FIRST DAY OF USAGE
1852 Registered folded cover from St. Felice to Modena, dated internally 31 May 1852, franked by two 1852 10c black on rose, first printing, one example has a touched corner otherwise large margins all around, both uncancelled, MODENA R. DISTRIBUZIONE POSTALE pmk alongside, unique and mentioned in the Sassone catalogue (Sassone € -.-)
Expertise: Cert. Bottacchi (2003)
Estimate: € 15'000 - € 20'000
Autumn Auction
By: David Feldman S.A.
David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction
This auction presents collections of Israel, Russia, Zanzibar, British Empire, Overseas and Europe; nevertheless the two highlights of the auction are the many hundreds of single country and worldwide collections, plus the return of our celebrated Rarities of the World offering.
We will present 5 catalogues:
- Israel, including the Belinkoff and Weissenberg Collections
- Russian Post in the Chinese Empire (Part IV) - The Dr. Raymond Casey Grand Prix Collection
- Zanzibar: The Gary DuBro Collection
- All World including British Empire, Egypt, France & colonies, Russia, Overseas and Collections
- Rarities of the World including the “Ambassador” Collection of the first days usages of the World
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Lot #60099 - rarities of the world italian states - modena
Lot #60100 - rarities of the world italian states - naples
FIRST DAY USAGE
1858 Folded entire from Naples to Francavilla, franked 1858 1 grano & 2 grana, both from the first plate, good to large margins, cancelled by boxed ANNULATO, with red 2-line NAPOLI 1858/2.GEN first day cancel on reverse, a wonderful example of this very rare usage (Sassone € 13'000 to € 16'500)
Note: The certificate states that this cover is one of the most beautiful of all the known first day covers
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Lot #60101 - rarities of the world italian states - naples
FIRST DAY USAGE
1858 Folded entire from Rosarno to Naples, franked 1858 2 grana, from the first plate, good to large margins, cancelled by boxed ANNULATO, with framed ROSARNO alongside, bearing red 2-line NAPOLI 1858/3.GEN on reverse, a wonderful example of this very rare first day usage (Sassone € 13'000 to € 16'500)
Expertise: Cert. Giorgio Colla (2006)
Estimate: € 3'000 - € 5'000
Lot #60102 - rarities of the world italian states - naples
FIRST DAY OF USAGE
1861 Folded cover from Napoli to Briatico, franked 1861 2 grana blue, clear to very large margins, tied by PARTENZA DA NAPOLI/14.FEB.1861 first day cancel, a very fine and rare first day usage (Sassone 20b, € 75'000)
Expertise: Cert. Enzo Diena (1986), Giorgio Colla (2001)
Estimate: € 8'000 - € 12'000
Lot #60103 - rarities of the world italian states - papal state
FIRST DAY USAGE
1852 Small neat folded entire from Rome to Ferentino, franked 1852 3 baj orange bistre, tied by clear ROMA/1.GEN.52 first day cancel, very fine & an extremely rare usage, a great rarity of the Papal States (Sassone 4, €80'000 to €100'000)
Expertise: Signed Raybaudi, cert. Giorgio Colla (2002)
Estimate: € 8'000 - € 12'000
Lot #60104 - rarities of the world italian states - papal state
FIRST DAY USAGE
1852 Folded cover from Ancona to Naples, franked by pair of 1852 5b black on rose, large margins all around, tied by double-circle ANCONA 1 GEN 52 first day cancel, very fine and rare
Expertise: Cert. Diena (1982)
Estimate: € 10'000 - € 15'000
Lot #60105 - rarities of the world italian states - parma
FIRST DAY OF USAGE
