Lombardy-Venetia 1850 30c deep brown, type I, unused with large part original gum, nice margins all around, h.r., fresh and v.f., signed A.Diena etc., with 2000 Colla cert. (Sass. 7b) * Catalog #5 Catalog Value €11,000 | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #1727 ITALIAN STATES Lombardy-Venetia 1850 30c gray brown, machine paper, type II, two horizontal strips of seven, margins all around, originally a block of 14, cancelled by Verona 6/4 postmarks, reconstructed with hinge reinforcements on piece, some inconsequential toning at bottom, otherwise v.f., signed Alberto Diena etc., with 1952 Alfredo Fiecchi and 1954 Alberto Diena certificates (catalogue value for used two strips of seven) O Catalog #Sass.8 Catalog Value €24,000 | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
 | Lot #1728 ITALIAN STATES Lombardy-Venetia 1850 45 centesimi gray ultramarine (azurro scuro), vertically laid paper (carta a coste verticali), block of six (3x2), fairly ample margins, cut little close to just touching at top and bottom, tied by six strikes of "Venezia 8 Dec" datestamps on large outer folded letter (l'involucro di plico) addressed to Crema, with arrival pmk. The letter has been refolded to improve appearance, with intact seal still on reverse, signed Bolaffi, with 2007 Giorgio Colla certificate which records this to be the largest known multiple of the laid paper ("il massimo multiplo e me noto del 45 centesimi costolato, straordinaria rarita"). This block of six on cover is not priced in any catalogues. As a point of reference, we note that an ordinary block of four of 45c (Sass.10) is priced at Euro 240,000 on cover. A single 45c (Sass.10) is priced at Euro 80, while a single laid paper (Sass.17a) is catalogued as Euro 1,100.00 (a multiple of 13) Catalog #Sass.17a | Price Realized $9,000.00 |
 | Lot #1729 ITALIAN STATES Lombardy-Venetia 1850 10c black, 15c red and 45c blue, machine paper, each with margins all around, tied by Venezia 30.6. (1858) cds on outer FL to Blois, red "P.D." and French entry pmk, also Bordeaux and Paris transits, Blois arrival pmks on back, unusually nice and v.f. three-color franking paying 70c rate, various signatures, with 1968 Alberto Diena and 2007 Giorgio Colla certificates, Catalog #Sass.19,20,22 Catalog Value €16,500 | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #1730 ITALIAN STATES Lombardy-Venetia 1858 (18 June) folded letter to France, paying 1,40 Lire with machine paper adhesives including a horizontal pair of 10c black, 2x15c vermilion and 3x30c brown (one with sheet margin at left), tied by Milano 18/6 cds, with "P.D." and "Autriche 20 June" French entry pmk, both in red, also Lyon transit and St.Etienne arrival pmks on back. The lettersheet has been professionally restored along the file fold, with parts of the address portion repainted. A beautiful three color multiple franking of the first issue Lombardy-Venetia, signed Bolaffi etc., with 2007 Sorani certificate ("la lettera, con la sua rara affrancatura tricolore multipla e di note vole freschezza, e originale, ha annuli originali ed e in ottimo stato di conservazione.") Catalog #Sass.19,20,21 Catalog Value €30,000 | Price Realized $5,250.00 |
 | Lot #1731 ITALIAN STATES Lombardy-Venetia 1858 (17 Nov) registered folded letter to Milano, franked with imperf. 30c brown (machine paper) and perforated 5 soldi rose (type I), both tied by Venezia 17/11 cds, with red Raccomandata hs and arrival postmark on back, some minor paper strengthening along the filing folds and on back, v.f. mixed issues (first and second) combination franking, signed Bolaffi etc., with 1973 Mario Zanini and 2007 Dr. Giorgio Colla certificates ("rarissima affrancatura mista della I con la II emissione. La lettera e originale al pari degli annuli e dei francobolli che sono perfetti.") Catalog #Sass.21,26 Catalog Value €65,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1732 ITALIAN STATES Lombardy-Venetia 1858 3s black, type I, unused with large part original gum, h.r., excellent embossing, post office fresh and v.f., signed A.Diena, with 2000 Colla cert. (Sass. 24) * Catalog #8a Catalog Value €10,000 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1733 ITALIAN STATES Lombardy-Venetia 1858 15s blue, type I, unused with full original gum, small h.r. at top, fresh and well centered example, v.f., with 2000 Colla cert. (Sass. 27) * Catalog #12a Catalog Value €16,000 | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
