Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World

1931 Trans-Atlantic Squadron, 7,70L Prussian blue & gray, variety "Seven Stars instead of Six", n.h., fresh and fine example of this rarity, handstamped guarantee, signed Diena, etc., with 1978 Bolaffi certificate ("qualita Ambassador")
Cat. Val. $4,000.00
Estimate: $1000

1933 Balbo triptychs, set of two upper right sheet corner margin examples, matching "I-Borg", 5,25-19,75L with pointed hair ("Ciuffo"), n.h., v.f., signed Giulio Bolaffi, with his 1975 certificate (Sass.51D, €3,000)
Estimate: $500

1933 Servizio di Stato triptych, sheet margin at left, n.h., v.f., pencil signed in margin, also with 2003 Eichele certificate,
Cat. Val. $5,000.00
Estimate: $1500

1934 Servizio di Stato, 10L blue black, l.h., v.f., with 2016 Dr.Avi certificate,
Cat. Val. $875.00
Estimate: $200

1926 Transpolar flight cover with appropriate "Norge" label and Italian 1.25L St. Francis adhesive, canceled Campino and addressed to Nome, Alaska, violet cachet, filing fold away from the stamps, otherwise fine
Estimate: $500

1929 (20 Aug) flight from Brindisi to Argostoli, Cephalonia, attractively franked, with "1-o volo Brindisi-Patrasso" in red, little toning, otherwise fine, only 47 carried
Estimate: $200

1930 Trans-Atlantic Rome-Rio de Janeiro, 7.70L used with additional franking on specially prepared flight cover addressed to General Italo Balbo care of the Italian Aeronautic Ministry in Rio, with arrival pmks, signed by 12+ pilots and crew members, minor cover fold away from the stamp, fine, with 1999 Diena certificate (Sass.25)
Cat. Val. €2,500
Estimate: $500

1934 Rome-Buenos Aires overprints, complete set used with additional franking on registered and flown cover from Milllesimo (Savona) (22.1.34) to Buenos Aires, framed "Transported by Courtesy Pan-American Airways System Fortaleza-Buenos Aires" cachet and appropriate transit and arrival pmks on back, fine cover, signed Diena, also Bolaffi, with 1982 certificate (The Rome-Buenos Aires mail flight, Francesco Lombardi, Branco Mazzotti and three...

1918 (7 Dec) cover with set of three, used with Austrian franking to Schlanders, with Algund arrival canceling the stamps, with corresponding Meran Chamber of Commerce handstamp, fine-v.f., signed Bloch (Sass. €1,900)
Estimate: $500

1952 Army Day, "AMG-FTT" overprint inverted, n.h., v.f., with 1998 Raybaudi certificate (only 56 examples of this error have been printed)
Cat. Val. €5,500
Estimate: $1000

1954 1,000L ultramarine, two copies, one line perf. 13 1/4, n.h., v.f.,
Cat. Val. €550
Estimate: $150

1924 Manzoni, imperforate singles, unused without gum as issued, v.f., scarce set of "archival" plate proofs
Estimate: $500