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Kingdom of Italy continued...

1901-1930 TWENTIETH CENTURY ISSUES continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

161

Sassone #113c

Sassone #113c, 1921 15c Reunion of Venezia Giulia with Italy, imperforate in top margin, top left corner margin horizontal pair, strong colors and impression, o.g., n.h., normal fine centering for which the catalog value applies; not listed in Scott (Scott #130 var.). (Image)

for hinged €600

SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

162

Sassone #114c

Sassone #113c, 1921 25c Reunion of Venezia Giulia with Italy, imperforate in top margin, top left corner margin horizontal pair, unusually well centered, fresh with attractive colors, o.g., n.h., very fine and very scarce in this select quality; not listed in Scott (Scott #131 var.). (Image)

for hinged €600

SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction

163

Sassone #116h-18h, 116Ah

Sassone #116h-18h, 116Ah, 1921 15c-40c Anniversary of the Death of Dante, imperforate at bottom cplt. for all three values as well as the unissued 15c Gray, each a bottom sheet-margin single, the 40c value is an unusual variety of this in that it was caused by a paper fold in the perforating process, o.g., all but the 25c are n.h., fine and scarce; not listed in Scott (Scott #133 var.-36 var.). (Image)

for hinged €990

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

164

Sassone #116Ac

Sassone #116Ac, 1921 15c Anniversary of the Death of Dante, unissued gray color, double impression, impressive example of this variety with two equally strong impressions of the design in the gray color of the unissued stamp, one shifted to the right by 2mm, off the right edge of the stamp, o.g., n.h., fine and quite scarce n.h.; unlisted in Scott; signed E(nzo) D(iena) and accompanied by his 1989 certificate (Scott #133 var.). (Image)

for hinged €500

SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction

165

Sassone #117n

Sassone #117n, 1921 25c Anniversary of the Death of Dante, vertical pair imperforate between, right sheet-margin block of four consisting of two examples of this scarce variety, the surrounding perforations are also somewhat askew, deep color on bright paper, o.g., right pair lightly hinged and left pair n.h., a fine and rare perforation variety (Scott #134 var.). (Image)

for hinged €1,600

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

166

Sassone #122e var.

Sassone #122e var., 1921 25c Victory, double impression, imperforate, top sheet margin single (cut the size of a pair but as there is only one full design we have cataloged it as a single), second impression is centered about half way down and to the right being as strong as the other impression, o.g., hinged in the top portion of the selvage, the stamps are n.h., very fine; signed E(nzo) D(iena) (Scott #139d; $825.00+). (Image)

for hinged €750+

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction

167

Sassone #123-26

Sassone #123-26, 1922 10c-40c Ninth Italian Philatelic Congress cplt., an exceptionally fresh set, possessing fresh colors on bright paper, o.g., n.h., each stamp centered slightly in on one side with the Sassone catalog value reflecting this "mediocre" centering which the vast majority of this issue possess; a scarce set in never hinged condition; signed A. D(iena), Raybaudi and accompanied by 1999 Raybaudi gold certificate (Scott #142A-D; $2,825.00). (Image)

€2,750

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

168

Sassone #123-26

Sassone #123-26, 1922 10c-40c Ninth Italian Philatelic Congress cplt., a rather well centered set of this difficult issue, strong colors with clear well struck overprints, fresh with o.g., lightly hinged, fine-very fine; signed A. D(iena) and accompanied by his 1969 certificate (Scott #1442A-D; $1,225.00). (Image)

€1,600

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

169

Sassone #132d-34d

Sassone #132d-34d, 1923 30c-1L Propagation of the Faith, imperforate vertically, the three values that come in this variety cplt., each in a right or left sheet-margin horizontal pair, colors are bright and attractive, overall well centered for this issue, o.g., the 30c is n.h., few normal gum bends and wrinkles, fine-very fine; this variety is not listed in Scott (Scott #144-46 var.). (Image)

for hinged €840

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

170

Sassone #133h

Sassone #133h, 1923 50c Propagation of the Faith, vertical pair imperforate between, an attractive and well centered example of this scarce variety, strong radiant colors on bright paper, o.g., very lightly hinged, very fine; signed A. D(iena) (Scott #145d; $725.00). (Image)

