Lot
3170 
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Italian Area, 1870-1990, displayed in 2 stockbooks, including Vatican & miscellaneous colonies, a few higher catalog items, please inspect. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $100
Lot
3171 /o
Italian Area, 1879-1980, selection including Colonies, some high catalog used in need of closer examination, please inspect. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $90
Lot
3172 /o
Italian Area, Stock, mostly mint issues on stock and dealer pages housed in 5 binders, generally from a mix of useful to good early issues */o with some better singles and sets on dealer pages, to later runs of commemoratives and definitives in modest to moderate mint quantities, with countries including Cyrenaica, Fiume, Libya, Italian Somaliland and Tripolitania; some better on dealer pages include Italian Colonies #23-32 (cat $381) and good offices varieties; inspection recommended. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,000
Lot
3173 /o
Italian Area, Collection, mixed mint and used housed in two Scott album, useful mix of issues with the occasional better; mostly unused Italy with strong completion in early issues, includes 1910 Garibaldi set complete (Sc. 115-118, cat $477), /good showing of later issues including 1932 5l Garibaldi high value used, 1948 St. Catherine set used, etc., selection of airmails including 1933 Zepp set mint and some good later, good showing of States with useful to better issues and a fair showing of Colonies worth checking. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $625
Lot
3174 /o
Italian Area, Italy Better Group, of 14 singles and sets; includes Italy Scott #47, 58-63, 187e, 188e, B10 mint, Offices including Constantinople #J1-4 used, Turkey #15a (on piece), 46-55 & E4 used, Peking #1 & #29 used, Tienstsin #E2 used, I.S.P. #J1-13 mint and It. Cols #C28 used; owner's cat $5,213. Estimate $400 - 600.
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3175 /o
Modena, Collection, study of issues arranged on stock and album pages; includes a nice showing of 1852-57 first issues in slightly modest to moderate duplication, mostly used with mint on the scarcer used items, few pairs and a nice range of cancellations, mint 1859 issues with modest duplication, newspaper issues lacking only the scarce #PR1; many four margin and signed items. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $750
Lot
3176 /o/
Naples, Collection, study of issues arranged on stock and album pages in binder; includes a host of the 1858 issues to thr 20g from somewhat modest to slightly heavy duplication mostly used, with 5 examples of the 20g high value (cat $750 each), with a variety of shades and cancels throughout, with unwmked reprint material and 14 covers mostly the 2g value from a variety of towns. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $900
Lot
3177 /o/
Napoleonic Kingdom, Neapolitan Provinces Collection, study of issues arranged on stock and album pages; includes a nice showing of issues in moderate to heavy duplication on the 2g value, mix of mint & used to the 10g with a nice range of cancellations, with higher values mint, includes mint ¼t & 2g inverted heads (both signed A. Diena), includes a few domestic covers; condition varies with many four margin and a few signed items. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $600
Lot
3178 /o/
Papal/Roman States, Collection, study of issues arranged on stock and album pages in two binders; starting with the 1852 first issues with over 30 ½b singles with the range of shades and better o.g. mint, couple signed A. Diena, following denominations in similar order noting a range of cancels, again shades and print variety including oily ink, 5b with used block of 5, mixed high values with signed 50b Sc. #10 & 10a (cat $1,800 and $3,250 respectfully) with additional 50b & 1sc values needing to be checked, 1867-68 issues in quantities mostly mint, useful section of covers including early stampless, dozens of single and double 1852, 2b frankings with a nice range of towns, higher denomination frankings including combinations, few foreign destinations, better townmarks, etc.; condition varies with many nice signed items. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $3,250
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3179 /o
Parma, Collection, study of issues arranged on stock and album pages; includes a nice showing of 1852 first issues in slightly modest to moderate duplication, mostly used with a nice range of cancellations, following 1854-59 issues with modest duplication, similar 1859 Provisional Government issue mint, newspaper issues; condition varies with many four margin and signed items. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $800