1921 'Busta Lettera Postale' advertising lettercard (3a serie Piedmont) with advert for 'Torchio Continuo' traction engine on front & for 'Liquore Monte S Giuliano' on back & many small adverts inside, franked 'BLP' type I litho red opt 25c blue. VFU, tied by 'Roma' machine pmk, surface scuffs below stamp. SG B114 cat £170++ for loose stamp alone, Sass BLP 3 cat €750+. Rare. (P)
Estimate A$450
Status International - Sale 398
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Status International Status International - Sale 398
Auction 398 has 9,140 lots, catering for all types of collectors & dealers - from bulk accumulations and intact collections to desirable single items.
This auction offers a huge range of material, with special emphasis on lotting stamps to cater for collectors with varying types of interests and budgets. Items range from $10 to $50,000 so there's something for everybody.
This auction offers strong representation of Australia & Colonies, strong British Empire material of all areas & periods, as well as General Foreign including small and large collections.
There are almost 3,100 lots of Australia which consist of collections, singles, sets and covers including Australian colonies.
The Australian lots cover all periods, from the Kangaroo issues up to Decimal and contains numerous number of mint & used £1 & £2 top values. This auction includes a C of A Watermark £2 Grey-black & rose-carmine, imprint pr inc variety 'open mouthed kangaroo' at right. Superb fresh, stamps both MUH, pristine never hinged original gum, MLH in gutter only, bright colours. SG 138(var) cat £8500 as M ingles, should be at least double, £17,000 MUH singles, plus premium for imprint multiple. ACSC 58Bza cat $25,000, cat $30,000 MUH normal singles & should be at least +50% premium for imprint & variety = $45,000+. Major rarity. (Lot 1186).
There are almost 5,600 lots of World stamps, covers and single country collections. Numerous other British Empire, European, the Americas and Asia.
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Lot #6232 - World Italy
Lot #6233 - World Italy
1921 'Busta Lettera Postale' advertising lettercard (serie Lazio 9) with advert for 'Vin Calissano' wines on front & for 'Alfredo Verzini' etc on back & many small adverts inside, franked 'BLP' type I litho blue-black opt 40c brown. VFU tied by 'Roma 11 V 1922' machine pmk, roughly opened. SG B115(var), Sass BLP 4A cat €400+. Rare. (P)
Estimate A$180
Lot #6234 - World Italy
1921 'Busta Lettera Postale' Advertising Lettercard (2 serie Toscana) with advert for 'Sindacato Emiliano' on front & for 'Guglielmo Boncinelli' etc on back & many small adverts inside, franked BLP type I litho blue-black opt 40c brown. VFU tied by 'San Vincenzo 8 7 22' cds. SG B115(var). Sass BLP 4A cat €400. Rare. (P)
Estimate A$250
Lot #6235 - World Italy
1921 'Busta Lettera Postale' advertising lettercard (serie Lazio) with advert for 'Sindacato Emiliano' on front & for 'Jost' typewriters on back & many small adverts inside, franked 'BLP' type I litho claret opt 40c brown. VFU, tied by 'Roma 27 IV 1922' machine pmk. SG B115a(var) cat £32++ for loose stamp alone, Sass BLP 4c cat €140. Rare.
Estimate A$150
Lot #6236 - World Italy
1921 'Busta Lettera Postale' advertising lettercard with advert for 'Lampo Benzina Superiore' on front, & for 'Giuseppe Lorin' & others on back & many small adverts inside, franked 'BLP' type I litho blue opt 40c brown. VFU, uprated Express 60c/50c tied by Roma Centro Espressi 23 2 22' cds. SG B115 cat £28++ for loose stamp alone, Sass BLP 4 cat €100++ Rare express usage. (P)
Estimate A$300
Lot #6237 - World Italy
1922-23 'Busta Lettera Postale' advertising lettercard (2 serie Piemonte) with advert for 'Societa Nazionale Navagazione' on front & for 'White star Line' on back & many small adverts inside, franked 'BLP' type II litho blue opt 20c orange. VFU, uprated 30c red, tied by 'Amb Torino-Piacenza 4 5 23' railway TPO cds. SG B131 cat £500++ for loose stamp alone, Sass BLP 7 ct €1800. Extremely rare. (P)
Estimate A$1000
Lot #6238 - World Italy
1922-23 'Busta Lettera Postale' advertising lettercard (20 serie Lazio) with advert for 'F de Capitani Roma' on front & for 'Automobilisti' & others on back & many small adverts inside, franked 'BLP' type II litho blue opt 40c brown. VF UN, inc attached note paper with more adverts. SG B133 cat £250 for loose stamp alone, Sass BLP9 cat €100+. Rare.