€1,000

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

171

Sassone #133i

Sassone #133i, 1923 50c Propagation of the Faith, vertical pair, imperforate between and at bottom, bottom sheet-margin vertical pair, well centered with strong colors, o.g., n.h., few mild spots of gum toning not apparent from the front, otherwise very fine and scarce (Scott #145d var.; $900.00 for normal imperforate between pair). (Image)

for hinged €1,100

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

172

Sassone #135b

Sassone #135b, 1924 "Cent 7 1/2" Ty. I surcharge on 85c Red brown, double surcharge, a very rare example of this variety of the early type I surcharge which is only recorded used, lightly cancelled clear of the surcharge showing the variety well, usual fine centering and very rare; signed E(nzo) D(iena) and accompanied by his 1990 certificate (Scott #147a; $1,150.00). (Image)

€1,750

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

173

Sassone #136b

Sassone #136b, 1927 "Cent. 7 1/2" Ty.II surcharge on 85c Red brown, double surcharge, the variety with the light second impression which the catalog value is specifically for, an unusually well centered stamp on a value that seldom comes that way, o.g., very lightly hinged, very fine; signed G. Bolaffi, A. D(iena) and E(nzo) D(iena) plus accompanied by a 1987 Enzo Diena certificate (Scott #147c; $360.00). (Image)

€500

SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction

174

Sassone #138l

Sassone #138l, 1923 "10 Centesimi" surcharge on 2c Brown red, shifted surcharge with "Centesimi" at top and "10" at bottom, bottom sheet-margin block of four, with additional "Centesimi" in the selvage below each row, attractive bright color, o.g., very lightly hinged in top pair, bottom pair n.h., quite well centered for this and very fine; a scarce variety probably involving only one sheet and not listed in Scott; signed A. D(iena), G. Chiavarello and accompanied by 1970 Giovanni Chiavarello certificate (Scott #149 var.). (Image)

for hinged €700

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

175

Sassone #140h+k

Sassone #140h+k, 1923 "Cent. 50" surcharge on 55c Brown violet, shifted surcharge without value, interesting top margin vertical pair with a shifted surcharge that produces a combination of varieties, the top stamp having only the bars and the bottom stamp has the value on top and the bars below which is reversed from the normal, the pair is exceptionally well centered which is highly unusual for this value, fresh color on bright paper, o.g., hinged in the top stamp only, bottom stamp n.h., extremely fine and a wonderful position piece; unlisted in Scott; signed E(milio) D(iena). (Image)

€725+

SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction

176

Sassone #141b

Sassone #141b, 1923 10c March on Rome, imperforate, bottom left corner margin horizontal pair, wide margins all around, intense blackish green color and sharp impression, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; an exceptionally rare imperforate pair in this select never hinged quality (Scott #159a; $1,800.00). (Image)

for hinged €2,000

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

177

Sassone #146c

Sassone #146c, 1923 5L March on Rome, imperforate and strongly shifted central vignette, an impressive vertical pair showing a portion of the bottom sheet margin, a dramatically vertically shifted vignette to the bottom, o.g. with short gumming at left, very fine; the catalog notes that this variety should be shifted at least 2mm, this example is shifted a full 9mm and totally obscures most of the elements of the vignette being printed within the frame design, very rare thus and much scarcer than the catalog value reflects; unlisted in Scott; signed G. Oliva, Raybaudi and accompanied by 1978 Raybaudi certificate (Scott #164a var.). (Image)

€500+

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction

178

Sassone #151-56

Sassone #151-56, 1923 10c-5L Manzoni cplt., fresh mint set with attractive colors, o.g., n.h., the 5L value is centered close at top as this value is often found, fine-very fine; a scarce set in never hinged quality; 5L signed A. D(iena) and accompanied by his 1974 certificate for that value (Scott #165-70; $2,500.00). (Image)

€2,875

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

179

Sassone #151-56

Sassone #151-56, 1923 10c-5L Manzoni cplt., attractive set that overall is quite well centered for this issue, especially the key 5L value which has large margins, in addition all but the 10c have inverted watermarks, o.g., lightly hinged, fine-very fine and nice set (Scott #165-70). (Image)

€1,150

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

180

Sassone #153d

Sassone #153d, 1923 30c Manzoni, imperforate, a lovely and very rare imperforate single, this value being one of the most important of the four values that come imperforate, wide balanced margins all around, fresh deep colors on bright paper, o.g., trace of h.r., extremely fine; exceptionally rare in this unusually choice quality; signed E(nzo) D(iena) and accompanied by his 1988 certificate (Scott #167a; $2,400.00). (Image)

€3,200

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction