1868, 3 cent gray (vertical pair), perforated, together with 2 cent light green (vertical pair), perforated, tied by illegible cancellation, possibly ROMA...

1868 2c green with missing denomination variety, from position 84, mint n.h., very fine and fresh, only four examples are known to date (one of which is...

1868, 5 cent "celeste" (a better colour), mint block of four, with original gum. Signed E. Diena, with certificate Colla (2004).

1868, 10c black on red, complete sheet of 120 stamps. Fine condition overall and unhinged mint; with some brown spots visible on back and light staining...

Collection: Loose and on pages from 1506 entire from Rome to Venice, 1584 entire from Rome to Castro by Cardinal Allesandro Farnese, 1850-60s entires with...

Collection: 1852-68 impressive collection in two special pre-printed albums. Starting with 1/2 + 4 Baj on cover fragment cancelled on the first day of...

Collection: 1852 issue collection in a stockbook with about 260 examples of this First Issue of the Stato Pontificio from the 1/2 Bajocchi up to the 8...

Collection: 1852-1868, large group lot of 27, classic letters. Very good range of the 1852 issue, incl. letter 1856 Bologna to Ferrara with s x 1 baj,...

Collection: 1852 collection of 235 stamps from the first issue, most with full margins, with pairs and shades, untouched since 1956, a useful lot of these...

Collection: 1852 collection of 49 covers from the first issue with some fine cancellations, plus one front 22 Baj to Mecklenburg-Strelitz (very rare destination),...

1852 5c black on yellow bistre, horizontal strip of three, cancelled by two strikes of the boxed grid cancel on 1852 folded cover from Piacenza to Parma,...

1852, 5c black on yellow with wide margins from upper left sheet corner, together with 10c black on white, tied to small folded letter by PIACENZA 3 SET...

1859 Provisional 5c deep blue-green mint with large margins and original gum, a magnificent example of this scarce stamp; copy of cert. Colla (2002) (Sassone...

Collection: 1852-1859, attractive lot of six entire letters: 1852, 15c and two letters with 40c in single frankings, with multiple signatures; 1853 10c...

1859, ½ baj, horizontal pair, tied by linear ARGENTA to the reverse of a folded letter (shortened at right), Ferrara arrival also at the reverse. Signed...

1859, small group of 4 items: 2 baj bisect on small piece; two letters bearing 1 baj, one being uncancelled (signed A. Diena, Bolaffi); an attractive single...

1859, 2 baj, tied by mute grill to upper half of a printed poster. Rare on printed matter (second or fourth weight). Signed Bolaffi.

1859, 2 baj yellow orange, vertical pair with exceptionally wide margins and part of sheet margin to left, tied by mute rhombus to letter from FERRARA...

1859, 3 baj black on dark green, two singles, both with good margins, tied by mute rhombe to a fragment of a manifest or printed circular. Very rare printed...

1859, 3 baj dark green, wide margins all around, with sheet margin at top, tied by mute grill to letter from RIMINI 7 Sep. 1859 to Ferrara (same day arrival...

1859 3 baj deep green, wide margins, tied by mute rhombus to a circular dated 16 Jan. 1860. This stamp used in printed matter rates (200-240 gr.) is very...

1859, 3 baj dark green, wide margins on all sides, tied by mute rhombus grill to letter from Bologna 10 Set. 59 to Lugo. The letter has part of address...

1859 4 baj black on reddish brown, three large margins, tied by mute rhombus to a large copy of the Albertine Statute. A very rare use of this stamp on...

1859 6b black on yellow-green mint left marginal with good margins and original gum, a superb example, one of the finest we have seen; signed Diena (Sassone...

1859, 20 baj bluish green and 2 baj orange yellow, both with sheet margins, tied by mute rhombe to a small fragment. Rare tariff, signed A. Diena, P. Vaccari....

1855, 20c light blue, with good margins and part of sheet margin at top, single franking tied by GENOVA 12 OTT 9S postmark, with a second strike on the...

