U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
October 16-17, 2018
Welcome to our October 16-17, 2018 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. With 1,627 lots, this auction features properties of various owners and estates from all over the world, including Ernest Wheeler’s flight and space covers and autographs, additional selections from the Scouts of the World collection, Vito Bianco’s stock of Italian area and many others. There are solid selections of United States, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Latin and South America, European Countries with Austria, Belgium, France, Germany & Italy, with their respective Colonies, also Poland, Russia, Spain and Switzerland; rarities from China and other Asian material. As always, the sale contains 150+ large lots and collections, with individual country collections, worldwide accumulations in cartons, cover lots and more. A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #3039 ITALY TRIESTE - ZONE A 1949 100L carmine lake (Democratica), upper right sheet corner margin block of four, overprinted AMG-FTT only at lower left, the other three stamps without overprint on front, upper right example with partial overprint on back, also two additional overprints on back of the top selvage only, stamps n.h., small hinge impression in selvage only, v.f., various signatures, including Dr. Enzo Diena, with his 1987 certificate (Sass. 67c lists a pair, one without overprint, €5,500; this is obviously a more interesting and valuable variety)  **Catalog #69var | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #3040 ITALY TRIESTE - ZONE A 1950 Italy at Work, 50c violet blue, variety perforations shifted with "Poste Italiane" at bottom instead at top, AMG-FTT inverted, l.h., v.f., only 10 (!) printed (Sass.90/Iab) * Catalog Value €8,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #3041 ITALY TRIESTE - ZONE A 1950 Italy at Work, 100L brown perf. 14 1/4 x 13 1/4, overprint slightly shifted, also another shifted to bottom, n.h., v.f., signed Oliva (Sass. 106 II) ** Catalog Value €2,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #3042 ITALY TRIESTE - ZONE A 1950 Italy at Work, 200L olive brown, perf. 14 1/4 x 13 1/4, l.h., v.f., signed Oliva (Sass.107/II), catalogued as hinged, * Catalog Value €1,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #3043 ITALY TRIESTE - ZONE A 1950 Italy at Work, 200L olive brown, perf. 14 1/4 x 13 1/4, l.h., v.f., signed Oliva (Sass.107/II), catalogued as hinged, * Catalog Value €1,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #3044 ITALY TRIESTE - ZONE A 1950 200L variety overprint split with "FTT" at left and "AMG" at right, n.h., v.f., signed Colla ** | Unsold |
 | Lot #3045 ITALY TRIESTE - ZONE A 1950 Fiera di Trieste 15L blue, horizontal pair, overprinted on back of only one of the stamps, n.h., v.f., signed Oliva, with his 2001 certificate. A rarity, possibly the only one recorded, ** Catalog #Sass.81e Catalog Value €8,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #3046 ITALY TRIESTE - ZONE A 1951 Milano, red overprint at left of the Vase, l.h., v.f., signed J.V.B. (Bush), only 50 recorded (Sass.125A) * Catalog Value €6,000 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #3047 ITALY TRIESTE - ZONE A 1952 60L Armed Forces Day, overprint inverted, l.h., v.f., only 56 printed (Sass.159a) * Catalog #159var Catalog Value €4,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #3048 ITALY TRIESTE - ZONE A 1952 60L Armed Forces Day, overprint inverted, l.h., pencil notation on gum, v.f. (Sass.159a) * Catalog #159var Catalog Value €4,500 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #3049 ITALY TRIESTE - ZONE A 1953 25L Messina, overprint triple, n.h., light gum wrinkles, pencil signed, v.f. (Sass.164a) ** Catalog #165var Catalog Value €4,250 | Price Realized $550.00 |
