364 / März 2017

1852, 5 baj. black on rose (left bottom with small cut in) and 8 Baj. black on white, tied by lozenge mark on folded cover from "ROMA 17.LUG.59" via Innsbruck to Mittenwald, Bavaria, fine, certificate Dr. Helbig BPP  

1852, 6 baj. grey-lilac, vertical block of 6 with wide margins, small part of neighbour stamps at top and sheet margin at bottom, unused with fresh original gum; extremely fine and rare multiple, signed in pencil and Raybaudi certificate (2007) (Sassone 7A)

1852, 7 baj. on blue, vertical pair, good to large margins, and 8 baj. black, tied by grid cancel to folded cover from "ROMA 13.12.58" with boxed "P.D." via Paris to Brussels with arrival mark, minor creasing

1867, Imperforated issue 3 c. on rose-grey, upper left sheet corner with good margins and fresh colour, unused with large part o.g., very fine, sign. Colla with certificate (2010) (Sassone 14)

1859, 3 baj. on green and 5 baj. on violet, both ample to wide margins, tied by grid to letter sheet with adjacent "BOLOGNA 24 MAG. 60" to Venice, fine, signed Emilio Diena and Drahn

1858, 2 g. lilac-rose, 2 copies with wide margins, tied by scarce cds. "COTRONE 31 MAG 1861" to entire letter, fine

1860, Savoy Cross ½ t. blue with good to large margins, tied by boxed "ANNULLATO" to newspaper "Giornale del Commercio" of 29.12.1860, part of address label removed, otherwise very fine, certificate Enzo Diena (1996)

1853, 40 c. rose with full to wide margins, in combination with 1854, 20 c. blue, slightly touched at lower right, otherwise wide margins, tied by clear cds. "TORINO 28 AGO 54" to entire letter to Susa; a fine and scarce colour franking, certificate Dr. Avi ASEP (2005)

1851, 2 s. brownish-red on blue, used with clear mute cancel, small repair at lower right, otherwise very fine; opinion Colla

1861, Essay of Claudio Perrin in green, very fine, signed Sorani with opinion (Bol. '83, NSI)

1896, Coat of arms 5c green as block of four, fresh colour and nice centering, mint never hinged, fine (Sassone 67a)

1905, Michetti colour proofs, six different stamps in lilac, red, green, blue, orange and brown, mint never hinged, fine and scarce, signed Raybaudi with certificate

1915/16, Red Cross, prepared but unissued set of five values, apparently prepared for use in the occupied territories,  4 values with bottom sheet margin, mint never hinged, a very fine and rare set, signed Diena with certificate 

1921, Dante Alighieri 15-40c. imperforated, complete set in sheets of 50, fresh colours and mint never hinged, the top margin cut ireegulary affecting two 40c. stamps, unusaul natural gumwrinkles and bends, light vertical fold each, otherwise fine and attractive, signed Raybudi in the sheet margin with certificate

1922, Philatelic Congress 10-40 c. each tied by special cancel to piece, fine

1923, Propaganda fide 20 c.-1l., imperforated, unmounted mint (Sassone 131-34b)

1923, Mazoni 10c-5l. complete as block of fours, mostly with margin, mint never hinged, 5l. with tiny adherences, very fine and attractive, certificate Caffaz

1930 Squadron flight 7.7l. pale blue as block of four from the upper left sheet corner, mint never hinged, very fine, signed G. Bolaffi a.o.

1930 Squadron flight 7.7l. pale blue as marginal block of four, mint never hinged, very fine, signed G. Bolaffi with certificate

1930, Balbo flight 7,70 l. with additional franking, tied by special machine cancel to piece, very fine, sign. Bolaffi and Colla with certificate (2016)

1934, Airmail 1 l.-10 l. tied to registered airmail envelope of special flight Rome-Mogadiscio with transit and arrival marks on front and reverse; 10 l. tiny spot, sign. Colla with certificate (2016)

1945, Democracy 10-20c. and 40c-100l., blocks of four mostly with sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine, 30 and 100l. signed Diena, Raybaudi

1933, Triptych 44,75 l. + 5,25 l., unused with tiny hinge mark, very fine, sign. AD

1934, Airmail 10 l., unused, fine, signed A. Diena and Raybaudi with certificate

1943/44, Definitives 5c-50l., Airmail 25c-10l. and Postage due 5c-20l. all tied by cds. to pieces, very fine, 3 certificates Colla (2017)

1943, Base Atlantica, Propaganda stamps 25-50c., each with all four vignettes, each value once with double, one inverted overprint, 8 values without gum and 4 values mint never hinged, 50c. one value with faults, a very rare group, all signed Diena a.o. and 10 certificates

1954, Cavalino 1000l. with upper sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine

1924, "OPERA NAZ. PROTEZ. ASSIST. INV. GUERRA" 5c-5l. complete set of 8, mint never hinged, a very rare set, 3-5l. signed Diena and Raybaudi with certificate

1941: Lovcen Partisans, 1939 Yugoslavia issue 0,25 din. black, 0,50 din. orange and 1 din. green, all overprinted MONTENEGRO by two line Cyrillic handstamp in red, mint never hinged, fine, sign. Colla with certificate

1941, Airmail 0,50-30din., blocks of nine with upper sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine

1909, "GERUSALEMME" on 10pa-40pia. as blocks of four, mint never hinged, 20pia. on 5l. about 1/3 separated, otherwise a fine and rare set

1924, Mazoni 10c-5l. complete sets of Cirenaica, Eritrea, Somalia and Tripolitania, all as blocks of four with left sheet margin, mint never hinged with usual gum skips, Tripolitania 30c. one value trivial corner crease and Eritrea 5l. one value with adherence, otherwise a fine and rare group  

OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1934, Flight Roma-Mogadiscio 25 l. of Cirenaica, Eritrea, Somalia and Tripolitania, mint never hinged, a fine and rare series, signed Colla with certificate

1934, Flight Roma-Mogadiscio 25 l. of Cirenaica, Eritrea, Somalia and Tripolitania, unused o.g., a fine and rare series, several signatures including Raybaudi with certificate

1927, Express stamp 1,25l on 60c red/brown, perforated 11, mint never hinged, a rare and very fine stamp, signed A. Diena a.o.

1927/33, Express mail stamp 1,25 l. on 60 c. perf. 11 with overprint in black, nice fresh colour and well perforated, unused with fresh original gum and small hinge mark. One of the rarest stamps of the Italian area, only one further example believed to exist, signed Alberto Diena with certificate (1958) (Sassone 11; € 210.000,-)