Estimate A$120
Lot #6239 - World Italy
1922-23 'Busta Lettera Postale' advertising lettercard (3 serie Piemonie) with advert for 'Michelin' bicycle tyres on front & for 'Paolo Clerici' banks etc on back & many small adverts inside, franked 'BLP' type II litho blue opt 40c brown. VF UN, inc attached note paper with more adverts. SG B133 cat £250 for loose stamps alone, Sass BLP 9 cat €100+. Rare. (P)
Estimate A$200
Lot #6240 - World Italy
1922 'Busta Lettera Postale' Advertising Lettercard (2 serie Piemonte) with advert for 'Societa Nazionale di Navigazione' on front & for 'White Star Line' on back & many small adverts inside, franked BLP type II litho blue opt 40c brown. VFU uprated 10c red & express 60c, tied by 'Ancona Esspresi 22 4 23' cds. SG B133 cat £130+ for loose stamp alone. Sass BLP 9 cat €1200+. Rare express usage.
Estimate A$700
Lot #6241 - World Italy
1922-23 'Busta Lettera Postale' advertising lettercard (20 serie Lazio) with advert for 'F de Capitani Roma' on front & for 'Automobilisti' & others on back & many small adverts inside, franked 'BLP' type II litho black opt 40c brown. VFU, tied by 'Napoli Sezioni 17 12 22' cds. SG B133a cat £130++ for loose stamp alone, Sass BLP 9 cat €21200. Rare so nice. (P)
Estimate A$800
Lot #6242 - World Italy
1922-23 'Busta Lettera Postale' advertising lettercard (4 serie Toscana) with advert for 'Vin Calissano' wines on front & for 'Canatta Magni' printers, etc on back & many small adverts inside, franked 'BLP' type II litho blue opt 40c brown. VFU, uprated 10c red & Express 60c/50c tied by 'Napoli Sezione Riunite 8 4 23' cds. SG B133 cat £130++ for loose stamp alone, Sass BLP 9 cat €1200++. Rare express usage. (P)
Estimate A$700...
Lot #6243 - World Italy
1923 'Busta Lettera Postale' advertising lettercard (4 serie Lombardia) with advert for 'Brescia P Lorenzotti' guns on front & for 'Griffa Gavagnino & Maggi' etc on back & many small adverts inside, franked 'BLP' type II typo black opt 10c red. VFU, uprated 40c brown & 50c violet to pay for registration. SG B129(var) cat £120++ for loose stamp alone, Sass BLP13 cat €1200+. Rare registered usage. (P)
Estimate A$800
Lot #6244 - World Italy
1923 'Busta Lettera Postale' advertising lettercard (41 serie naz) with advert for 'Nunzio Adragna & C' on front & for 'Pasquale di Tomassi' & others on back & many small adverts inside, franked 'BLP' type III typo red opt. VF UN, right margin gone inc attached note paper with more adverts. SG B137 cat £400 for loose stamp alone, Sass BLP 14C cat €500. Rare. (P)
Estimate A$250
Lot #6245 - World Italy
1924 'Cassa Nazionale d'Assic v Razioni' envelope (no flap) with Official franking Permit Stamps 25c & 50c. 'Cassa Nazionale Assic Inf Lavoro' for 'National Industrial Accident Insurance Fund' tied by 'Milano 23 3 24' cds. Registered & sent locally with arrival b/s. Sass EP19 & 21 cat €550++. Attractive & rare. (P)
Estimate A$400
Lot #6246 - World Italy
1926 cover (no flap) franked King 30c orange IMPERF Postcard cut-outs (2) tied by 'Bra 15 GEN 26' cds. To 'Novi Ligure' arrival b/s. Rare provisional usage. Exp Alberta Diena.