1851, 5 centesimi black, first printing, mint example with hinge marks, with mostly large even margins. A choice example Sass. 36.000 eur. Signed A. Diena,...

1851, Victor Emmanuel II 5c black, 20c azure and 40c pink, Sassonne n° 1-3, used stamps in fine condition, two H.Avi certificates.CV €17'500.

1855-1863, group of 15 used stamps all with various Aosta cancellations, mostly fine.

ONE OF THE FINEST COVERS BEARING THE DIAGONALLY CUT 40-CENTESIMI STAMP OF THE 4TH ISSUE1861, 40c. pale rose, a magnificent specimen with ample margins,...

Collection: 1861 Printed matter stamps collection on pages with 1c singles and pair used, pair with four margins and strong embossing mint n.h., 1c without...

1859 group of 12 issues on stocksheet with unused 1/2g, 1g, 2g, 2 x 10g and 2 x 20g. Also 1/2g (with Cardillo cert. stating "giallo oliva", olive yellow,...

1859, ½ Gr orange, Plate Ia. Mint with full original gum and a hinge remnant. With clear to very wide margins; a fresh and appealing single. Sass. 1300...

1859, group of 7 unused and mint values; 1/2 gr two mint lightly hinged; 1 gr two mint hinged, one signed Diena and Bühler; 2 gr two mint hinged, and 5...

1859, two letters from ALCAMO addressed to Palermo and Marsala. The first franked by 2 grana, 3rd plate, dark greenish blue (Sass. 8b, cert. E. Diena)...

1859, Sicily 5gr. carmine red + 1gr. olive green mixed margins tied on registered entire letter from Caltagirone 8/8/59 to Catania. Two very nice neat...

1859 2gr. very dark blue plate III clear to fine margins tied on letter from Naso to Caronia. Very rare black oval cancelation of Naso. Some internal splitting...

1859 5gr red-carmine in two pairs that were originally a block of four and rejoined (pos.38-39, 48-49), clost to good margins, neat horseshoe cancels,...

Collection: 1859 Ferdinand II exhibition collection beautifully presented on pages with ranges of the 1/2g to 50g including many shades, mostly 4 margins...

Collection: 1859, Ferdinand II collection of 80 mint */(*) and used stamps from 1/2 g orange to 50g brown-red, shades and fine cancellations, some minor...

1812 (19 June) entire addressed to Deggello, Firenze with two-line P.112.P./ AREZZO despatch, bottom left fine red, two-line Procureur Imperial/ Trib....

1813 entire to Arcidosso, endorsed "Franca" with diagonal pen lin denoting prepayment, bearing fine two-line P.114 P./ MONTRPULICANO handstamp; fine, clean...

1840, nice cover addressed to the French Minister of the Interior and sent postage-free by the Grand Duchess of Tuscany (red mark "Grande Duchesse de Toscane"),...

1851-60 group of 19 used on card incl. 1c (4 margins, fine), 2c (thins), 4c (2, 3 margins and 4 margins with crease), 6c (4 margins, fine), 9c (3, 4 margins...

1853 cover to Napoli franked 1cr and 2cr with touched to close margins tied Arcidosso cds, reverse with two-line 'Transito/ per le Stato Pontificio', a...

1851, nice cover Firenze to Paris 1855 franked with Marzocco 9cr purple/brown and grey (Sassonne n° 8), arrival postmark on reverse, very fine stamp with...

1851, 9 grazie dark violet on bluish paper, wide margins, tied by mute rhombus obliterator to letter FIRENZE 13 Nov. 1852 sent via Beauvoisin to Paris...

1859, 9 crazie brownish lilac, fresh colour, touched at right otherwise close to full margins; neatly cancelled. Sass. 11.000 eur. Signed Dr. Ferchenbauer...

1807-68, group containing 58 pre-philatelic covers to and from Italy, incl. 1835 cover to the famous writer Massimo d’Azeglio, a highly interesting lot...

1850-1860, very fine collection of 85 mint */(*) and used stamps from Lombardy, Modena, Naples, Romagna and Papal states, good values and multiples with...