U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; The David Mace Collection of U.S. Stamps
April 24-25, 2018
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1444 ITALY 1862 10c Vittorio Emanuele II, the scarce "oliva chiaro" shade (clear olive), well centered ("perfetto e ben centrato"), never hinged (!) and post office fresh, a scarce shade in premium condition, with 1998 Colla certificate (catalogue value for a hinged example, average centering. For illustration purposes, we note that Sass. No. 1 catalogues €5,500 for an ordinary hinged example and €24,750 for unhinged, well centered copy) (Sass.1b) ** Catalog #17 Catalog Value $12,000 | Price Realized $6,000.00 |
 | Lot #1445 ITALY 1862 10c bistre, variety imperf. at bottom, complete margin with colored line, Bari 15 Nov 62 cancel, irregular perfs, otherwise fine, with 1962 Royal certificate, O Catalog #17var Catalog Value €8,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1446 ITALY 1863 15c blue, block of four, margins all around, two right stamps with head omitted, lower left stamp with head double, heavy h.r., natural gum creases between the stamps, a fine "triple variety" block, with 1990 Diena cert. (Sass.11k,11n; catalogue value for singles)  *Catalog #22b-c Catalog Value €4,400 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1447 ITALY 1863 (27 Feb) FL from Firenze to Rome, franked with 15c blue, used in combination with 5c Sardinia, Type I, both with full margins all around, Rome arrival on reverse, fine mixed franking  Catalog #23 | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #1448 ITALY 1866 10c buff and 10c orange brown, two distinct shades, Turin Printing, unused with original gum, l.h. or h.r., fresh, better than usual centering for this difficult issue, fresh and fine, with 2008 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.T17,17a) * Catalog #27,27a Catalog Value €10,500 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1449 ITALY 1867 (18 Jan) FL from Sacile to Venezia, franked with pair of 10c ochre orange (De La Rue), tied by SACILE in circle of horizontal lines, with Venezia 19/1 arrival pmk on back, sealed cover tear at top, fine and rare usage of the Austrian obliterator (when the Veneto region was incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy, it took some time for the new cancellers to arrive), signed Sismondo, with his 2007 certificate (Sass.L17) Catalog #27a | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #1450 ITALY 1867 (28 Jan) FL from Conselve to Milano, franked with pair of 10c ochre orange (De La Rue), tied by CONSELVE 28 GEN departure datestamp, with Padova transit and Milano arrival pmks, fine and rare usage of the Austrian obliterator (when the Veneto region was incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy, it took some time for the new cancellers to arrive), signed Sismondo, with his 2007 certificate (Sass.L17) Catalog #27a | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #1451 ITALY 1866 (6 Sep) FL (invoice) from Pordenone to Sarcento, franked with 20c on 15c blue, type III, tied by straight-line PORDENONE 6 SET datestamp, with Udine arrival pmk on back, v.f. usage of the Austrian obliterator (when the Veneto region was incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy (Pordedone was liberated on July 19th, 1866), it took some time for the new cancellers to arrive), signed Sismondo, with his 2007 certificate (Sass.25) Catalog #34 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1452 ITALY 1878 surcharges on official stamps, complete set of eight, well centered for issue, 2c/1L and 2c/5L l.h., others n.h., fine-v.f., signed, with 2006 Raybaudi certificate for the four top values, */** Catalog #37-44 Catalog Value $7,750 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #1453 ITALY 1878 2c on 2c lake, block of six (2x3), top pair l.h., other four n.h., well centered, fine-v.f., */**Catalog #37 Catalog Value $1,860 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1454 ITALY 1916 four unused caricature cards, one "La Bella Intesa" featuring a Boy Scout, others political, plus another "Fratelli Salvatemi Sotto Scrivette", one with minor toning, otherwise v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #1455 ITALY 1928 Emanuele Filiberto 30c green & brown, center inverted, unused with full original gum, lightly hinged (if at all, the stamp actually looks n.h.), usual centering, fine example of this incredible rarity. Only one sheet of these inverts was sold at the post office in Bologna. The buyer did not notice the error and placed the majority of the stamps on a large parcel. Most of the stamps were thus used. Of the few unused examples known, only two (!) exist with full original gum (see footnote in Sassone where the price is listed for one of the two values with gum), signed Diena, Raybaudi, etc., with 2004 Raybaudi and 2006 Diena certificates) (Sass. 228a, €85,000) * Catalog #203a Catalog Value $75,000 | Price Realized $28,000.00 |
