Stamps & Covers Public Auction 357

Italy: 1863-1945 Mint collection near comp on pgs etc with 1865 King 2c & 10c (SG cat £3793), 1866 King 1c-10c & 40c, plus new 20c blue both shades, plus 10c & 20c new colours (£2885), 1878 opt Officials 20c to 10L (£4700), 1879 to 50c (£2329), 1889 to 5L (£3596), opt Parcel Post set (£200), 1891 to 5L (£900), 1901 set (£2230), 1910 both Garibaldi sets (£570), 1911 Jubilee, 1912 St Mark's, plus surch, then comp 1913-22 inc 1922 Congress opt set, then to 19XX near comp inc 1924 Trade opt set, 1924 with advert tabs (9, £270+), all other 1920s-40s sets comp inc National Defence, Philiberto, 1930 Virgil, 1932 Dante, Garibaldi, Anniv, 1933 Zeppelin, Balbo triplets with 20 diff with various pilot opts (£7200), 1932 Soccer, Medal, 1936 Horace, 1937 Child Welfare, Augustus, almost all Socialist opts etc. Express appear comp, Parcel Post inc 1914 set (£670), 1944 opt set (£950), 1945 opt & 1946 sets (£435) etc, plus some SG unlisted types. F-VF M/MNH, with a significant proportion appearing to be MNH. SG cat £50,000+. Sass cat €70,000+ = A$110,000+. Impressive & valuable collection. (880) (P)