U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
February 23-24, 2016
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #899 ITALY Postage Dues 1864 unissued design, imperf. essay in lilac brown, gummed, unwatermarked paper, v.f., with Sorani cert. (Bolaffi N.SXIII) E | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #900 ITALY Postage Dues 1864 Postrider, rejected design, seven imperforate, lithographed essays in various colors, on thin card, v.f., signed Diena, with Sorani cert. (Bolaffi N.SXII) E | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #901 ITALY Postage Dues 1890 30c buff and magenta, imperf. top right corner margin single, n.h., fresh and v.f., with 2001 Diena cert. (Sass. 23g; catalogue value for hinged) ** Catalog #J8b Catalog Value €4,000 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #902 ITALY Postage Dues 1870 60c buff and magenta, h.r., fine, with 1985 Raybaudi cert. (Sass.10) * Catalog #J11 Catalog Value €1,800 | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #903 ITALY Postage Dues 1874 10L blue & magenta, numerals inverted, usual centering, unused without gum, fresh and fine, with 1986 Dr.Enzo Diena and 2000 Silvano Sorani certificates. One of only two (Diena certificate states "si conosco due soli esemplari di questo errore") or three (according to Sassone) known unused examples of this error (all without gum), considerably undercatalogued in Scott's. A world-class rarity! (*) Catalog #J19a Catalog Value $17,500 | Price Realized $23,000.00 |
 | Lot #904 ITALY Postage Dues 1884 50L yellow, 100L blue, bottom sheet corner margin imperforate sheet horizontal pairs, with part inscriptions, plate proofs on stamp paper (prove d'archivio), v.f., signed Diena, P Catalog #Sass.15-16P Catalog Value €2,200 | Price Realized $700.00 |
