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  • Lot# : 537 Italy

    1947 (Aug 23): Stationery card 20 L. red unused mint, bilingual inscription 'Cartolina Postale' and 'Carte Postale' issued for the new postal rate (Aug 1). Extremely scarce stationery card, only few unused known Italian Postal Stationery Catalogue 2011 No: 135 = EUR 1'500.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 538 Italy

    1948 (Apr 28): Stationery  reply card 20 L. + 20 L. red  unused mint, bilingual inscription 'Cartolina Postale con risposta pagata' and 'Carte Postale avec réponse payée' issued for the new postal rate (Aug 1). Extremely scarce stationery card, only few unused known Italian Postal Stationery Catalogue 2011 No: 137 = EUR 1'500.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 539 Italy

    1949 (Mar 11): Stationery reply card 12 L. + 12 L. green, unused mint with inscription 'Cartolina Postale con risposta pagata' issued for the new postal rate (Aug 11/1948). Extremely rare stationery card, only few unused known Italian Postal Stationery Catalogue 2011 No: 140 = EUR 4'800.
    Starting bid : 1,700 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 540 Italy

    1949/54: Lot  four unused stationery cards, including reply cards L. 15 L. + 15 green (1949) and L. 35 + 35 carmine (1951), further letter card  L. 10 green (1948) as well as L. 20 stationery card of 'Overseas Fair in Naples 1954'. A fine and scarce group Italian Postal Stationery Catalogue 2011 = EUR 900.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 541 Italy

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    Catalogue# : 104b
    Trieste Zona B. 1953: 38th. Esperanto World Congres in Zagreb, souvenir sheet with eigth stamps in the colour shade light violet and green, in mint condition showing private marginal inscription in red, a very rare souvenir sheet in top quality Sassone Foglio No. 4 = EUR 7'500/Mi = EUR 7'500.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 542 Italy

    1856 (May 8): Entire letter from Genoa to Tunis endorsed "p. vaporee via Cagliari" with straight line transit "Terraferma" in black and reverse showing fine "TUNISI / POSTE SARDE" cds in blue, charged '6' (60 centesemi) in manuscript.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 543 Italy

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    Catalogue# : 15+16+18
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    Post Offices in Tunisia. 1863: 20 c. blue, just four margins cancelled by italic "Da Tunisi" in black (Type A) and small piece bearing horizontal pair of 10 c. ochre brown and single 80 c. yellow all tied by "TUNISI / POSTE ITALIANE" (17-GIU-63) datestamps in black (Type B). Rare. Cert. Raybaudi for the piece (2003).
    Starting bid : 240 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 544 Italy

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    Catalogue# : 17
    1861: Sardinia 80 c. bright yellow-orange, two single examples with large even margins all round, cancelled on small piece by exceptional strike of framed large cartridge "PIROSCAFI / POSTALI / FRANCESI" handstamp in blue, Type H. Exceptional and attractive piece Zanaria = EUR 1'200.
    Starting bid : 240 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 545 Italy

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    Catalogue# : L20
    1867 (Nov 20): Entire letter from Tunis to Genoa franked by De La Rue 1863/66 40 c. carmine, posted on board ship and tied by framed large cartridge "PIROSCAFI / POSTALI / ITALIANI" in black, with italic "Da Tunisi" at left and Cagliari cds (Nov 21). Genova arrival cds on reverse (Nov 24). A fine and scarce entire.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 546 Italy

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    Catalogue# : L20
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    1873 (July 10): Cover from Tunis to the Tunisian Consul in Palermo franked by 1863/66 De La Rue 40 c. carmine, minor ageing, cancelled by italic "coi Postali Italiani" with, alongside, italic "Da Tunisi" in black (Type F). Rare usage of these cancellations as the numeral obliterator was introduced in 1866. Reverse with Cagliari cds and Palermo arrival (July 12) cds. A very rare and fine cover. Illustrated in Zanaria on page 104. Signed A. Diena. Cert. A. Diena (1987).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF
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