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 #2950 ITALY 1836-37 incoming mail, two FLs from Glasgow to Pisa, one re-directed to Rome, each with a series of transit and arrival markings, fine-v.f.  | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #2951 ITALY 1863 60c lilac, bottom sheet margin block of four with Plate No. 102, n.h., usual centering, fine  **Catalog #32 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2952 ITALY 1877 20c orange, h.r., nice color, fine, with 1999 Diena certificate, * Catalog #36 Catalog Value $ 4,400 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #2953 ITALY 1889 45c gray green, h.r., nice color and intact perforations on all sides, fine, signed Diena, with his 1987 certificate, * Catalog #54 Catalog Value $ 2,350 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2954 ITALY 1901 Regular Issue, 1c-25c, 45c, 1L and 5L selection of nine different blocks of four, l.h. at top, with bottom pairs n.h., usual centering, 25c well centered, three stamps n.h. (one with short perfs), fine lot, catalogue value for hinged blocks of four (Sass.68/78) */**Catalog #76-81,84,87,91 Catalog Value €8,000 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #2955 ITALY 1901 1.25L blue, three imperforate pairs, one vertical, others horizontal, also top sheet margin block of six, plus proof of frame of 2.50L in sepia, single and two blocks of four, signed Oliva, v.f. (Sass. €8,060+) PCatalog #88P,90P | Unsold |
 | Lot #2956 ITALY 1911 Victor Emmanuel, 15c slate, imperf. block of ten, margins all around, n.h., v.f. (Sass. 96e) **Catalog #123a Catalog Value €2,400 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #2957 ITALY 1911 unexploded Lire 3,60 booklet with four panes of 6x15c gray black, with glassine interleaves, black on blue covers, stapled at left, unusually fresh with only a couple of normal toned spots along the perf. tips, fine-v.f.,  Catalog #Sass. 2 Catalog Value €10,500 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #2958 ITALY 1911 unexploded Lire 4,80 booklet with four panes of 6x20c/15c gray black, with glassine interleaves, black on blue covers, stapled at left, unusually fresh without any of the toned spots that plague these booklets, v.f., Catalog #Sass. 3 Catalog Value €5,250 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #2959 ITALY 1921 Dante Alighieri, 15c violet brown, variety printed on both sides, sheet corner margin block of four, hinged in margins, stamps n.h., v.f. (Sass.116e, catalogue value for n.h. singles) **Catalog #133var Catalog Value €7,200 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #2960 ITALY 1921 Dante Alighieri, unissued 15c gray, double impression, top margin block of four, with perforations shifted downwards, n.h., v.f. and spectacular variety (Sass.116Ac, catalogue value for n.h. singles) **Catalog #133var Catalog Value €5,600 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #2961 ITALY 1921 Dante Alighieri, unissued 15c gray, top left margin block of four, imperf. at top, bottom stamps with double perforations, n.h., top right stamp stained, otherwise fine-v.f., signed Raybaudi (Sass.116Ag) **Catalog #133var Catalog Value €7,200 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2962 ITALY 1922 Philatelic Congress, set of four, n.h., fine, with 2006 Raybaudi certificate (Sass. €4,000) ** Catalog #142A-142D Catalog Value $ 3,125 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2963 ITALY 1923 Manzoni, 1L blue and black, imperf. right margin horizontal pair, right stamp l.h., left stamp n.h., v.f. (Sass.155d) */** Catalog #169a Catalog Value €3,000 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2964 ITALY 1923-25 20c on 25c, top left margin block of 25, variety with surcharge shifted, n.h., v.f. (Sass.176h) **Catalog #151var Catalog Value €3,750 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2965 ITALY 1925-26 Jubilee, 60c brown carmine, perf. 13 1/2, horizontal pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Sass. 186k) ** Catalog #175a,var Catalog Value €2,200 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #2966 ITALY 1925-26 Jubilee, 1.25L dark blue, perf. 13 1/2, horizontal pair imperf. Between, n.h., v.f. (Sass. 188k) ** Catalog #177var Catalog Value €2,200 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #2967 ITALY 1927-29 1.85L black, left margin horizontal pair, both showing imperf. at left variety, left stamp with perforations through the center, hinged, fine (Sass. 215k) * Catalog #194var Catalog Value €1,300 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #2968 ITALY 1928 Filiberto, 20c imperf. proof of the center only in blue, marginal block of four, v.f. (Sass. P226) PCatalog #201P Catalog Value €1,400 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #2969 ITALY 1928 Filiberto, 25c bottom sheet margin block of four, stamps imperf. horizontally between and at bottom, top stamps hinged, fine (Sass. 227o) *Catalog #202var Catalog Value €1,600 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #2970 ITALY 1928 1.25L blue & black, two imperforate horizontal pairs, proof on stamp paper, v.f. (Sass. €1,520) P Catalog #206P | Unsold |
