Lot 2621
Italy - Foreign Occupations Collection, 1943-54. Mint collection on specialized pages in 2 binders; including comprehensive Venezia Giula detailing printing, overprint, paper, perf & gum varieties, similar allied issues including Sicily, France, Germany with scarce sets and varieties present, and Austria, Trieste Zone issues complete including better airmail high values with scarce varieties, good parcels, dues, etc.; fresh material with some n.h., owner's cat. just over $6,000.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,400
Lot 2622
Italy - Foreign Occupations Stock. Mint issues identified on cards in stockbook; interesting range of material including Venezia Giulia 1945-47 issue overprint varieties including inverted and double overprints, Romulus-Remus color varieties, better airmails including overprint varieties, good German travel/passport issues, other allied A.M.G.'s including Naples "T" overprints, Trieste with good sets including in gutter pairs; nice selection of better varieties and issues.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $850
Lot 2623
Italy & Vatican Collections. 1965-70's Italy & 1940-60's Vatican issues on pages; please inspect.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $50
Lot 2624 /o
Italy Collection, 1973-99. Fresh mint issues mounted on pages in new Lighthouse album; appears complete for the period.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $160
Lot 2625 /o
Fiume Collection, 1918-25. Mostly mint mounted on album pages; strong completion throughout mostly in full sets, regular issues includes 1918 first issues complete including 10k high value used on piece, later issues including 1920 long set complete and the following overprint sets including varieties, semi-postals including the 1919 set, good special deliveries, dues & airmails; over all condition above the norm, a nice collection well worth inspection.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $625
Lot 2626 /o
A.M.G. - Trieste Collection, 1947-53. Comprehensive collection mounted on specialized pages in 5 binders; a study of the array of issues including joint issues & Venezia Giulia with gum, perf and overprint varieties, major errors including double overprints, gutter pairs & sheets, postal stationery, etc., interesting section of fiscal issues including varieties and plating, Trieste issues with much n.h. and many better sets including dues, also a comprehensive sections of Germany & Austria issues including reconstructed sheets and postal history; worth inspection.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $500
Lot 2627 /o
Italy & Colonies Collection, 1863-1941. In Scott album; strong completion in 19th century mostly used with good completion in 20th century mint sets commemorative and definitive, fair showing of back-of-the-book, various offices issues mostly used and colonies somewhat sparse with the occasional complete set most mint; nice material throughout; cataloged at $7,350.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $425
Lot 2628 /o
Italian Colonies and Offices Collection. Well formed mostly mint collection housed in Minkus album; includes Agean Islands with good semi-postal and airmail sets, later Ageans with good showing of early issues, good Rodi sets, etc., complete Castelrosso, Cyrenaica including Mazoni set and airmails, Eritrea with early mint sets, complete Italian Colonies issues, good showing of Somaliland issues including Mazoni set, useful Libia and Oltre Giuba, strong completion in Tripolitania issues including nice Mazoni set and better airmails issues, also a useful range of Trieste issues, Offices with a good showing of early issues including sets mint, some Fuime, etc.; a nice collection with condition a bit above the norm.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $4,750
Lot 2629 /o
Italian Colonies Collections. 4 collections on pages and in albums; from sparse to good representations of issues with occasional better, fresh mint and some nice used issues; no rarities but useful material throughout.Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $950