U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
May 5-6, 2015
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #989 ITALY 1865 20c surcharge used in 1867 on small cover with elaborate embossing, used from Perugia to Paris, red border entry and black tax markings, minor toning, otherwise v.f., with transit and arrival pmks on back  Catalog #34 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #990 ITALY 1866 (26 Apr) outer FL from Tivorno to Tunis, franked with pair of 40c rose carmine, tied by "Piroscafi Postali Italiani", handstamp repeated alongside, with Cagliari transit and Tunisi Poste Italiane arrival | Unsold |
 | Lot #991 ITALY 1867 FL from Milan to Corfu, franked with 3x10c red brown, charged 20L postage due with the addition of Greek 20L Hermes (margins all around), tied by Kerkura arrival cds, filing fold and toning away from the stamps, fine and scarce combination | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #992 ITALY 1878 2c on 2c, 2c on 1L and 2c on 10L, each with surcharge inverted, three different, used, usual perf. faults, otherwise fine, each with 1986 or 1987 Diena certificate, rare (Sass. 29b,33b,36b) O Catalog #37a,41a,44a Catalog Value €6,750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #993 ITALY 1878 2c on 30c lake, surcharge inverted, used, usual centering, fine, signed Diena, etc., with 2006 cert. (Sass. 32b) O Catalog #40a Catalog Value €2,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #994 ITALY 1879 40c brown, tied by Rome 31.12.89 (last day of validity) postmark on locally addressed registered cover, fine, with arrival pmk. A rare cover, with 2012 Colla certificate (Sass.41, catalogue value for this last day of usage) Catalog #53 Catalog Value €11,375 | Unsold |
 | Lot #995 ITALY 1881 (12 Dec) cover from Rome to Venice, franked with an unusual five color combination consisting of 1863 De La Rue 1c (London printing), 1878 surcharged 2c on 10L, 1879 Umberto 5c and 10c, used together with Italian Levant "Estero" 2c red brown, paying the proper 20c rate to Venice, slight toning, otherwise fine mixed issues franking, with 2010 Sorani certificate | Unsold |
 | Lot #996 ITALY 1911 50th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy, 2c brown, perf. 13 1/2, sheet of 100, n.h., folded between stamps, natural gum creases, fine-v.f. (Sass.92a, catalogue value for hinged)  **Catalog #119c Catalog Value €6,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #997 ITALY 1911 unexploded 3,60L booklet with three panes of 6x15c, insignificant perf. toned specks as usual, still fresh and v.f., scarce in any condition (Sass.2)  Catalog #123c Catalog Value €8,500 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #998 ITALY 1920 1c-2L red brown, unissued designs, imperforate sheetlet of eight, creases between stamps, fine and undoubtedly rare, signed A.Diena and Bolaffi E | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #999 ITALY 1923 Manzoni, 10c-5L imperforate composite proofs of center, with superimposed frames, card mounted, v.f., scarce P Catalog #165-170P | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1000 ITALY 1923 Manzoni, complete set, mostly l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #165-170 Catalog Value $1,056 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1001 ITALY 1925 Jubilee,1L blue, three sides perf. 13 1/2 and perf. 11 at bottom, fine used, very rare. This variety is only known used (Sass.187b) O Catalog #176var Catalog Value €1,000 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #1002 ITALY 1944 Badoglio, 50c blue unissued, tied by Napoli cds on cover addressed to Gen. Robson, U.S. Armed Forces, filing fold at bottom, away from the stamp, fine, with Sorani certificate (Sass.515Fa) | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1003 ITALY 1948 Risorgimento, complete set with Special Delivery, blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.580-591,E32) **Catalog #495-506,E26 Catalog Value €3,000 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1004 ITALY 1949 Centenary of the Roman Republic, block of four, n.h., usual slight toning, otherwise v.f. (Sass. 600) **Catalog #518 Catalog Value €1,450 | Price Realized $170.00 |
