U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
March 13-14, 2013
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #415 FEZZAN French Occupation 1943 surcharged on Italian Libya 0.50c-50fr the complete set of nine, mostly l.h., well centered, fine-v.f., with 2009 Sorani certificate. A rare set (YT 2-10, cat. Euro 15,335). Fezzan was a province under the Ottoman Turks and beginning in 1911 it was occupied by Italy. Free French troops took control on 16 January 1943 and administered Fezzan with until 1951, when it became part of the Kingdom of Libya. * Catalog #Sass.2-10 Catalog Value €30,065 | Unsold |
 | Lot #416 FEZZAN French Occupation 1943 surcharged on Italian Libya Parcel Post, the complete set of seven horizontal pairs, each cancelled on piece by "Sebha Fezzan 18 July 1943" pmk, fine-v.f., signed Roumet and Giulio Bolaffi with his 1980 certificate. One of the premier rarities of Italian (and French) Colonial philately, only 35 complete sets were issued, most separated, leaving only a few intact pairs (YT 21-27, cat. Euro 22,200) O Catalog #Sass.13-19 Catalog Value €57,000 | Unsold |
