366. Auktion März 2018

1965, Europa 8d.-1/5s. with handstamp "Specimen", mint never hinged, very rare, fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2008) Provenance: ex collection Joseph E. Foley

1966, Europa 7d. printed on glazed paper without watermark (originating from announcement sheet) tied by machine cancel "BAILE ATHA CLIATH 16 -IX 66" to "Kane"-cover, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (1997)

1967, Europa 7d.-1/5s. with handstamp "Specimen", mint never hinged, very rare, fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2009) Provenance: ex collection Joseph E. Foley

1969, Europa 9d.-1/9s. with handstamp "Specimen", mint never hinged, very rare, fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2008)

1970, Europa 6d.-1/9s. with handstamp "Specimen", mint never hinged, very rare, fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2009) Provenance: ex collection Joseph E. Foley

1971, Europa 4-6d. with handstamp "Specimen", mint never hinged, very rare, fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2009) Provenance: ex collection Joseph E. Foley

1972, Europa 4-6d. with handstamp "Specimen", mint never hinged, very rare, fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2009) Provenance: ex collection Joseph E. Foley

1858, 2 gr. carmin in block of 4 with large margins, used with 2 somewhat week strikes of svolazzo of Spezzano Albanese, the lower stamps show part of marginal watermark "B.T.", very fine and scarce, certificates A. Diena (1961) and Enzo Diena (1985) (Sassone 7e)

1867, Imperforated issue 3 c. on rose-grey, upper left sheet corner with good margins and fresh colour, unused with large part o.g., very fine, sign. Colla with certificate (2010) (Sassone 14)

1868, 5 c. on greenish-blue (celeste), 10 c. on orange and 40 c. on intense yellow, tied to envelope from "ROMA 17 NOV. 69" to Dublin with French transit mark on front; 5 c. corner crease, otherwise very fine, certificate Colla (2016)

1859, 1 baj. on grey-brown, clear to wide margins, together with 2 baj. on yellow, slightly touched at right, otherwise wide to large margins, tied by light grid to small piece, very attractive, sign. Colla with certificate (2016)

1854, 20 c. blue, horizontal pair with good to large margins, cancelled by Turino cds., very fine, sign. Colla with certificate

1855/63, 5 c.-80 c., all with good margins and neatly cancelled, 10 c. and 20 c. with red cds., 80 c. with central "PIROSCAFI POSTALI FRANCESI", all sign. Colla

1851, 1 cr. carmine-violet on bluish, fresh deep colour and good even margins, unused with part original gum, on reverse tiny slight thinning, otherwise very fine; a rare stamp, sign. "G.C" and certificate Colla (Sassone 4c)

1861, issue for the province of Napoli 2 gr. blue with good margins, tied by clear "annullato" to large piece with adjacent "SALVIA", very fine and scarce, certificate Dr. Avi (2005) (Sassone 20d)

2 gr. blue and 10 gr. bistre with clear red "BARI 20 FEB 1862" to registered lettersheet with adjacent oval "Bari" to Naples; a fine letter with this rare cancellation, only used in February and March 1862 for registered letters; sign. Colla with certificate (2017)

10 gr. bistre and horizontal pair 2 gr. blue, all with good to wide margins, tied by clear cds "CASTELLANETA 3 SET 61" to registered lettersheet (not complete on reverse) to Napoli; very fine and attracitive, certificate Enzo Diena (1991) (Sassone 22c, 20b)

1915/16, Red Cross, prepared but unissued set of five values, apparently prepared for use in the occupied territories,  4 values with bottom sheet margin, mint never hinged, a very fine and rare set, signed Diena with certificate 

1921, Dante Alighieri 15-40c. imperforated, complete set in sheets of 50, fresh colours and mint never hinged, the top margin cut ireegulary affecting two 40c. stamps, unusaul natural gumwrinkles and bends, light vertical fold each, otherwise fine and attractive, signed Raybudi in the sheet margin with certificate

1923, Propaganda fide 20 c.-1l., imperforated, unmounted mint (Sassone 131-34b)

1949, Marshall plan 5-20 l. in sheets of 100 incl. ten gutter pairs, unmounted mint, folded horizontally, otherwise fine (Mi. 20.200,-)

1956, CEPT 25 and 60 l. in sheets of 100 incl. ten gutter pairs, unmounted mint, folded horizontally, otherwise fine (Mi. 6.200,-)

1956, CEPT 25 and 60 l., block with ten verical gutter pairs, unmounted mint, fine (5.000,-)

25-60l., each as vertical gutter pair tied by cds. "ROMA 15-9.56" to blank FDC (with address added), very scarce, fine 

1991, CEPT 750 l. with variety "red and yellow colour missing", block of 4 with sheet margin at left, umountet mint, fine, signed Raybaudi with certificate (2001)

1800 (ca.), "MITAU crown & posthorn" cancel, clear strike with adjacent straight-line RIGA on folded lettersheet to Pernau, scarce, fine

1920, Liberation of Courland Issue, 35 k., proof of the frame in black on screened paper, no gum, without faults

1921, Coat of arms 2r. imperforated with left sheet margin with additional franking tied by cds. "NERETA 19 9 23" to cover to Riga, fine

1923, Coat of arms 1 l. with additional franking tied by cds. "KULDIGA 18 5 36" to reverse of value declared cover to Vienna, 4 line cachet of exchange post office, fine

1925, Coat of arms 6-30 s. green on yellow as imperforated sheetlet (76X94mm) on watermarked paper, without gum, some interesting notations by official at edges, very rare

1925, Coat of arms 6-30 s. green on yellow as imperforated sheetlet (51X61mm) on watermarked paper, without gum, very rare, fine

1925, Coat of arms 25-30 s. orange as gutter pair, without gum, some small perf separations, otherwise fine

1925, Tercentenary of Liepaja 6-50 s.,three values each, tied by red circular "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES MADAGASCAR COLLECTION DE BERNE" to part of archival page, fine and very attractive

1925, Tercentenary of Liepaja 6-50 s., complete set in imperforated pairs, mint never hinged, 25s. small scissors cut between stamps, a very rare set in multiples, fine

1928, Death of Janis Cakste 2-30 s. and Airmail 10-25s. each as horizontal strip of three tied by red circular "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES MADAGASCAR COLLECTION DE BERNE" to part of archival page, fine and very attractive

1931, Airmail 10-25s., each as imperforated block of six, 10-15s. with sheet margin, mint never hinged, 10-15s. with somewhat brownish gum, otherwise fine