1863 De La Rue Printing, 2c brown rose, original gum (l.h.), usual centering, nice color, fresh and fine, signed Diena, with 1981 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.L15)
Cat. Val. €1,375
Estimate: $150
Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
Lot #1081 - Italy
Lot #1082 - Italy
1863 De La Rue Printing, 5c slate green, l.h., fresh and reasonably centered for this difficult issue, fine, signed Diena, with 1985 Bolaffi certificate (grade 75) (Sass. L16)
Cat. Val. €1,125
Estimate: $250
Lot #1083 - Italy
1890-91 Surcharges, set of three, l.h., usual centering, with 1997 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.56-58)
Cat. Val. €550
Estimate: $150
Lot #1084 - Italy
1891-96 Arms of Savoy, 5c green, block of four, never hinged, usual centering, signed Diena, with 1996 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.59; catalogue value for poorly centered singles)
Cat. Val. €3,200
Estimate: $350
Lot #1085 - Italy
1917 50c violet, imperf. bottom margin imprint block of eight, overprinted "Prestito Nazionale 1917" (shifted horizontally), n.h., v.f. and extremely rare (see footnote after Sass. 85; catalogue value for hinged without premium for n.h. or shifted overprint)
Cat. Val. €4,800
Estimate: $1000
Lot #1086 - Italy
1923 Manzoni, 1L and 5L imperforate sheet margin singles, l.h., v.f., scarce (Sass. 155d-156d)
Cat. Val. €1,400
Estimate: $500
Lot #1087 - Italy
1945 Republica, 100L carmine, variety imperf. At right, sheet margin single, n.h., v.f. (Sass.565ap)
Cat. Val. €4,500
Estimate: $750
Lot #1088 - Italy
1955 International Medical Congress in Verona, 25L, three imperforate trial color proofs superimposed on perforated background and mounted on a black presentation card, v.f., probably unique (Sass.P50)
Cat. Val. €3,750
Estimate: $400
Lot #1089 - Italy
1955 10L Fra Angelico, imperf. horizontal pair, n.h., v.f.
Estimate: $150
Lot #1090 - Italy
1955 25L Pascoli, imperf. sheet corner margin block of four, v.f., signed Raybaudi (Sass.792, Spec.356Ea)
Cat. Val. €1,600
Estimate: $200
Lot #1091 - Italy
1994 Joint Issue Italy and San Marino, 1,000 souvenir sheets, n.h., v.f.
Estimate: $500
Lot #1092 - Italy
2005 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), Euro 0,62 varieties, missing yellow, missing red and missing blue, three different, n.h., fine-v.f., each with Dr.Helmuth Avi certificate (Sass.2831a,b,c, Euro 12,000 for the first two, last one unpriced, only one sheet known)
Estimate: $2000
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