Auction 62
Global Collections Sale
Italy & Colonies
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Lot 295 |
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 //oItalian Area, 1850's-1950's, a massive collection balance and misc. accumulation, in a Scott album + 2 stock books. The whole Italian Area is included: Italian States, Italy proper, Italian Colonies, Fiume, San Marino and Vatican. There is considerable duplication especially in the stock books. We note many full sets and singles in good condition cataloging up to about $400 (mainly hinged), also blocks, souvenir sheets, part sets, and more. The Italian States catalog a few thousand dollars and are in the usual somewhat mixed condition, averaging 3½ margins. The later material is in much better shape with relatively few faults, averaging Fine or F.-V.F. There is a section of San Marino Zeppelin covers probably worth a few hundred dollars. Much wheat and some chaff here, with considerable value for the patient dealer or collector. A sampling has been imaged. Shipping weight 151 lbs / 68.5 kilos. Scott catalog value easily exceeds $10,000. Estimate $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $2,100 |
Lot 296 |
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/ Italian Area, 1862-1999, a highly advanced primarily mint collection, housed in four large binders with all stamps neatly mounted on album pages. An extraordinary collection of mint from powerful classics and highly comprehensive modern including errors, to many valuable and difficult to obtain sets from the colonies and other areas. Consider the following mint for example: Italy #20-21,24-26,37-40, 42-44, 45-51, 52-57, 58-63, 64-66, 67-72, 76-91, 111-112, 115-116, 117-118, 142A-42D, 201-210, 248-256, 268-279, 280-289, 290-305, 324-328, 331-341, 345-348, 349-354, 359-366, 367-376, 377-386, 477, 495-506, B17-19, B30-33, C3-9, E1-5, E9, E11, J25-27, P1, Q7-19, and others. Regarding certificates there are indeed some here, such as a mint 36 with o.g. (cat $4,400) and #54, also o.g. (cat $2,350). Some terrific used sets too, for example 17-20, C42-47, C62-65, C95-99, and the issues of 1901-1922 with advertising labels. The modern era is highly complete with scores of shifted perf and color varieties, virtually all of them with certificates, such as the following Sassone #'s: 1458a, 1459b, 1461c, 1461f, 1462a (block of four of the shifted head variety, these errors alone total €80,000 in Sassone), 1537a, 1540b, 1541Aa, 1541Ab, 1546c, and many more. Othere areas include Offices in Turkey (Janina) used 11 (on piece), 12 and in Salonika, mint 1-8, Eritrea (1892-1934) with mint 1-11, 47, 119-128, 168-174, B4, B12-32, C7-16, CB1-10, J1-9, J10a, J14, J15-27, Fiume (1918-1924) with mint 27-43, 172-83, B4-15, J1-12, and used 98, 100-103, 149-158, E4-5, Italian Colonies (1932-1934) with mint C13-19, C20-28, C29-35, Italian East Africa (1938-1941) with mint C1-11,C18, San Marino (1877-1932) with mint 4, 15-17, 23-24, 134-138, 139-142, 143-150, Somalia 1906-1926) with mint J1-11 (cat $5,500. High values signed), J12-22a, J2a-21a, J31-41, Q1-9, Q10-15, a highly specialized collection of Trieste Zone A (1947-1954) with gum and paper varieties, inscription blocks and gutter pairs, with mint 1-17, 18-29, 41, 58-69, 109-110, C1-6, C13-16, J7-15, J16-29, and Trieste Zone B with mint 3a, 51-65, 65a, 93-104, C17a, RA1, occupied areas, for example, the Occupation of Ljubljana N1-17, and the Yugoslavia Occupation of Istria, Sassone #22-36 (3 values with certificate), and a nearly complete mint run of all of the Aegean Islands (1912-1941). A collection to treasure, yet still room for expansion. Overall Fine to Very Fine. Shipping weigh 26 lbs / 11.8 kilos. Estimate $20,000 - 30,000. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 297 |
