385. Auktion

1861, Victor Emmanuel II. 1 gr. black, 2 gr. blue and 5 gr. red, fresh colors and mostly good margins, 2 gr. touched at left, tied by boxed “ANNULATO” to double-weight folded registered lettersheet with adjacent red “PARTENZA DA NAPOLI 28 FEB 1868” and red straight-line “ASSICURATA” to Rogliano, few fold, tiny part of lettersheet missing at bottom, an attractive three-color franking, signed with certificate Cardillo (2015)

1861, POSTAL FOGERY: Victor Emanuel II. 20 gr. yellow, fresh color and good to wide margins, tied by cds. to small piece, fine, signed Köhler with certificate (1936)

Provenance: 91. Heinrich Köhler-Auction (1936)

1933, Geschwaderflug Rom - Chicagoa, Etappe Rom - New York, R-Luftpostbrief mit Flugpostmarke “LONG” 5,25 + 44,75 Lire mit Stempel "VERONA" 12.6.33" via Rom mit Flugpoststempel nach New York mit Ankunftsstempel. Die Marke mit kleinem Gelbfleck, ansonsten in guter Gesamterhaltung, selten, signiert. A. Diena

"CARIDDI*PIROSCAFO POSTALE ITALIANO 24 GIU 96" on 25 l. with additional strike alongside, on commercial cover to Germany, with arrival mark. Slight opening faults, still fine and scarce.

1945/55 (ca.), mint never hinged lot in stockbook, with many better issues, including ‘Gronchi rosa’

1914/18 (ca.), Italian Fieldpost and Soldier´s Mail, group of over 190 cards and some covers, ecclectic selection of postmarks and censor marks, some neatly mounted on album leaves, many franked with adhesives, overall fine condition 

1918/19, Julian Venetia and Trentino, interesting specialized unused and used collection, with multiples, inverted overprints and about 15 covers with postage due provisionals, all written up, good condition

1926/34, small group with East Africa Mi.-No. 62, Eritrea Mi.-No. 115-17 and Somalia Mi.-No. 208-18, mostly mint never hinged, partly with toned or tinted gum