U.S. and Worldwide; Zemstvo
November 6-7, 2013 and November 13, 2013

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #955
ITALY
1863 15c blue, horizontal pair, left stamp variety embossing (head) omitted, margins all around, h.r., v.f., signed Diena, etc. (Sass.11n)
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Catalog #22c
Catalog Value €2,000
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #956
ITALY
1863-77 5c, 10c, 15c and 60c, imperf. singles, overprinted "Saggio", h.r., 5c with ink mark at top, otherwise fine-v.f. (Sass. 16/21S)
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Catalog #26/32S
Catalog Value €720
Unsold
Lot #957
ITALY
1865 20c on 15c blue, type III (no dots, Sass. type I), well centered, h.r., v.f., with 1983 Diena cert. (Sass. 23)
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Catalog #34b
Catalog Value €3,000
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #958
ITALY
1911 15c slate, imperf. left sheet margin block of four, top stamps l.h., bottom stamps n.h., v.f. (Sass.96e)
Box */**
Catalog #123a
Catalog Value €720
Unsold
Lot #959
ITALY
1923 Propagation of the Faith, 30c horizontal pair, imperf. vertically, right stamp additional variety (retouch of the oval, pos.17), also Eritrea, 20c vertical pair, imperf. horizontally, the former n.h., latter l.h. (colonial gum), fine-v.f. (Sass.132d, Eritrea 61b)
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Catalog #144c
Catalog Value €875
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #960
ITALY
1923 Manzoni, complete set, h.r., fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #165-170
Catalog Value $1,056
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #961
ITALY
1923 Manzoni, 5L violet and black, h.r., fine (Sass. 156)
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Catalog #170
Catalog Value €1,000
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #962
ITALY
1927 St. Francis, 5L+2,50L olive green, imperforate horizontal pair, trial color proof (intended for one of the Colonies, not to be confused with "prove d'archivio" which come without gum and in issued colors), with full original gum, h.r., v.f., rare (Sass. 197P)
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Catalog #183P
Catalog Value €2,200
Unsold
Lot #963
ITALY
1932 Dante Alighieri, 10c-2.75L complete in large quantities (14-308 of each, including 308x75c, 307x1.75L and 304x2.75L), unused without gum, fine-v.f. (Sass. 303-312, catalogue value for hinged)
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Catalog #268-277
Catalog Value €24,000
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #964
ITALY
1944 (27 Apr) locally used Bari cover with interesting franking which includes "Governo Militare Alleato" overprints, 50c "Lupa di Roma" and Parcel Post adhesives, little toning, otherwise fine, with 1996 Sorani certificate
Envelope
Catalog #Sass. 515
Unsold
Lot #965
ITALY
1945 (11 Sep) Special Delivery cover from Padua to Verona, franked with 50c, used in combination with R.S.I. 50c and Special Delivery 2x1.25L, fine and unusual mixed franking of AMG and Italian Socialist Republic adhesives, with Raybaudi certificate. Franking on this cover represents the RSI rate which actually expired on 25th April. The use of these stamps was still tolerated for some time afterwards
Envelope
Catalog #Sass. 515
Unsold
Lot #966
ITALY
1944 "Lupa Capitolina" 50c lilac, triple impression, horizontal strip of three, with full offset on back, right stamp with fold-over, causing an addition offset, unused without gum as issued, with 1996 Raybaudi certificate. Listed but unpriced in Sassone ("e noto anche con il decalco di due delle tre stampe"). A rarity (owner paid $3,500 in 1998)
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Catalog #Sass. 515Aq
Unsold
Lot #967
ITALY
1944 Badoglio, 50c violet, imperf. Single, l.h., v.f.,
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Catalog #Sass. 515Bb
Catalog Value €3,200
Unsold
Lot #968
ITALY
1944 50c vertical pair imperf. horizontally, used locally on cover from Sorrento, with R.A.F. censor cachet, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.515var
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #969
ITALY
1954 Pinocchio, 25L variety background omitted (fondo bianco), n.h., v.f., with 1992 Diena certificate (Sass. 746, Specialized 254Ab)
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Catalog #660var
Catalog Value €650
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #970
ITALY
1955 10L Fra Angelico, yellow background omitted, n.h., pencil signed, v.f. (Sass.790s)
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Catalog #702var
Catalog Value €550
Unsold
Lot #971
ITALY
1956 United Nations, imperforate pairs on shiny paper (proofs?), v.f., signed Raybaudi, also three sets, varieties of gum, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f.
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Catalog #Sass.806-807
Catalog Value €1,120
Unsold
Lot #972
ITALY
1961 set of three, also 205L rose, the so-called "Gronchi Rosa" error of color, n.h., v.f.,
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Catalog #832-34,834a
Catalog Value $1,650
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #973
ITALY
1968 80L orange brown, horizontal gutter block of four, perforations displaced; also Postage Dues, 25L vertical gutter pair (watermark type III), n.h., folded between stamps, scarce
Box **
Catalog #998N,j88
Unsold
Lot #974
ITALY
1980 450L Bosa, top sheet margin vertical pair, significant shift of horizontal perforations, n.h., v.f., listed but unpriced in Sassone (Sass.1521n)
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Catalog #1425var
Unsold
Lot #975
ITALY
1983 Girolamo Frescobaldi, variety "I" in "Italia" omitted, upper right sheet corner margin single, n.h., v.f., with Diena certificate (Sass.1650, Specialized 1282Aa)
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Catalog #1564var
Catalog Value €375
Unsold

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