U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
January 10-11, 2017
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #885 ITALY Air Post 1926 (May 13) first flight over the North Pole with airship "Norge" (pilot Amundsen), cover carried from Ciampino Roma 10.4.26 to Kingsbay, Alaska, franked with Italy 1.25L, also with special Nobile label (rare variety horizontal pair imperf. between), all on front (another single label on back overprinted "Norge"), bearing oval cachet "Volo Transpolare 1926 Amundsen - Ellsworth - Nobile Equipaggio Italiano Dirigibile Norge", addressed to Milano, signed "Precerutti", v.f.  | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #886 ITALY Air Post 1933 Balbo Issue, 5,25-19,75L and 5,25-44,75L "I-QUES" and "I-MIGL" triptychs, set of two, with additional franking on back, used on registered and flown cover from Napoli to New York, numerous transit and arrival markings, appropriate Balbo handstamp, v.f., rare set on one cover, with 1982 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.51-52) Catalog #C48-49 Catalog Value $ 6,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #887 ITALY Air Post 1933 Balbo Issue, 5,25-19,75L and 5,25-44,75L "I-TEUC" and "I-BORG" triptychs, set of two, with additional franking on back, used on registered and flown cover from Napoli to New York, numerous transit and arrival markings, appropriate Balbo handstamp, v.f., rare set on one cover, with 1982 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.51-52) Catalog #C48-49 Catalog Value $ 6,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #888 ITALY Air Post 1933 Balbo Issue, 5,25-44,75L "I-BALB" triptych, used on registered and flown cover from Torino to Buenos Aires, numerous transit and arrival markings, appropriate Balbo handstamp, filing folds away from the stamp, fine and scarce destination, with Raybaudi certificate (Sass.52A) Catalog #C49 Catalog Value $ 3,000 | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #889 ITALY Air Post 1948 Campidoglio, 1000L perf. 141/2x131/4, vertical pair imperf. between, n.h., fine, with Carraro cert. (Sass.PA145Ac) ** Catalog #C126a Catalog Value €3,750 | Unsold |
