
366 auction march 2018 - 474
1964, Europa 8d.-1/5s. with handstamp "Specimen", mint never hinged, very rare, fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2009) Provenance: ex collection Joseph E. Foley

1964, Europa 8d.-1/5s. with handstamp "Specimen", mint never hinged, very rare, fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2009) Provenance: ex collection Joseph E. Foley

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-B...

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, ...

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 v...

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....

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 certif...

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...

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 attr...

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, ...

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 ...

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