Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

1969: "Kingdom of Libya" definitive set of 20 values printed by Bradbury Wilkinson from 1 m. to 85 m. in small format and four values: 100 m. to £ 1 in large format, the set was initially printed in circa February 1969 but cancelled due to the September (al-Fateh) Revolution that led to the fall of King Idris and brought Colonel Gaddafi to power; the astonishing sets as listed in Sassone but with additional unlisted values: 2 m. value in pink...

Somalia A.F.I.S., 1951 (Oct 4): Primo Consiglio territotiale, souvenir sheet of the four definitives and airmail stamps issued, without the usual ovpt. FACSIMILE, only few existing. Sassone = € 16'000.

Italian Colonies and Possessions; Somalia & Oltre Giuba 1903/38: Enormous Collection of hundreds stamps primarily in unmounted og. condition, including Somalia 1903 Elephant & Lion, 1905 Lion ovpt, Manzoni, 1926/30 definitives, 1932 Pittorica, 1935 Visita del Re, also Airmail, Espressi, the rare Pacchi postali and Segnatasse adhesives, and Segnatasse per vaglia. Further some 1925/26 Oltre Giuba with 1925 definitives, Espressi,...

Lots & Collections, Italian Colonies and Possessions, 1932/40: Collection of hundreds stamps primarily in unmounted og. condition,  including Emissioni generali 1932/34 with Calcio; Africa Orientale Italiana 1938/42 with Airmail stamps, Express, Postage Due, and Franchigia militare; as well as Cireneica 1923/34 with Manzoni, Posta Aerea, and Segnatasse per vaglia. An impressive selection scarce that fine, in a special Marini album, three...

Segnatasse 1918/19: Hungarian postage due 12 f. green and black overprinted 'a macchina' FIUME, unmounted og.. Cert. Raybaudi (1995) Sassone = € 2'200.

1918/22: Dramatic lot hundreds used/unused stamps with an enormous variety of rare definitives, military stamps, postage due and local issues Carnaro showing overprint varieties resulting in a catalogue value of € 150'000, ten certificates FiumeFil, in five albums.

1852/1951ca: Group 120 covers / postcards from Fiume / Rijeka from Austrrian Imperial times, Hungarian rule, SHS, provisional post WWI overprint issues, Italian occupation, and Yugoslavian occupation.

1941: Italian Occupation of Lubiana, rare postage due stamp 50 p. 'ciclamino', unmounted, full original gum, signed and certificate Colla (2024), only few issued. A very rare stamp! Sassone € 30'000.

1949: Parcel Post Stamps (Pacchi Postali) 200 l. with missing perforation to the right showing right sheet marign, very finen used. Signed Dr. Avi. Sassone = € 6'500.

1947/54: TRIESTE - part collection 'Zone A' on album pages unused mostly never hinged and used and some issues on stock book pages with only never hinged. 'Zone B' housed in a smaller stock book an excellent part collection including souvenir sheets 'Railway Centenary' perforated and imperforated together on one FDC, Esperanto Congress unmounted etc.

1944/77: Lot hundreds Italian definitive and commemorative stamps primarily unmounted og. in albums and on sheets, often in multitude, partially in multiples incl. 1955/66 dealer's stockbook, philatelic products related to the Italia 76 show and the 1977 Charles Chaplin issue, also 1947/55 used with Airmail and Back-of-the book issues, 1944 Repubblica Sociale in multitude used & unused with propaganda stamps.

1810/2007: Accumulation of Italy beginning with intersting album of covers from prephilately on including several classicals covers (mixed condition), a cover 'Posta Estera' with 10 c. + 10 c.+25 c. on registered cover from "MASSAUA" 1885, a complete B.L.P. form with adjacent reply card, franked with 20 c. stamp and additional franking and exposition cancel "TRIESTE 1922", item looks uncirculated but magnificent and many other interesting...