U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 20-21, 2016
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #698 ITALY 1863 "Buste Parlanti" advertising entire envelope, Series 30, franked with 2x5c gray green and single 10c orange, tied by "19" cancels, paying 20c, sent from Naples to Salza Irpinia, envelope somewhat worn, with flaws and partly restored, fine appearance of this significant rarity, signed Diena, with his 1956 certificate (Sassone notes "sone note buste parlanti da 5 cent. con affrancatura aggiuntiva di 5c+10 cent, per formare il porto di 20 cent. Rarissime")  Catalog #Sass.1 Catalog Value €90,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #699 ITALY 1863 outer FL, franked with 15c blue, tied by double line in red VIA / DI MARE handstamp, sent from Cagliari - Sardinia to Genova, letter was posted on the 1st of December 1863 - FIRST DAY OF USAGE of 15c stamp, v.f. example of rare single letter fee posted from island to mainland, exceptional postal history item with Bottacchi certificate (Sassone L18; Euro 5 000) | Unsold |
 | Lot #700 ITALY 1866 (7 Sep) small cover from Firenze to Philadelphia franked with 40c carmine and 2L scarlet (both Turin Printing in good condition), tied by squared dotted numeral "12" of Firenze, with corresponding departure alongside, also French transit mark and light New York PAID cds, fine cover, with properly used 2L adhesive, Catalog #Sass.T20,22 Catalog Value €4,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #701 ITALY 1870 taxed printed matter sent from Livorno to France, franked with 1c and 5c (1863 issue) tied by Livorno cds, "P.D" hs crossed, also with boxed "Francobollo Insufficiente", French "Italie Amb. Lyon Mars. F" entry and 6 decimes in manuscript charge mark, arriving in Aix en Provence | Unsold |
 | Lot #702 ITALY 1872 80c orange, Firenze cancel, fine and rare, with 1965 Diena cert. (Sass.4) O Catalog #21 Catalog Value €4,250 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #703 ITALY 1941 World War II Propaganda forgery "Zwei Volker Ein Krieg" Hitler and Mussolini, 50c green, on yellow paper, unfolded sheet of 20, n.h., v.f., rare,  **Catalog #Sass.IG455 Catalog Value €45,000 | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
 | Lot #704 ITALY 1988 650L National Soccer Championship, yellow omitted, resulting in light blue instead of green background, n.h., v.f. and rare, listed but unpriced in Sassone, with 2005 Dr. Avi certificate ** Catalog #1743var | Price Realized $450.00 |
