U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
March 13-14, 2013

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1721
VATICAN CITY
1934 surcharges, complete set of sheet margin blocks of four, well centered and post office fresh, n.h., v.f., with 1966 Diena and 1968 Giulio Bolaffi certificates. A rare set of blocks (Sass. 35-40)
Box **
Catalog #35-40
Catalog Value €17,500
Unsold
Lot #1722
VATICAN CITY
1934 surcharges, 1,30 on 1,25L blue, small figures "30" in "1.30", thin surcharge, prepared but never issued, n.h., perfectly centered, fresh and v.f., pencil signed A.Diena etc., with 2006 "Grande Rarita" Raybaudi cert. Only one sheet of 100 of these sample surcharges were printed and sold by error. Many were used, lost or destroyed, hence this is the greatest rarity from Vatican City, probably less than 20 surviving (Sass.36A)
**
Catalog #36a
Catalog Value €40,000
Price Realized
$14,000.00

Lot #1723
VATICAN CITY
1934 surcharges, 1,30 on 1,25L blue, thin surcharge, prepared but never issued, cancelled on piece by 17.9.34 postmark, v.f., signed A.Diena etc., with 2005 "Grande Rarita" Raybaudi cert. Only 100 of this sample surcharge were printed and erroneously sold by the Post Office, only a few used examples known to still exist (Sass. 36A)
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Catalog #36a
Catalog Value €20,000
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #1724
VATICAN CITY
1936 (11 July) large registered cover to Germany, franked with 16 different stamps, including cplt sets of Catholic Exposition and first postage dues, opened by German customs at left, fine-v.f., with Bruhl (Bz Koln) arrival pmks, Sass.
Envelope
Catalog #44,46,47-54,J1-6
Catalog Value €2,675
Unsold

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