Vaccari public auction - Philately - Postal History - “Vito Salierno” D’Annunzio Library

Vaccari present their public auction catalogue no.87, in which there is no buyers’ premium and lots signed by Paolo Vaccari are all absolutely guaranteed to match their description. In the site, reproductions and careful descriptions.

In Philately and Postal History, rarities and items for any kind of collection can be found, both of high and low value; anyway, of very good general importance. They start from Preadhesive and arrive up to present days, with the Old Italian States, Risorgimento, the Italian Kingdom, Italian Social Republic and Republic, but also foreign countries, destinations and mail to Italy, that is “Incoming Mail”, Italian Post offices abroad, colonies, occupations and military.

The section for Air Mail, Zeppelin, Rocket Mail offers an interesting historical overview of Italian, Italian colonies and foreign Aviation. Space, besides the complete sheet with 5 USA ex. “Unknown Astronaut”, is centred above all on USSR/Russia, from 1957 to 2011; then the International Space Station ISS; and China with a wonderful group of space letters, with Shenzhou-1/3/4/6/8 from 1999 to 2011; the really rare lot 988, first document (BF) flown onto the first Chinese Space Station Tiangong-1 (Paradise 1). At the end, 2 Italian lots: one is a commemorative cover; the other one a rare cover flown onto Mir and left from Italy in 1996.

In “Vito Salierno” D’Annunzio Library, original editions, critical and biographical essays, other copies of original editions and reprints, also at present on sale and/or popular editions, Quaderni Dannunziani, Quaderni del Vittoriale, magazines, among which the famous “Eroica” of 1938 devoted to Gabriele D’Annunzio, the infinite source of historical and iconographical information represented by Professor Salierno’s personal notes and press releases archives. A precious collection destined to lovers, scholars and antiquarians, above all for the prestigious leather bindings, and for the 332 ex libris “Vito Salierno” placed in the volumes of this prestigious library devoted to the Vate.

Closing date: by mail 17th April at 12 a.m. (local time) - public 18th April at 9:30 a.m. (local time)