1852 Folded entire from Piacenza to Turin, franked by 1852 15c black on pink pair, first printing, large margins all around, uncancelled, double-circle PIACENZA 1 GUI 1852 despatch cds alongside, extremely rare first day usage in superb condition (Sassone € 175'000)
Expertise: Cert. Diena (1981), Colla (2007), Bottacchi (2007), Zanaria guarantee (2007)
Estimate: € 20'000 - € 30'000
Lot #60106 - rarities of the world italian states - parma newspaper stamps
FIRST DAY OF USAGE OF THE 9 CENTS
1853 Large part of newspaper Messaggerie dated April 13th 1853, franked by 9c black and blue newspaper stamp most probably on arrival April 15th 1853, large margins all around, tied by grill, very rare first day usage
Expertise: Signed Sorani
Estimate: € 2'000 - € 3'000
Lot #60107 - rarities of the world italian states - parma newspaper stamps
FIRST DAY OF USAGE OF THE 6 CENTS
1857 Large part of newspaper Gazzetta Ufficiale di Milano dated October 30th 1857, franked by 6c black on rose newspaper stamp and tied by grill, stamp slightly trimmed at top, newspaper was sent on November 1st 1857, very rare
Expertise: Signed Sorani
Estimate: € 2'000 - € 3'000
Lot #60108 - rarities of the world italian states - romagna
FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE 3 BAJ
1859 Folded cover from Alfonsine to Bologna, franked by 1859 3b black on dark green, cancelled in transit in Ravenna with barred lozenge, RAVENNA straightline alongside, reverse bears ALFONSINE s/l and BOLOGNA 3 SET 59 arrival, see also certificate enclosed confirming departure on September 1st, very fine & rare (Sassone 4, € 65'000)
Expertise: Cert. Bottacchi (2008)
Estimate: € 5'000 - € 8'000...
Lot #60109 - rarities of the world italian states - romagna
FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE FIVE BAJ
1859 Folded letter sheet from Bologna to Padova, franked 1859 5b violet, superb top sheet marginal, tied diamond grill with BOLOGNA/1.SET.59 first day cancel alongside, extremely fine and important exhibition showpiece (Sassone 6, from € 65'000)
Expertise: Cert. Raybaudi (1991), Enzo Diena (1991), Giorgio Colla (1991) & Zanaria (2004)
Estimate: € 15'000 - € 20'000
Lot #60110 - rarities of the world italian states - sardinia
GROUP OF FOUR CAVALLINI COVERS
1819 15c Blue used on 11 June 1819 from Borgomanero to Novara
1819 50c Blue used on 22 June 1819 from Turin to Bobbio
1820 15c Embossed used on 7 May 1821 from Turin to Cercenasco
1820 50c Embossed used on 17 November 1832 from Mondovi to Turin
All in very fine condition
Expertise: Cert. Zanaria guarantee certificates plus each with a certificate of either Colla, Sorani or...
Lot #60111 - rarities of the world italian states - sicily
FIRST DAY USAGE
1859 Folded entire from Palermo to Paris, franked 1859 20 grana, 10 grana & 5 grana, all with good margin except the 20 grana is touched at bottom, tied by the typical fancy cancel with PALERMO/1.GEN.59 first day cancel alongside, an important showpiece of the greatest rarity
Expertise: Cert. Alberto Diena (1976), Zanaria (2004)
Estimate: € 30'000 - € 40'000
Lot #60112 - rarities of the world Italy
EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE
1862 Folded printed brochure, franked 1862 2c light yellow, horizontal strip of three, touched to good margins, all neatly tied by TORINO/15.MAG.62 being the earliest known usage of these stamps, showpiece
Expertise: Signed Angelo Zanaria, cert. Enzo Diena (1981)
Estimate: € 2'000 - € 3'000
Lot #60113 - rarities of the world Italy
EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE
1862 Printed matter from Turin to Cattanisetta, franked by 1862 2c bistre, large margins all around, tied by TORINO 16 MAG 62 cds, reverse bears PALERMO 20 MAG 62 transit cds, certificate states "...usato nel primer giorno d'uso riscontrato su corrispondenza privata...", superb early usage