 | Lot #2971 ITALY 1930 Virgil, postage and Air Post Semi-Postal (9+2L) complete set of 10 imperforate plate proofs on card, each overprinted "Saggio" (Specimen) fine-v.f. S Catalog #248-256S | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2972 ITALY 1930 Virgil, complete set on FDC addressed to Rome, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk, catalogued as a philatelic cover (Sass. €4,500+) Catalog #248-56 Catalog Value $ 3,250 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2973 ITALY 1932 Garibaldi, overprinted SAGGIO (Specimen), complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. S Catalog #280-89S | Unsold |
 | Lot #2974 ITALY 1932 March on Rome, complete set of 20, canceled by Napoli 27.10.32 cds on a large FDC (corner clipped) addressed to Rome, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk (Sass. €2,250+) Catalog #290-305,C40/E17 Catalog Value $ 1,650 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2975 ITALY 1941 Hitler & Mussolini, set of six blocks of four, also unissued set of three singles, n.h., v.f. (Sass. 452-57,457A-C) **Catalog #413-18 Catalog Value €800 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #2976 ITALY 1943 (Luogotenenza) Lieutenancy and Reign of Umberto II, facsimile signatures of Badoglio, 50c blue and gray, three different, one watermarked, others unwatermarked, pencil signatures or markings on back, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #Sass.515B,515F,515G Catalog Value €14,750 | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #2977 ITALY 1944 50c proof of background, imperforate block of four, also imperforate single with double impression of groundwork, plus perforate variety printed on both sides, fine-v.f. PCatalog #440var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2978 ITALY 1944 (Luogotenenza) Lieutenancy and Reign of Umberto II, Naples Issue 50c She-Wolf, block of 24 imperf. Horizontally, unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f. (Sass.515m) (*)Catalog #440var Catalog Value €1,920 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #2979 ITALY 1945 2L brown lilac, imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., v.f., signed Oliva, with his 1998 certificate (Sass. 552h) ** Catalog #470var Catalog Value €2,250 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2980 ITALY 1945 15L blue, double paper, vertical strip of four, n.h., v.f., with 1987 Diena certificate (Sass. 560t) ** Catalog #473var Catalog Value €2,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2981 ITALY 1945 Regular Issue, 15L blue, double paper variety, vertical strip of three, n.h., v.f., with 1997 Carraro certificate (Sass. Specialized 18Ca) ** Catalog #473var Catalog Value €1,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2982 ITALY 1945 100L (Democratica), variety imperf. at top, upper left sheet margin example, n.h., v.f. (Sass.565aI) ** Catalog #477var Catalog Value €2,750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2983 ITALY 1945 100L (Democratica), variety imperf. at top, sheet margin example, n.h., v.f., pencil signed (Sass.565aI) ** Catalog #477var Catalog Value €2,750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2984 ITALY 1949 Volta, 50L top sheet margin block of four, variety shifted perforations at top, n.h., v.f., signed Oliva (Sass.612f) **Catalog #527var Catalog Value €2,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2985 ITALY 1954 100L and 200L inscription sheet corner margin blocks of five, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #661-662 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2986 ITALY 1954 200L blue, upper right sheet corner margin inscription block of five, variety imperf. at top and between stamps at left, l.h. at top selvage only, stamps n.h., v.f., with 1987 Diena certificate (Sass. 748c,748d) **Catalog #662var | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #2987 ITALY 1955 5L imperforate vertical and horizontal pairs (2), n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #674var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2988 ITALY 1955 100L brown, sheet margin horizontal pair, variety imperf. at right, double perforations in the middle, n.h., v.f. (Sass.785/Ifaa, €800) ** Catalog #688var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2989 ITALY 1976 Paintings, 150L blue, imperforate sheet of 25, some wrinkles and offsets on reverse, fine-v.f., with Raybaudi cert. (Sass.1339var) PCatalog #1228var | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2990 ITALY 1976 400L Regular Issue "Italia", imperf. top sheet margin block of 20, n.h., some gum offsets and inclusions, otherwise v.f., with Raybaudi cert. for the entire sheet from which this block originated **Catalog #998Wvar | Price Realized $450.00 |
