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5 c. and 20 c. tied by clear barred "235" to letter sheet with adjacent cds. "TUNISI POSTE ITALIANE 21 GEN. 80" to Manchester with adjacent "coi Postali Italiani", transit and arrival marks, fine and scarce

1881/88, Estero Umberto 5 c. and 10 c. tied by barred "235" to envelope from "TUNISI POSTE ITALIANE 23 1 89" to Tripoli with clear arrival mark of the Italian PO, a fine and scarce usage, sign. Sorani

5 c. and 20 c., tied by barred "235" to envelope from "TUNISI POSTE ITALIANE 8 7 87" to Vienna; envelope little toned and transportation marks, but still fine, sign. Sorani

1873, De La Rue 10 c. orange, 2 copies with 1867, 20 c. blue, tied by 2 good strikes of boxed "PIROSCALI POSTALI ITALIANI" to letter sheet to Genua with adjacent straight line "Da Tunisi", one 10 c. small corner fault, otherwise fine and attractive

1869, De La Rue 40 c. rose in vertical pair, tied by dotted numeral "235" to envelope with adjacent cds. "TUNISI 14 LUG 69" to Marseille with red transit mark on front, light filing crease not effecting the stamps, fine

1896, Italy 1863/65, 2 c. brown horizontal strip of 3 and 1893, Umberto 20 c. orange, tied by squared "TUNISI 8 9 96" to commercial cover to Munich with arrival marks on reverse, a scarce franking

1895, Italy Umberto 20 c. orange, tied by squared circle "TUNISI 12 6 95" with additional strike alongside, to envelope to Tripolis, showing on reverse blue seal of the Italian consulate at Tunis; a very rare franking at the reduced rate for the exchange between two different Italian POs abroad without transiting Italian ports; the stamp applied with tear at bottom and part of reverse flap missing, still fine, certificate Enzo Diena

TUNIS: 1866, De La Rue 40 c. rose and 2 copies 1865, 20 c. on 15 c. blue, tied by cds. "TUNISI POSTE ITALIANE 28 MAR 66" to entire letter to France with red transit mark on front and several transit marks on reverse; one 20 c. corner perf missing, otherwise very fine and attractive, a scarce entire, sign. Raybaudi with certificate

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)

1903, 1 b. black as die proof on carton, fine, scarce

1935, Umberto 5 c.-25 l., unmounted mint, very fine, some signed

1933, Squadron flight Rome-Chicago 19,75 and 44,75 l., used, fine (Mi. 600,-)

1933, Africa flight 10-100 on 25 s. cpl., unused with hinge, fine

1935, Vaitkus flight 40 c. in block of four, unhinged mint, one stamp with small gum disturbance, otherwise very fine, several signature incl. Sanabria and Mikulski

40 C., unused item with sheet margin at right (there thin place), fine, sign.

40 c. on special cover with private cachet and US additional franking, signed by Vaitkus, very fine

1852, William III, 10 c. greenish black, fresh colour and full margins all around, unused without gum, small thin spot at right, otherwise fine, certificate Goebel AIEP, ex collection Severin

1 sgr. light brownish-red, fresh colour and large margins all around, unused, very fine, certificate Goebel AIEP, ex collection Severin

1859, 2 c. black and 37½ c. green, each with clear cds. "LUXEMBOURG", Sperati forgeries, fine, signed in pencil

1923, Princess souvenir sheet, unused with usual gum and small faults, certificate Goebel AIEP "...no faults...", ex collection Severin

1914, King Wilhelm I. 2 1/2 c. green, 10 stamps tied by "HENGELO 5.V." to registered cover to Nassau with arrival mark, slightly spots, overwise fine, nice franking

1923, Wilhelmina 2 c.-5 g. cpl. used, fine (Mi. 500,-)

1855, 4 sk. blue in horizontal pair with short but full margins, tied by grid to letter sheet with adjacent date stamp "HOLMESTRAND 19 2 1855" to Laurvig; tear in the letter sheet fixed, otherwise fine

1856/57, Oskar 8 sk. carmine, horizontal strip of 4, the right stamp 3 short perfs where affixed at the edge of the cover, otherwise nicely perforated and fresh colour, tied by clear cds. "DRAMMEN 13 11 1860" to letter sheet to Purmerend in Holland with adjacent transit marks "SVINESUND" and butterfly handstamp "HAMBURG 19 NOV 1860" on front; a fine cover to abroad

8 sk. red, horizontal pair and 2 single stamps, tied by cds. "CHRISTIANIA 23/11 1861" to letter sheet to Amsterdam, showing transit marks of Svinesund and Hamburg on front, on reverse transit mark of the Danish PO at Hamburg and Amsterdam arrival mark in red; a scarce and attractive entire in fine condition

1946, BIE 3-11 zl. in cpl. sheets of 12, mint never hinged, fine

BIE souvenir sheet, mint never hinged

ditto, mint never hinged

ditto, with black marginal number, used, signed Krawczyk

1950, culture souvenir sheet with handstamps "groszy" in type 21, unmounted mint, fine and scarce, certificate Wezranowski

ditto, with handstamp in type 1, cancelled "WARSZAWA 13.12.51", certificate Wezranowski

Roosevelt souvenir sheet with handstamp "groszy" in type 23A, unmounted mint, certificate Wezranowski

1870/76, Luis 5 r. black, 10 r. yellow and 80 r. orange, tied by barred oval "219" to letter sheet with adjacent light cds. of Villa Nova de Portimao to Christiania, Norway with Lissabon transit mark on reverse; the 5 r. affixed slightly damaged and all three stamps somewhat squeezed due to the cancellation, still an attractive and rare cover to Scandinavia Provenance: Svein Arne Hansen (2007)

1868/70, imperforated issue 100 r. lilac with perforated 120 r. blue, tied by light numeral "51" with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 21/6 1869" to letter sheet via England to Port Medway, Nova Scotia, Canada; 120 r. slight filing crease and tiny foxing around the stamps, still attractive and scarce cover, certificate BPA (2008)

1858, Bulls head 108 pa. with red cds., Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

Newspaper stamps: 1858, 5 par. black on white paper with 6mm margin at left, possible from the left sheet margin, good at right and touched at top and bottom, used with illegible cds., despite the close margins an attractive copy of this rare stamp,  ex collection Severin  Illustrated in Heimbüchler (III) page 81, fig. 143