U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; The John Pednault Collection of Ireland; Brazil
December 1-2, 2015 and December 3, 2015

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #690
ITALY Air Post
1926 Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile flight, cover franked with the special "Volo Transpolare Norge" vignette, error frame inverted (or center inverted), cancelled Ciampino, Rome, 8.4.26 and addressed to Nome, Alaska, signed by crew member (Maresciallo Ettore Arduino), with appropriate Italian franking and oval cachets, overall toning and minor cover faults, extremely rare inverted frame variety on cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #691
ITALY Air Post
1926 Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile flight, picture postcard (General Umberto Nobile) franked with the special "Volo Transpolare Norge" vignette, used with 20c tied by Ciampino cds and addressed to Milan, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #692
ITALY Air Post
1930 Trans-Atlantic Squadron, v.f. single used on flown cover (addressed to General Italo Balbo) to Rio de Janeiro, signed by various pilots (Sass. 25b)
Envelope
Catalog #C27
Catalog Value €2,500
Unsold
Lot #693
ITALY Air Post
1930 Trans-Atlantic Squadron, v.f. single used on flown cover (addressed to General Italo Balbo) to Rio de Janeiro, signed by various pilots, signed Bolaffi (Sass. 25b)
Envelope
Catalog #C27
Catalog Value €2,500
Unsold
Lot #694
ITALY Air Post
1930 Trans-Atlantic Squadron, v.f. single used on flown cover (addressed to General Italo Balbo) to Rio de Janeiro, with arrival pmk, signed Bolaffi, with Diena certificate (Sass. 25b)
Envelope
Catalog #C27
Catalog Value €2,500
Unsold
Lot #695
ITALY Air Post
1930 Trans-Atlantic Squadron, v.f. single used on flown cover (addressed to General Italo Balbo) to Rio de Janeiro, signed by various pilots, small tear at bottom of the cover (Sass. 25b)
Envelope
Catalog #C27
Catalog Value €2,500
Unsold
Lot #696
ITALY Air Post
1930 Trans-Atlantic Squadron, v.f. single used on flown cover (addressed to General Italo Balbo) to Rio de Janeiro, signed by various pilots (Sass. 25b)
Envelope
Catalog #C27
Catalog Value €2,500
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #697
ITALY Air Post
1930 Trans-Atlantic Squadron, v.f. single used on flown cover (addressed to General Italo Balbo) to Rio de Janeiro, with arrival pmk, signed Diena (Sass. 25b)
Envelope
Catalog #C27
Catalog Value €2,500
Unsold
Lot #698
ITALY Air Post
1933 Balbo Triptychs, set of vertical strips (I-Rani, I-Calo, I-Aram, I-Bise), sheet margin imperforate at bottom, n.h., v.f., signed Bolaffi, with 1966 Bolaffi and 1983 Diena Certificates. A World Class rarity, this being the only known for these overprints (Sass. PA51c-52c)
Box **
Catalog #C48-49var
Catalog Value €140,000
Unsold

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