1863 "Buste Parlanti" advertising entire envelope, Series 30, franked with 2x5c gray green and single 10c orange, tied by "19" cancels, paying 20c, sent from Naples to Salza Irpinia, envelope somewhat worn, with flaws and partly restored, fine appearance of this significant rarity, signed Diena, with his 1956 certificate (Sassone notes "sone note buste parlanti da 5 cent. con affrancatura aggiuntiva di 5c+10 cent, per formare il porto di 20...
Worldwide Stamps and Covers
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Welcome to our September 20-21, 2016 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. With 1,254 lots, this auction features properties of various owners and estates from all over the world, including the Passano collection of Latin and South America. There are solid selections of United States, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Europe with Austria, Belgium, France, Germany & Italy, with their respective Colonies, also Poland, Russia, Spain (including an original new issue holding from 1930s, with popular Columbus and Goya series in sheets), Sweden, Switzerland; also Asia, including a complete collection of PRC. As always, the sale contains 130+ large lots and collections, with individual country collections, worldwide accumulations in cartons, topicals and more. Browse the entire sale at www.cherrystoneauctions.com. A limited number of printed catalogues are available.
Please note that this four-session auction (at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. each day) takes place on Tuesday andWednesday, September 20-21 at our New York 57th Street Auction Galleries and on CherrystoneLive (www.cherrystoneauctions.com/live). Lots will be on view at our galleries on Monday, September 19th, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Other viewing times are available by appointment.
Sessions are scheduled as follows:
Lots 1 - 339, Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 10:00 AM - United States Stamps - Albania - China - Finland - France & Colonies - Germany & German Area
Lots 340 - 641, Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 1:00 PM - Great Britain - British Commonwealth
Lots 642 - 924, Wednesday, September 21, 20016 - 10:00 AM - Greece - Italy - Japan – Poland - Romania
Lots 925 - 1254, Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 1:00 PM - Russia - Spain - Switzerland - Large Lots and Collections
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Lot #699 - Italy
1863 outer FL, franked with 15c blue, tied by double line in red VIA / DI MARE handstamp, sent from Cagliari - Sardinia to Genova, letter was posted on the 1st of December 1863 - FIRST DAY OF USAGE of 15c stamp, v.f. example of rare single letter fee posted from island to mainland, exceptional postal history item with Bottacchi certificate (Sassone L18; Euro 5 000)
Lot #700 - Italy
1866 (7 Sep) small cover from Firenze to Philadelphia franked with 40c carmine and 2L scarlet (both Turin Printing in good condition), tied by squared dotted numeral "12" of Firenze, with corresponding departure alongside, also French transit mark and light New York PAID cds, fine cover, with properly used 2L adhesive, -
Cat. Val. €4,000
Lot #701 - Italy
1870 taxed printed matter sent from Livorno to France, franked with 1c and 5c (1863 issue) tied by Livorno cds, "P.D" hs crossed, also with boxed "Francobollo Insufficiente", French "Italie Amb. Lyon Mars. F" entry and 6 decimes in manuscript charge mark, arriving in Aix en Provence
Lot #702 - Italy
1872 80c orange, Firenze cancel, fine and rare, with 1965 Diena cert. (Sass.4) -
Cat. Val. €4,250
Lot #703 - Italy
1941 World War II Propaganda forgery "Zwei Volker Ein Krieg" Hitler and Mussolini, 50c green, on yellow paper, unfolded sheet of 20, n.h., v.f., rare, -
Cat. Val. €45,000
Lot #704 - Italy
1988 650L National Soccer Championship, yellow omitted, resulting in light blue instead of green background, n.h., v.f. and rare, listed but unpriced in Sassone, with 2005 Dr. Avi certificate
Lot #705 - Italy semi-postals
1923 (6 Dec) registered express cover from Milano to Bologna, franked with three March on Rome and set of the "Administering Fascist Oath" adhesives, fine cover, scarce franking, -
