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
Status International - Sale 407
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Status International Status International - Sale 407
Stamps & Covers Public Auction 407 Thursday, 23rd July 2026 (12:00 noon)
Auction 407 is huge with a total of 8,295 lots. This includes many cheaper lots that we would not normally offer at public auctions. There are more than 20,000 photos and with reserve prices starting at less than $10, going up to $40,000+, there is something for everyone. Singles, covers, postal history, deceased estates, accumulations and specialist material are all well represented. Original reserve prices of more than 1,600 previously offered lots have been reduced, sometimes drastically to ensure the sale of these lots. Make sure you check out all the bargains. Total reserves and estimates of this auction are more than $2.86 million and $3.72 million respectively.
Among the items offered are extensive sections of Australian and World Collections and Mixed lots, Australian Commonwealth singles including Kangaroos, KGV, Pre-Decimal and Decimals, Missing Colours, Full sheets and Varieties, Booklets including overprints, Postage Dues, BCOF, Australian First Flight Covers and more plus Australian Colonies. These are followed by good offerings of the Rest of the World, including Asia, Great Britain and British Colonies/Commonwealth, The Americas and Europe, plus Books and lots more...
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Lot #5490 - World Italy
Lot #5491 - 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 #5492 - 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 #5493 - 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 #5494 - 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 #5495 - 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 #5496 - 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 #5497 - 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 #5498 - 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 #5499 - 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 #5500 - 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 #5501 - 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 #5502 - 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 #5503 - 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
Lot #5504 - World ITALY - 1943-50 RSI, LOCALS & ALLIED
1944 Aosta Liberation 'C.L.N. Zona Aosta' opt sets Monuments 25c-1L & 5L/10c-50L1.25L. VF fresh MNH. Sass 1-4 & 5-8 cat €650. 2023 Ceremuga photo-cert. (8) (P)
Estimate A$300
Lot #5505 - World ITALY - 1943-50 RSI, LOCALS & ALLIED
1945 Cuvio Liberation 'COMMOMERAZIONE degli EROI Monte San Martino MCMVL CUVIO' opt set Bandiera Brothers 25c-2.50L se-tenant prs of black & red mixed opts. Superb fresh MNH, pristine never hinged original gum, with proper control cachets on reverse. Sass 1-3 & 4-6 cat €13,500 = A$22,500 as such prs. Very rare genuine set, as only 300 sets printed for official presentations & only small fraction survived, especially MNH. 2023...
Lot #5506 - World ITALY - 1943-50 RSI, LOCALS & ALLIED
1945 Imperia Liberation 'Poste Italiane Imperia liberata 24-4-45' opt set Airmails 2L-10L, plus Express 2L, the latter with variety 'missing 2nd dash in date 24-4 45'. Superb fresh MNH, pristine never hinged original gum. Sass 16-19 inc 19c cat €47,000 = A$85,000. Only 100 printed of the top 2 values, in which there would have been only several examples of the 2L variety. Extremely rare genuine set offered at very low reserve. 2015 Raybaudi...
Lot #5507 - World ITALY - 1943-50 RSI, LOCALS & ALLIED
1945 Massa Carrara CLN liberation local 'Massa Carrara 1944-45 C.C.A.' opt set 5L/25c, 5L/50c & 10L/50c with opts applied across top of a blk of 4 of each, all with notary control cachets on back. VF fresh MNH. CEI 1-3 cat €6000 = A$9900+. Very rare genuine as only 250 sets printed. 1989 Raybaudi photo cert. (3 blks) (P)
Estimate A$1500
Lot #5508 - World ITALY - 1943-50 RSI, LOCALS & ALLIED
1945 Sesto Calende Liberation 'C.L.N. SESTO CALENDE 25-4-1945' opt sets Monuments 5c-50c & Bandioera Brothers 1L. Superb fresh MNH, pristine never hinged original gum, 30c diag crease. Sass 1-9 cat €3500. Rare genuine as only 500 sets printed. 2023 Ceremuga photo-cert. (8) (P)
Estimate A$1200
Lot #5509 - World ITALY - 1943-50 RSI, LOCALS & ALLIED
1945 Torino CLN liberation 'C.L.N.' fancy opt set 5c-3L, inc 30c both with & w/o wmk, 1L both red & black opts as well as the Bandiera Brothers issue. Opts authorized by Italian regional authorities, but issue was not approved by allied commanders. Superb MNH. CEI 18-34 inc 28A cat €5500 = A$9100. Historical issue & very rare comp as only 200 sets printed. 2006 Raybaudi & 2009 Ceremuga photo certs. (18) (P)
Estimate A$...
Lot #5510 - World ITALY - 1943-50 RSI, LOCALS & ALLIED
1945 Aosta liberation local overprints with coat of arms on set 10c-2L (inc both 1L), ea in blk of 4 with opts in French & Italian se-tenant with stamps w/o opts. VF MNH. Mi listed but unpriced. CEI 10-25 cat €400. Scarce set. (8 blks). (P)
Estimate A$150
Lot #5511 - World ITALY - 1943-50 RSI, LOCALS & ALLIED
1945 Massa Carrara CLN liberation local 'Massa Carrara 1944-45 C.C.A.' opt 5L/25c, with opt applied across top of a blk of 4, with notary control cachet on back. VF fresh MNH. CEI 1 cat €2000. Rare genuine as only 250 printed. Copy of 2004 Raybaudi photo cert. (P)
Estimate A$500
Lot #5512 - World ITALY - 1943-50 RSI, LOCALS & ALLIED
Polish Corps & Settlements in Italy: 1946 collection inc 1st Fieldpost set 45gr-2zl on greyish low quality paper, plus Fieldpost imperf M/Sheet, Fieldpost new colours set 45gr-2zl, plus Airmail 5zl/2zl. Then Settlements War Relief set 15c-10L & Airmail 25L+100L on 1L, opt set 15c-80c, plus War Relief M/S set of 3. VF fresh MNH/UN. Sass cat €1340+ = A$2200+. Interesting lot. (24 + 4 M/S) (P)
Estimate A$500
Lot #5513 - World ITALY - 1943-50 RSI, LOCALS & ALLIED
Polish Corps in Italy: 1946 Fieldpost new colours set 45gr-2zl, blks of 4, perf, on greyish low quality paper, 1zl error major horiz perf shift (so BOLOGNA at top instead of at base & 55gr & 2zl lesser perf shift errors, with 2zl having interesting oversize stamps. VF UN as issued. Sass 9, 10, 11a & 12 cat €3000++. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (4 blks of 4). (P)
Estimate A$800
Lot #5514 - World ITALY - 1943-50 RSI, LOCALS & ALLIED
Polish Corps in Italy: 1946 Fieldpost New Colours set 45gr-2zl, perf, on greyish low quality paper, 1zl error major horiz perf shift (so BOLOGNA at top instead of at base. VF UN as issued. Sass 9, 10, 11a & 12 cat €770+. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (4) (P)
Estimate A$300
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