Special Jubilee Auction #203 - Euro (€)

ITALIAN STATES - ROME - THE PAOLO VOLLMEIER POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION

1471-1817, Attractive exhibition collection neatly and knowledgeably mounted on 36 pages from the very early years to the end of the French Period.
Highlights include very early 15th century items, very rare and early (1699) DE ROME handstamp, Neapolitan offices in Rome including yellow ROMA, violet GENOVA and violet MILANO, violet TOSCANA, black ROMAGNA and red GERMANIA handstamps, but mostly French post office items including rare markings such as oval PORT PAYE A ROME from 1769, manuscript "De Rome" from 1719, and much more, a great basis for expansion

Estimate: ? 5'000 - ? 8'000