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Sale 86

ASDA Summer Sale

Foreign Country Collections - Italy & Colonies and Trieste

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1213		/o/ Italy, States Oldtime Collection, couple hundred on well filled homemade pages, consist of Modena virtually complete, Parma complete, Romagna complete, Roman States complete plus 11 covers, Sardinia complete, Tuscany and Two Sicilies virtually complete, wonderful showing with very high potential catalog (if genuine), mixed condition. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,840
Lot 1214		/o Italy, Collection to 1982, hundreds of mint and used in well filled Scott album, no States, few Cols. on loose pages, noted #26 o.g. (signed Diena), 57 used (not signed), better 1930's sets incl. 248-56, 280-289 o.g. (both with Airs), Soccer set (with Airs), early 1950's o.g. sets and singles, Airs incl. C42-C47 o.g., Dues, Colonies, high catalog, few faults on 19th Century, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $2,013
Lot 1215		Italy, Postal History, Fantastic collection of 325 covers and postcards, from stampless to 1990's, incl. many better stamps with catalog $10 to $40 on cover, about ¼ are FD's, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1216		/o Italy, Postage Due Issues, mint, few used, on Scott album page, mint incl. #J11, J17, J20, J11a, J21, J23 and J25-J27, inspect, Fine. Scott $4,370. Estimate $700-800. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1217		/o Italy, Mint and Used Stock, many hundred on manila stockpages, value in 1920's to 1950's mint sets and single, noted mint #280-289, mint Airs incl. #C23-C26, C42-C47, C73-C78, C89-C94, etc., also better Cols., very old cat. values noted, needs inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1218		/o Italy, Collection in Scott Specialty Albums, hundreds of mint and used on pages to 1950's, value in 1920's and 1930's mint sets incl. Airs, also nice mint Cols. sets from the same era, also States, San Marino and a bit of Vatican, mixed condition on 19th Century, otherwise Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 1219		/o Italy, Collection to 1971, many hundreds of mint and used in Scott specialty album, no States, value in 19th and early 20th Century material incl. commemoratives, Airs, Special Delivery, Dues and Parcel Post, many items with duplicates, generally Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $748
Lot 1220		/o Italy, Classics Lot, mint and used on Scott album page, noted #20 used, 29 and 31 unused or regummed, 37-44 unused or regummed, high catalog, mixed condition. Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 1221		/o Italy, Oldtime Collection, few hundred mint and used on homemade pages, 1862 to 1932 virtually complete, noted used #17-21, 51, 57, 72, mint 111, 165-70, high catalog if genuine, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 1222		Italy, Colonies Postal History, collection of 79 covers from Eritrea, Somalia, Somali Coast, Tripoli, Libya, and Trieste (AMG-FFT), better items incl. Eritrea #163 and C12, Somali coast #53, Somalia #148a, Libya #159, and first flight from Tripoli to Sirt, must see, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1223		Italy, Trieste Zone A Collection, o.g. on Scott specialty pages, only missing Parcel Post issues for completion, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1224		Italy, Early 1900's Mint, o.g. or unused, incl. #81, 83 (signed Brun), 111, 115-118, fresh colors, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-400. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 1225		Italy, Classics Covers, dating from 1816 to 1858, best items are a Tuscany #14 tied to a July 29, 1858 cover mailed from Leghorn and has a Bologna backstamp (cat. $1,000) and a Roman States #3 tied to a Feb. 9, 1866 cover mailed from Ron Ciglione and backstamped Viterb, Feb. 10, 1866 (cat. $1,000), remaining 36 covers are stampless, mailed from various Italian area cities, overall condition of covers is excellent, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 1226		Italy, Trieste Zone A Parcel Post, o.g., #Q1-Q26 (Q23-Q26 n.h.) on album page, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,022. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 1227		/o Italy, Offices Abroad Mint and Used, mint and used on album page, #1-17 complete with a couple duplicates, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,180. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1228		Italy, Parcel Post Issues, o.g. on Scott album page, incl. #Q16-Q19, also Q18 used, fresh, Fine. Scott $950+. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 1229		/ Italy, Group of Mint Sets, o.g. to n.h., consists of #119-122, 268-279, 400-409, 572-573, 574-576, B30-B33, C3-C9 and C95-C99, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,064. Estimate $300-350. View details	Realized $265
Lot 1230		Italy, Parcel Post Authorized Delivery Issues, o.g. on Scott album page, incl. #QY1-QY4, QY5-QY11 and QY 12, fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,144. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 1231		Italy, Rhodes Mint Sets, consists of #29-37 unused and 38-44 l.h. on album page, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,888. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 1232		Italy, Corfu Occupation Collection, o.g. on Scott album pages, incl. #N30, N34 and NJ11, none signed, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,134. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 1233		Italy, Back of the Book Group, o.g. on Scott specialty pages, consists of Italian Social Republic incl. #J1-J13, Austrian Occupation complete and Venezia Guilia complete, noted 1LN5 double overprint (cat. €120 n.h.) and inverted overprint (cat. €110 n.h.), 1LNC5 with double overprint, one inverted (Sassone 6d cat. €500 n.h.), clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $196

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