343 / März 2011

1851/52, 1 cr. carmine and 2 cr. blue, tied by large double circle "ARCIDOSSO 30 NOV. 52" to lettersheet via Papal States to Napoli with transit mark on reverse, fine, sign. Calves with certificate

4 cr. green on grey, fresh nice colour and large margins, unused with fresh original gum, extremely fine, a scarce stamp, certificate Enzo Diena (1997)

1857/59, watermark wavy lines 1 so. ocre, slightly touched at left, otherwise clear to good margins, unused with original gum, very fine and fresh, a scarce stamp in this condition, several signatures and certificate Raybaudi (Sassone-no. 11)

1921/23, B.L.P. 25 c., type II, block of 4, unhinged mint, very fine, signed Zumstein and Sorani with certificate (Sassone no. 8)

1932, March to Rome 5 c.-5 l. cpl. incl. airmail and express stamps, unmounted mint, 1,25 l. little stained (Mi. 300,-)

1933, Balbo flight 5,25 l.+19,75 l. and 5,25 l.+44,75 l., both strips "LEON", unused with small hinge marks, fine

1936, Horaz 10 c.-2,55 l. and airmail 25 c-5 l. cpl., unmounted mint, fine (Mi. 300,-)

Trentino:1918, overprint issue 90 h. lilac, tied to piece, fine, sign. Maier, Berlin and Raybaudi (Mi. 3.000,-)

POST IN THE LEVANT: 1908, 2. local issue 20 PIASTRE on 5 l. with clear cancellation "COSTANTINOPOLI II POSTE ITALIANE 21 8 08" on registered cover to Berlin with arrival mark; nice and fresh condition, on cover very scarce (Sassone no. 14)

ITALIAN EAST AFRICA: 1941, Hitler/Mussolini, the 4 unissued values in different design, unhinged mint, very fine, all sign. Giulio Bolaffi and certificate for the complete set, fine and scarce (Sassone-no. 41-44; € 18.000,-)

1918, 1st Vilna Issue: 15 sk. black cpl. sheet of 20, position 2-4, 6-8, 10, 13, 17-20 with inverted "h", position 9 with inverted "n", unused without gum as issued, fine, scarce

1935, Vaitkus Atlantic flight 40 c., unmounted mint, fine, sign. Mikulski a.o.

40 c., unused, fine, signed Zumstein

LITUANICA II NEW YORK - KAUNAS 50 c., block of 4, unhinged mint, horizontally folded between the stamps, otherwise very fine, scare

1859, 37½ c. green, 2 Sperati forgeries with cds. of Luxemburg resp. boxed "PD", both with BPA-signature

1865, 4 c. black and 2 c. green tied by "LUXEMBOURG 16.1.74" cds. to yellow printed card "Großherzogthum Luxemburg Correspondenz-Karte" to M. Gladbach, 2 c. has been lifted and placed back again plus card with minor corner faults, otherwise fine

1894, 10c. violet, tied by Niksic cds. to cover with 1893,5 h. rose from "CETINJE 10/10 99" to Niksic, fine and scarce

1852, 5 c. deep-blue, horizontal pair, large margins, used with Rotterdam cds., very fine

5 c. blue, horizontal pair with large margins, boxed "FRANCO", very fine

5 c. blue, horizontal pair with large to very large margins, tied by boxed "FRANCO" to small piece, very fine

15 c. orange, good to white margins and fresh colour, unused with somewhat brownish o.g., still fine

CANCELLATIONS: "PURMEREND 12. APR. 70" cds. on folded cover with tax "3 1/2" via Sandosund (red circle) to Fredriskstad, Norway

1867/68, 2 sk. orange, vertical pair, tied by cds. "CHRISTIANIA 17/5 1871" to small folded cover to Drobak, fine, certificate Aune

1946, BIE 3-11 Zl. in kpl. Kleinbogen von 12 Stück, postfrisch (Mi. 1.800,- +)

1950, "Groszy"-overprints: Culture 1-20 zl., stamps from the souvenier sheet with "GROSZY" handstamp, unhinged mint, sign. Krawczyk

Culture souvenir sheet with handstamp "GROSZY" in type 3, cancelled "GLIWICE 4.2.52", fine, sign. Krawczyk with certificate

Roosevelt souvenir sheet with handstamp "GROSZY" in type 23, unhinged mint, fine, sign. Krawczyk with certificate

1936, airmail 1,50-20 e., set of 6, and 1941, airmail 3-50 e., set of 4, unhinged mint, fine (Mi. 540,-)

1944, Brotero 10 c.-1,75 e., imperforated in blocks of 4 from the upper left sheet corner, unhinged mint, fine

ACORES: 1868/70, 50 r. green and 100 r. lilac on small envelope to Austria, tied in transit by numeral "1" of Lisboa; transit and arrival marks on reverse; a fine and rare cover, certificate Miranda da Mota

MACAU: 1986, Ameripex 0,20-8 p. cpl. with souvenir sheet, unhinged mint

"BEKETU", L2 in blue on undated cover

1858, 40 par. blue and greenish-blue, both in vertical tête-bêche pairs, wide margins and unfolded, unused with fresh o.g., very fine, sign. Heimbüchler BPP resp. AD

1862, 6 par. red in tête-bêche block of 9, unused o.g., a fold between the tête-bêche pairs broken and fixed by hinges, otherwise very fine and fresh, a scarce multiple, sign. Heimbüchler BPP

30 par. blue, tied by cds. "BUCURESCI 17/12" to lettersheet to Braila

30 par. blue, wove paper, 2 single copies with good to very large margins, tied by fancy "FRANCO GALATZ" to piece, top stamp with crease, sign. Heimbüchler BPP