1853 Yv.13B, Napoleon III. EMPIRE FRANC 10C, type II, unused block of four; extraordinary quality, lightly hinged, certificate The Philatelic Foundation N.Y., exp. Scheller, c.v.. 4.800€++, rare multiple!
1862 Yv.19, Napoleon III. EMPIRE FRANC 1C green olive, perforated, marginal mint block of 20; very fine, hinges only on upper line of stamps, c.v.. for * as 4x block of four and 4 single stamps 4.600€++, scarce multiple
1858 Sass.4da, Coat of arms 3Baj in rarest shade "giallo paglia chiaro"; unused piece with original gum, production fault in paper, certificate Moscadelli, c.v.. by estimation 40.000€, rare stamp!
1861 PROVINCE NAPOLETANE / PLATE PROOFS/ 4 plate proofs Victor Emmanuel II. ½T, ½Gr, 1Gr and 5Gr, Sass.P22, P23, P24 and P26, without embossing; very fine, issued without gum, certificate Raybaudi, c.v.. 12.000€
1859 GOVERNO PROVVISORIO / Sass.18, Coat of arms 80C "bistro oliva", fine piece with certificate Colla, exp. Diena, c.v.. for (*) 6.000€, (for * 18.000€)
1854 Sass.12d, Victor Emmanuel II. 40C in colour "verde oliva scuro" instead rose, "Colori invertiti"; superb horizontal strip of 5 originally as part block of 46; certificate Avi, c.v.. 16.500€+, rare!
1855 Sass.16a, V. Emanuel 40C "vermiglio" , first print 1855, with printing error DOUBLE HEAD "doppia effigie", fine piece, certificate Cardillo, c.v.. 750€++
1854 letter to Suse, franked with mixed franking of Victor Emmanuel 40C "rosa chiaro" 1853 and 20C azzuro, 1854, Sass.6+8, CDS TORINO 28.AGO.54; very rare, with certificate Avi, c.v.. 45.000€!
1860 letter to Martinagno, franked with horiz. pair Victor Emmanuel II. 10C "grigio brunastro", Sass.N14Ae, CDS CREMONA 12.APR. 1860; overall fine, certificate Sorani, c.v.. 7.200€
1860 letter to Trapani, with 2x Ferdinand II. ½Gr orange (from rare plate II) and 1x 1Gr (printing plate III), Sass.N2+5b, CDS PALERMO 19.GEN.1860; very fine and scarce letter, c.v.. 101.650€
1856 small letter to Pisa, with Lion 1Q and 3x 1Sold, Sass.1, 2d, CDS LASTRA A SIGNA 12.SET. 1856, on reverse arrival postmark.; very fine, rare franking, certificate E. Diena, exp. A. Diena, c.v.. 47.250€
1870 POSTAGE-DUE / Sass.9, Numerals 50c in marginal block of four (!); original gum mint never hinged, certificate Biondi "ottima centratura ... gomma integra", light oblique bend, c.v.. for "ottima centratura" 90.000€, rare multiple!
1941 Sass.457A-457c, officially UNISSUED stamps A.H. -Mussolini 10c, 20c, 25c, marginal blocks-of-4 with gutters; c.v.. for common blocks of four 2.125€, gutter are rare, our estimation for . c.v. min. 5.000€+
1906 POST IN CHINA / PECHINO + TIENTSIN / Sass.1d, block of four 5C with overprints 3x PECHINO 2 CENTS, 1x TIENTSIN 2 CENTS; VF, certificate Diena, c.v.. 40.000€ (see Sassone 2023, page. 923)
1944 LUBIANA / German occupation / Sass.PA6A, Italian air 5 LIRA with overprint PROVINZ LAIBACH in blue color instead black; fine piece, issued without gum, certificate G. Avanzo, c.v.. 13.000€
1921 WEST HUNGARY / letter addressed to Germany with mounted complete overprint issues Nyugat Magyarországi kiadások (I.), black four-line overprint "Felkélö Magyarok..." c.v.. PH. 1-10, values 10f - 3 K, CDS NAGYSZENTMIHÁLY 921 Nov.2.; only fold in envelope, c.v.. PH ca. 40.000Ft only for used stamps
1902 Mi.79A, Scenes 2M DEUTSCHES REICH black-blue without watermark, inscription in Gothic; mint never hinged, exp. Dr. Heinrich Wittman, c.v. 350€, sought
1905-1912 Mi.94AI - 97AI, Scenes 1M - 5M, complete set "Friedensdruck" on paper with wmk, value 2M marginal with plate number 145 (!!), 3M is schwarzbraunviolett - Ib; extraordinary quality, exp. Pfenninger, Jäschke-Lantelme, Zenker BPP, c.v.. 1.100€++, rare
