U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
March 12-13, 2019
We are pleased to present our March 12-13, 2019 sale, with 1,577 lots, properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. There are selections of attractive United States (over 350 lots), Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Danzig, Saar, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Scandinavia. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented and as always, our sale includes selections of better South America, Asia and rest of the world. We conclude with 130+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers.
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| Lot #1093 ITALY 1636-37 Corsini correspondence, two FLs from Genova to Livorno, fine
| Price Realized $130.00
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| Lot #1094 ITALY 1803-07 two FLs from Rome, one with red "Rep. Italica Roma" departure and heart-shaped Firenze arrival markings; the other with boxed "Roma", sent to Bologna, with arrival datestamp on back
| Price Realized $130.00
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| Lot #1095 ITALY 1907 Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924) Italian opera composer of some of the most beloved operas of all time, including La Boheme, Tosca, and Madame Butterfly. Autograph letter signed, one page, 51/4x91/4, in Italian, Milan, June 19, 1907 to a friend in Buenos Aires, holograph address on verso to L Esteban Mazante in Buenos Aires, with a postmarked stamp. The great Italian opera composer thanks the recipient for some furs and the theatre reviews
| Price Realized $625.00
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| Lot #1096 ITALY 1911 unexploded 3,60L booklet with four panes of 6x15c slate, minute toning as always, mostly fine-v.f., Catalog #Sass.2 Catalog Value €9,000 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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| Lot #1097 ITALY 1911 unexploded 3,60L booklet with four panes of 6x15c slate, some usual toning, mostly fine-v.f., Catalog #Sass.2 Catalog Value €9,000 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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| Lot #1098 ITALY 1911 unexploded 4,80L booklet with four panes of 6x20c on 15c slate, minor perf. toning affecting all panes at upper left, otherwise post office fresh and v.f., seldom seen this nice, Catalog #Sass.3 Catalog Value €4,500 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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| Lot #1099 ITALY 1932 10th Anniversary of Fascist Government complete set (including Air Mail and Special Delivery), tied by "Mostra della Rivoluzione Fascista" cancels on large piece, filing fold between stamps, fine-v.f. (Sass. €1,100 as used) O Catalog #290-305,C40/E17 Catalog Value $ 758 | Unsold
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