380. Auktion

ITALIAN POST IN TUNIS: 1868, 40c. carmine, horizontal pair (a few short perf.), tied by numeral dotted cancel "235" to front of a folded letter to Italy, departure cds "TUNISI POSTE ITALIANE 12 2 68" alongside, reverse arrival cds "GENOVA 10 2 68", very fine and scarce double weight step rate

ITALIAN POST IN TUNIS: 1868, 40c. carmine tied by numeral dotted cancel "235" to front of a folded letter to Italy, departure cds "TUNISI POSTE ITALIANE 22 7 68" alongside, reverse arrival cds "GENOVA 26 7 68", usual horizontal file fold away from the adhesive, very fine

1864/1970, collection of hundreds of used stamps as well as some covers, neatly mounted and mostly written up on album leaves, starting with some stampless folded entires tied by cds "TUNIS", France Napoleon 40c. orange singles tied by dotted diamond "5107" to two folded entires to Marseilles, red entry cds "TUNIS PAR BONE ALGERIE" and cds "TUNIS 67" alongside, reverse arrival cds "MARSEILLES", French Protectorate issues with better items such as 1893 2fr. violet (Mi 27),  1906 20c. brown scarce vertical strip of three with gutter tete-beche (uncatalogued in Michel, Yvert 34a), 1918 15c. on 5fr. violet/black (Mi 68), over twenty (20) covers and cards including registered and multiple frankings, general condition mostly very fine, an attractive assembly (ex Mi.-Nr. 1/464)

1888/1960, collection of over hundred (100) used stamps, with better items such as 1888 5fr. violet on lilac paper (2), signed Calves or Roumet, mostly very fine (ex Mi.-Nr. P1/65)

ITALIAN POST IN TUNIS: 1865/78, collection of four folded entires, one front and a few fragments, neatly mounted and mostly written up on album leaves, including 1863 40c. carmine tied by cds "TUNISI POSTE ITALIANE 65" to front of four folded letters, also 20c. yellow-orange tied by boxed shipmail postmark "PIROSCAFI POSTALE ITALIOANI" applied in transit, single line "Da Tunisi" alongside, condition fine to very fine and interesting specialist group

40c. carmine tied by numeral dotted cancel "235" to front of a folded letter to Italy, departure cds "TUNISI POSTE ITALIANE 22 7 68" alongside, reverse arrival cds "GENOVA 26 7 68", usual horizontal file fold away from the adhesive, very fine