Cat. Val. $925
Lot #706 - Italy air post
1926 Transpolar Flight "Nobile", sheet of 25, lower left stamp inverted, n.h., v.f.
Lot #707 - Italy air post
1926 Transpolar Flight "Nobile", sheet of 25, lower left stamp inverted, n.h., v.f.
Lot #708 - Italy air post
1933 Balbo, 5.25 Lire + 19.75 Lire red, green & ultramarine triptych, variety imperf. at bottom, n.h., v.f., signed Bolaffi, also Diena, with his 1991 certificate. A great rarity, one of only two known (Sass.PA 51c) -
Cat. Val. €70,000
Lot #709 - Italy flight covers
1925 (27 Sep) Como to Bellagio flight card (creases), franked with 2x10c, with departure and arrival pmks, ex-Joffe
Lot #710 - Italy flight covers
1926 (7 Apr) trial flight Palermo to Genova (SANA), cover (pre-printed "Primo Volo Inaugurale Genova - Roma - Napoli - Palermo"), franked with 1L and 60c, carried by pilot and cancelled on arrival in Genova, fine and scarce item, with penciled explanation on back
Lot #711 - Italy flight covers
1929 (11 Jan) first flight cover from Tripoli to Syracuse, franked with 50c Posta Area, used in combination with 2x25c Libya, fine cover, with arrival pmk
Lot #712 - Italy flight covers
1929 (10 July) cover with special cachet commemorating the arrival of "Pathfinder" (Williams and Yancey) Rome, v.f., scarce, ex-Joffe
Lot #713 - Italy flight covers
1934 Roma to Buenos Aires flight, franked with three different, including 5L on 2L rose (C54, $600), v.f., with appropriate cachets and arrival pmk
Lot #714 - Italy italian social republic - basa atlantica
1943 collection of 37 used and unused stamps, with varieties (Sassone No. 1-5, 6-11, 12a, 14-17, 18a, 19, 20, 20a, 21,23, 24a, 25-29), several both used and unused, all signed by various experts, with certificates from Sorani, Raybaudi, Colla, Diena, etc., fine-v.f. A rare group of overprints, some only 20 issued, -
Cat. Val. €194,350
Lot #715 - Italy local issues - campione
1944 Stemma del Comune issue, First printing, proofs with SAGGIO overprint, corner marginal blocks of 4. 0.30Fr with typical variety, n.h., v.f., with Dr. Avi certificate, -
Cat. Val. €5,500
Lot #716 - Italy ITALIAN OFFICES ABROAD - GENERAL ISSUE (Estero)
1874 1c with misplaced overprint "ESTERO", vertical pair, hinged/never hinged, fine, with Colla certificate, -
Cat. Val. €6,250
Lot #717 - Italy ITALIAN OFFICES ABROAD - GENERAL ISSUE (Estero)
1874 2c orange brown, modified corners, variety "Estero" overprint missing, cancelled Napoli 7 June, 189(?), well centered for issue, fine, one of only 4 recorded, used in Italy. A rarity of Italian Levant, signed Sorani and Diena, with their individual certificates ("grandissima rarita") (Sass. 2b) -
Cat. Val. €115,000
Lot #718 - Italy ITALIAN OFFICES ABROAD - GENERAL ISSUE (Estero)
1874 Vittorio Emanuele II, 10c ocher, first printing, position 16, variety top left corner not modified, unused, part original gum, well centered, small defects, fine appearance, one of only 2 (!) known examples of this variety, signed Roger Calves, with Du Vachat and Dr. Avi certificates (Sass.4d, Euro 40,000) -
Cat. Val. $30,000
Lot #719 - Italy ITALIAN OFFICES ABROAD - GENERAL ISSUE (Estero)
1878 10c bright blue, block of four, n.h., well centered for issue, signed Diena, Mondolfo, etc., with 2013 Colla certificate, -
Cat. Val. €14,000
Lot #720 - Italy italian offices in china - tientsin
1917 Local Surcharge, 2c on 5c green, bottom right sheet corner margin block of four, showing large part of control inscriptions, also with "R.R. Poste Italiane 15.11.17" cds in margin only, n.h., rare multiple, with Dr.Avi certificate, -
Cat. Val. €6,800
Lot #721 - Italy italian levant - jerusalem
1914 (14 Feb) registered cover from Jerusalem to Naples, franked with the 1909-11 Gerusalemme overprints set of eight, tied by departure pmks, with arrival cds on back, cover wear and wrinkles, fine, -
Cat. Val. €11,000
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