1880-1945 [COLLECTIONS] interesting unused collection from issue 1880, many complete sets, issues Germania, Scenes, inflation issues, then better interwar sets as Mi.351-354, 355-361, 364-367, 385-397, 482-495, some "zeppelin" stamps, many miniature sheets incl. Nothilfe (toned) and Ostropa (in the middle tearing in perforation), also several types, shades, types of grids etc..; part hinged, many sets **, high catalogue value, we advice careful inspection
1942-1943 OSTLAND / 3 Reg letters sent to Sudetenland and Protectorate, multicolor frankings of stamps A. H. with overprint, 2x CDS RIGA 18.3.42, 1x CDS TARTU 21.9.43, 2x arrival postmark, all passed through censorship; good condition
1945 SOVIET ZONE (THURINGIA) Mi.Bl.1ta, miniature sheet Christmas "dunkelbraunocker"; very fine example with certificate Jasch BPP, exp. Herbst BPP, c.v.. 1.600€
1900-1919 Mi.7-19, 21-23, 24, Emperor´s Yacht 3Pfg - 5M without watermark (5Pfg with wmk, 10Pfg cancel., but end 5M very fine, exp. and certificate Steuer BPP) + 5Pfg - 5M with wmk and 3Pfg DEUTSCH-NEU-GUINEA; overall fine, cat. min. 310€
1901 COUNTER SHEET / Mi.21, Emperor´s Yacht 2M black-blue, complete printing sheet of 20 stamps on paper without watermark; previously hinged in margin out of stamps, stamps mint never hinged, usual production folds in paper, cat. only as single stamps 2.400€, rare
1918 COUNTER SHEET / Mi.36II A, Emperor´s Yacht $1½, complete printing sheet of 20 stamps, "Friedensdruck" on paper with wmk, perf 26:17; mint never hinged, folded in the middle in perforation, several dots, certificate Steuer BPP, overall fine, cat. only as single stamps 8.000€ (!), very rare!
1919 COUNTER SHEET / Mi.37II B, Emperor´s Yacht $2½ green black / carmine, complete sheet of 20 stamps on paper with wmk, "Kriegsdruck", perf 25:17; mint never hinged, lightly folded in perforation and small thin place in margin, cat. only as single stamps 2.500€, rare
1914 BRITISH OCCUPATION / letter in the place with Emperor´s Yacht 3M with overprint G.R.I. 3Shillings with scarce overprint variant - "cut last dot in G.R.I.", c.v.. Michel No. 12PF I, CDS APIA 12.9.14, on reverse arrival postmark.; very fine, certificate Kilian and Scheller, rare entire
1916 DEUTSCHE OZEAN - REEDEREI / Mi.3-8, complete the first issue "Ship by lighthouse" 5M-50M; extraordinary quality, exp. Stolow and certificate Sismondo, extremely rare set
1916 DEUTSCHE OZEAN - REEDEREI / Mi.9-14, 6 stamps of the secind issue "Ship by lighthouse" 5M-50M on cut-squares with postmarks AUFGELIEFERT and with various dates from Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg; VF, 6x certificate Wagner, scarce set, c.v.. 2.550€ undervalues
1933 CHICAGOFAHRT WELTAUSSTELLUNG / air mail sent card to New York, franked with Zeppelin stamp 2RM CHICAGOFAHRT, Mi.497 and postage stamp 65Pf, posting deck cancel. LUFTPOST GRAF ZEPPELIN 16.10.33, red trigonal flight cachet, arrival postmark AKRON Oct.25. 1933; good condition, rare
1933 CHICAGOFAHRT WELTAUSSTELLUNG / Sie.238Aab, airmail letter to Jena through Rio de Janeiro, franked with Zeppelin stamps 1RM CHICAGOFAHRT, Mi.496 and postage stamps Hindenburg, CDS BERLIN 14.10.33, red trigonal flight cachet and red cachet of connecting flight Berlin - Friedrichschafen, on reverse transit Districto Federal 18.Out.1933 and arrival postmark BERLIN 5.11.33; without defects, rare, c.v.. 925€
1933 CHICAGOFAHRT WELTAUSSTELLUNG / Sie.238Aba, airmail sent letter to New York through Pernambuco, franked with Zeppelin stamp 1RM CHICAGOFAHRT, Mi.496 and airmail stamp 50Pf, CDS FRIEDRICHSHAFEN 14.10.33, red trigonal flight cachet, mounted private label Zeppelin, on reverse transit Districto Federal 18.Out.1933; fine, rare, c.v.. 925€