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o Italian Area, 1862-1975, an exceptional used collection, containing hundreds of used singles & sets, all housed in a Scott Specialty album, with many items more difficult to obtain used than mint. Among the better items by Scott are #20 (on piece), 22, 33(2) plus a lovely used pair, 51, 52-57, 58-63, 64-66, 72(2), 115-116, 117-118, 119-122, 124-125, 130-132, 140-142, 147a double surcharge of type 1 with Diena certificate, 143-146, 165, 169-170 used no gum, 183, 196, 208, 331-341, 354, 364, 367-376, 386, 518, 538-539, 574-576, B17-B19, B26-B29, B35-B38, C9, C42-C47, C73-C78, D11, E7, E12, J1-J2, J21-J24, O1-O8, P1, Q1-Q6, plus Italian Areas such as Aegean Islands, Calchi 17-26, Rhodes J1-J9, and Simi 17-21, Lombardy-Venetia 5-6, PR2, Eritrea C1-C6, J6-J9 and J11a. Also noted are Cyrenaica, Fiume and more. Condition varies a bit with some faults mainly on earlier issues but the majority are Fine to Very fine. Loaded with scarce singles & sets into the many hundreds of dollars each. Check this lot out. Shipping weight 6 lbs / 2.7 kilos. Estimate $3,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 298 |
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/ Italian Colonies: Libya, 1912-1964, an extensive and high quality mint stock with much never hinged, with blocks on some issues and hundreds of mint sets and singles housed in #4 size glassines. Covers both the Italian occupation and the first decade of Independence. Contains some usable quantities on better sets, much of which is N.H. A few of the all mint highlights include Scott #16, 39-44 (8 sets), 95-101 (9), 135-146, B23-B29, B30-B37, B50-B54, C1-C2 (3), C14-C18, CE1-CE2, E1-E2 (11 sets), E3-E6 (13 sets), E7-E8 (10 sets) EY1, J1-J10, and Q1-Q9. The quality is generally Fine to Very Fine with only a few faults. A very high Scott value and even higher in Sassone, o.g., some never hinged / some hinged. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 299 |
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/ Italian Colonies: Somalia, 1903-1968, an advanced mint collection with better sets, mounted on specialized pages plus much on original auction lot purchase sheets. Fairly complete for the period less some rarities, includes Italian Somaliland issues and surcharges. All highlights are Scott numbers and mint: 1 ($127), 22-27 ($90), 40-50 ($162), Manzoni 61-66 ($465), 67a ($180), 70-77 ($106), 83-96 ($476), 986 ($525), 138-155 ($1223), 138a//155a ($859), 170-186 ($126), CB1-CB10 ($158), J4-J5 ($427), J12-J22 ($833), J13a//J19a ($800), J31-J41 ($520), J42-J54 ($239), Parcel Post unissued 50¢ + 1 lira, see footnote after Q9 with Diena 1986 certificate (Sassone €800), Q16-Q24 ($363), Q25-Q37 ($741), Q38-Q41 ($200), Q38//Q55 twelve different ($1443), E7a pair ($550), Sassone Money Order 1924 + 1926 issue signed Diena (€425), plus more mounted on Scott pages. A superior collection with some N.H. however all is counted as o.g. Excellent quality, Fine to Very Fine or better with few faults. High Scott value. Shipping weight 3.5 lbs / 1.6 kilos. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 300 |
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/ Italian Colonies: Somalia, 1903-1968, an exceptional all mint stock with much never hinged. From the first issue of 1903 loaded with N.H. and many blocks covering Italian colonization and about the first 10 years of independence all in #4 sized glassines in a small box. A few highlights by Scott include 1-7, 10-16, 18-19 (blocks of 4), 40-48 (blocks of 5 plus extras), 49 (7), 50 (9). 90-96 (3), 142, 146 (9), 151, 152a, 153-155 (2), 156-163(3), 164-169 (5), 170-180 (3), B1-B4 (5), B29-B32 (4), B38-B51, C1-C6 (3), C7-C16 (2), C17-C27, C68-C69 (2), CB1-CB10, E1 (corner block of 4), E3-E4 (blocks of 4), E8-E9 (35 mostly in blocks), J2, J4 (2), J5, J6 (5), J12-J22, Q6-Q9. This is not your usual stock. It is unpicked with all of the better still present. Condition is well above the norm with few faults, Fine to Very Fine o.g. or in much of the lot especially the blocks it is N.H. Huge Scott value or even bigger Sassone. Shippiing weigh 5 lbs / 2.25 kilos. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 301 |
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Italian Colonies: Tripolitania, 1923-1934, a mint collection, mounted on album pages including regular issues, semi postals and airmail and one authorized delivery stamp; a neat nearly complete collection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $941. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $150 |
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