Expertise: Zanaria guarantee (2007)
Estimate: € 3'000 - € 5'000
Lot #60114 - rarities of the world Italy
FIRST DAY OF USAGE
1863 Folded cover from Montelupo to Pistoia, franked by 1863 15c blue, good margins all around, tied by large type Montelupo 1 GEN 1863 cds first day cancel, reverse bears PISTOIA 2 GEN 63 arrival cds, very fine and rare first day usage
Expertise: Cert. Colla (2005), Zanaria guarantee (2005)
Estimate: € 3'000 - € 5'000
Lot #60115 - rarities of the world Italy
EXTREMELY RARE USAGE PRIOR THE FIRST DAY
1863 Folded cover from Loreto to Recanati, franked 1863 De La Rue 15c light blue, neatly tied by LORETO/28.NOV.1863 datestamped three days prior to the first day of usage, a very fine and rare early use
Expertise: Cert. Enzo Diena (1989), Serra (2005), Bottacchi (2005), Zanaria (2006)
Estimate: € 1'500 - € 2'000
Lot #60116 - rarities of the world Italy
FIRST DAY OF USAGE
1863 Printed matter receipt, franked 1863 10c orange, two singles, superbly cancelled by GOTTOLENGI/1.DIC.1863 first day cancel, a very fine and rare first day usage (Sassone 17a, € 4'500)
Expertise: Cert. Bottacchi (2000)
Estimate: € 1'000 - € 1'500
Lot #60117 - rarities of the world Italy
1933 BALBO FLIGHT TO USA
The outbound flight across the North Atlantic started with 25 flying boats under the command of Commanding General Italo Balbo. One of the planes stayed behind in Amsterdam. The outbound route was Orbetello-Amsterdam-Londonderry-Reykjavik-Cartwright-Shediac-Montreal-Chicago, and the return flight, of which only 23 planes made it, used a more southerly route.
The triptych stamps were overprinted at left...
Lot #60118 - rarities of the world Italy
1933 BALBO FLIGHT TO USA
The outbound flight across the North Atlantic started with 25 flying boats under the command of Commanding General Italo Balbo. One of the planes stayed behind in Amsterdam. The outbound route was Orbetello-Amsterdam-Londonderry-Reykjavik-Cartwright-Shediac-Montreal-Chicago, and the return flight, of which only 23 planes made it, used a more southerly route.
The triptych stamps were overprinted at left...
Lot #60119 - rarities of the world kuwait
1961-1996 Attractive assembly of more than four hundred (400) imperforates and progressive proofs, all originating from the Courvoisier Archive (423)
Estimate € 10'000 - € 15'000
Lot #60120 - rarities of the world libya
1961-2002 Attractive assembly of more than eight hundred (800) imperforates and progressive proofs, all originating from the Courvoisier Archive (850)
Estimate: € 8'000 - € 12'000
Lot #60121 - rarities of the world malaya straits settlements
1906-1912 $500 KEVII purple & orange, mint with slight gum disturbance (as usual), very fine and scarce high value definitive (SG 169s)
Estimate: € 2'000 - € 2'500
Lot #60122 - rarities of the world malaya straits settlements
1912-1923 $500 KGV purple & orange brown, mint og, very fine example of this scarce high value definitive (SG 215s)
Estimate: € 2'500 - € 3'000
Lot #60123 - rarities of the world
MONGOLIA
ONE OF THE HIGHEST FRANKED COVERS FROM THE RUSSIAN POST OFFICES IN MONGOLIA
TROITSKOSAVSK: 1908 Large registered envelope addressed to St.Petersburg, franked Arms 50k vertical pair & singles of 14k & 5k, paying 119 kopeks being sixteen times the basic rate, all neatly tied Hellrigl type 1b TROITSKOSAVSK/4.XII.1908 cds with similar alongside & TROITSKOSAVSK type 4 registered label, fine & very rare, Hellrigl...
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