Estimate A$100
Lot #6247 - World Italy
1928 Rescue Flight by Maddalena & Cagna from Italy to the Umberto Nobile Airship 'Italia' Arctic Expedition, cover franked King Emmanuel 25c (2) & Airmail 50c/60c tied by 'Sesto Calende / Milano / 10 6 28' cds, plus 'SPEDIZIONE AEREA DI SOCCORSO / SESTO CALENDE - KINGS BAY' with another strike below, addressed to the 'City of Milan' at Kings Bay, with 'R.N.C. DI MILANO / SPED ARCTICA / 18.6.28' arrival cds, plus 'R.N.C. DI MILANO /...
Lot #6248 - World Italy
1928 Rescue Flight by Pezno & Crossio from Italy to the Umberto Nobile Airship 'Italia' Arctic Expedition, cover franked King Emmanuel 50c & Airmail 60c tied by 'Marina di Pisa / 14 6 28' cds, plus 'SPEDIZIONE AEREA POVSEE / DI SOCCORSO MARINA DI PISA', addressed to the 'City of Milan' at Kings Bay, with 'R.N.C. DI MILANO / SPED ARCTICA / 19.6.28' arrival cds on both sides, plus 'R.N.C. DI MILANO / SPED ARCTICA / 1928' 2/line h/s....
Lot #6249 - World Italy
1928 Umberto Nobile Airship 'Italia' Arctic Expedition, items related to 'City of Milan' base ship & to the rescue flights, inc 5 covers & cards franked various Italian issues tied 'R.N.C. Di Milano Sped Arctica' arrival cds, inc 1 with the 'R.N.C. Di Milano Sped Arctica 1928' 2/line h/s, cover to London with also this h/s on back as well as 4 strikes of the ship's circular seal, special entry pass with embossed seal & 2 strikes...
Lot #6250 - World Italy
1941 Posts & Telegraph Dept postcard franked King 50c & Stamp Duty revenue 10c tied by indistinct 1941 cds. Rare provisional usage due to shortage of 10c stamps. (P)
Estimate A$200
Lot #6251 - World Italy
1941 Censored cover franked Italo-German Friendship 10c-75c tied by 'Campione D'Italia Como 14 5 41' cds. To Geneva with arrival b/s. SG 553-51 cat £16+. Sass 452-56 cat £20+ both as loose stamps alone.
Estimate A$80
Lot #6252 - World Italy
1944 Censored cover franked Defins 15c green & 10c brown - both with Fascist symbols, plus Socialist Republic 3-line opt on King 50c violet & Pictorial 25c green pr, tied by 'Casale Litta 15 9 44' cds. To Geneva with censor tape & cachets. SG 241-12, Socialist 59 & 109.
Estimate A$100
Lot #6253 - World Italy
1944 Registered censor cover franked Defins with 1L violet, & Socialist Republic opt 25c green & 3-line opt on 50c violet pr, tied by 'Modena Correspodenze 30 9 44' blue cds, with censor tapes & h/s numerous b/s. To Geneva. SG 626 & Socialist 57 & 59 cat £7.75.
Estimate A$100
Lot #6254 - World Italy
1945 CORALIT Authorised Private Postal Service cover franked 2nd set 14L-140L perf, tied by 'Coralit Alta Italia / Torino / 13 MAG 45' cds, with special boxed cachet below, plus 4 Italian Post stamps tied by 'Torino 13.5.45' cds, with 'Coralit Alta Italia / Venezia / 19 MAG 45' arrival b/s. Sass 8-12 cat €1300+. Rare & attractive. (P)
Estimate A$800
Lot #6255 - World Italy
1946 cover franked Defins 10c (2), 15c, 20c & 60c, plus 2 diff Stamp Duty revenues, tied by 'Navara Ferrovia 20 1 46' cds. Unusual useage.
Estimate A$100
Lot #6256 - World ITALY - 1943-50 RSI, LOCALS & ALLIED
1945 Torino CLN liberation 'C.L.N.' fancy opt basic set Monuments 5c-3L & Express 1.25L. VF fresh MNH. CEI 18-31 cat €1800. Rare genuine as only 400 printed. 2023 Ceremuga photo cert. (14) (P)
Estimate A$600
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